Open G left-handed scale chart

D# Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open G.

D# Phrygian Dominant in Open G tuning gives you the notes D#, E, G, G#, A#, B, C# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open G stacks a major chord under the strings, which turns left-handed rhythm and slide ideas into a much more visual game than in standard tuning. The mirrored layout makes the signature b2-to-3 shape much easier to understand if you are copying from right-handed lesson content.

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Charts are mirrored for left-handed players. Standard tablature below stays unchanged because tab does not flip with handedness.

Formula 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning D B G D G D
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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Open
B
A#
G#
G
E
D#
C#
B
A#
G#
G
E
D#
D
G#
G
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D#
C#
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G#
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D#
C#
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D#
C#
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D#
C#
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D#
C#
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D#
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D#
C#
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G#
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D#
C#
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A#
G#
G
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D#
C#
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A#
G#
G
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D#
D
Root Note Scale Note

Full neck left-handed mirror view. Use Position 1 first, then move across the smaller windows.

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A#
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C#
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G#
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D#
C#
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A#
G#
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D#
D
Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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D#
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D#
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C#
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A#
G#
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D#
C#
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A#
G#
G
E
D#
D
Root Note Scale Note

2-6 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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C#
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C#
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G#
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D#
C#
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A#
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D#
D
Root Note Scale Note

11-15 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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G#
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D#
C#
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G#
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D#
D
Root Note Scale Note

14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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D#
C#
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G#
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D#
D
Root Note Scale Note

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------1--2--|
B|------------------------------------0--2--4--------|
G|------------------------0--1--3--4-----------------|
D|------------------1--2-----------------------------|
G|------0--1--3--4-----------------------------------|
D|1--2-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 1 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------1--2--|
B|------------------------------------0--2--4--------|
G|------------------------0--1--3--4-----------------|
D|------------------1--2-----------------------------|
G|------0--1--3--4-----------------------------------|
D|1--2-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------2--5--6--|
B|------------------------------------2--4--5-----------|
G|---------------------------3--4--6--------------------|
D|------------------2--5--6-----------------------------|
G|---------3--4--6--------------------------------------|
D|2--5--6-----------------------------------------------|

2-6 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------11-13-14-|
B|------------------------------------11-12-14----------|
G|---------------------------12-13-15-------------------|
D|------------------11-13-14----------------------------|
G|---------12-13-15-------------------------------------|
D|11-13-14----------------------------------------------|

11-15 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------14-17-18-|
B|------------------------------------14-16-17----------|
G|---------------------------15-16-18-------------------|
D|------------------14-17-18----------------------------|
G|---------15-16-18-------------------------------------|
D|14-17-18----------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

D|------------------------------------------18-20-21-|
B|------------------------------------20-21----------|
G|---------------------------18-20-21----------------|
D|------------------18-20-21-------------------------|
G|---------18-20-21----------------------------------|
D|18-20-21-------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 17 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian Dominant feels bright inside a dark frame, with a strong exotic pull and is useful for metal leads, flamenco-inspired riffs and dominant vamp writing.

Lefty Translation

Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.

Practice Cue

Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly

Tuning Context

Open G feels rootsy, slide-friendly and chord-rich. It makes partial chords, droning harmonies and slide-friendly shapes easier to hear quickly.

Scale Notes
  • D#
  • E
  • G
  • G#
  • A#
  • B
  • C#

Next Step

Matching Left-Handed Chords

These chord pages use the same tuning and key centre so you can move straight from a scale chart into left-handed rhythm work.

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