Open E left-handed scale chart

D# Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

D# Phrygian in Open E tuning gives you the notes D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B, C# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open E is big, direct and highly resonant, which suits left-handed players who want open-string power without losing a major tonal centre. Left-handed players often over-read shapes and under-hear tension notes, so use the mirrored chart to locate the b2 and then sing it against the root.

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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 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning E B G# E B E
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

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

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

2-6 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

5-9 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

17-21 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------2--4--6--|
B|------------------------------------2--4--5-----------|
G#|---------------------------2--3--5--------------------|
E|------------------2--4--6-----------------------------|
B|---------2--4--5--------------------------------------|
E|2--4--6-----------------------------------------------|

2-6 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------2--4--6--|
B|------------------------------------2--4--5-----------|
G#|---------------------------2--3--5--------------------|
E|------------------2--4--6-----------------------------|
B|---------2--4--5--------------------------------------|
E|2--4--6-----------------------------------------------|

2-6 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------6--7--9--|
B|------------------------------------5--7--9-----------|
G#|---------------------------5--7--8--------------------|
E|------------------6--7--9-----------------------------|
B|---------5--7--9--------------------------------------|
E|6--7--9-----------------------------------------------|

5-9 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|------------------------------------------9--11-12-|
B|---------------------------------9--11-12----------|
G#|---------------------------10-12-------------------|
E|------------------9--11-12-------------------------|
B|---------9--11-12----------------------------------|
E|9--11-12-------------------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 17 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------14-16-18-|
B|------------------------------------14-16-17----------|
G#|---------------------------14-15-17-------------------|
E|------------------14-16-18----------------------------|
B|---------14-16-17-------------------------------------|
E|14-16-18----------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------18-19-21-|
B|------------------------------------17-19-21----------|
G#|---------------------------17-19-20-------------------|
E|------------------18-19-21----------------------------|
B|---------17-19-21-------------------------------------|
E|18-19-21----------------------------------------------|

17-21 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.

Lefty Translation

Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.

Practice Cue

Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong

Tuning Context

Open E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.

Scale Notes
  • D#
  • E
  • F#
  • 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.

D#m Minor chord G#m Minor chord C#m Minor chord D#5 Power chord E5 Power chord F#5 Power chord G#5 Power chord B5 Power chord

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Library

Explore More Left-Handed Resources

Scale Library Browse the full left-handed scale library by key, scale family and tuning. Chord Library Open mirrored left-handed chord charts with standard tab references and related scales. Tuning Library Move the same chart system into drop tunings and open tunings without losing the workflow. Start With A Core Page Use a popular left-handed default page first, then branch into other keys and tunings. Popular Chord Page Jump into a familiar chord page and compare the mirrored grip box with the standard tab below it.