Drop C left-handed scale chart

E Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop C.

E Phrygian Dominant in Drop C tuning gives you the notes E, F, G#, A, B, C, D across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Drop C changes the whole guitar feel and emphasises the bass side, which is exactly where left-handed players usually need better visual references than mainstream sites provide. 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# A# F C G C
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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Root Note Scale Note

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

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0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------1--2--|
A#|------------------------------------1--2--4--------|
F|---------------------------0--3--4-----------------|
C|------------------0--2--4--------------------------|
G|---------1--2--4-----------------------------------|
C|0--2--4--------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 1 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------1--2--|
A#|------------------------------------1--2--4--------|
F|---------------------------0--3--4-----------------|
C|------------------0--2--4--------------------------|
G|---------1--2--4-----------------------------------|
C|0--2--4--------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------5--6--8--|
A#|------------------------------------4--6--7-----------|
F|---------------------------4--6--7--------------------|
C|------------------4--5--8-----------------------------|
G|---------4--5--7--------------------------------------|
C|4--5--8-----------------------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------9--11-13-|
A#|------------------------------------10-11-13----------|
F|---------------------------9--11-12-------------------|
C|------------------9--11-12----------------------------|
G|---------9--10-13-------------------------------------|
C|9--11-12----------------------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------------14-17-18-|
A#|------------------------------------14-16-18----------|
F|---------------------------15-16-18-------------------|
C|------------------14-16-17----------------------------|
G|---------14-16-17-------------------------------------|
C|14-16-17----------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

D#|---------------------------------------18-20-21-|
A#|------------------------------18-19-22----------|
F|---------------------18-19-21-------------------|
C|---------------20-21----------------------------|
G|------19-21-22----------------------------------|
C|20-21-------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 16 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

Drop C feels dense, aggressive and built for modern heavy rhythm guitar. It pushes mirrored riff shapes into a heavier, more modern register.

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

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.

E7 Dominant 7 chord E Major chord F Major chord Eaug Augmented chord G#aug Augmented chord Caug Augmented chord E5 Power chord F5 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.