Open E left-handed scale chart
F Dorian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Dorian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open E.
F Dorian in Open E tuning gives you the notes F, G, G#, A#, C, D, D# 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. Use the mirrored view to spot the natural 6th against the root on the correct side of the neck before trying faster modal runs.
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Charts are mirrored for left-handed players. Standard tablature below stays unchanged because tab does not flip with handedness.
Primary Chart
Scale View
Full neck left-handed mirror view. Use Position 1 first, then move across the smaller windows.
0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view
4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view
11-15 frets in mirrored left-handed view
16-20 frets in mirrored left-handed view
18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------1--3--4--| B|------------------------------------1--3--4-----------| G#|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------| E|------------------1--3--4-----------------------------| B|---------1--3--4--------------------------------------| E|1--3--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------1--3--4--| B|------------------------------------1--3--4-----------| G#|---------------------------0--2--4--------------------| E|------------------1--3--4-----------------------------| B|---------1--3--4--------------------------------------| E|1--3--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------4--6--8--| B|------------------------------------4--6--8-----------| G#|---------------------------4--6--7--------------------| E|------------------4--6--8-----------------------------| B|---------4--6--8--------------------------------------| E|4--6--8-----------------------------------------------|
4-8 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------11-13-15-| B|------------------------------------11-13-15----------| G#|---------------------------11-12-14-------------------| E|------------------11-13-15----------------------------| B|---------11-13-15-------------------------------------| E|11-13-15----------------------------------------------|
11-15 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------16-18-20-| B|------------------------------------16-18-20----------| G#|---------------------------16-18-19-------------------| E|------------------16-18-20----------------------------| B|---------16-18-20-------------------------------------| E|16-18-20----------------------------------------------|
16-20 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------18-20-22-| B|------------------------------------18-20-21----------| G#|---------------------------18-19-21-------------------| E|------------------18-20-22----------------------------| B|---------18-20-21-------------------------------------| E|18-20-22----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Dorian feels minor but airy, with a lifted sixth and is useful for funk grooves, modal jams and fusion phrasing.
If a lesson points to the upper strings for the Dorian colour note, those strings sit on the left side of the left-handed chart here.
Bring out the natural 6th so the mode does not flatten back into natural minor
Open E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.
- F
- G
- G#
- A#
- C
- D
- 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.
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