Open C left-handed scale chart

F Minor Pentatonic Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Minor Pentatonic scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open C.

F Minor Pentatonic in Open C tuning gives you the notes F, G#, A#, C, D# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open C gives the guitar a large low register and a broad major framework, which is ideal for cinematic left-handed accompaniment and layered rhythm parts. The mirrored chart makes box one feel natural to a left-handed eye, which matters because this is often the first scale lefty players learn.

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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 b3 4 5 b7
Tuning E C G C G C
Scale Notes 5 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

3-7 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

11-15 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

15-19 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------1--4--|
C|------------------------0--3--------|
G|------------------1--3--------------|
C|------------0--3--------------------|
G|------1--3--------------------------|
C|0--3--------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 12 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------1--4--|
C|------------------------0--3--------|
G|------------------1--3--------------|
C|------------0--3--------------------|
G|------1--3--------------------------|
C|0--3--------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 12 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|------------------------------4--6--|
C|------------------------3--5--------|
G|------------------3--5--------------|
C|------------3--5--------------------|
G|------3--5--------------------------|
C|3--5--------------------------------|

3-7 frets • 12 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|------------------------------11-13-|
C|------------------------12-15-------|
G|------------------13-15-------------|
C|------------12-15-------------------|
G|------13-15-------------------------|
C|12-15-------------------------------|

11-15 frets • 12 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------16-18-|
C|------------------------15-17-------|
G|------------------15-17-------------|
C|------------15-17-------------------|
G|------15-17-------------------------|
C|15-17-------------------------------|

15-19 frets • 12 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|------------------------------18-20-|
C|------------------------20-22-------|
G|------------------20-22-------------|
C|------------20-22-------------------|
G|------20-22-------------------------|
C|20-22-------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 12 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Minor Pentatonic feels direct, punchy and riff-friendly and is useful for blues-rock solos, familiar lead guitar and stubborn riff writing.

Lefty Translation

When a right-handed teacher says start on the sixth string, go to the far-right string in this chart and keep the tab as your note-order reference.

Practice Cue

Anchor the root and b7, then bring in bends around the b3 for feel instead of speed alone

Tuning Context

Open C feels huge, modern and harmonically rich. It adds width without sacrificing melodic clarity completely.

Scale Notes
  • F
  • G#
  • A#
  • 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.

Fm Minor chord Fm7 Minor 7 chord F5 Power chord G#5 Power chord A#5 Power chord D#5 Power chord Fsus4 Sus4 chord A#sus4 Sus4 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.