Whole Step Down left-handed scale chart
F Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Whole Step Down.
F Phrygian Dominant in Whole Step Down tuning gives you the notes F, F#, A, A#, C, C#, D# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Whole step down changes the guitar response enough to affect bends, muting and attack, which is useful for heavier left-handed rhythm playing. 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.
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
3-7 frets in mirrored left-handed view
8-12 frets in mirrored left-handed view
13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view
18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------1--3--4--| A|---------------------------------0--1--3--4-----------| F|------------------------0--1--4-----------------------| C|---------------0--1--3--------------------------------| G|---------2--3-----------------------------------------| D|1--3--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------1--3--4--| A|---------------------------------0--1--3--4-----------| F|------------------------0--1--4-----------------------| C|---------------0--1--3--------------------------------| G|---------2--3-----------------------------------------| D|1--3--4-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 18 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------3--4--7--| A|------------------------------------3--4--6-----------| F|---------------------------4--5--7--------------------| C|------------------3--5--6-----------------------------| G|---------3--5--6--------------------------------------| D|3--4--7-----------------------------------------------|
3-7 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------8--10-11-| A|------------------------------------8--9--12----------| F|---------------------------8--10-12-------------------| C|------------------9--10-12----------------------------| G|---------8--10-11-------------------------------------| D|8--10-11----------------------------------------------|
8-12 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------13-15-16-| A|------------------------------------13-15-16----------| F|---------------------------13-16-17-------------------| C|------------------13-15-17----------------------------| G|---------14-15-17-------------------------------------| D|13-15-16----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------19-20-22-| A|------------------------------------18-20-21----------| F|---------------------------19-20-22-------------------| C|------------------18-21-22----------------------------| G|---------18-20-22-------------------------------------| D|19-20-22----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
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.
Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.
Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly
Whole Step Down feels lower, wider and more elastic under the fingers. It gives familiar fingering a deeper voice without changing interval relationships.
- F
- F#
- A
- A#
- C
- 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.
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