Drop D left-handed scale chart
F Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Drop D.
F Phrygian in Drop D tuning gives you the notes F, F#, G#, A#, C, C#, D# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Drop D leaves most of the neck familiar but changes the bass side immediately, which is especially relevant for left-handed players who use mirrored rhythm charts. 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.
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
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
E|------------------------------------------1--2--4--| B|---------------------------------1--2--4-----------| G|---------------------------1--3--------------------| D|------------------1--3--4--------------------------| A|---------1--3--4-----------------------------------| D|1--3--4--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 17 note position run
Position 1 Tab
E|------------------------------------------1--2--4--| B|---------------------------------1--2--4-----------| G|---------------------------1--3--------------------| D|------------------1--3--4--------------------------| A|---------1--3--4-----------------------------------| D|1--3--4--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 17 note position run
Position 2 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------4--6--8--| B|------------------------------------4--6--7-----------| G|---------------------------5--6--8--------------------| D|------------------4--6--8-----------------------------| A|---------4--6--8--------------------------------------| D|4--6--8-----------------------------------------------|
4-8 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
E|------------------------------------------8--9--11-| B|------------------------------------9--11----------| G|---------------------------8--10-11----------------| D|------------------8--10-11-------------------------| A|---------8--9--11----------------------------------| D|8--10-11-------------------------------------------|
8-12 frets • 17 note position run
Position 4 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------13-14-16-| B|------------------------------------13-14-16----------| G|---------------------------13-15-17-------------------| D|------------------13-15-16----------------------------| A|---------13-15-16-------------------------------------| D|13-15-16----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
Position 5 Tab
E|---------------------------------------------18-20-21-| B|------------------------------------18-19-21----------| G|---------------------------18-20-22-------------------| D|------------------18-20-22----------------------------| A|---------18-20-21-------------------------------------| D|18-20-22----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.
Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.
Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong
Drop D feels heavier on the low end while staying familiar on the top five strings. It makes low-string riffs and one-finger power movement faster to understand in left-handed view.
- F
- F#
- G#
- 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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