Open D left-handed scale chart
F Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Phrygian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open D.
F Phrygian in Open D tuning gives you the notes F, F#, G#, A#, C, C#, D# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open D spreads a big major sonority across the guitar, which makes both scale mapping and chord design feel more spacious. 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.
1-5 frets in mirrored left-handed view
6-10 frets in mirrored left-handed view
9-13 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|---------------------------------1--3--4-----------| F#|---------------------------2--4--------------------| D|------------------1--3--4--------------------------| A|---------1--3--4-----------------------------------| D|1--3--4--------------------------------------------|
1-5 frets • 17 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|------------------------------------------1--3--4--| A|---------------------------------1--3--4-----------| F#|---------------------------2--4--------------------| D|------------------1--3--4--------------------------| A|---------1--3--4-----------------------------------| D|1--3--4--------------------------------------------|
1-5 frets • 17 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------6--8--10-| A|------------------------------------6--8--9-----------| F#|---------------------------6--7--9--------------------| D|------------------6--8--10----------------------------| A|---------6--8--9--------------------------------------| D|6--8--10----------------------------------------------|
6-10 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------10-11-13-| A|------------------------------------9--11-13----------| F#|---------------------------9--11-12-------------------| D|------------------10-11-13----------------------------| A|---------9--11-13-------------------------------------| D|10-11-13----------------------------------------------|
9-13 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|------------------------------------------13-15-16-| A|---------------------------------13-15-16----------| F#|---------------------------14-16-------------------| D|------------------13-15-16-------------------------| A|---------13-15-16----------------------------------| D|13-15-16-------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 17 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------18-20-22-| A|------------------------------------18-20-21----------| F#|---------------------------18-19-21-------------------| 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
Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.
- 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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