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#, A, B, C#, D#, E 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.

Formula 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
Tuning E B G# E B E
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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Open
C#
B
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
B
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G#
F#
E
E
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
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G#
F#
E
D#
C#
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F#
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D#
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G#
F#
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D#
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G#
G#
C#
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G#
F#
E
D#
C#
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G#
F#
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G#
F#
E
D#
C#
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G#
F#
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D#
C#
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C#
B
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G#
F#
E
D#
C#
B
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G#
F#
E
E
Root Note Scale Note

Full neck left-handed mirror view. Use Position 1 first, then move across the smaller windows.

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C#
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G#
F#
E
D#
C#
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G#
F#
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G#
F#
E
D#
C#
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C#
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G#
F#
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D#
C#
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G#
F#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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D#
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G#
F#
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F#
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D#
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D#
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G#
F#
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C#
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G#
F#
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D#
C#
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G#
F#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

5-9 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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F#
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F#
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G#
F#
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G#
F#
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C#
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C#
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G#
F#
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D#
C#
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G#
F#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

12-16 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

17-21 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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F#
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F#
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F#
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G#
F#
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G#
F#
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D#
C#
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G#
F#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--1--3--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------|
E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--1--3--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------|
E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------5--7--9--|
B|------------------------------------5--7--9-----------|
G#|---------------------------5--7--8--------------------|
E|------------------5--7--9-----------------------------|
B|---------5--7--9--------------------------------------|
E|5--7--9-----------------------------------------------|

5-9 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------12-14-16-|
B|------------------------------------12-14-16----------|
G#|---------------------------12-13-15-------------------|
E|------------------12-14-16----------------------------|
B|---------12-14-16-------------------------------------|
E|12-14-16----------------------------------------------|

12-16 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------17-19-21-|
B|------------------------------------17-19-21----------|
G#|---------------------------17-19-20-------------------|
E|------------------17-19-21----------------------------|
B|---------17-19-21-------------------------------------|
E|17-19-21----------------------------------------------|

17-21 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------19-21-|
B|------------------------------19-21-22-------|
G#|---------------------19-20-22----------------|
E|---------------19-21-------------------------|
B|------19-21-22-------------------------------|
E|19-21----------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 15 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Dorian feels minor but airy, with a lifted sixth and is useful for funk grooves, modal jams and fusion phrasing.

Lefty Translation

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.

Practice Cue

Bring out the natural 6th so the mode does not flatten back into natural minor

Tuning Context

Open E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.

Scale Notes
  • F#
  • G#
  • A
  • B
  • C#
  • D#
  • E

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.

F#m Minor chord G#m Minor chord C#m Minor chord F#m7 Minor 7 chord G#m7 Minor 7 chord C#m7 Minor 7 chord B7 Dominant 7 chord F#sus2 Sus2 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.