Open C left-handed scale chart

G Minor Pentatonic Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

G Minor Pentatonic in Open C tuning gives you the notes G, A#, C, D, F 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#
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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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0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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1-5 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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10-14 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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17-21 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------1--3--|
C|------------------------0--2--------|
G|------------------0--3--------------|
C|------------0--2--------------------|
G|------0--3--------------------------|
C|0--2--------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 12 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|------------------------------1--3--|
C|------------------------0--2--------|
G|------------------0--3--------------|
C|------------0--2--------------------|
G|------0--3--------------------------|
C|0--2--------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 12 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|------------------------------1--3--|
C|------------------------2--5--------|
G|------------------3--5--------------|
C|------------2--5--------------------|
G|------3--5--------------------------|
C|2--5--------------------------------|

1-5 frets • 12 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------10-13-|
C|------------------------------10-12-14-------|
G|------------------------10-12----------------|
C|---------------10-12-14----------------------|
G|---------10-12-------------------------------|
C|10-12-14-------------------------------------|

10-14 frets • 15 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------13-15-|
C|------------------------14-17-------|
G|------------------15-17-------------|
C|------------14-17-------------------|
G|------15-17-------------------------|
C|14-17-------------------------------|

13-17 frets • 12 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|------------------------------18-20-|
C|------------------------17-19-------|
G|------------------17-19-------------|
C|------------17-19-------------------|
G|------17-19-------------------------|
C|17-19-------------------------------|

17-21 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
  • G
  • A#
  • C
  • D
  • F

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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