Open E left-handed scale chart

G Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open E.

G Phrygian Dominant in Open E tuning gives you the notes G, G#, B, C, D, D#, F 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. 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.

Formula 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 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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Root Note Scale Note

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

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Root Note Scale Note

1-5 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

6-10 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

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

1-5 frets • 17 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

1-5 frets • 17 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------7--8--10-|
B|------------------------------------6--8--9-----------|
G#|---------------------------6--7--9--------------------|
E|------------------7--8--10----------------------------|
B|---------6--8--9--------------------------------------|
E|7--8--10----------------------------------------------|

6-10 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------10-11-13-|
B|------------------------------------9--12-13----------|
G#|---------------------------9--11-12-------------------|
E|------------------10-11-13----------------------------|
B|---------9--12-13-------------------------------------|
E|10-11-13----------------------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

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

13-17 frets • 17 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------19-20-22-|
B|------------------------------------18-20-21----------|
G#|---------------------------18-19-21-------------------|
E|------------------19-20-22----------------------------|
B|---------18-20-21-------------------------------------|
E|19-20-22----------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

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.

Lefty Translation

Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.

Practice Cue

Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly

Tuning Context

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

Scale Notes
  • G
  • G#
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 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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