Open G left-handed scale chart

G Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

G Phrygian in Open G tuning gives you the notes G, G#, A#, C, D, D#, F across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open G stacks a major chord under the strings, which turns left-handed rhythm and slide ideas into a much more visual game than in standard tuning. 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.

Formula 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning D B G D G D
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

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

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

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

3-7 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

10-14 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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A#
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D#
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D#
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A#
G#
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G#
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A#
G#
G
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D#
D
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A#
G#
G
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D#
D
D
Root Note Scale Note

15-19 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

D|------------------------------------------0-----1--3--|
B|------------------------------------1--3-----4--------|
G|---------------------------0--1--3--------------------|
D|------------------0--1--3-----------------------------|
G|---------0--1--3--------------------------------------|
D|0--1--3-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

D|------------------------------------------0-----1--3--|
B|------------------------------------1--3-----4--------|
G|---------------------------0--1--3--------------------|
D|------------------0--1--3-----------------------------|
G|---------0--1--3--------------------------------------|
D|0--1--3-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------3--5--6--|
B|------------------------------------3--4--6-----------|
G|---------------------------3--5--7--------------------|
D|------------------3--5--6-----------------------------|
G|---------3--5--7--------------------------------------|
D|3--5--6-----------------------------------------------|

3-7 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D|------------------------------------------10-12-13-|
B|------------------------------------11-13----------|
G|---------------------------10-12-13----------------|
D|------------------10-12-13-------------------------|
G|---------10-12-13----------------------------------|
D|10-12-13-------------------------------------------|

10-14 frets • 17 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------15-17-18-|
B|------------------------------------15-16-18----------|
G|---------------------------15-17-19-------------------|
D|------------------15-17-18----------------------------|
G|---------15-17-19-------------------------------------|
D|15-17-18----------------------------------------------|

15-19 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------18-20-22-|
B|------------------------------------18-20-21----------|
G|---------------------------19-20-22-------------------|
D|------------------18-20-22----------------------------|
G|---------19-20-22-------------------------------------|
D|18-20-22----------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 18 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.

Lefty Translation

Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.

Practice Cue

Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong

Tuning Context

Open G feels rootsy, slide-friendly and chord-rich. It makes partial chords, droning harmonies and slide-friendly shapes easier to hear quickly.

Scale Notes
  • G
  • G#
  • A#
  • 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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