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Start with the frets 0-4 view. That window gives you a manageable note map without implying that it is a conventional numbered scale box.
Standard left-handed scale chart
Learn G Phrygian in Standard with a mirrored left-handed chart, then turn one fret range into a short repeatable practice loop.
G Phrygian in Standard tuning gives you the notes G, G#, A#, C, D, D#, F across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Standard tuning keeps the usual string relationships intact, so it is the easiest place to compare left-handed charts with mainstream tab and lesson content. 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
Full neck left-handed mirror view. Choose a smaller fret-range view when you want a focused practice area.
0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view
3-7 frets in mirrored left-handed view
8-12 frets in mirrored left-handed view
13-17 frets in mirrored left-handed view
18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
E|------------------------------------------1--3--4--| B|---------------------------------1--3--4-----------| G|------------------------0--1--3--------------------| D|---------------0--1--3-----------------------------| A|---------1--3--------------------------------------| E|1--3--4--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 17 note position run
E|------------------------------------------1--3--4--| B|---------------------------------1--3--4-----------| G|------------------------0--1--3--------------------| D|---------------0--1--3-----------------------------| A|---------1--3--------------------------------------| E|1--3--4--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 17 note position run
E|---------------------------------------------3--4--6--| B|------------------------------------3--4--6-----------| G|---------------------------3--5--7--------------------| D|------------------3--5--6-----------------------------| A|---------3--5--6--------------------------------------| E|3--4--6-----------------------------------------------|
3-7 frets • 18 note position run
E|---------------------------------------------8--10-11-| B|------------------------------------8--9--11----------| G|---------------------------8--10-12-------------------| D|------------------8--10-12----------------------------| A|---------8--10-11-------------------------------------| E|8--10-11----------------------------------------------|
8-12 frets • 18 note position run
E|---------------------------------------------13-15-16-| B|------------------------------------13-15-16----------| G|---------------------------13-15-17-------------------| D|------------------13-15-17----------------------------| A|---------13-15-17-------------------------------------| E|13-15-16----------------------------------------------|
13-17 frets • 18 note position run
E|---------------------------------------------18-20-22-| B|------------------------------------18-20-21----------| G|---------------------------19-20-22-------------------| D|------------------18-20-22----------------------------| A|---------18-20-22-------------------------------------| E|18-20-22----------------------------------------------|
18-22 frets • 18 note position run
Context
Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.
Choose Frets 0-4, play slowly up and down, and say the root note G each time it appears. Repeat the same range with a steady pulse, then use one matching chord to hear the scale in context.
Start with the frets 0-4 view. That window gives you a manageable note map without implying that it is a conventional numbered scale box.
Lean on G# so the darker, tighter Phrygian sound stays obvious.
Use this scale over Gm, Cm and Fm in the same tuning if you want the page to turn into a real musical drill instead of isolated note memorization.
Standard feels balanced, familiar and easy to compare with lesson material. It lets you focus on left-handed visual translation without also learning a new tuning layout.
Next Step
These chord pages use the same tuning and key centre so you can move straight from a scale chart into left-handed rhythm work.
Practice Notes
Start with the frets 0-4 view. That window gives you a manageable note map without implying that it is a conventional numbered scale box.
Lean on G# so the darker, tighter Phrygian sound stays obvious.
Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.
If you are moving from right-handed resources, start here first so the mirrored chart is the only variable. It lets you focus on left-handed visual translation without also learning a new tuning layout.
Use this scale over Gm, Cm and Fm in the same tuning if you want the page to turn into a real musical drill instead of isolated note memorization.
Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong
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