Double Drop D left-handed scale chart

G# Blues Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Blues scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Double Drop D.

G# Blues in Double Drop D tuning gives you the notes G#, B, C#, D, D#, F# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Double Drop D creates matching outer-string anchors, which is useful for fingerstyle and droning lines that left-handed players often have to translate from right-handed examples. Because the b5 often gets hit with attitude rather than precision, use the mirrored layout to keep the visual target honest before adding aggressive articulation.

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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 b5 5 b7
Tuning D B G D A D
Scale Notes 6 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

7-11 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

16-20 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

D|---------------------------------------0-----1--4--|
B|------------------------------0--2--3-----4--------|
G|------------------------1--4-----------------------|
D|---------------0--1--4-----------------------------|
A|---------2--4--------------------------------------|
D|0--1--4--------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 1 Tab

D|---------------------------------------0-----1--4--|
B|------------------------------0--2--3-----4--------|
G|------------------------1--4-----------------------|
D|---------------0--1--4-----------------------------|
A|---------2--4--------------------------------------|
D|0--1--4--------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 17 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|---------------------------------9--11-|
B|---------------------------7--9--------|
G|------------------7--8--11-------------|
D|------------9--11----------------------|
A|------9--11----------------------------|
D|9--11----------------------------------|

7-11 frets • 13 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D|------------------------------------------9--11-12-13-|
B|------------------------------------9--12-------------|
G|------------------------------11-13-------------------|
D|------------------9--11-12-13-------------------------|
A|------------9--11-------------------------------------|
D|9--11-12-13-------------------------------------------|

9-13 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D|---------------------------------------16-18-|
B|---------------------------------16-19-------|
G|---------------------16-18-19-20-------------|
D|---------------16-18-------------------------|
A|------16-17-18-------------------------------|
D|16-18----------------------------------------|

16-20 frets • 15 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

18-22 frets • 13 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Blues feels gritty, tense and expressive and is useful for turnarounds, greasy phrasing and blues-rock solo work.

Lefty Translation

The blue note still sits in the same fret relationship shown in standard tab, even though the fretboard chart is mirrored for left-handed reading.

Practice Cue

Treat the b5 as a passing colour and resolve it deliberately

Tuning Context

Double Drop D feels symmetrical on the outside strings and strong for drones. It opens up mirrored shapes at the top and bottom of the fretboard.

Scale Notes
  • 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.

G#m Minor chord Bm Minor chord G#m7 Minor 7 chord G#5 Power chord B5 Power chord C#5 Power chord F#5 Power chord G#sus4 Sus4 chord

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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.