Open D left-handed scale chart
G# Lydian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart
Lydian scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open D.
G# Lydian in Open D tuning gives you the notes G#, A#, C, D, D#, F, G across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open D spreads a big major sonority across the guitar, which makes both scale mapping and chord design feel more spacious. Use the mirrored map to lock the #4 into your visual memory, especially if your default instinct is to reach for a standard major shape from right-handed material.
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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
Scale View
Full neck left-handed mirror view. Use Position 1 first, then move across the smaller windows.
0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view
4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view
9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view
12-16 frets in mirrored left-handed view
16-20 frets in mirrored left-handed view
Standard Reference
Tab & Shape Readout
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------0--1--3--| A|---------------------------------1--3-----------| F#|------------------------1--2--4-----------------| D|---------------0--1--3--------------------------| A|---------1--3-----------------------------------| D|0--1--3-----------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 16 note position run
Position 1 Tab
D|---------------------------------------0--1--3--| A|---------------------------------1--3-----------| F#|------------------------1--2--4-----------------| D|---------------0--1--3--------------------------| A|---------1--3-----------------------------------| D|0--1--3-----------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • 16 note position run
Position 2 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------5--6--8--| A|------------------------------------5--6--8-----------| F#|---------------------------4--6--8--------------------| D|------------------5--6--8-----------------------------| A|---------5--6--8--------------------------------------| D|5--6--8-----------------------------------------------|
4-8 frets • 18 note position run
Position 3 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------10-12-13-| A|------------------------------------10-11-13----------| F#|---------------------------9--11-13-------------------| D|------------------10-12-13----------------------------| A|---------10-11-13-------------------------------------| D|10-12-13----------------------------------------------|
9-13 frets • 18 note position run
Position 4 Tab
D|---------------------------------------12-13-15-| A|---------------------------------13-15----------| F#|------------------------13-14-16----------------| D|---------------12-13-15-------------------------| A|---------13-15----------------------------------| D|12-13-15----------------------------------------|
12-16 frets • 16 note position run
Position 5 Tab
D|---------------------------------------------17-18-20-| A|------------------------------------17-18-20----------| F#|---------------------------16-18-20-------------------| D|------------------17-18-20----------------------------| A|---------17-18-20-------------------------------------| D|17-18-20----------------------------------------------|
16-20 frets • 18 note position run
Context
How To Use This Page
Lydian feels bright, suspended and floating and is useful for soundtrack textures, dreamy leads and wide-interval melodies.
The chart mirrors the neck, but the interval formula and tab stay identical to standard notation, so you can compare lessons without confusion.
Feature the #4 early so the mode sounds Lydian rather than plain major
Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.
- G#
- A#
- C
- D
- D#
- F
- G
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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