Double Drop D left-handed scale chart

G# Minor Pentatonic Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

G# Minor Pentatonic in Double Drop D tuning gives you the notes G#, B, C#, 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. The mirrored chart makes box one feel natural to a left-handed eye, which matters because this is often the first scale lefty players learn.

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

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

7-11 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

9-13 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

16-20 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 13 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 13 note position run

Position 2 Tab

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

7-11 frets • 12 note position run

Position 3 Tab

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

9-13 frets • 15 note position run

Position 4 Tab

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

16-20 frets • 13 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

18-22 frets • 12 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Minor Pentatonic feels direct, punchy and riff-friendly and is useful for blues-rock solos, familiar lead guitar and stubborn riff writing.

Lefty Translation

When a right-handed teacher says start on the sixth string, go to the far-right string in this chart and keep the tab as your note-order reference.

Practice Cue

Anchor the root and b7, then bring in bends around the b3 for feel instead of speed alone

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#
  • 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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