Open G left-handed scale chart

G# Minor Pentatonic Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

G# Minor Pentatonic in Open G tuning gives you the notes G#, B, C#, 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. 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 G D
Scale Notes 5 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

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

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Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

11-15 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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Root Note Scale Note

16-20 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

0-4 frets • 13 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|------------------------------------4--6--|
B|------------------------------4--7--------|
G|---------------------4--6--8--------------|
D|---------------4--6-----------------------|
G|------4--6--8-----------------------------|
D|4--6--------------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 14 note position run

Position 3 Tab

D|------------------------------11-13-|
B|------------------------12-14-------|
G|------------------11-13-------------|
D|------------11-13-------------------|
G|------11-13-------------------------|
D|11-13-------------------------------|

11-15 frets • 12 note position run

Position 4 Tab

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

16-20 frets • 14 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

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#
  • 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.

G#m 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 C#sus4 Sus4 chord

Related Library

Keep Moving Through The Resource

More G# left-handed scales

Minor Pentatonic in nearby keys

Minor Pentatonic in other tunings

Library

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.