Open E left-handed scale chart

G# Phrygian Dominant Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

Phrygian Dominant scale notes, mirrored lefty fretboard positions and standard tab in Open E.

G# Phrygian Dominant in Open E tuning gives you the notes G#, A, C, C#, D#, E, F# across a mirrored left-handed fretboard. Open E is big, direct and highly resonant, which suits left-handed players who want open-string power without losing a major tonal centre. The mirrored layout makes the signature b2-to-3 shape much easier to understand if you are copying from right-handed lesson content.

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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 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7
Tuning E B G# E B E
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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Open
C#
C
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
C
A
G#
F#
E
E
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
C
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
C
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F#
E
D#
C#
C
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G#
F#
E
D#
C#
C
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G#
G#
C#
C
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
C
A
G#
F#
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E
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
C
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G#
F#
E
D#
C#
C
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C#
C
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
C
A
G#
F#
E
E
Root Note Scale Note

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

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

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

2-6 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

10-14 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------1--2--4-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--1--4--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------1--2--4--------------------------------------|
E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------1--2--4-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--1--4--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------1--2--4--------------------------------------|
E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

E|------------------------------------------2--4--5--|
B|---------------------------------2--4--5-----------|
G#|---------------------------4--5--------------------|
E|------------------2--4--5--------------------------|
B|---------2--4--5-----------------------------------|
E|2--4--5--------------------------------------------|

2-6 frets • 17 note position run

Position 3 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------11-12-14-|
B|------------------------------------10-13-14----------|
G#|---------------------------10-12-13-------------------|
E|------------------11-12-14----------------------------|
B|---------10-13-14-------------------------------------|
E|11-12-14----------------------------------------------|

10-14 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------------------14-16-17-|
B|---------------------------------14-16-17----------|
G#|---------------------------16-17-------------------|
E|------------------14-16-17-------------------------|
B|---------14-16-17----------------------------------|
E|14-16-17-------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 17 note position run

Position 5 Tab

E|---------------------------------------20-21-|
B|------------------------------19-21-22-------|
G#|---------------------19-20-22----------------|
E|---------------20-21-------------------------|
B|------19-21-22-------------------------------|
E|20-21----------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 15 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian Dominant feels bright inside a dark frame, with a strong exotic pull and is useful for metal leads, flamenco-inspired riffs and dominant vamp writing.

Lefty Translation

Keep the chart for left-handed navigation and the tab for exact sequencing when a phrase gets rhythmically dense.

Practice Cue

Feature the jump from b2 to 3 early so the mode reveals itself instantly

Tuning Context

Open E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.

Scale Notes
  • G#
  • A
  • C
  • C#
  • D#
  • E
  • 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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