Open E left-handed scale chart

G# Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

G# Phrygian in Open E tuning gives you the notes G#, A, B, 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. Left-handed players often over-read shapes and under-hear tension notes, so use the mirrored chart to locate the b2 and then sing it against the root.

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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 b3 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#
B
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
B
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G#
F#
E
E
A
G#
F#
E
D#
C#
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G#
F#
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D#
C#
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F#
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F#
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G#
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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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F#
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D#
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G#
F#
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D#
C#
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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#
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G#
F#
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D#
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G#
F#
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G#
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D#
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G#
F#
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D#
C#
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G#
F#
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Root Note Scale Note

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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D#
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G#
F#
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F#
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D#
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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

2-6 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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F#
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F#
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F#
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E
Root Note Scale Note

10-14 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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F#
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Root Note Scale Note

14-18 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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F#
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F#
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F#
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F#
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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|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--1--3--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------0--2--4--------------------------------------|
E|0--2--4-----------------------------------------------|

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

E|---------------------------------------------0--2--4--|
B|------------------------------------0--2--4-----------|
G#|---------------------------0--1--3--------------------|
E|------------------0--2--4-----------------------------|
B|---------0--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#|---------------------------3--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|------------------------------------10-12-14----------|
G#|---------------------------10-12-13-------------------|
E|------------------11-12-14----------------------------|
B|---------10-12-14-------------------------------------|
E|11-12-14----------------------------------------------|

10-14 frets • 18 note position run

Position 4 Tab

E|------------------------------------------14-16-17-|
B|---------------------------------14-16-17----------|
G#|---------------------------15-17-------------------|
E|------------------14-16-17-------------------------|
B|---------14-16-17----------------------------------|
E|14-16-17-------------------------------------------|

14-18 frets • 17 note position run

Position 5 Tab

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

18-22 frets • 15 note position run

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Phrygian feels dark, compressed and exotic and is useful for metal riffs, Spanish flavours and tense pedal-point writing.

Lefty Translation

Mainstream right-handed diagrams often hide the real character note in an awkward corner; the mirrored version on this page keeps that translation direct.

Practice Cue

Keep returning to the b2 against the root so the mode identity stays strong

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
  • B
  • 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.

G#m Minor chord C#m Minor chord F#m Minor chord G#5 Power chord A5 Power chord B5 Power chord C#5 Power chord E5 Power chord

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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.