Open G left-handed scale chart

G# Phrygian Left-Handed Guitar Scale Chart

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

G# Phrygian in Open G tuning gives you the notes G#, A, B, C#, D#, E, 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. 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 D B G D G D
Scale Notes 7 notes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Scale View

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

0-4 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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

4-8 frets in mirrored left-handed view

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F#
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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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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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D#
D
Root Note Scale Note

11-15 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#
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C#
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G#
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G#
F#
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C#
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G#
F#
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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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F#
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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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D#
D
Root Note Scale Note

18-22 frets in mirrored left-handed view

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 1 Tab

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

0-4 frets • 18 note position run

Position 2 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------4--6--7--|
B|------------------------------------4--5--7-----------|
G|---------------------------4--6--8--------------------|
D|------------------4--6--7-----------------------------|
G|---------4--6--8--------------------------------------|
D|4--6--7-----------------------------------------------|

4-8 frets • 18 note position run

Position 3 Tab

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

11-15 frets • 17 note position run

Position 4 Tab

D|---------------------------------------------16-18-19-|
B|------------------------------------16-17-19----------|
G|---------------------------16-18-20-------------------|
D|------------------16-18-19----------------------------|
G|---------16-18-20-------------------------------------|
D|16-18-19----------------------------------------------|

16-20 frets • 18 note position run

Position 5 Tab

D|------------------------------------------18----19-21-|
B|------------------------------------19-21----22-------|
G|---------------------------18-20-21-------------------|
D|------------------18-19-21----------------------------|
G|---------18-20-21-------------------------------------|
D|18-19-21----------------------------------------------|

18-22 frets • 18 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 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#
  • 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.

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