Locrian Riff Progression in C#/Db Locrian for Banjo

The C#/Db Locrian scale on banjo (C sharp / D flat locrian): the Locrian Riff progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C# D E F# G A B

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|-11--12--14--16--17-|
B|-11--12--14---------|
G|-11--12--14---------|
D|-12--14--15---------|
G|-14--16--17---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 0 2 2`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 0 2 x`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`x 2 0 2 2`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`x 2 0 2 x`
II	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
II	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
III	Em	E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
III	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 2`
III	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
V	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: C#dim – D – C#dim – C#dim

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|4-------------------5---9---4-------------------5---9---4-------|
B|2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---|3-----------3---5-----------3-----------3---5-----------3-------|
G|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|2-------4-------------------2-------4-------------------2-------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|0---5-----------------------0---5-----------------------0---5---|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|7---------------------------7---------------------------7-------|

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|
B|2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---|2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---|
G|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 2 0 0 x`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 2`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 0`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x 0 0 0 0`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 3 4`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 0 4`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 3 4`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 0 2 2`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 2`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 0 2 x`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: C#m7b5 – Dmaj7 – C#m7b5 – C#m7b5

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|
B|0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|
B|0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---|0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---|
G|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 0 0 x`
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0`
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 0`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 0`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 3 4`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 4 3 4`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 0 3 4`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 x`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 x x`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 2 0 2 x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 x x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 0 4`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`x x 2 0 2`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 0 2`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 0 x`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 0`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: C#m7b5b9 – Dmaj9 – C#m7b5b9 – C#m7b5b9

D|0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0---|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|
B|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0---|0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0---|
B|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
G|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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