Locrian Riff Progression in D#/Eb Locrian for Banjo

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

Notes: D# E F# G# A B C#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---7-----|
B|--1---2---4-|
G|--1---2---4-|
D|--2---4---5-|
G|--4---6---7-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 x x`
I	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 4`
I	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 1`
I	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 4`
II	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
IV	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
V	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
V	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
V	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
V	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 4 4`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: D#dim – E – D#dim – D#dim

D|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|9-------------------13--16--9-------------------13--16--9-------|
B|------------2---4-----------------------2---4-------------------|9-----------10--12----------9-----------10--12----------9-------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|9-------11------------------9-------11------------------9-------|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|9---13----------------------9---13----------------------9---13--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|9---------------------------9---------------------------9-------|

D|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|
B|------------2---4-----------------------2---4-------------------|------------2---4-----------------------2---4-------------------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 1`
I	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
I	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
I	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
VI	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 1`
VI	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
VI	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
VI	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: D#m7b5 – Emaj7 – D#m7b5 – D#m7b5

D|1-------------------4---7---1-------------------4---7---1-------|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-------------------4---7---1-------------------4---7---1-------|1-------------------4---7---1-------------------4---7---1-------|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 2 2 2`
I	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 1`
I	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
I	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
IV	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
IV	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
IV	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
IV	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 4 2 0 1`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
VI	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
VI	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
VI	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 1`
VI	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 2`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: D#m7b5b9 – Emaj9 – D#m7b5b9 – D#m7b5b9

D|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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