Locrian Riff Progression in F Locrian for Banjo

The F Locrian scale on banjo: the Locrian Riff progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: F Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---8---9-|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--4---6---7-|
G|--6---8---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 x`
I	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
I	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
I	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`
III	Abm	Ab B Eb	`6 6 4 4 6`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
V	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 0 4`
V	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
V	B	B Eb Gb	`x 4 4 0 1`
V	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 4 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Fdim – Gb – Fdim – Fdim

D|------------4---6---------------4---6---------------4---6-------|11------------------15--18--11------------------15--18--11------|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
I	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 1`
I	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
I	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 0 1`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
III	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
III	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
III	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
III	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
V	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 1`
V	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
V	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
V	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
VI	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
VI	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
VI	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
VI	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 4 2 3`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Fm7b5 – Gbmaj7 – Fm7b5 – Fm7b5

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
I	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
I	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
I	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 x`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 x`
III	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
III	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
III	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
III	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 0 1`
IV	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 3 0 3`
IV	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
IV	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 3 0 x`
IV	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
V	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
V	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
V	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 2 1`
V	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
VI	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
VI	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
VI	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
VI	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Fm7b5b9 – Gbmaj9 – Fm7b5b9 – Fm7b5b9

D|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|--------------------6-----------------------6-------------------|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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