Locrian Riff Progression in G#/Ab Locrian for Banjo

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

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

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---7---9--11--12-|
B|--6---7---9---------|
G|--6---7---9---------|
D|--7---9--10---------|
G|--9--11--12---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#dim	G# B D	`x x x 0 0`
I	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
I	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
I	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
II	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
II	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
II	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
II	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
III	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
III	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
III	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
V	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
V	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
VI	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: G#dim – A – G#dim – G#dim

D|0-------4---7---0-------4---7---0-------4---7---0-------4---7---|2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2---|
B|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 3 4`
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 4 0 4`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 0`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 1 0 0`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: G#m7b5 – Amaj7 – G#m7b5 – G#m7b5

D|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|2-------------------6---2-------------------6---2---------------|
B|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---|
G|1---4---------------1---4---------------1---4---------------1---|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
I	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
I	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
I	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 4 2 0 0`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 0`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
IV	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
IV	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
IV	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 1 0 0`
IV	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 1 2 0`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 0`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VI	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VI	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
VI	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 0`
VI	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: G#m7b5b9 – Amaj9 – G#m7b5b9 – G#m7b5b9

D|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2---|
B|0-----------2---3-----------0-----------2---3-----------0-------|0---2---5-----------0---2---5-----------0---2---5-----------0---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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