A Locrian Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

The A Locrian scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: A Bb C D Eb F G

Tuning: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|-10--12--13-|
B|--8--10-----|
G|--7---8--10-|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--8--10--11-|
D|-10--12--13-|

CAGED - A Shape

d|-13--15-----|
B|-10--12--13-|
G|-10--12--13-|
D|-10--12-----|
A|-10--11--13-|
D|-12--13--15-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--3---5-----|
B|--0---1---3-|
G|--0---1---3-|
D|--0---2---3-|
A|--1---3---4-|
D|--3---5-----|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--7---8--10-|
B|--5---6---8-|
G|--5---7---8-|
D|--5---7---8-|
A|--6---8-----|
D|--7---8--10-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|--8--10-----|
B|--5---6---8-|
G|--5---7---8-|
D|--5---7---8-|
A|--6---8-----|
D|--7---8--10-|

3NPS - First Position

d|--7---8--10-|
B|--5---6---8-|
G|--5---7---8-|
D|--5---7---8-|
A|--6---8--10-|
D|--8--10--12-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Adim	A C Eb	`x 0 1 2 1 x`
I	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 7 5 4 7`
I	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
I	Adim	A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`8 8 8 7 6 x`
III	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
III	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
III	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 10 8 8 10`
III	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`12 12 12 10 10 12`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
V	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
V	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
V	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 8`
V	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 5`
VI	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VI	F	F A C	`3 3 3 2 1 x`
VI	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 6 x`
VI	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`5 5 5 3 3 5`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x 10 12 12 11 x`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x 10 8 7 8 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
I	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
I	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
I	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 12 10 12 10 x`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 13 12 10 10 12`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
III	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
III	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
III	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 1`
III	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 3`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
V	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 5`
V	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 8 7 8 x`
V	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
V	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
VI	F7	F A C Eb	`3 3 3 5 4 x`
VI	F7	F A C Eb	`x 8 10 8 10 x`
VI	F7	F A C Eb	`x 8 7 8 6 x`
VI	F7	F A C Eb	`x 0 1 2 1 x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`5 5 3 3 3 5`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`5 5 3 3 3 x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 10 8 10 8 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
I	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
I	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
I	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 13 10 10 10 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
III	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
III	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
III	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 6 8 7 8 x`
III	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 12 12 11 x`
IV	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
IV	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
IV	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 8 10 8 10 x`
V	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 3 3 3 x`
V	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 5 7 6 x`
V	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
V	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
VI	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
VI	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VI	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
VI	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 12 12 10 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
I	Adim	A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x 13 12 10 x x`
II	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
III	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
III	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
III	Cm	C Eb G	`x 10 10 8 x x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x 12 12 10 x x`
V	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
V	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 8`
V	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 13 12 11 x`
V	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VI	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VI	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
VI	F	F A C	`x x x 10 10 10`
VI	F	F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
VII	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 12 12 11 x`
I	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
I	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
I	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
I	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
II	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 12 12 10 x x`
III	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
III	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
III	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
III	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 12 10 13 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
V	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
V	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
V	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 12 12 11 x`
VI	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
VI	F7	F A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
VII	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
I	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
I	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
I	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
I	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x x 5 3 4 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
II	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
III	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
III	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
III	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 12 12 11 x`
IV	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
IV	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
V	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
V	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
V	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 5 3 3 x x`
V	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
VI	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VI	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
VI	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VI	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
VII	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 12 12 10 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---|
B|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------|
G|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------|
D|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
G|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|
G|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------|
D|5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
A|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
D|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|
A|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D|5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------------------------------------------7-------|
B|1---------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---|
G|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|3---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|
D|1-------------------0-------0---1---0---1---3---1---3-------3---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------------------------------------------------------3-------|7-------------------------------------------------------5-------|
D|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---|7-------------------5-------5---7---5---7---8---7---8-------8---|
A|3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|5---6---8---6---8-------8---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------------------------------3-------3---4---3---|
G|3-------------------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---|2-------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|
D|5---3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|6---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
A|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---6---5---6-------6---|
D|5---7---8---7---8-------8---------------------------------------|

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