Locrian Riff Progression in A#/Bb Locrian for Guitar

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

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

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--6---7---9-|
B|--6---7---9-|
G|--6---8---9-|
D|--6---8---9-|
A|--7---9-----|
E|--6---7---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
I	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
I	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 7 8 6 x x`
I	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
II	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
II	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
II	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
II	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
III	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
III	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
III	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
III	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
IV	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 1 3 4 2`
IV	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
IV	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
IV	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
V	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
V	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
V	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
V	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
VI	F#	F# A# C#	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
VI	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
VI	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VI	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 6 7 6`
VII	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
VII	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
VII	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
VII	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: A#dim – B – A#dim – A#dim

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
I	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
I	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
I	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
II	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
II	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
II	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 4 4 6`
II	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`7 6 4 4 4 6`
III	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
III	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
III	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
III	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
IV	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
IV	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
IV	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
IV	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
VI	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
VI	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 3 5 2`
VI	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
VI	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 5 2`
VII	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
VII	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
VII	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
VII	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: A#m7b5 – Bmaj7 – A#m7b5 – A#m7b5

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
I	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
I	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
I	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
II	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
II	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 6 8 6 x x`
II	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 9 8 6 x x`
II	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 9 6 7 6`
III	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
III	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
III	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
III	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
IV	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
IV	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
IV	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
IV	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
V	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
V	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
V	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
VI	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 6`
VI	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 9`
VI	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
VI	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
VII	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
VII	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
VII	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
VII	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: A#m7b5b9 – Bmaj9 – A#m7b5b9 – A#m7b5b9

e|7-------------------9---7-------------------9---7---------------|------------------------2---6---------------------------2---6---|
B|9-----------9---11------9-----------9---11------9-----------9---|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|
G|6---6---9---------------6---6---9---------------6---6---9-------|3-----------3---4---------------3-----------3---4---------------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|7-------------------9---7-------------------9---7---------------|7-------------------9---7-------------------9---7---------------|
B|9-----------9---11------9-----------9---11------9-----------9---|9-----------9---11------9-----------9---11------9-----------9---|
G|6---6---9---------------6---6---9---------------6---6---9-------|6---6---9---------------6---6---9---------------6---6---9-------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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