Locrian Riff Progression in C Locrian for Guitar

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

Notes: C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--8---9--11-|
B|--8---9--11-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--9--11-----|
E|--8---9--11-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 4 5 4 x`
I	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 10 8 7 8`
I	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`8 9 10 8 x x`
I	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`
III	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 1 3 4 2`
III	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
III	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
III	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1 1 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
V	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
V	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 2`
V	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
V	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 6 7 6`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 1 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 6 6 5 4 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 4 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6 6 6`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Cdim – Db – Cdim – Cdim

e|----------------------------6---8-------------------------------|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|
B|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|2---------------2---6-------2---------------2---6-------2-------|
G|5-----------3---5-------------------5-----------3---5-----------|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|
A|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
I	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
I	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
I	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 1 x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 1`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 4`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 4`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
III	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
III	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
III	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
III	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 1`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 3 1 4 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 4`
V	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
V	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 3 2 1`
V	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 3 3 2 2`
V	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 6 6 6`
VI	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`4 3 1 1 1 2`
VI	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`4 3 4 1 1 4`
VI	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`4 6 4 5 4 4`
VI	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 6 5 7 4`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 8 6 6 6 6`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Cm7b5 – Dbmaj7 – Cm7b5 – Cm7b5

e|----------------------------6---8-------------------------------|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|
B|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|1---------------2---6-------1---------------2---6-------1-------|
G|3-----------3---5-------------------3-----------3---5-----------|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|
A|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 10 8 11 9`
I	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
I	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x x 3 2 2`
I	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 3 x x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 3 5 4 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 8 10 8 x x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 11 10 8 x x`
III	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 8 11 x`
III	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 11 11 x`
III	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 13 11 11 11 13`
III	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
IV	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 3 1 4 2`
IV	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 3 5 4 2`
IV	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`4 6 4 5 4 4`
IV	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
V	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 1 3 1 x x`
V	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 4 3 1 x x`
V	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 1 2 1`
V	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 6 6 4`
VI	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
VI	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 11 10 11 11 8`
VI	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 11 10 11 11 11`
VI	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 3 6 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 6 6 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 8 6 6 6 8`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Cm7b5b9 – Dbmaj9 – Cm7b5b9 – Cm7b5b9

e|9-------------------11--9-------------------11--9---------------|------------------------4---------------------------4-----------|
B|11----------11--13------11----------11--13------11----------11--|1---------------2---6-------1---------------2---6-------1-------|
G|8---8---11--------------8---8---11--------------8---8---11------|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|
D|10----------------------10----------------------10--------------|1---3-----------------------1---3-----------------------1---3---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|9-------------------11--9-------------------11--9---------------|9-------------------11--9-------------------11--9---------------|
B|11----------11--13------11----------11--13------11----------11--|11----------11--13------11----------11--13------11----------11--|
G|8---8---11--------------8---8---11--------------8---8---11------|8---8---11--------------8---8---11--------------8---8---11------|
D|10----------------------10----------------------10--------------|10----------------------10----------------------10--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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