Locrian Riff Progression in C#/Db Locrian for Guitar

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

Notes: C# D E F# G A B

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--9--10--12-|
B|--9--10--12-|
G|--9--11--12-|
D|--9--11--12-|
A|-10--12-----|
E|--9--10--12-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 9`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`9 10 11 9 x x`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
II	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
III	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
V	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
V	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
V	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
V	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: C#dim – D – C#dim – C#dim

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|3-----------2---3-----------3-----------2---3-----------3-------|
G|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|
G|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 2 x`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 2`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 5`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 5`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`5 4 2 2 2 3`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: C#m7b5 – Dmaj7 – C#m7b5 – C#m7b5

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|
G|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 11 9 12 10`
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 0`
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 0 2 2 0`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`10 9 11 9 x x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 6 5 3`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 9`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 12`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 7 7 x`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 9 7 7 7 9`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: C#m7b5b9 – Dmaj9 – C#m7b5b9 – C#m7b5b9

e|10------------------12--10------------------12--10--------------|0-------------------2---5---0-------------------2---5---0-------|
B|12----------12--14------12----------12--14------12----------12--|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|9---9---12--------------9---9---12--------------9---9---12------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|10------------------12--10------------------12--10--------------|10------------------12--10------------------12--10--------------|
B|12----------12--14------12----------12--14------12----------12--|12----------12--14------12----------12--14------12----------12--|
G|9---9---12--------------9---9---12--------------9---9---12------|9---9---12--------------9---9---12--------------9---9---12------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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