D Locrian Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Open D Tuning)

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

Notes: D Eb F G Ab Bb C

Tuning: Open D Guitar (D A D Gb A D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--1---3---4-|
B|--1---3-----|
G|--0---1---3-|
D|--0---1---3-|
A|--1---3---4-|
E|--1---3---4-|

CAGED - A Shape

d |--6---8-----|
A |--3---5---6-|
Gb|--3---5---6-|
D |--4---6-----|
A |--5---6---8-|
D |--5---6---8-|

CAGED - G Shape

d |--8--10-----|
A |--5---6---8-|
Gb|--5---6---8-|
D |--6---8---9-|
A |--8--10--11-|
D |--8--10-----|

CAGED - E Shape

d |-12--13--15-|
A |-10--11--13-|
Gb|-10--12--13-|
D |-11--13--14-|
A |-13--15-----|
D |-12--13--15-|

CAGED - D Shape

d |-13--15-----|
A |-10--11--13-|
Gb|-10--12--13-|
D |-11--13--14-|
A |-13--15-----|
D |-12--13--15-|

3NPS - First Position

d |-12--13--15-|
A |-10--11--13-|
Gb|-10--12--13-|
D |-11--13--14-|
A |-13--15--17-|
D |-13--15--17-|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 0 2 x x`
I	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 5 0 2 5 0`
I	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 5 0 2 5 3`
I	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 5 3 2 5 0`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 1 1 1`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 4 6 x`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 4 x x`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 8 9 6 x`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 6 6 8 6`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 6 6 8 x`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 10 11 8 x`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`x 11 10 11 11 x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x 10 8 8 10 8`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x 10 8 8 10 x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x 10 12 13 10 x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x 1 0 1 1 x`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 6 6 6`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 9 11 x`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 9 x x`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 13 14 11 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 4 1 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`8 8 8 8 8 8`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 13 12 11 13 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`8 8 8 11 x x`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 1 3 1`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 1 3 x`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 6 3 x`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`x 6 5 6 6 x`

Arpeggios

Chords: Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm

d |--------------------3---6---3-----------------------------------|------------------------------------6---------------------------|
A |5-----------3---5---------------5-------------------5-----------|----------------------------6---8-------8---5-------------------|
Gb|2-------2---------------------------4---2-----------2-------2---|--------------------2---6-----------------------6---2-----------|
D |0---3---------------------------------------3---0---0---3-------|3-----------1---3---------------------------------------3-------|
A |8---------------------------------------------------8-----------|3-------3---------------------------------------------------5---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|3---6-----------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------10--13--12------------------------------|------------------------12--15--13------------------------------|
A |8-------------------11--------------13--10----------------------|10------------------13--------------15--11----------------------|
Gb|6-----------9---11--------------------------9---8---------------|8-----------11--13--------------------------11--9---------------|
D |6---6---10------------------------------------------8-----------|8---8---12------------------------------------------10----------|
A |8-------------------------------------------------------10--8---|10------------------------------------------------------11--10--|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------------------12--------------------------|----------------------------6---8---5---------------------------|
A |----------------------------11--13------13--10------------------|--------------------5---8---------------8---5-------------------|
Gb|4-------------------8---11----------------------11--8-----------|4-----------2---4-------------------------------4---------------|
D |3-----------6---8---------------------------------------8-------|0-------3-------------------------------------------5---3-------|
A |5-------8---------------------------------------------------10--|1---5-------------------------------------------------------5---|
D |8---12----------------------------------------------------------|15--------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------5---8---6-------------------------------|
A |3-------------------6---------------8---5-----------------------|
Gb|1-----------4---6---------------------------4---2---------------|
D |1---1---5-------------------------------------------3-----------|
A |3-------------------------------------------------------5---3---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------3-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |0-------3-----------------------------------------------3-------|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------3-------5-----------5-------3-------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|3-------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------8-------9---8---------------------------|------------------------9-------11--9---------------------------|
D |--------6-------10--------------------------10----------6-------|--------8-------12--------------------------12----------8-------|
A |8---------------------------------------------------------------|10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------2-------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------6-------------------------------|----------------3-------5-----------5-------3-------------------|
A |----------------8-------10----------10------8-------------------|1-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
D |8-------12----------------------------------------------12------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------2-------4---2---------------------------|
D |--------1-------5---------------------------5-----------1-------|
A |3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 8 6 6 8 6`
I	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 8 6 6 8 x`
I	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 11 10 11 11 x`
I	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`10 11 10 11 x x`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 1 0 1 1 x`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 1 x x`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 1 0`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 1 x`
III	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 9 11 x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 13 12 11 13 x`
V	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 3 1 1 3 1`
V	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 3 1 1 3 x`
V	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 6 5 6 6 x`
V	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`5 6 5 6 x x`
VI	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 0 2 1 0`
VI	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
VI	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 0 2 x x`
VI	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 0 2 1 3`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 4 6 x`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm7b5 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Cm7

d |------------------------10--13--12------------------------------|------------------------3---6---5-------------------------------|
A |8-------------------11--------------13--10----------------------|--------------------5---------------6---3-----------------------|
Gb|6-----------9---11--------------------------9---8---------------|4-----------2---4---------------------------2---1---------------|
D |6---6---10------------------------------------------8-----------|0---0---3-------------------------------------------1-----------|
A |8-------------------------------------------------------10--8---|1-------------------------------------------------------3---1---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|15--------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------13--------------------------------------|------------------------15--18--17------------------------------|
A |11--------------11--15------15--11------------------11----------|13------------------17--------------18--15----------------------|
Gb|9-------9---13----------------------11--9-----------9-------9---|11----------14--16--------------------------14--13--------------|
D |10--10--------------------------------------10------10--10------|12--12--15------------------------------------------13----------|
A |11----------------------------------------------11--11----------|13------------------------------------------------------15--13--|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------5---8---6-------------------------------|------------------------3---6---5-------------------------------|
A |3-------------------6---------------8---5-----------------------|--------------------5---------------6---3-----------------------|
Gb|1-----------4---6---------------------------4---2---------------|4-----------2---4---------------------------2---1---------------|
D |1---1---5-------------------------------------------3-----------|0---0---3-------------------------------------------1-----------|
A |3-------------------------------------------------------5---3---|1-------------------------------------------------------3---1---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|15--------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------8---------------------------------------|
A |6---------------6---10------10--6-------------------6-----------|
Gb|4-------4---8-----------------------6---4-----------4-------4---|
D |5---5---------------------------------------5-------5---5-------|
A |6-----------------------------------------------6---6-----------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Dm7b5 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Cm7

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------8-------9---8---------------------------|------------------------1-------2---1---------------------------|
D |--------6-------10--------------------------10----------6-------|--------0-------3---------------------------3-----------0-------|
A |8---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------9-------11------13--11------9-------------------|------------------------13------14--13--------------------------|
D |--------10----------------------------------------------10------|--------12------15--------------------------15----------12------|
A |11--------------------------------------------------------------|13--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------2-------4---2---------------------------|------------------------1-------2---1---------------------------|
D |--------1-------5---------------------------5-----------1-------|--------0-------3---------------------------3-----------0-------|
A |3---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------4-------6-------8---6-------4-------------------|
D |--------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
A |6---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`0 3 0 2 3 1`
I	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`0 3 1 2 3 0`
I	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`0 3 1 2 3 1`
I	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`0 3 1 2 3 3`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`1 1 0 1 1 3`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`1 1 3 1 1 0`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`1 1 0 4 1 3`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`1 1 3 4 1 0`
IV	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`5 5 0 2 5 3`
IV	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`5 5 3 2 5 0`
IV	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`5 5 3 2 5 3`
IV	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`5 5 3 2 5 5`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm7b5b9 – Ebmaj9 – Gm7b9

d |--------------------------------3---6---3-----------------------|--------------------------------3---6---3-----------------------|
A |------------------------3---6---------------5---3---------------|------------------------3---6---------------5---3---------------|
Gb|--------------------2-------------------------------2-----------|--------------------2-------------------------------2-----------|
D |1-----------1---3---------------------------------------3---0---|1-----------1---3---------------------------------------3---0---|
A |1-------3-------------------------------------------------------|1-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
D |1---5-----------------------------------------------------------|1---5-----------------------------------------------------------|

d |--------------------------------5---8---5-----------------------|
A |------------------------5---8---------------6---5---------------|
Gb|1-------------------4-------------------------------4-----------|
D |0-----------3---5---------------------------------------5---1---|
A |1---1---5-------------------------------------------------------|
D |5---------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Dm7b5b9 – Ebmaj9 – Gm7b9

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------0-------1---0---------------------------|------------------------0-------1---0---------------------------|
A |----------------3---------------------------3-------------------|----------------3---------------------------3-------------------|
D |1-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|1-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------1-------3---1---------------------------|
A |--------1-------5---------------------------5-----------1-------|
D |5---------------------------------------------------------------|

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