Locrian Riff Progression in D#/Eb Locrian for Guitar

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

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

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|-11--12--14-|
B|-11--12--14-|
G|-11--13--14-|
D|-11--13--14-|
A|-12--14-----|
E|-11--12--14-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
I	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 13 11 10 11`
I	D#dim	D# F# A	`11 12 13 11 x x`
I	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
II	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
II	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
II	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
II	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
IV	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
IV	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
IV	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
V	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
V	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
VI	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
VI	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: D#dim – E – D#dim – D#dim

e|----------------------------9---11------------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|7-------------------7---10----------7-------------------7---10--|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|8-----------6---8-------------------8-----------6---8-----------|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|7-------7---------------------------7-------7-------------------|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|
A|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|----------------------------9---11------------------------------|----------------------------9---11------------------------------|
B|7-------------------7---10----------7-------------------7---10--|7-------------------7---10----------7-------------------7---10--|
G|8-----------6---8-------------------8-----------6---8-----------|8-----------6---8-------------------8-----------6---8-----------|
D|7-------7---------------------------7-------7-------------------|7-------7---------------------------7-------7-------------------|
A|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
I	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
I	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
I	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
II	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
IV	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 2 2 4`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`5 4 2 2 2 4`
VI	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 2`
VI	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
VI	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
VI	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: D#m7b5 – Emaj7 – D#m7b5 – D#m7b5

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
I	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
I	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 2`
I	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
II	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`2 4 2 2 2 4`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 14 14 x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
IV	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 4 7 5`
IV	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 8 7 5`
IV	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
IV	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 4 6 4 x x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 7 6 4 x x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 4 5 4`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 9 9 7`
VI	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 2 1 2 2 2`
VI	B9	B D# F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
VI	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 14 13 14 14 11`
VI	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
VII	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: D#m7b5b9 – Emaj9 – D#m7b5b9 – D#m7b5b9

e|12------------------14--12------------------14--12--------------|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|
B|14----------14--16------14----------14--16------14----------14--|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|
G|11--11--14--------------11--11--14--------------11--11--14------|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|
D|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|12------------------14--12------------------14--12--------------|12------------------14--12------------------14--12--------------|
B|14----------14--16------14----------14--16------14----------14--|14----------14--16------14----------14--16------14----------14--|
G|11--11--14--------------11--11--14--------------11--11--14------|11--11--14--------------11--11--14--------------11--11--14------|
D|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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