Locrian Riff Progression in F#/Gb Locrian for Guitar

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

Notes: F# G A B C D E

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 2`
I	F#dim	F# A C	`2 3 4 2 x x`
I	F#dim	F# A C	`x 9 10 11 10 x`
I	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
II	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
II	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
II	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
II	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
III	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
III	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
III	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
III	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
VI	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
VII	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
VII	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
VII	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
VII	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: F#dim – G – F#dim – F#dim

e|2---------------2---5---2---------------2---5---2---------------|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|
B|1-------1---5-----------1-------1---5-----------1-------1---5---|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|2---2-------------------2---2-------------------2---2-----------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|4-----------------------4-----------------------4---------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 5 5 5`
I	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 1 0`
I	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
I	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 10 x`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
II	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
III	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
III	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
III	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
III	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
V	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 0`
V	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 3`
V	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 3`
V	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
VI	D7	D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
VI	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 5`
VI	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 2`
VI	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 7 5 7 5`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
VII	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: F#m7b5 – Gmaj7 – F#m7b5 – F#m7b5

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
I	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
I	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
I	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
II	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
III	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
III	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 5 5 x`
III	Am9	A C E G B	`5 7 5 5 5 7`
III	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
IV	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
IV	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 11 10 8`
IV	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
IV	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
V	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
V	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
V	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 7 9 7 x x`
V	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 10 9 7 x x`
VI	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 2`
VI	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 5`
VI	D9	D F# A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
VI	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
VII	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: F#m7b5b9 – Gmaj9 – F#m7b5b9 – F#m7b5b9

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

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

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