Locrian Riff Progression in G#/Ab Locrian for Guitar

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

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

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 6 4 3 4`
I	G#dim	G# B D	`4 5 6 4 x x`
I	G#dim	G# B D	`x 11 12 13 12 x`
I	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
II	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
II	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
II	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
II	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
III	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
III	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
III	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
III	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
V	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
V	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
V	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
V	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
VI	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: G#dim – A – G#dim – G#dim

e|4---------------4---7---4---------------4---7---4---------------|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
B|3-------3---7-----------3-------3---7-----------3-------3---7---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
G|4---4-------------------4---4-------------------4---4-----------|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 6 7 7 7`
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 12 11 12 x`
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 9 11 9 x`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 2 2 4`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`5 4 2 2 2 4`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 2`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 5`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 5`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`0 2 0 1 0 0`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`x x 2 1 3 0`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`x x 2 4 3 4`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`0 2 0 1 3 0`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: G#m7b5 – Amaj7 – G#m7b5 – G#m7b5

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 6 4 7 5`
I	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
I	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
I	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 0 0 x x x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 4 6 4 x x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 7 6 4 x x`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 4 5 4`
II	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 9 9 7`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 7 7 x`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 9 7 7 7 9`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
IV	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 11 9 12 10`
IV	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 11 13 12 10`
IV	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`0 2 0 1 0 0`
IV	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 0 2 2 0`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`10 9 11 9 x x`
VI	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 7 6 7 7 4`
VI	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 7 6 7 7 7`
VI	E9	E G# B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
VI	E9	E G# B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`2 4 2 2 2 4`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 14 14 x`
VII	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: G#m7b5b9 – Amaj9 – G#m7b5b9 – G#m7b5b9

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

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

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