Locrian Riff Progression in C#/Db Locrian for Mandolin

The C#/Db Locrian scale on mandolin (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: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--6---7---9--11-|
A|--5---7---9--11-|
D|--5---7---9--10-|
G|--5---7---9--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#dim	C# E G	`9 11 10 9`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`12 11 7 9`
II	D	D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
II	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
II	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
II	D	D F# A	`7 4 5 5`
III	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0`
III	Em	E G B	`4 2 2 3`
III	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 3`
III	Em	E G B	`9 9 10 7`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 4 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
V	G	G B D	`0 0 2 3`
V	G	G B D	`4 5 5 3`
V	G	G B D	`4 0 2 3`
V	G	G B D	`7 5 2 3`
VI	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 5 7`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: C#dim – D – C#dim – C#dim

E|9---------------------------10--12--9---------------------------|2-----------------------0---3---5---2-----------------------0---|
A|10------------------10--14----------10------------------10--14--|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|11------9---12--14------------------11------9---12--14----------|0-------2---5-----------------------0-------2---5---------------|
G|9---12------------------------------9---12----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`9 9 10 7`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`9 9 10 12`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 2 3`
III	Em7	E G B D	`4 0 2 3`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
III	Em7	E G B D	`4 5 5 3`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`2 2 0 3`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`2 2 4 3`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`2 5 4 3`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`2 5 4 5`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

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

E|7-----------------------7---10--12--7-----------------------7---|9-----------------------9---12--14--9-----------------------9---|
A|10--------------7---10--------------10--------------7---10------|12--------------9---12--------------12--------------9---12------|
D|9-------9---12----------------------9-------9---12--------------|11------11--14----------------------11------11--14--------------|
G|9---12------------------------------9---12----------------------|11--14------------------------------11--14----------------------|

E|7-----------------------7---10--12--7-----------------------7---|7-----------------------7---10--12--7-----------------------7---|
A|10--------------7---10--------------10--------------7---10------|10--------------7---10--------------10--------------7---10------|
D|9-------9---12----------------------9-------9---12--------------|9-------9---12----------------------9-------9---12--------------|
G|9---12------------------------------9---12----------------------|9---12------------------------------9---12----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

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

E|0---------------------------2---3---0---------------------------|0-------------------2---5---0-------------------2---5---0-------|
A|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|0-------0---4---5-----------0-------0---4---5-----------0-------|
D|0-------0---4---5-------------------0-------0---4---5-----------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|0---------------------------2---3---0---------------------------|0---------------------------2---3---0---------------------------|
A|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|0-------0---4---5-------------------0-------0---4---5-----------|0-------0---4---5-------------------0-------0---4---5-----------|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

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