Locrian Riff Progression in E Locrian for Mandolin

The E Locrian scale on mandolin: the Locrian Riff progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: E F G A Bb C D

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--9--10--12--14-|
A|--8--10--12--14-|
D|--8--10--12--13-|
G|--8--10--12--13-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 1 0`
I	Edim	E G Bb	`15 14 10 12`
II	F	F A C	`5 3 0 1`
II	F	F A C	`5 3 3 5`
II	F	F A C	`2 3 3 1`
II	F	F A C	`2 3 3 5`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`3 0 1 3`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`7 5 5 6`
IV	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 0`
IV	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 5`
IV	Am	A C E	`5 2 3 5`
IV	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`3 0 1 1`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`7 8 8 6`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
VI	C	C E G	`0 2 3 0`
VI	C	C E G	`0 2 3 3`
VI	C	C E G	`5 2 3 3`
VI	C	C E G	`5 5 7 8`
VII	Dm	D F A	`2 0 0 1`
VII	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 5`
VII	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 10`
VII	Dm	D F A	`10 7 8 10`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Edim – F – Edim – Edim

E|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|1-------------------0---3---1-------------------0---3---1-------|
A|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|0-----------1---3-----------0-----------1---3-----------0-------|
D|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|3---2---5-------------------3---2---5-------------------3---2---|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|

E|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|
A|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
D|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
I	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`12 12 13 10`
II	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 0`
II	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 5`
III	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
III	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
III	Gm7	G Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
III	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 5 8 6`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 0`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 3`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`2 2 3 3`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`5 5 7 8`
V	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 5`
V	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 10`
VI	C7	C E G Bb	`5 5 3 6`
VI	C7	C E G Bb	`5 5 7 6`
VI	C7	C E G Bb	`5 8 7 6`
VI	C7	C E G Bb	`5 8 7 8`
VII	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 3 5`
VII	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
VII	Dm7	D F A C	`2 3 3 1`
VII	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 0 1`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Em7b5 – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – Em7b5

E|3---------------------------1---3---3---------------------------|0-----------------------0---3---5---0-----------------------0---|
A|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|3---------------0---3---------------3---------------0---3-------|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|2-------2---5-----------------------2-------2---5---------------|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

E|3---------------------------1---3---3---------------------------|3---------------------------1---3---3---------------------------|
A|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
I	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
I	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
I	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
II	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 1`
II	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
II	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 0 3`
II	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
III	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 x`
III	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 1`
III	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 1`
III	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 0 1 1`
IV	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 10 13 12`
IV	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`12 10 13 12`
V	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`3 0 3 x`
V	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
V	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 1`
V	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
VI	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 1 0`
VI	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
VI	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 1 0`
VI	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
VII	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
VII	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 1`
VII	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 3 0`
VII	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 3 0 0`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Em7b5b9 – Fmaj9 – Em7b5b9 – Em7b5b9

E|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|
A|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|0-------------------1---5-----------0-------------------1---5---|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

E|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|
A|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

All mandolin lessons · The Guitar Scales