Locrian Riff Progression in G#/Ab Locrian for Mandolin

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

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--1---2---4---6-|
A|--0---2---4---6-|
D|--0---2---4---5-|
G|--0---2---4---5-|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: G#dim – A – G#dim – G#dim

E|4---------------------------5---7---4---------------------------|5---------------------------4---5---5---------------------------|
A|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|6-------4---7---9-------------------6-------4---7---9-----------|2-------2---6---7-------------------2-------2---6---7-----------|
G|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
I	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
II	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 2 7`
VI	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 5 4`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

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

E|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|
A|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|
D|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|
G|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|

E|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|
A|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|
D|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

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

E|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
A|0-------------------2---5-----------0-------------------2---5---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|0-------0---4---6-------------------0-------0---4---6-----------|2-------0---4---6-------------------2-------0---4---6-----------|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

E|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
A|0-------------------2---5-----------0-------------------2---5---|0-------------------2---5-----------0-------------------2---5---|
D|0-------0---4---6-------------------0-------0---4---6-----------|0-------0---4---6-------------------0-------0---4---6-----------|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

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