Locrian Riff Progression in C Locrian for Ukulele

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

Notes: C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--1---3-----|
E|--0---1---3-|
C|--1---2---4-|
G|--1---3---4-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 0 2 x`
I	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
I	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 x`
I	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 2 3`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`1 5 1 4`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`6 5 4 4`
II	Db	Db F Ab	`6 8 9 8`
III	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 1`
III	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 6`
III	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 9`
III	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 10 6 6`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`
V	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
V	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 4`
V	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 9`
V	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 10 6 9`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 3 4 3`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 6`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 11`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
VII	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Cdim – Db – Cdim – Cdim

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4---|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
I	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 1`
I	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 3`
I	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 1 1 3`
II	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 1 1 3`
III	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
III	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
III	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
III	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 4`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
V	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
V	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
V	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
V	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
VI	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
VI	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 3`
VI	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
VI	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
VII	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 4 1`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Cm7b5 – Dbmaj7 – Cm7b5 – Cm7b5

A|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
I	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 3`
I	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
I	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 3`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
II	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 4`
III	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
III	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 1 x`
III	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 1`
III	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
IV	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
IV	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
IV	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
V	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
V	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
V	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 2 x`
V	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`3 1 4 x`
VI	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 0 2 1`
VI	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
VI	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
VI	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 3 2 1`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 1`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 0 1 1`
VII	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 0 1 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Cm7b5b9 – Dbmaj9 – Cm7b5b9 – Cm7b5b9

A|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
E|2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2---|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|
C|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|
E|2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2---|2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2---|
C|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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