Locrian Riff Progression in C#/Db Locrian for Ukulele

The C#/Db Locrian scale on ukulele (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 C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#dim	C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`0 1 x x`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`x 1 3 x`
I	C#dim	C# E G	`0 1 0 4`
II	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
II	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 5`
II	D	D F# A	`2 6 2 5`
II	D	D F# A	`7 6 5 5`
III	Em	E G B	`0 4 3 2`
III	Em	E G B	`4 4 3 2`
III	Em	E G B	`0 4 0 2`
III	Em	E G B	`9 7 7 7`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 5 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`6 6 5 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 2 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`11 9 9 9`
V	G	G B D	`0 2 3 2`
V	G	G B D	`4 2 3 2`
V	G	G B D	`7 7 7 5`
V	G	G B D	`7 7 7 10`
VI	A	A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`2 4 5 4`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 4 5 4`
VI	A	A C# E	`9 9 9 7`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 5`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 2 2`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 7 2`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: C#dim – D – C#dim – C#dim

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 1 0 2`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 1 0 2`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 1 3 2`
I	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 1 3 2`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 0`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
II	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 4`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 3 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 4`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 0 0`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 3 0`
VI	A7	A C# E G	`2 1 3 0`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

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

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
I	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 3 2`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 2 0 x`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 0 0`
II	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
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	`0 1 0 0`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 1 2 x`
IV	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 1 3 0`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 2 2 0`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`0 1 0 2`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`x 1 0 2`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`2 1 3 2`
VI	A9	A C# E G B	`x 1 3 2`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 2`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
VII	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 1 2 2`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

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

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

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

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