Locrian Riff Progression in E Locrian for Ukulele

The E Locrian scale on ukulele: 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 C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--5---7-----|
E|--4---5---7-|
C|--5---6---8-|
G|--5---7---8-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 0 1`
I	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 3 1`
I	Edim	E G Bb	`0 4 0 1`
I	Edim	E G Bb	`0 4 3 1`
II	F	F A C	`2 0 1 0`
II	F	F A C	`5 5 5 3`
II	F	F A C	`5 5 5 8`
II	F	F A C	`5 9 5 8`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 6 5`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`7 7 6 5`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 3 5`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`12 10 10 10`
IV	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 0`
IV	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 3`
IV	Am	A C E	`5 4 0 0`
IV	Am	A C E	`5 4 5 0`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`3 2 1 1`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`3 5 6 5`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`7 5 6 5`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`10 10 10 8`
VI	C	C E G	`0 0 0 3`
VI	C	C E G	`0 4 0 3`
VI	C	C E G	`5 4 3 3`
VI	C	C E G	`5 7 8 7`
VII	Dm	D F A	`2 2 1 0`
VII	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 5`
VII	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 8`
VII	Dm	D F A	`10 9 5 5`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Edim – F – Edim – Edim

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Em7b5 – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – Em7b5

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Em7b5b9 – Fmaj9 – Em7b5b9 – Em7b5b9

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

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

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