Locrian Riff Progression in F Locrian for Ukulele

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

Notes: F Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--6---8-----|
E|--5---6---8-|
C|--6---7---9-|
G|--6---8---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 2`
I	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 4 2`
I	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 5 1 2`
I	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 5 4 2`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 4`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 9`
II	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 10 6 9`
III	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 8 7 6`
III	Abm	Ab B Eb	`8 8 7 6`
III	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 8 4 6`
III	Abm	Ab B Eb	`13 11 11 11`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`
V	B	B Eb Gb	`4 3 2 2`
V	B	B Eb Gb	`4 6 7 6`
V	B	B Eb Gb	`8 6 7 6`
V	B	B Eb Gb	`11 11 11 9`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`1 5 1 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 5 4 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 8 9 8`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 1`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 6`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 9`
VII	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 10 6 6`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Fdim – Gb – Fdim – Fdim

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 3 1 2`
I	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 3 1 x`
I	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 2`
I	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 3 4 2`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
II	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
III	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`1 3 2 2`
III	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
III	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 3 2 2`
III	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 3 2 2`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 4 1`
V	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 1`
V	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 2 1`
V	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 2`
V	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 x`
VI	Db7	Db F Ab B	`1 1 1 2`
VI	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 1 1 2`
VI	Db7	Db F Ab B	`1 1 4 2`
VI	Db7	Db F Ab B	`4 1 1 2`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
VII	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 4`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Fm7b5 – Gbmaj7 – Fm7b5 – Fm7b5

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 3 2 2`
I	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
I	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 3 2 2`
I	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`4 3 2 x`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 2 x`
II	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`3 1 4 x`
III	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 3 2 1`
III	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 2 1`
III	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 2`
III	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`1 1 1 2`
IV	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 1 1 2`
IV	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`3 1 4 2`
IV	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`4 1 4 1`
V	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
V	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 2`
V	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 2`
V	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
VI	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 3 1 2`
VI	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 3 1 x`
VI	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 2`
VI	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`4 3 1 4`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 1 x`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 1`
VII	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Fm7b5b9 – Gbmaj9 – Fm7b5b9 – Fm7b5b9

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

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

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