Locrian Riff Progression in G Locrian for Ukulele

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

Notes: G Ab Bb C Db Eb F

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--8--10-----|
E|--7---8--10-|
C|--8---9--11-|
G|--8--10--11-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 1 x x`
I	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 1 3 1`
I	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 1 3 1`
I	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
II	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
II	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 3 4 3`
II	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 6`
II	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 11`
III	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
III	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
III	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
III	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 3`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 6`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 3 3`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 8 3`
V	Db	Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
V	Db	Db F Ab	`1 5 1 4`
V	Db	Db F Ab	`6 5 4 4`
V	Db	Db F Ab	`6 8 9 8`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 1`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 6`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 7 3 6`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 7 6 6`
VII	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
VII	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
VII	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
VII	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Gdim – Ab – Gdim – Gdim

A|------------3---4---------------3---4---------------3---4-------|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
E|----1---4---------------1---4---------------1---4---------------|4---3---6-----------4---3---6-----------4---3---6-----------4---|
C|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 1`
I	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 x`
I	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
I	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
II	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 3`
II	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
II	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 3`
II	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 3 3 3`
III	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
III	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
III	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
III	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 4 1`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 0 3 1`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 1`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 3`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
V	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
V	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
V	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 1 1 3`
V	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 1 1 3`
VI	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 1`
VI	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 1`
VI	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
VI	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 3 1`
VII	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
VII	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
VII	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
VII	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Gm7b5 – Abmaj7 – Gm7b5 – Gm7b5

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
I	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
I	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 3 x`
I	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 1 4 x`
II	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 0 3 1`
II	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
II	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 0 3 1`
II	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 3 3 1`
III	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 1`
III	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
III	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 0 1 1`
III	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 0 1 x`
IV	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 3`
IV	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
IV	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 3 1`
IV	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 3 3`
V	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
V	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
V	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
V	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 4`
VI	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 1`
VI	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 x`
VI	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VI	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 3 1 x`
VII	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 0 1 x`
VII	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
VII	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 3`
VII	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 x`

Locrian Riff (i°–♭II–i°–i°)

Chords: Gm7b5b9 – Abmaj9 – Gm7b5b9 – Gm7b5b9

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

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