Creating tension with diminished licks



In this lesson we are looking at a tension chord 'G7b9' and 5 diminished licks to be played over it.
Below are 4 inversions of G7b9 to be used with the following exercises.  Try resolving to Cmajor after each lick.

1 ------4------------------------7-------
2 ------3--------------9---------6-------
3 ---------------1-----10--------7-------
4 ------3--------3-----9---------6-------
5 ---------------2-----10----------------
6 ------3--------3-----------------------

       G7b9    G7b9     G7b9       G7b9



1.

1 ----------------------------------------
2 -------------------------3-6------6-9---
3 --------4-------4-7--3-4------6-7-------
4 -6-3-6-----5-6--------------------------
5 ----------------------------------------
6 ----------------------------------------
G7b9


2.
1 ------------------------------------------
2 --------------------------6-9--------9-12-
3 -------7-------7-10---6-7-------9-10------
4 -9-6-9-----8-9----------------------------
5 ------------------------------------------
6 ------------------------------------------
G7b9


3.
1 --------------------------------------------------
2 --------------------------------9-12-------12-15--
3 ---------10--------10-13---9-10------12-13--------
4 -12-9-12-----11-12--------------------------------
5 --------------------------------------------------
6 --------------------------------------------------
G7b9


4.
1 -15-10---------12-7--------------------------------
2 -------12-----------9-------14-9---------11-6------
3 ----------13----------10---------10-----------7----
4 ------------------------------------12----------9--
5 ---------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------
G7b9


5.
1 -15-16-15-13--12-13-12---------------------------------
2 -----------------------15-14-15-14-12--11-12-11--------
3 ------------------------------------------------13-12--
4 -------------------------------------------------------
5 -------------------------------------------------------
6 -------------------------------------------------------
G7b9


Just as you can move diminished chords in intervals of 3 frets 'a minor 3rd' you can do the same with diminished licks.
This is because they are symetrical. (The notes remain the same content-wise but different position-wise within the chord or scale)

Lesson courtesy of http://www.allmusicacademy.co.nz