An Ascending Jazz Line

How about a chromatic ascending lick to nicely balance off your descending lick?

The line below is in the key of Gb, and works well on a V7 - I change, in this case Ab7 - Gbmaj7. Notice that it ends on a Bb, which is the 3rd of Gb, and the 9th of Ab7.





And, here is the score, with the guitar tab (click to enlarge):



This line also works well on any of the dominant chords of the jazz blues progression, although you may need to modify the last note to fit the next chord.

Enjoy!