darrencw :

haha gud saying bassix. diminished chords sounds catchy n fun
learning it wil definiteli help on widening ya horizon

the point is just go for the melody lines you wanted
it doesn't reli matter what name is the thing is
"DIMINISHED" "AUGMENTED" "MIXOLYDIAN" and so on

the terms wil go on and on
so yea!! learn as much as u want
keep up the gud work