Emotive and powerful, if you're looking to move listeners with your guitar playing then the ... the Dorian mode or the melodic minor scale. It even contains the notes of the good old minor ...

And, though you can certainly use it in any genre, the Dorian mode is a great choice for adding colour to guitar solos in those particular styles. It's a minor mode and a close cousin of the ...

Here, he uses the key of C minor for the verse, modulating to the relative major key of E♭ major for the chorus and then modulating back to C minor. The melodic ... and keys. Modes are similar ...