Music Theory: A Scale that Fits?

[SkairkroNY]

So, I'm working on a sort of progressive/electro house song. What I need to know is, (since I'm still working on my music theory knowledge, taking a course for it) would anybody know of a house-ish kinda scale that feels kinda solemn, but at the same time can be uplifting? I'm going for an almost "gazing at the sunset" feel so if anyone could suggest a scale that fits this mood, I'd be pretty grateful.

[fragments]

Maybe try a minor scale where the melodies play up the scale mostly, rather than down? Also, I like Japanese pentatonic scales a lot, they are have an uncertain mood about them.

[SkairkroNY]

Maybe try a minor scale where the melodies play up the scale mostly, rather than down? Also, I like Japanese pentatonic scales a lot, they are have an uncertain mood about them.

A minor scale sounds like it could work, and in a mixolydian mode I feel the pieces'll fit in.

[mks]

Maybe try a minor scale where the melodies play up the scale mostly, rather than down? Also, I like Japanese pentatonic scales a lot, they are have an uncertain mood about them.

A minor scale sounds like it could work, and in a mixolydian mode I feel the pieces'll fit in.

A mixolydian scale would require a major third which would preclude it from being a a minor scale which needs a minor third. Think of playing in modes though, so in the key of C, the fifth note, G would be the dominant chord or mixolydian scale and the sixth note, A would be a natural minor.

[scherou]

most producers going for this atmosphere use minor 7th chords, and the dorian mode might be a good bet for a scale. the lack of the flattened 6th and the inclusion of the minor 7th gives it quite an uplifting atmosphere if used right. tunes using a minor 7th system can often feel like they're in a major/"happy" key even when theyre not.



that tune doesn't use the dorian scale but it uses minor 7ths and it has that same sort of atmosphere i imagine youre going for

[mks]

You could also take that Dorian mode, and modulate it into a secondary dominant chord which will then be the fifth of the dominant chord of the key at the moment.

ii-V-I

Very common in Jazz.

Only one note would need to be changed. In the key of C, you would move the F note to F# to voice lead into the G chord, which would then be a mixolydian scale.