When making your riff ,melody ,or arp

what are the main chords and scales that give you a more darker,harder style trance feel opposed to the happy trance.

ive heard f -minor would give a darker feel but im sure there are more which some of you guys use.

Check the midis and u will see

It's got nothing to do with the key and everything to do with the chord progression.

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In any situation, if you want your riff sounding darker then all you have to do is try flattening notes ( shift them down a semitone ). The more flattened notes the darker the sound.

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thanks guys

i-VI (ie, C minor to A major) is a pretty dark progression

As diginut said, it has nothing to do with the key.

However, diminished minor chords tend to give a much darker sound than natural minor chords. Natural minor chords give a more "sad" minor while "diminished" minor chords give a more "dark" minor chord.

In case you don't know what a diminished minor chord is, it is the exact same as a minor chord except the V (fifth note) is one semitone lower.

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Originally posted by J.L. In case you don't know what a diminished minor chord is, it is the exact same as a minor chord except the V (fifth note) is one semitone lower.

Very well explained !