A "Home Riff" is a term I use to describe a riff you can use in any key, as long as you know what Mode you're playing in. In this example, I establish a Home Riff over the G Ionian b3 Mode, which I as a home base to return to between other melodic ideas.
Related Lessons
While the Altered Dominant sound is actually a mode from the Melodic Minor scale, you'll hear how it can be equally useful when thought of as its own entity.
With just one note differentiating the Melodic Minor Scale from the Major Scale, you'll expand your pallet of musical exploration exponentially.