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The most important part is knowing what chords to play them over. I think it's been stated in a past theory discussion, so go check it out. The idea is, if you think you're playing E phrygian, but the bassist is playing C, and the other guitarrist is playing a C riff, You're going to sound like you're playing C major and just landing on E a lot.