Modes can also be used by staying in the first degree of the scale for example take the root note in the key of the C major scale we have: C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C this is a whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step (Ionion mode 1st mode)so C being the root note u have these intervales between each note :w-w-h-w-w-w-h. Now starting with C as ur root again(dorian mode 2nd mode) you take the intervals and instead of starting on the w-w-h-w-w-w-h u start on the second whole step (dorian mode) but still keeping C as ur root note!! so u would have w-h-w-w-w-h-w and the 3rd degree (phrygian mode)still staying on C u would have h-w-w-w-h-w-w and so on...each one of these would be used to give a different feel to ur scale or solo and are used over different chord voicings..... :o for example the 6th degree (Aiolion mode) would be C,D,E,F,G,(A)-B-C (A minor )which is the relative minor of C major so the steps would be ( starting from the root of C remember) w-h-w-w-h-w-w so this mode would give the minor scale of the C minor chord voicing :cool: