There's a lot to learn BEFORE you mess with modes. It's one of the MOST confusing things guitarists deal with. And it's because they look at those patterns and give THE PATTERNS names. That's just wrong forget the names when looking at it as patterns...all the modes of a key are THE SAME SCALE, or the same key.

You never really change modes unless you change keys. Once you understand this, using modes is a no brainer.

Before Modes, learn how scales build chords. Before that learn Intervals.

Chords are the Key to modes, modes build chords, and they are built from a Key.

You can get a comprehensive explanation of both the Intervals and the Chord Construction at my lesson site: http://lessons.mikedodge.com

THEN...read through my article I'm writing on Modes. It will break the name barrier that trips up almost evey guitarist.

http://lessons.mikedodge.com/lessons/MusicTheory/Diatonic/DiatonicAll.htm

I'm still working on it so please comment as I would like to fix things as needed. But, a few other sites I posted it at have help me clean it up enough to start the intro and start working on the second installment. So, it's pretty much intact.

There's 30 year's of knowledge in my lessons, over 20 years of teaching. I cut out the crap, and make it understandable AND useable.

Enjoy!