Originally Posted by: axe2... im frustrated on my learning ability.[/quote]
It takes time! You need to be a little more patient with yourself. :)

Modes have two overall purposes. You can use them in 2 separate, but complimentary ways:

1. Positions of the major scale. So you can use the modes simply as patterns that cover the entire fretboard and use them to play in one scale in any position. Obviously this is a very powerful visual aid when you are trying to "unlock" the fretboard and move around it everywhere at will.

2. For the same reason you use different chords or scales: to get different sounds.
[QUOTE=axe2]
Thats alot of patterns too learn,better get started .i think what the real problem here is im walking before crawling.need to get back to basics.ty

It is a whole lot of stuff to learn. Over the years I seen lots of students make the mistake of trying to learn & shred them all right now, today! :) It just doesn't work like that!

Learn, practice & play a little bit each day. Give your mind & fingers time to acclimate to a little bit at a time. Modes, scales, guitar are all things we can only learn gradually over a long period of time. Every day I still learn a little bit more about music. I see a little more about how things are interconnected. I make a connect I never did before!

Take your time, slow & steady. Just don't stop. Keep going. :)