Modes

A friend got me into how to use the modes a different way and it’s opening sone doors. Needs practice of course!

Guitar

Ok so I haven’t practiced piano. That’s ok; guitar has been calling. Tried to do some learning regarding modes. I know how to play them, but some questions remain:

1) When they are spaced out over the length of the fretboard, can it be said that: the X mode (major scale mode), is the same thing as the Y mode elsewhere on the fretboard using my Improv book’s idea as a guide?

2) So if the answer to (2) above is yes, and I’m thinking it is yes, can I substitute the Major pattern with a different pattern elsewhere on the fretboard, i.e., instead of only playing the major scale mode in a particular key, can I start in a different mode elsewhere on the fretboard as long as I use the counting technique?

3) What is a good procedure for figuring out what scale goes with non-diatonic chords in a progression? [It has something to do with the notes in the non-diatonic chord(s)]. 

Listened to some examples that I found on-line, and the ones I listened to were quite good! 

Pentatonic College Modes

Got $170 saved for my Martin. Getting there! Tomorrow playing a paying gig with a band so I'll add more cash to the Martin fund.

No guitar practice today with the guitar in hand. However.....

I was the passenger in a couple of long car rides today and I was able to study a few things from the Marc Silver book. Started to try to memorize some pentatonic stuff, worked on memorizing the modal names, and went over the original patterns in my mind.

Went to college orientation for one of my kids today and we await the start of this new chapter in his life.