Lee - Yes! that's what I'm talking about but I made the mistake of using upper case Roman numerals.

With my cheat sheet I made, that's exactly how I wrote it down. C Lydian is the same as the notes of the G major scale, but I would emphasize C chord notes and make sure to toss the F sharp in there enough to give the brightness it brings.

So, to me, if I need to play let's say A Dorian, then I'm going to be doing G major as well, the 7th degree of the A scale with a major scale.

I think I will 'switch over' as I'm learning what the notes actually are - I'm hoping I won't have to think of them in this fashion; I'm hoping it will be like a 2nd language where I can switch over. My first few years of German were tough, but after having to work there and being required to speak it to get by, that's when it locked in.

-Scott