Try playing the tonic, IV and V chords of each mode to get the feel (again sticking with C as the tonic):


for C Ionian: C major, F major, G major

for C Dorian: C minor, F major, G minor

for C Phrygian: C minor, F minor, G diminished

for C Lydian: C major, F# diminished, G major

for C Myxolydian: C major, F major, G minor (or Bb major)

For C Aeolian: C minor, F minor, G minor

For C Aeolian: C diminished, F minor, Gb major