All scales and modes that ever were fit into the chromatic scale. Here are a few more thoughts on the topic . These are usually your starting notes and finishing notes. The other notes used to link home notes can be any of the twelve notes of the chromatic scale. Any fret will do, basically.
Timing becomes paramount however.
Phrasing might be a better word. You must mold your line so that you wind up passing through the home notes at the right time, and most importantly, resolving them on time. By that, I mean get home on time. Before long, you know what every one of those twelve notes sounds like in context. You'll know where each one leads, which tensions are set up and resolved with which notes.