Q: You know how there are different kinds of minor scales? But how sometimes people will just be like "play your C minor scale," or like just talk about minor scales without referencing which type they are talking about (natural, harmonic, melodic)? Which do they usually mean?
A: probably aeolian, but here's the thing, if you're in a song, and you're in the key of Cmin, and then that G7 chord comes around, there's your opportunity to grab that B natural. Or if the F7 chord comes around, there's your opportunity to grab that A natural. or if there's dancing brooms around, you can go ahead and grab both