I have been working on some scales and arpeggios over the years but typically only play minor scales here and there and almost exclusively in the context of a song I am working on (like Jerusalem Ridge). Mostly by ear, very little thought put into it, just following a melody. Part of this is a rationalization that the relative minor uses the same scale so really I know it already; but I am learning I don't.
So I realized I have been neglecting my minor scales and want to do some ear training and expand my playing abilities.
What minor scales do people actually practice and use? Natural? Harmonic? Melodic?
Do you play them in a certain sequence? (e.g. Major, then major arpeggio, Natural minor, then natural minor arpeggio...)
Or are these generally practiced as separate entities? I ask this because I have noticed that when I play a major scale then the same scale but minor - my ears have become a bit more sensitized to what is going on and how the scales relate to how they are used in melodies.
Your feedback is appreciated. Unless there is a sound system in use
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