# Chord Mute function?

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chord-mute-function/5287>\
**Category:** Scaler 2 General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 23, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chord-mute-function/5287 "2020-10-23T00:07:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![1stInversion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ac91a4/32.png) [@1stInversion](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/1stInversion)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chord-mute-function/5287/1 "2020-10-23T00:07:30Z")

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Re: Settings \> Playback \> Keys Lock \> Chords Mute

Do I have this right that Chords are Muted only when Keys-Lock is set to White Notes Only and mapped to either Chord Notes or Chord Extensions from the Keys-Lock drop-down menu? (See screenshot).

I think I understand this, but confirmation on this functioning would be great.

Keys-lock is a great feature of Scaler, I like how Mute can be toggled with the Green key switches.

Thanks. 🙂

 ![Chords Mute Function](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/b/b82489deb3f5e665663cc8fc35d3b874e67b921f.png)

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**Author:** ![davide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/davide/32/824_2.png) [@davide](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/davide)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chord-mute-function/5287/2 "2020-10-23T20:07:52Z")

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Basically yes, the point is that you can create melodies based on the chords you are triggering without hearing the actual chords. This works well for me if I have some chords in my tune and I just want to create a melody over the top. Also allows for selecting some slightly different chords (which may sound odd if heard) to come up with some more versatility in harmonics.

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**Author:** ![1stInversion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ac91a4/32.png) [@1stInversion](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/1stInversion)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chord-mute-function/5287/3 "2020-10-23T21:29:43Z")

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Thank you, Davide. That’s a good tip as well – one set of chords (or Scaler instance) for accompaniment, another set of, perhaps more extended chords, for melody parts, etc.This is a really useful feature of the program.

My confusion was that Chord Mute only applies to two items on Keys-Lock drop down list, but I understand it now.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![ClaudioPorcellana](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/claudioporcellana/32/14242_2.png) [@ClaudioPorcellana](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ClaudioPorcellana)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chord-mute-function/5287/4 "2020-10-23T22:10:23Z")

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I also love so much green notes, because I am scarce in playing piano 😀

the disadvantage, as I explained to Paul, is that depending on the chord you play (independently if chords are muted or un-muted) you have only few notes available, not all the green keys apparently available

indeed if you look well, you’ll notice that numbers are not consecutive:  
1, 2, 3, 4 then 1, 2, 3 then 1, 2, 3, 4 (the other are covered)  
and very lickely many of the 2nd and 3rd series are not very different from the 1st, if any

a flaw that I hope will be fixed a day or another 😉