# Chords Smoothly

**URL:** https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006
**Category:** Scaler 2 General Discussion
**Created:** [December 28, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006 "2021-12-28T00:28:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![swingmix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/swingmix/32/3328_2.png) [@swingmix](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/swingmix)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006/1 "2021-12-28T00:28:40Z")

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Hopefully, a “chord flow” function key will be added. I don’t know if I’m using the right word. My main idea was that after picking out the chords in SCALER, the editor was too troublesome. Is there a way to make the chords smooth with a single click.

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### Author: ![jamieh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/jamieh/32/1139_2.png) [@jamieh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jamieh)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006/2 "2021-12-28T01:50:39Z")

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It’s called Voice Leading and it’s tied to the Voice Grouping up above section A. But I agree I would like a little more control over what it might be doing. Do you have Voice Grouping on in your example?

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### Author: ![swingmix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/swingmix/32/3328_2.png) [@swingmix](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/swingmix)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006/3 "2021-12-28T08:13:22Z")

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I do not enable voice grouping now.  
I now like pure and clean chords, which will allow me to find the most accurate chords.

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### Author: ![jamieh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/jamieh/32/1139_2.png) [@jamieh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jamieh)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006/5 "2021-12-29T02:42:17Z")

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One thing that works for me is Extract and Apply Voicing.  
Right Click on a chord that you like the voicing. from the drop down menu choose Extract Voicing. Now click on a chord you want to be closer to the chosen chord, right click and choose Apply Voicing.  
I just went through my pattern using the first chord as my guide and I got all of them to sit in closer to it.  
 ![Extract Voicing](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/2/279bba76b7facb91533ee2ad1f366e926ce8ed74.jpeg)  
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### Author: ![swingmix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/swingmix/32/3328_2.png) [@swingmix](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/swingmix)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006/6 "2021-12-29T02:52:00Z")

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It’s a good way.  
If you can achieve the chord balance as much as possible in the future, it would be better

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### Author: ![jamieh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/jamieh/32/1139_2.png) [@jamieh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jamieh)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006/7 "2021-12-29T02:55:42Z")

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It’s quite useful for now and I think a hidden gem, like many in Scaler.

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### Author: ![swingmix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/swingmix/32/3328_2.png) [@swingmix](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/swingmix)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006/8 "2021-12-29T02:58:29Z")

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thanks. very nice!  
It allows chords in different areas to come to close areas. it’s actually very good.

I now hope that SCALER can be smarter. I have posted a new article.

> [@Let Scaler Smart](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/let-scaler-smart/9019):
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> We use C G Am Em F C F G as an example. In practical applications, in order to listen better G will become G/B Em becomes Em/G C will become C/E F will become Dm The purpose is to make the bass more comfortable, so can Scaler design a function to make the chord bass automatically become comfortable after clicking it, and generate it with one button. Also, sometimes you need the feeling of off-tune, and change the chord to 251, then can it be automatic?

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### Author: ![jamieh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/jamieh/32/1139_2.png) [@jamieh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jamieh)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/chords-smoothly/9006/9 "2021-12-29T18:20:49Z")

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These are all inversions. All chords have notes that can be played in different orders. Then changing the Tonic note an octave below to one of the other triad notes you get you altered Bass note. It’s fun isn’t it? All these things and more make up music and Scaler is helping you explore that.
