# Grey and Blue chords

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/grey-and-blue-chords/4658>\
**Category:** Scaler 2 Support\
**Created:** [August 14, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/grey-and-blue-chords/4658 "2020-08-14T01:29:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Leigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/71e660/32.png) [@Leigh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Leigh)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/grey-and-blue-chords/4658/1 "2020-08-14T01:29:35Z")

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I’ve just bought Scaler 2. I am taking chords from different scales. My question is why some chords are appearing grey out of progressions that aren’t bound. Is it because they aren’t in the scale that I’m using with the bound setting? Would that mean that the blue chords are? Cheers

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**Author:** ![fretnoize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@fretnoize](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/fretnoize)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/grey-and-blue-chords/4658/2 "2020-08-14T16:15:41Z")

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That’s been my experience with it when I edit chords and such, though it’s just what I’ve assumed from using it, haven’t read up on it

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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:** [August 17, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/grey-and-blue-chords/4658/3 "2020-08-17T21:17:04Z")

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@Leigh Welcome, yes indeed greyed content out of scale. Blue ‘in’ currently selected scale

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**Author:** ![EduardoMartinez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@EduardoMartinez](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/EduardoMartinez)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/grey-and-blue-chords/4658/4 "2026-05-27T15:13:57Z")

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Hi, saw this old thread & decided to post here first before creating a new thread. So… how do I play notes & chords outside of the “chosen” scale via the greyed out chords in the Main Track & in the Arrange tab? Right now, any greyed out chords do not play in either window.