# Searching for Chord Variations and Extensions

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/searching-for-chord-variations-and-extensions/10587>\
**Category:** Scaler 2 Tutorials\
**Created:** [May 26, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/searching-for-chord-variations-and-extensions/10587 "2022-05-26T12:48:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ed66](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/ed66/32/5339_2.png) [@ed66](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ed66)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/searching-for-chord-variations-and-extensions/10587/1 "2022-05-26T12:48:20Z")

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Recently I’ve seen a couple of posts where new users have been asking how to find variations on chords, so here is a short introduction about using Scaler 2.5 to find variations on the basic triad, including extensions.

Simple extensions to chords can be found by clicking on the drop down menu, which has the default TRIAD selected. The options are: TRIADS, 7THS, 9THS, 11THS and 13THS.

 ![Chord search 1 extensions](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/6/61cbf0a1acf7c6a4c87903567471581e706e396e.jpeg)

In the following example I have selected 9THS.

 ![Chord search 2 extensions](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/d/d48832ce61344e3842ea9bbeab1c594687d1763a.jpeg)

This brings up your chosen scale with each chord playing the 9TH.

A more complete set of variations can be found by opening the CHORD page

 ![Chord search 1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/2/2af4eb694112a2870456818f493dbfa69852d55f.jpeg)

When you do this the pattern is displayed at the bottom of the page. The first chord in the pattern has a yellow border and at the top of the middle section are some suggested chords (the more common variations).

 ![Chord search 1b](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/b/b82f5316a4c2b57203e21061c5aa8db30ed049b8.jpeg)

Clicking on the yellow triangle in the top right-hand corner of a block in th pattern will display the list for that chord

 ![Chord search 1c](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/4/408f70ebff3ed547de62b13711ee654993d5aa10.jpeg)

However, if you enter the chord name in the search box a more comprehensive list of variations of that chord is displayed.

 ![Chord search 2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/5/504f6095fb5bc2eee17617337f6d29d3a5c3001d.jpeg)

Note the grey scroll bar under the list. If you scroll this you will find more chords.

 ![Chord search 3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/c/ca68e834705ba9f695a6e594799ff8716277f122.jpeg)

Finally you can add chords from outside the scale by clicking on the Circle of Fifths (here I have clicked on A)

 ![Chord search 4](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/c/ce136045a7abd1cd8a00749e4ae67ad32f5e7e7b.jpeg)

Hope this helps

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**Author:** ![diegoalejo15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@diegoalejo15](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/diegoalejo15)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/searching-for-chord-variations-and-extensions/10587/2 "2024-05-14T22:25:56Z")

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thanks, I´ve found this tutorial really helpful.  
Do you know if there´s a way to bing those suggestions to a region of my midi keyboard so that I can play them and compare?

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**Author:** ![ed66](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/ed66/32/5339_2.png) [@ed66](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ed66)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/searching-for-chord-variations-and-extensions/10587/3 "2024-05-15T12:38:34Z")

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I’m sorry, but I don’t think you can bind the suggestions to your keyboard, but you can click on them with your mouse to audition each one individually.