diff --git a/CSharp/Content/UniversalEditor.Content.PlatformIndependent/Editors/Multimedia/Audio/Synthesized/PianoRoll/MenuBar.uexml b/CSharp/Content/UniversalEditor.Content.PlatformIndependent/Editors/Multimedia/Audio/Synthesized/PianoRoll/MenuBar.uexml
index 3ae63a66..0c64fce9 100644
--- a/CSharp/Content/UniversalEditor.Content.PlatformIndependent/Editors/Multimedia/Audio/Synthesized/PianoRoll/MenuBar.uexml
+++ b/CSharp/Content/UniversalEditor.Content.PlatformIndependent/Editors/Multimedia/Audio/Synthesized/PianoRoll/MenuBar.uexml
@@ -155,12 +155,66 @@
 				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_InsertLyrics" Title="Insert _Lyrics..." />
 				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Properties" Title="P_roperties..." />
 				
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_None" Title="_None" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Major" Title="Major" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_MinorHarmonic" Title="Harmonic minor" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_MinorMelodic" Title="Melodic minor" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Diminished" Title="Diminished" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_BebopMajor" Title="Major bebop" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_BebopDominant" Title="Dominant bebop" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Arabic" Title="Arabic" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Enigmatic" Title="Enigmatic" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Neopolitan" Title="Melodic minor" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_NeopolitanMinor" Title="Neopolitan minor" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_HungarianMinor" Title="Hungarian minor" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Dorian" Title="Dorian" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Phyrogolydian" Title="Phyrogolydian" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Lydian" Title="Lydian" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Mixolydian" Title="Mixolydian" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Aeolian" Title="Aeolian" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Locrian" Title="Locrian" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Minor" Title="Minor" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Chromatic" Title="Chromatic" />
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_HalfWholeDiminished" Title="Half-whole diminished" />
+				
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale" Title="_Scale">
+					<Items>
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_None" />
+						<Separator />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Major" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_MinorHarmonic" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_MinorMelodic" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Diminished" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_BebopMajor" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_BebopDominant" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Arabic" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Enigmatic" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Neopolitan" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_NeopolitanMinor" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_HungarianMinor" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Dorian" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Phyrogolydian" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Lydian" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Mixolydian" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Aeolian" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Locrian" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Minor" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Chromatic" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_HalfWholeDiminished" />
+					</Items>
+				</Command>
+				
+				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Chord" Title="C_hord" />
+				
 				<Command ID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu">
 					<Items>
 						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Arrow" />
 						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Draw" />
 						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Erase" />
 						<Separator />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale" />
+						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Chord" />
+						<Separator />
 						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_NoteFixedLength" />
 						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Quantize" />
 						<CommandReference CommandID="PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Length" />
diff --git a/CSharp/Plugins.UserInterface/UniversalEditor.Plugins.Multimedia.UserInterface/Editors/Multimedia/Audio/Synthesized/PianoRoll/Views/PianoRollView.cs b/CSharp/Plugins.UserInterface/UniversalEditor.Plugins.Multimedia.UserInterface/Editors/Multimedia/Audio/Synthesized/PianoRoll/Views/PianoRollView.cs
index 331ea9a7..15a0d593 100644
--- a/CSharp/Plugins.UserInterface/UniversalEditor.Plugins.Multimedia.UserInterface/Editors/Multimedia/Audio/Synthesized/PianoRoll/Views/PianoRollView.cs
+++ b/CSharp/Plugins.UserInterface/UniversalEditor.Plugins.Multimedia.UserInterface/Editors/Multimedia/Audio/Synthesized/PianoRoll/Views/PianoRollView.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,28 @@ namespace UniversalEditor.Editors.Multimedia.Audio.Synthesized.PianoRoll.Control
 			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_NoteFixedLength_Triplet", ContextMenu_NoteFixedLength_Click);
 			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_NoteFixedLength_Dot", ContextMenu_NoteFixedLength_Click);
 
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_None", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Major", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_MinorHarmonic", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_MinorMelodic", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Diminished", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_BebopMajor", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_BebopDominant", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Arabic", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Enigmatic", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Neopolitan", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_NeopolitanMinor", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Hungarian", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Dorian", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Phyrogolydian", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Lydian", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Mixolydian", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Aeolian", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Locrian", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Minor", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_Chromatic", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_HalfWholeDiminished", ContextMenu_Scale_Click);
+
 			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_ShowGridLines", ContextMenuToggleGridLines_Click);
 			Application.AttachCommandEventHandler("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Properties", ContextMenuProperties_Click);
 		}
@@ -100,6 +122,39 @@ namespace UniversalEditor.Editors.Multimedia.Audio.Synthesized.PianoRoll.Control
 			}
 		}
 
+		// TODO: make this more user-friendly
+		private static Dictionary<string, int[]> Scales = new Dictionary<string, int[]>();
+		static PianoRollView()
+		{
+			Scales.Add("Major", new int[] { 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 });
+			Scales.Add("MinorHarmonic", new int[] { 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12 });
+		}
+
+		private int[] _CurrentScale = null;
+		public int[] CurrentScale
+		{
+			get { return _CurrentScale; }
+			set
+			{
+				_CurrentScale = value;
+				Refresh();
+			}
+		}
+
+		private void ContextMenu_Scale_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			Command cmd = (sender as Command);
+			string sValue = cmd.ID.Substring("PianoRollEditor_ContextMenu_Scale_".Length);
+			if (Scales.ContainsKey(sValue))
+			{
+				CurrentScale = Scales[sValue];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				CurrentScale = null;
+			}
+		}
+
 		protected override void OnBeforeContextMenu(EventArgs e)
 		{
 			base.OnBeforeContextMenu(e);
@@ -448,7 +503,6 @@ namespace UniversalEditor.Editors.Multimedia.Audio.Synthesized.PianoRoll.Control
 
 			}
 		}
-
 		int[] noteValuesBlackKeys = new int[] { 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 };
 
 		private Vector2D Quantize(Vector2D pt)
@@ -527,7 +581,21 @@ namespace UniversalEditor.Editors.Multimedia.Audio.Synthesized.PianoRoll.Control
 				int noteValue = (int)(((double)i / gridHeight) % 12) + 1;
 				if (Array.IndexOf<int>(noteValuesBlackKeys, noteValue) != -1)
 				{
-					e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.FromRGBAByte(0xDD, 0xDD, 0xDD)), new Rectangle(gridRect.X, gridRect.Y + i, gridRect.Width, gridHeight));
+					if (CurrentScale != null && (Array.IndexOf<int>(CurrentScale, noteValue) != -1))
+					{
+						e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.FromRGBAByte(0xAA, 0xCC, 0xAA)), new Rectangle(gridRect.X, gridRect.Y + i, gridRect.Width, gridHeight));
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.FromRGBAByte(0xDD, 0xDD, 0xDD)), new Rectangle(gridRect.X, gridRect.Y + i, gridRect.Width, gridHeight));
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if (CurrentScale != null && (Array.IndexOf<int>(CurrentScale, noteValue) != -1))
+					{
+						e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.FromRGBAByte(0xAA, 0xDD, 0xAA)), new Rectangle(gridRect.X, gridRect.Y + i, gridRect.Width, gridHeight));
+					}
 				}
 
 				gridPen.Color = Colors.LightGray;