Why can't I play music that is in my ipad library?

I have music in my ipad library. It comes up & I can see it however it is light grey instead of dark grey & it will not play the song. Any advice? I've tried re loading & syncing. It did not work.
thanks

Are you sure that you are syncing it correctly to the iPad? This explains how to sync music to your iDevice.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351

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