Casio PX-320CS User Guide - Page 22

Playing a Rhythm IMPORTANT! • In the CASIO CHORD mode, the keys in the accompaniment keyboard range of the keyboard operate as "chord switches" only. You cannot use the keys in this keyboard range to play notes. • You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyboard range. See "To specify the keyboard split point" on page E-13 for more information. Chord Types Example: Major Chords Pressing a single accompaniment keyboard range key in the CASIO CHORD mode will play the major chord whose name is marked above the key. All of the accompaniment keyboard range keys that are marked with the same chord name play exactly the same chord. C (C Major) Note names J C C#DEb E F F#GAbABb B C C#DEb E F Minor Chords To play a minor chord, press the accompaniment keyboard range key that corresponds to the major chord, while also pressing one other accompaniment keyboard range key to the right. Cm (C Minor) C C#DEb E F F#GAbABb B C C#DEb E F Seventh Chords To play a seventh chord, press the accompaniment keyboard range key that corresponds to the major chord, while also pressing two other accompaniment keyboard range keys to the right. C7 (C Seventh) C C#DEb E F F#GAbABb B C C#DEb E F Minor Seventh Chords To play a minor seventh chord, press the accompaniment keyboard range key that corresponds to the major chord, while also pressing three other accompaniment keyboard range keys to the right. Cm7 (C Minor Seventh) C C#DEb E F F#GAbABb B C C#DEb E F NOTE • When playing a minor, seventh, or minor seventh chord, it makes no different whether the additional keys you press are black or white. „ FINGERED In the FINGERED mode, you play standard chord fingerings in the accompaniment keyboard range to play chords. To finger a C chord, for example, you would press the C-E-G keys. FINGERED Mode Keyboard Accompaniment keyboard range Melody keyboard range IMPORTANT! • In the FINGERED mode, the keys in the accompaniment keyboard range of the keyboard operate as "chord switches" only. You cannot use the keys in this keyboard range to play notes. • You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyboard range. See "To specify the keyboard split point" on page E-13 for more information. C Cm Cdim Caug *1 Csus4 C7 *2 Cm7 *2 CM7 *2 Cm7b5 C7b5 *1 C7sus4 Cadd9 Cm add9 CmM7 *2 Cdim7 *1 NOTE • See the "Fingered Chord Chart" on page A-6 for information about fingering chords with other roots in the accompaniment keyboard range. *1 Inverted fingerings (see "Fingered Chord Notes" on page E-21) are not supported for these chords. The lowest note fingered is used as the root. *2 For these chords, the same chord is specified even if the G fifth is not fingered. E-20