Yamaha DGX-500 Owner's Manual - Page 50

Dictionary, Press the [DICTIONARY] button., Specify the root of the chord., minor, seventh, etc..

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Selecting and Playing Styles Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in "chord book" that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. 1 Press the [DICTIONARY] button. Dict. 001 • Pressing the [DICTIONARY] button automatically turns on the auto accompaniment. 2 Specify the root of the chord. Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as printed on the panel). Dict. 001 Pressing this key selects the root G. 3 Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). Dict. 001 • For a few specific chords, not all notes may be shown in the notation section of the display. This is due to space limitations in the display. • You can also show the inversion of chord when using [+]/[-] button. Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). Chord name (root and type) Notation of chord Individual notes of chord (keyboard) 50

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Selecting and Playing Styles
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Dictionary
The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the
individual notes of chords.
It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord
and want to quickly learn how to play it.
1
Press the [DICTIONARY] button.
2
Specify the root of the chord.
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as
printed on the panel).
3
Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.).
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as
printed on the panel).
• Pressing the [DICTIONARY] but-
ton automatically turns on the
auto accompaniment.
Dict.
001
Dict.
001
Pressing this key selects the root G.
Individual notes of chord (keyboard)
Pressing this key selects the
major seventh chord type (M7).
Notation of chord
Chord name (root and type)
Dict.
001
• For a few specific chords, not all
notes may be shown in the nota-
tion section of the display.
This is
due to space limitations in the
display.
• You can also show the inversion
of chord when using [+]/[-] button.