Yamaha DGX-530 Owner's Manual - Page 30

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords

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Playing Styles Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords: ● Easy Chords ● Standard Chords The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. The function is called Multi Fingering. Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 26). The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 54/F#2) becomes the "accompaniment range". Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard. Split point (default: 54/F#2) Db Eb F# G# Bb Db Eb F# CDE FGABCDE F Accompaniment range Root notes and the corresponding keys ■Easy Chords This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers. ■Standard Chords This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. C • To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord. ● How to play Standard Chords [Example for "C" chords] C C (9) C6 C(69) () () () () () Cm • To play a minor chord Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it. C7 • To play a seventh chord Press the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it. Cm7 • To play a minor seventh chord Press the root note together with the nearest white and black keys to the left of it (three keys altogether). CM7 C (b5) M7 Cm C (9) m7 CM(97) C (#11) M7 C (b5) Csus4 Caug CM7aug () C(m9) Cm6 Cm7 C(m117) CmM7 CmM(97) () () () () () () C(mb57) CmM(b75) Cdim Cdim7 C7 C(7b9) C(7b13) C(79) () () C(7#11) C(713) C(7#9) C(7b5) () () () () C7aug C7sus4 Csus2 () 30 DGX-530/YPG-535 Owner's Manual * Notes enclosed in parentheses ( ) are optional; the chords will be recognized without them.

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Playing Styles
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DGX-530/YPG-535
Owner’s Manual
There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:
Easy Chords
Standard Chords
The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. The function is called Multi Fingering.
Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 26). The keyboard to the left of the
split point (default: 54/F
#
2) becomes the “accompaniment range”. Play the accompaniment chords in this area
of the keyboard.
Easy Chords
This method lets you easily play chords in the
accompaniment range of the keyboard using only
one, two, or three fingers.
Standard Chords
This method lets you produce accompaniment by
playing chords using normal fingerings in the
accompaniment range of the keyboard.
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords
C
D
b
E
b
F
#
G
#
B
b
D
b
E
b
F
#
DEFGABCDEF
Split point (default: 54/F
#
2)
Root notes and the corresponding keys
Accompaniment
range
• To play a major chord
Press the root note of the chord.
C
C
m
C
7
C
m7
• To play a minor chord
Press the root note together with the
nearest black key to the left of it.
• To play a seventh chord
Press the root note together with the
nearest white key to the left of it.
• To play a minor seventh chord
Press the root note together with the
nearest white and black keys to the left
of it (three keys altogether).
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mM7
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6
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sus4
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aug
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M7aug
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7aug
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7sus4
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sus2
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7
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m
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dim
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dim7
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7
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mM7
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M7
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C
m7
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7
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b
9
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C
7
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b
13
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C
m7
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11
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C
M7
(
#
11
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C
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b
5
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C
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9
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9
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C
6
(
9
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C
m
(
9
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C
7
(
#
11
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C
7
(
#
9
)
C
7
(
13
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C
7
C
m6
C
m7
C
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b
5
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C
M7
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b
5
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m7
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b
5
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mM7
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5
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How to play Standard Chords
[Example for “C” chords]
* Notes enclosed in parentheses (
) are optional; the chords
will be recognized without them.