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Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary, for longer than a second to call up

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Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is useful when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. Reference Playing range Chord Type range Chord Root range Highest key 1 Press and hold the [MINUS ONE] button for longer than a second to call up the DICTIONARY display. 2 As an example, learn how to play a GM7 (G major seventh) chord. 2-1 Referring to the illustration, press the G key in the "Chord Root" range so that "G" is shown as the root note (no sound will be produced). 2-2 Referring to the illustration, press the M7 (major seventh) key in the "Chord Type" range (no sound will be produced). The notes you should play for the specified chord (root note and chord type) are shown in the display, both as notation and in the keyboard diagram. Notation of chord Chord name (root and type) Individual notes of chord (keyboard) To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the [+]/[-] buttons. NOTE • About major chords: Simple major chords are usually indicated only by the root note. For example, "C" refers to C major. However, when specifying major chords here, make sure to select "M" (major) after pressing the root note. 3 Following the notation and keyboard diagram in the display, try playing a chord in the "Playing" range. When you've played the chord properly, a bell sound signals your success and the chord name in the display will be highlighted. To exit from this function, press the [EXIT] button. DGX-660 Owner's Manual 65

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Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions
DGX-660
Owner’s Manual
65
Reference
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary
The Dictionary function is useful when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to
play it.
1
Press and hold the [MINUS ONE] button
for longer than a second to call up the
DICTIONARY display.
2
As an example, learn how to play a GM7
(G major seventh) chord.
2-1
Referring to the illustration, press the G key
in the “Chord Root” range so that “G” is
shown as the root note (no sound will be pro-
duced).
2-2
Referring to the illustration, press the M7
(major seventh) key in the “Chord Type”
range (no sound will be produced).
The notes you should play for the specified
chord (root note and chord type) are shown in
the display, both as notation and in the key-
board diagram.
To call up possible inversions of the chord, press
the [+]/[-] buttons.
3
Following the notation and keyboard
diagram in the display, try playing a
chord in the “Playing” range.
When you’ve played the chord properly, a bell
sound signals your success and the chord name in
the display will be highlighted.
To exit from this function, press the [EXIT] but-
ton.
Highest key
Chord Root range
Chord Type range
Playing range
• About major chords: Simple major chords are usually
indicated only by the root note. For example, “C” refers to
C major. However, when specifying major chords here,
make sure to select “M” (major) after pressing the root
note.
Chord name (root and type)
Notation of chord
Individual notes of chord (keyboard)
NOTE