Yamaha EZ-220 Owner's Manual - Page 38

Playing Chords for Style Playback Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The built-in "Chord Dictionary" shows you the individual notes of chords. This is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord but do not know how to play it. 1 Hold down the [WAITING] button for longer than a second. "DICTIONARY" followed by "Dict." will appear in the display, then the keyboard will be divided into three ranges as illustrated below. Hold for longer than a second. DICTIONA Keys which you should play will light Keys for chord type dictionary Keys for root dictionary Dict. 2 As an example, try learning how to play a GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press "G" in the Keys for Root Dictionary section, then "M7" in the Keys for Chord Type Dictionary section to turn on the key lamps which you should play. On the display, the notes you should play for the specified Chord Type and Root are shown as notation. Keys for chord type dictionary mM7 m7(9) 7(9) dim7 7sus4 Keys for root (9) m(9) m7b5 7(b13) 7aug dictionary Keys for GM7 chord M m6 7 7(#9) 7(#11) aug 6 m m7 7(b9) 7(13) dim sus4 M7 Dict. −05 Notation of chord Chord name (root and type) Major Chords • Major chords are usually indicated by the root name only. For example, the indication "C" in a score refers to a "C Major" chord. To look up the fingering for a major chord press the root key and then the M chord type key. 3 Try playing a chord in the Auto Accompaniment range of the keyboard, checking the indications in the display. When you've played the chord properly, a bell sound signals your success and the chord name in the display flashes. To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the [+]/[-] buttons. 4 To exit from the Chord Dictionary display, press the [SONG] or [STYLE] button. 38 EZ-220 Owner's Manual