Yamaha EZ-300 EZ-300 Owners Manual - Page 43

Playing Chords along with Chord Progressions of a Song Reference Song numbers 163 to 202 in the "Chord Progression" category are constructed from typical chord progressions. You can listen to and get a feel for the chord progressions by playing back the Song and playing the lighting keyboard. The number of keys that are indicated for you to play progress in sequence-from a single root note, to two notes, then three and four-getting you to gradually and naturally memorize the chords. Also, you can change the key of the Song, allowing you to practice the progressions in all keys for full mastery of the chords. 1 Select a Song from Song numbers 163 to 202 in the "Chord Progression" category by executing Step 1 in "Selecting and Playing Back a Song" on page 32. 2 Press the [PHRASE REPEAT] button. After "CHORD PROGRESSION" scrolls across the display, the tonic pitch of the selected Song and the number of the keys to be pressed are shown. The tonic pitch of the selected Song: C CP9C 1Note Appears when Chord Progression is on. The number of the keys to press: 1 NOTE • The initial key setting is C major or A minor. 3 Press the [+/YES]/[-/NO] buttons to select the number of the keys to be played. Each time the [+/YES] button is pressed, the number of the keys to press is increased from just one root note (1Note) to two notes (2Notes), three notes (3Notes) and four notes (All). CP9C 2Notes NOTE • The number of the keys to press can also be set by using the number buttons [1]-[4]. 4 Press the [START/STOP] button to play back the selected Song. 5 Play the lighting keyboard. CP9C 1Note 001 NOTE • When you play the keyboard within the range of C5-B5, the notes will not sound. 6 Press the [PHRASE REPEAT] button again to turn the Chord Progression function off. To change the key of a Song: When Chord Progression is on, press one of the keys in the top octave (C5-B5; indicated to the right of " " on the panel, just above the keys) to change the tonic pitch of the Song. Root range Db Eb F# Ab Bb CDEFGAB For example, if you press the key D5 in the Song of C major, the key changes to D major. NOTE • The key of a Song cannot be changed during playback. The number of the keys to be played  Only one root note (1Note) Press only the root note of the chord.  Two notes (2Notes) Press the 3rd interval of a chord along with the root note, and understand the difference between major chords and minor chords.  Three notes (3Notes) Press the 5th interval of a chord along with the root note and the 3rd.  Four notes (All) Press all the notes that make up the chord. Very often, chords are played with just three notes; however, another interval (such as a 7th) is sometimes added. Keep in mind that depending on the chord, there may be no 4th note. Play the chords in combination with "Waiting" of the Lesson function You can practice the playing the chords in combination with "Waiting" (page 39) of the Lesson function by simply pressing the [1 LISTENING 2 TIMING 3 WAITING] button once. NOTE • Even if you play notes in octaves outside of the notes of the lighting keyboard (excluding the range of C5-B5, which are used to change the key of a Song), as well as different inversions of the chords, the playback will progress. EZ-300 Owner's Manual 43