Yamaha EZ-300 EZ-300 Owners Manual - Page 47

Playing with Rhythm and Accompaniment (Styles) Reference Chord Types for Style Playback For users who are new to chords, this chart conveniently shows how to play common chords in the Auto Accompaniment range of the keyboard. You can also use the Chord Dictionary function (page 49) to find out how to play the chords. Since there are many useful chords and many different ways to use them musically, refer to commercially available chord books for further details. When the Fingering Type is "Multi," play the notes that make up the chord in the Auto Accompaniment range. When the Fingering Type is "SmartChd," play the root note "" in the Auto Accompaniment range.  indicates the root note. Major Minor Seventh Minor Seventh Major Seventh C Cm C7 Cm7 CM7 D Dm D7 Dm7 DM7 E Em E7 Em7 EM7 F Fm F7 Fm7 FM7 G Gm G7 Gm7 GM7 A Am A7 Am7 AM7 B Bm B7 Bm7 BM7 • Inversions can be used as well as in "root" position-with the following exceptions: m7, m7b5, m7(11), 6, m6, sus4, aug, dim7, 7b5, 6(9), sus2 • Inversions of the 7sus4 chords are not recognized if the notes are omitted. • When playing a chord which cannot be recognized by this instrument, nothing is shown on the display. In such a case, only a specific part, such as the rhythm, will be played. When "Multi" is selected, major, minor, seventh, and minor sevenths can also be easily played by pressing one to three keys. Easy Chords for root "C" C Cm C7 Cm7 To play a major chord Press the root note () of the chord. 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). EZ-300 Owner's Manual 47