Yamaha PSR-S650 Owner's Manual - Page 32

Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords, Easy Chords, Changing the Chord Fingering Type

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2. Styles - Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment - Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords For users who are unfamiliar with chords, this handy chart features common chords for your quick reference. Chords recognized by this instrument are described in the Reference Manual on the website.  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 FC Fm F7 Fm7 FM7 G Gm G7 Gm7 GM7 A Am A7 Am7 AM7 B Bm B7 Bm7 BM7 Easy Chords This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers. 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). Changing the Chord Fingering Type You can select the different chord fingering type such as normal chords played anywhere on the keyboard will be detected in it. Chord fingering type can be changed in the Function display. For details, refer to the Reference Manual. 32 Owner's Manual

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Owner’s Manual
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2. Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –
Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords
For users who are unfamiliar with chords, this handy chart features common chords for your quick reference.
Chords recognized by this instrument are described in the Reference Manual on the website.
Indicates the root note.
Easy Chords
This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three
fingers.
Major
Minor
Seventh
Minor Seventh
Major Seventh
For root “C”
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 alto-
gether).
Changing the Chord Fingering Type
You can select the different chord fingering type such as normal chords played anywhere on the keyboard will be detected
in it. Chord fingering type can be changed in the Function display. For details, refer to the Reference Manual.
C
Cm
7
C
Cm
7
CM
7
D
Dm
7
D
Dm
7
DM
7
E
Em
7
E
Em
7
EM
7
F
Fm
7
F
Fm
7
FM
7
G
Gm
7
G
Gm
7
GM
7
A
Am
7
A
Am
7
AM
7
B
Bm
7
B
Bm
7
BM
7
C
Cm
C
7
Cm
7