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Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords

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Playing Styles Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords: ● Easy Chords ● Standard Chords The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. The function is called Multi Fingering. Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 27). The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 054/F#2) becomes the "accompaniment range". Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard. Split point (default: 054/F#2) Db Eb F# G# Bb Db Eb F# CDE FGABCDE F Accompaniment range Root notes and the corresponding keys ■Easy Chords This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers. C • To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord. Cm • To play a minor chord Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it. C7 • To play a seventh chord Press the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it. Cm7 • 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). ■Standard Chords This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. ● How to play Standard Chords [Example for "C" chords] C C (9) C6 C(69) () () () () () CM7 CM(97) C (#11) M7 C (b5) C (b5) M7 Csus4 Caug CM7aug () Cm C(m9) Cm6 Cm7 () C (9) m7 C(m117) CmM7 CmM(97) () () () () () C(mb57) CmM(b75) Cdim Cdim7 C7 C(7b9) C(7b13) C(79) () () C(7#11) C(713) C(7#9) C(7b5) () () () () C7aug C7sus4 Csus2 * Notes enclosed in parentheses ( ) are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. Owner's Manual 31

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Playing Styles
Owner’s Manual
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There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:
●
Easy Chords
●
Standard Chords
The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. The function is called Multi Fingering.
Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 27). The keyboard to the left of the
split point (default: 054/F
#
2) becomes the “accompaniment range”. Play the accompaniment chords in this
area of the keyboard.
■
Easy Chords
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This method lets you easily play chords in the
accompaniment range of the keyboard using only
one, two, or three fingers.
■
Standard Chords
●
●
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●
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This method lets you produce accompaniment by
playing chords using normal fingerings in the
accompaniment range of the keyboard.
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords
C
D
b
E
b
F
#
G
#
B
b
D
b
E
b
F
#
DEFGABCDEF
Split point (default: 054/F
#
2)
Root notes and the corresponding keys
Accompaniment
range
• To play a major chord
Press the root note of the chord.
C
C
m
C
7
C
m7
• 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).
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mM7
C
M7
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6
C
sus4
C
aug
C
M7aug
C
7aug
C
7sus4
C
sus2
C
7
C
m
C
dim
C
dim7
C
7
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mM7
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C
M7
(
9
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C
m7
(
9
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C
7
(
b
9
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C
7
(
b
13
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C
m7
(
11
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C
M7
(
#
11
)
C
(
b
5
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C
(
9
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(
9
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C
6
(
9
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C
m
(
9
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C
7
(
#
11
)
C
7
(
#
9
)
C
7
(
13
)
C
7
C
m6
C
m7
C
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b
5
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C
M7
(
b
5
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C
m7
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b
5
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mM7
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5
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How to play Standard Chords
[Example for “C” chords]
* Notes enclosed in parentheses (
) are optional; the chords
will be recognized without them.