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Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords, Easy Chords, Standard Chords

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Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords You've learned in the section "Play with a Style (Accompaniment)" on page 21 that the "feel" of the Style changes every time you play a chord on the left-hand side of the keyboard. Here, you'll learn the types of the chords and how to play them in greater detail. The examples of chords are given here in the key of C. There are two basic ways (below) you can play the chords on the left-hand side of the keyboard, while playing the Style (page 22) Split Point-default setting: 54 (F#2) ■ Easy Chords ■ Standard Chords 36 48 60 72 84 96 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 C7 • To play a seventh chord Press the root note of Press the root note together the chord. with the nearest white key to the left of it. Cm • To play a minor chord Cm7 • To play a minor seventh chord Press the root note Press the root note together together with the near- with the nearest white and est black key to the left black keys to the left of it of it. (three keys altogether). NOTE • Root notes and the corre- sponding keys Accompaniment range Standard Chords This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. C C (9) C6 C 6(9) CM 7 CM7 (9) CM7(#11) C (b5) CM7b5 () () () () () Csus 4 Caug CM7 aug Cm Cm (9) Cm 6 Cm 7 Cm7 (9) Cm 7 (11) () () () () () CmM 7 CmM7 (9) Cm7 b5 CmM7 b5 Cdim Cdim 7 C7 C 7 (b9) C 7 (b13) () () () C 7 (9) C 7 (#11) C 7 (13) C 7 (#9) C 7 b5 C 7 aug C7sus4 C 1+2+5 () () () () () () * Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. 44 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner's Manual

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PSR-E203/YPT-200
Owner’s Manual
Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords
You’ve learned in the section “Play with a Style (Accompaniment)” on page 21 that the
“feel” of the Style changes every time you play a chord on the left-hand side of the key-
board.
Here, you’ll learn the types of the chords and how to play them in greater detail.
The examples of chords are given here in the key of C.
There are two basic ways (below) you can play the chords on the left-hand side of the
keyboard, while playing the Style (page 22)
■
Easy Chords
■
Standard Chords
Easy Chords
This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the
keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers.
Standard Chords
This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using
normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard.
36
48
60
72
84
96
Split Point—default setting: 54 (F
#
2)
•
Root notes and the corre-
sponding keys
NOTE
Accompaniment range
C
Cm
C
7
Cm
7
• To play a major chord
Press the root note of
the chord.
• To play a minor chord
Press the root note
together with the near-
est 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).
C
Cm
7
C
(
)
CM
(
)
7
C
(9)
C
(
)
(9)
6
Caug
Cm
6
Cm
7
(
)
Cm
b
5
7
CmM
b
5
7
Cm
(
)
(9)
7
Cm
(9)
CmM
7
(
)
CmM
(9)
7
(
)
Cdim
Cdim
7
C
(9)
7
(
)
C
(13)
7
(
)
C
(
b
9)
7
(
)
C
(
b
13)
7
Csus
4
C
1+2+5
C
b
5
7
C
6
(
)
(
)
CM
7
(9)
7
CM
(
#
11)
(
)
7
CM
b
5
C
(
b
5)
(
)
C
(
#
11)
7
C
(
#
9)
7
(
)
C
aug
7
Cm
7
(
11)
(
)
(
)
CM
aug
7
(
)
C
sus
4
7
(
)
* Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them.