Yamaha YPT220MS Owner's Manual - Page 24

Quick Guide Play with a Style Playing chords along with score of the Song Below is an example of a melody score with chord indications. Chord C D Play the melody on the staff with your right hand, and chords with your left hand. Find the appropriate chords on the next page and play them as illustrated. Chords Melody ● Chord names From the chord name, you can tell at a glance what type of chord it is and which notes make up the chord. Understanding the basic structure of chords is very useful-once you're familiar with this, you'll be quickly and easily play chords by looking at the names that appear above the notation. Cm Major 3rd Minor 3rd Cm Root note Chord type Taking the chord above as an example, the lowest note of this triad is called the "root note." This is the central note sound, and it supports or anchors the rest of the notes chord. Upper case letters (including sharps or flats) at the left of the chord name shows root note. The chord name is determined by a root note and chord type like as major or minor, and so on. 24 PSR-E223/YPT-220 Owner's Manual