Casio MA150 User Guide - Page 19

Chord Types CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering. Chord Types Example Major chords Chord names are marked above the keys of the accompaniment keyboard. Press any single key plays the chord whose name is marked above it. Note that the chord produced when you press an accompaniment keyboard does not change octave, regardless of which key you use to play it. C Major (C) C D E F G A B C D E F F# Minor chords (m) To play a minor chord, keep the major chord key depressed and press any other accompaniment keyboard key located to the right of the major chord key. C minor (Cm) C D E F G A B C D E F F# Seventh chords (7) To play a seventh chord, keep the major chord key depressed and press any other two accompaniment keyboard keys located to the right of the major chord key. C seventh (C7) C D E F G A B C D E F F# Chord Types Example Minor seventh chords (m7) To play a minor seventh chord, keep the major chord key depressed and press any other three accompaniment keyboard keys located to the right of the major chord key. C minor seventh (Cm7) C D E F G A B C D E F F# ❚ NOTE • It makes no difference whether you press black or white keys to the right of a major chord key when playing minor and seventh chords. FINGERED FINGERED provides you with a total of 12 different chord types. The following describes the FINGERED "accompaniment keyboard" and "melody keyboard", and tells you how to play a C-root chord using FINGERED. FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard Accompaniment keyboard Melody keyboard ❚ IMPORTANT • The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard. 274B-E-019A MA150_e_15-22.p65 Page 17 E-17 03.10.8, 10:45 AM Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC