Casio PX 100 User Guide - Page 14

Playing Rhythms 4 Use a CASIO CHORD fingering to play the first chord within the accompaniment keyboard range. • This will cause the intro pattern for the selected rhythm to play, followed by the auto accompaniment rhythm and chord pattern. 5 Use CASIO CHORD fingerings to play other chords. • See "How to Play Chords" on this page for information about how to finger chords with the various chord modes. • You can insert a fill-in pattern while an auto accompaniment is playing by pressing the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. A fill-in helps to change the mood of the auto accompaniment pattern. 6 To stop auto accompaniment play, press the INTRO/ENDING button. • This will play an ending pattern for the selected rhythm before stopping auto accompaniment play. NOTE • You can start or stop auto accompaniment play without an intro or ending pattern by pressing the START/STOP button in steps 3 and 6. How to Play Chords The way you finger chords depends on the current chord mode. I Normal In this mode there is no auto accompaniment, so you can play all of piano's keys for standard-fingering chords or melody notes. I CASIO CHORD This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD "Accompaniment keyboard" and "Melody keyboard", and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs. NOTE • 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. Chord Types CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering. Chord Types Example Major chords Press one accompaniment key. Note that the chord produced when you press an accompaniment keyboard key does not change octave, regardless of which key you use to play it. C Major (C) C C#DE E F F#GA A B B C C#DE E 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 C#DE E F F#GA A B B C C#DE E 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 C#DE E F F#GA A B B C C#DE E F 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 C#DE E F F#GA A B B C C#DE E 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. CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard Accompaniment keyboard Melody keyboard E-12 412A-E-014A