Yamaha DGX-650 Owner's Manual - Page 30

Basic Guide Playing Styles Chords For users who are unfamiliar with chords, this chart shows the notes of common chords. Since there are many useful chords and many different ways to use them musically, refer to commercially available chord books for further details.  indicates the root note. Major Minor Seventh Minor Seventh Major Seventh C Cm C7 Cm7 CM7 D Dm D7 Dm7 DM7 E Em E7 Em7 EM7 FC Fm F7 Fm7 FM7 G Gm G7 Gm7 GM7 A Am A7 Am7 AM7 B Bm B7 Bm7 BM7 • A wide variety of chord types can be recognized as well as the above chord types. • Depending on the chord type, inversions can be used as well as in "root" position. • Some chord types may not be recognized if some notes are omitted. Easy Chords This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers. For a root of "C" C Cm C7 Cm7 To play a major chord Press the root note () of the chord. 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). Changing the Chord Fingering type There are three different Chord Fingering Types. For details, refer to page 61. 30 DGX-650 Owner's Manual