Yamaha DGX-670 DGX-670 Reference Manual - Page 21

Learning How To Play Specific Chords (Chord Tutor), Smart Chord Chart

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Smart Chord Chart This chart shows how the chord is played when you simply press the root note of chord in C major or A minor for each Type. The chord changes depending on the selected Type and Key Signature. Examples of F major for Pop and E minor for Jazz are also shown below. Smart Chord setting Root Note C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B Type Key Signature Standard Pop Jazz Dance Simple C major A minor C major A minor C major A minor C major A minor C major A minor C C Cadd9 C CM79 CM79 C Cm C C C#dim C#dim C#dim7 C#dim7 C#dim7 C#dim7 C#dim C#m C#dim C#dim Dm Dm Dm7 Dm7 Dm79 Dm79 Dm Dm Dm Dm Eb D#dim7 Ebdim7 D#dim7 Ebdim7 D#dim7 Eb D#m Eb D#dim7 Em E7 Em7 E7 Em7 E7 Em Em E1+5 E1+5 F F FM7 FM7 F69 FM79 F Fm F1+5 F F#dim G7 F#dim G7 F#dim G7 F#dim G7 F#dim7 G79 F#m7b5 G79 F#dim G F#m Gm F#dim G7 F#dim G7 G#dim E7/G# G#dim E7/G# G#dim G#7 G#dim G# G#dim E7/G# Am Bb Am Bb Am7 Bb Am7 Bb Am711 Bb7 Amadd9 Bb7 Am Bb Am Bb Am Bb Am Bb G/B Bm7b5 G/B G/B Bm7b5 Bm7b5 G/B Bm G/B Bm7b5 Example chords for key of F major, Pop Type setting. Pop F major C7 C#dim Dm7 Eb C/E Fadd9 F#dim7 Gm7 Abdim7 Am7 BbM7 Bdim Example chords for key of E minor, Jazz Type setting. Jazz E minor CM79 C#m7b5 D79 D#7 Emadd9 F7 F#m7b5 GM79 G#dim7 Am79 A#dim7 B7 Styles 3 Learning How To Play Specific Chords (Chord Tutor) If you know the name of a chord but don't know how to play it, the Chord Tutor function conveniently shows you which notes to play. 1 Call up the operation display. [MENU] → Cursor buttons [][][E][F] Chord Tutor, [ENTER] 2 Use the [1 ] /[2 ] (Root) buttons to select the chord root, and use the [3 ] / [4 ] (Type) buttons to select the chord type. The notes you need to play are shown in the display. NOTE Depending on the chord, some notes may be omitted. DGX-670 Reference Manual 21

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DGX-670 Reference Manual
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3
Styles
Smart Chord Chart
This chart shows how the chord is played when you simply press the root note of chord in C major or A minor
for each
Type
. The chord changes depending on the selected
Type
and
Key Signature
. Examples of F major for
Pop and E minor for Jazz are also shown below.
Example chords for key of F major, Pop Type setting.
Example chords for key of E minor, Jazz Type setting.
If you know the name of a chord but don’t know how to play it, the Chord Tutor function conveniently shows
you which notes to play.
1
Call up the operation display.
[MENU]
Cursor buttons [
][
][
E
][
F
]
Chord Tutor
, [ENTER]
2
Use the [1

] /[2

] (
Root
) buttons to select the chord root, and use the [3

] /
[4

] (
Type
) buttons to select the chord type.
The notes you need to play are shown in the display.
NOTE
Depending on the chord, some notes may be omitted.
Smart Chord
setting
Root Note
C
C
#
D
D
#
E
F
F
#
G
G
#
A
A
#
B
Type
Key
Signature
Standard
C major
C
C
#
dim
D
m
E
b
E
m
F
F
#
dim
G
7
G
#
dim
A
m
B
b
G
/B
A minor
C
C
#
dim
D
m
D
#
dim7
E
7
F
F
#
dim
G
7
E
7/G
#
A
m
B
b
B
m7
b
5
Pop
C major
C
add9
C
#
dim7
D
m7
E
b
dim7
E
m7
F
M7
F
#
dim
G
7
G
#
dim
A
m7
B
b
G
/B
A minor
C
C
#
dim7
D
m7
D
#
dim7
E
7
F
M7
F
#
dim
G
7
E
7/G
#
A
m7
B
b
G
/B
Jazz
C major
C
M7
9
C
#
dim7
D
m7
9
E
b
dim7
E
m7
F
6
9
F
#
dim7
G
7
9
G
#
dim
A
m7
11
B
b
7
B
m7
b
5
A minor
C
M7
9
C
#
dim7
D
m7
9
D
#
dim7
E
7
F
M7
9
F
#
m7
b
5
G
7
9
G
#
7
A
m
add9
B
b
7
B
m7
b
5
Dance
C major
C
C
#
dim
D
m
E
b
E
m
F
F
#
dim
G
G
#
dim
A
m
B
b
G
/B
A minor
C
m
C
#
m
D
m
D
#
m
E
m
F
m
F
#
m
G
m
G
#
A
m
B
b
B
m
Simple
C major
C
C
#
dim
D
m
E
b
E
1+5
F
1+5
F
#
dim
G
7
G
#
dim
A
m
B
b
G
/B
A minor
C
C
#
dim
D
m
D
#
dim7
E
1+5
F
F
#
dim
G
7
E
7/G
#
A
m
B
b
B
m7
b
5
Pop
F major
C
7
C
#
dim
D
m7
E
b
C
/E
F
add9
F
#
dim7
G
m7
A
b
dim7
A
m7
B
b
M7
B
dim
Jazz
E minor
C
M7
9
C
#
m7
b
5
D
7
9
D
#
7
E
m
add9
F
7
F
#
m7
b
5
G
M7
9
G
#
dim7
A
m7
9
A
#
dim7
B
7
Learning How To Play Specific Chords (Chord Tutor)