Yamaha EZ-200 Owner's Manual - Page 50
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Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in "chord dictionary" that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. 1 Press and hold the [WAITING] button for longer than a second. "Dict." will appear in the display. DICTIONA Hold for longer than a second. 2 As an example, we'll learn how to play a GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press the "G" key in the section of the keyboard labeled "ROOT." (The note doesn't sound.) The root note you set is shown in the display. Keys which you should play will light Keys for chord type dictionary Keys for root dictionary Dict. Dict. -03 3 Press the "M7" (major seventh) key in the section of the keyboard labeled "CHORD TYPE." (The note doesn't sound.) The notes you should play for the specified chord (root note and chord type) are shown in the display as notation, and the keys which you should play will light. Notation of chord Dict. -03 NOTE • Major chords are usually indicated by the root name only. For example, the indication "C" in a score refers to a "C Major" chord. To look up the fingering for a major chord press the root key and then the M chord type key. Chord name (root and type) Keys for GM7 chord 4 Try playing a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the key- board, checking the indications in the display. When you've played the chord properly, a bell sound signals your suc- cess and the chord name in the display flashes. To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the [+]/[-] buttons. 50 EZ-200 Owner's Manual