Yamaha PSR-170 Owner's Manual - Page 15

Step 3 Auto Accompaniment, Looking up Chords in the Dictionary, Learning how to play a specific chord - keyboards

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Step 3 Auto Accompaniment Looking up Chords in the Dictionary The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you the individual notes. In the example below, we'll learn how to play a GM7 chord... Keys for entering the chord type (A2 - Bb3) Keys for entering the chord root (C4 - B4) c Specify the chord type of the chord (in this case, M7). M7 Learning how to play a specific chord Example: G M7 Root note Chord type z Press the [Dict.] button. Dict. x Specify the root note of the chord (in this case, G). v Play the notes of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. The chord name flashes and "congratulation" melody is played when the chord is played properly. M7 ACMP ON Chord area M7 b To leave the Dictionary function, press the [Dict.] button again. Want to find out more? See page 41. v Turn the Sync Start function on. n Select a section. The auto accompaniment has four sections: Intro, Main A/B, and Ending. b Play a chord with your left hand. The auto accompaniment starts as soon as you play the Accompaniment section keyboard. For more on chords, see "Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" above. m Stop the auto accompaniment. Want to find out more? See page 43. 15

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Step 3 Auto Accompaniment
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Looking up Chords in the Dictionary
The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you the individual notes.
In the example
below, we’ll learn how to play a GM7 chord...
Keys for entering
the chord type (A2 — B
b
3)
Keys for entering
the chord root (C4 — B4)
z
Press the [Dict.] button.
x
Specify the root note of the chord (in this case,
G).
Learning how to play a specific chord
GM
7
Root note
Chord type
Example:
Dict.
c
Specify the chord type of the chord (in this
case, M7).
v
Play the notes of the chord as indicated in the
keyboard diagram in the display.
The chord
name
fl
ashes and
“
congratulation
”
melody is
played when the chord is played properly.
b
To leave the Dictionary function, press the
[Dict.] button again.
Want to find out more?
See page 41.
7
M
7
M
ACMP
ON
7
M
Chord area
v
Turn the Sync Start function on.
b
Play a chord with your left hand.
The auto accompaniment
starts as soon as you play the
keyboard.
For more on
chords, see “Looking up
Chords in the Dictionary”
above.
Accompaniment
section
n
Select a section.
The auto accompaniment has four sections: Intro,
Main A/B, and Ending.
m
Stop the auto accompaniment.
Want to find out more?
See page 43.