Yamaha PSR-E253 Owner's Manual - Page 21

Playing Styles Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is useful when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. 1 Press and hold the [3 WAITING] button for longer than a second to call up "Dict." "Dict." will appear in the display. Dict. 001 2-2. Press the key labeled "M7" in the section between "CHORD TYPE " and "ROOT." The notes you should play for the specified chord (root note and chord type) are conveniently shown in the display, both as notation and in the keyboard diagram. Hold for longer than a second. Dict. This operation will divide the entire keyboard into the three ranges as illustrated below. • The range to the right of "ROOT ": Lets you specify the Chord Root, but produces no sound. • The range between "CHORD TYPE " and "ROOT ": Lets you specify the Chord Type, but produces no sound. • The range to the left of "CHORD TYPE ": Lets you play and confirm the Chord specified in the above two ranges. Keyboard playing range Chord Type range Root range Far right of the keyboard 2 As an example, learn how to play a GM7 (G major seventh) chord. 2-1. Press the "G" key in the section to the right of "ROOT " so that the "G" is shown as the root note. Chord name (root and type) Dict. 001 Notation of chord Individual notes of chord (keyboard) To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the [+]/[-] buttons. NOTE • About major chords: Simple major chords are usually indicated only by the root note. For example, "C" refers to C major. However, when specifying major chords here, make sure to select "M" (major) after pressing the root note. • These chords are not shown in the Chord Dictionary function: 6(9), M7(9), M7(# 11), b 5, M7b 5, M7aug, m7(11), mM7(9), mM7b 5, 7b 5, sus2 3 Following the notation and keyboard diagram in the display, try playing a chord in the range to the left of "CHORD TYPE ." When you've played the chord properly, a bell sound signals your success and the chord name in the display flashes. CD E F GA B PSR-E253/YPT-255 Owner's Manual 21