Yamaha PSR-EW410 PSR-E463 PSR-EW410 Owners Manual - Page 63

Chord Types for Style Playback, Easy Chords

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Style and Groove Settings Chord Types for Style Playback For users who are new to chords, this chart features 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 C Minor Cm Seventh C7 Minor Seventh Cm7 Major Seventh CM7 D Dm D7 Dm7 DM7 E Em E7 Em7 EM7 F Fm F7 Fm7 FM7 G Gm G7 Gm7 GM7 A Am A7 Am7 AM7 B Bm B7 Bm7 BM7 • Inversions can be used as well as in "root" position-with the following exceptions: m7, m7b5, m7(11), 6, m6, sus4, aug, dim7, 7b5, 6(9), sus2 • Inversion of the 7sus4 chords are not recognized if the notes are omitted. • When playing a chord which cannot be recognized by this instrument, nothing is shown on the display. In such a case, only the rhythm and bass parts will be played. Easy Chords This method lets you easily play chords in the Auto Accompaniment area of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers. For root "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). Reference PSR-E463/PSR-EW410 Owner's Manual 63

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Style and Groo
v
e Settings
PSR-E463/PSR-E
W
410
O
w
ner’s Man
u
al
63
Reference
Chord Types for Style Play
b
ack
For
u
sers
w
ho are ne
w
to chords, this chart feat
u
res common chords. Since there are many
u
sef
u
l chords and
many different
w
ays to
u
se them m
u
sically, refer to commercially a
v
aila
b
le chord
b
ooks for f
u
rther details.
indicates the root note.
Inversions can be used as well as in “root” position—with the following exceptions:
m7, m7
b
5, m7(11), 6, m6, sus4, aug, dim7, 7
b
5, 6(9), sus2
Inversion of the 7sus4 chords are not recognized if the notes are omitted.
When playing a chord which cannot be recognized by this instrument, nothing is shown on the display. In such a case, only the rhythm
and bass parts will be played.
Major
Minor
Seventh
Minor Seventh
Major Seventh
Easy Chords
This method lets yo
u
easily play chords in the A
u
to Accompaniment area of the key
b
oard
u
sing only one, t
w
o, or three fin-
gers.
For root “C”
To play a major chord
Press the root note (
) of
the chord.
To play a minor chord
Press the root note together
w
ith the nearest
b
lack key to
the left of it.
To play a seventh chord
Press the root note together
w
ith the nearest
w
hite key to
the left of it.
To play a minor seventh chord
Press the root note together
w
ith the
nearest
w
hite and
b
lack keys to the
left of it (three keys altogether).
C
Cm
7
C
Cm
7
CM
7
D
Dm
7
D
Dm
7
DM
7
E
Em
7
E
Em
7
EM
7
F
Fm
7
F
Fm
7
FM
7
G
Gm
7
G
Gm
7
GM
7
A
Am
7
A
Am
7
AM
7
B
Bm
7
B
Bm
7
BM
7
C
Cm
C
7
Cm
7