Yamaha PSR-S950 Owner's Manual - Page 45

Chords, Changing the Chord Fingering Type - music styles

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Chords For users who are unfamiliar with chords, this handy chart features common chords for your quick reference. 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 Minor Seventh Minor Seventh Major Seventh 2 Styles - Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment - Changing the Chord Fingering Type By changing the chord fingering type, you can automatically produce appropriate accompaniment even if you don't press all of the notes which comprise a chord. Chord fingering type can be changed from: [FUNCTION]  [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING  TAB [E][F] CHORD FINGERING. Following types can be selected, for example. • Single Finger This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two or three fingers. Major chord Press the root key only. Minor chord Simultaneously press the root key and a black key to its left. Seventh chord Simultaneously press the root key and a white key to its left. Minor seventh chord Simultaneously press the root key and both a white and black key to its left. • AI Full Keyboard Playing just about anything, anywhere on the keyboard using both hands - like playing the piano - produces appropriate accompaniment. You don't have to worry about specifying the chords. (Depending on the song arrangement, AI Full Keyboard may not always produce appropriate accompaniment.) For other types, refer to the Reference Manual on the website. PSR-S950/S750 Owner's Manual 45

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PSR-S950/S750 Owner’s Manual
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Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –
2
For users who are unfamiliar with chords, this handy chart features common chords for your quick reference. 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.
Changing the Chord Fingering Type
By changing the chord fingering type, you can automatically produce appropriate accompaniment even if you don’t
press all of the notes which comprise a chord. Chord fingering type can be changed from: [FUNCTION]
[C]
STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING
TAB [
E
][
F
] CHORD FINGERING.
Following types can be selected, for example.
• Single Finger
This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two or three
fingers.
• AI Full Keyboard
Playing just about anything, anywhere on the keyboard using both hands – like playing the piano – produces
appropriate accompaniment. You don’t have to worry about specifying the chords. (Depending on the song
arrangement, AI Full Keyboard may not always produce appropriate accompaniment.)
For other types, refer to the Reference Manual on the website.
Chords
Major
Minor
Seventh
Minor Seventh
Major Seventh
Major chord
Press the root key only.
Minor chord
Simultaneously press the
root key and a black key to
its left.
Seventh chord
Simultaneously press the
root key and a white key to
its left.
Minor seventh chord
Simultaneously press the root
key and both a white and
black key to its left.