Yamaha YPG-235 Owner's Manual - Page 24
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords - keyboard manual
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Playing Styles Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords: ● Easy Chords ● Standard Chords The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. This function is called Multi Fingering. Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 20). The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 54/F#2) becomes the "accompaniment range". Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard. Split point (default: 54/F#2) Db Eb F# G# Bb Db Eb F# CDE FGABCDE F Accompaniment range Root notes and the corresponding keys ■Easy Chords This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers. C • To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord. Cm • To play a minor chord Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it. C7 • To play a seventh chord Press the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it. Cm7 • 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). ■Standard Chords This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. ● How to play Standard Chords [Example for "C" chords] C C (9) C6 C(69) () () () () () CM7 CM(97) C (#11) M7 C (b5) C (b5) M7 Csus4 Caug CM7aug () Cm C(m9) Cm6 Cm7 () C (9) m7 C(m117) CmM7 CmM(97) () () () () () C(mb57) CmM(b75) Cdim Cdim7 C7 C(7b9) C(7b13) C(79) () () C(7#11) C(713) C(7#9) C(7b5) () () () () C7aug C7sus4 Csus2 () 24 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual * Notes enclosed in parentheses ( ) are optional; the chords will be recognized without them.