Yamaha YPT-320 Owner's Manual - Page 54

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in "chord dictionary" that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. 1 Press and hold the [1 LISTENING 2 TIM- ING 3 WAITING] button for longer than a second. "Dict." will appear in the display. 3 Press the "M7" (major seventh) key in the section of the keyboard labeled "CHORD TYPE>." (The note doesn't sound.) The notes you should play for the specified chord (root note and chord type) are shown in the display, both as notation and in the keyboard diagram. Notation of chord Hold for longer than a second. 001 Dict. 001 Dict. 2 As an example, we'll learn how to play a GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press the "G" key in the section of the keyboard labeled "ROOT>." (The note doesn't sound.) The root note you set is shown in the display. Keys for chord type dictionary Keys for root dictionary 001 Dict. 001 Chord name (root and type) Individual notes of chord (keyboard) To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the [+]/[-] buttons. NOTE • Major chords are usually indicated by the root name only. For example, the indication "C" in a score refers to a "C Major" chord. To look up the fingering for a major chord press the root key and then the M chord type key. • These chords are not shown in the Chord Dictionary function: 6(9), M7(9), M7(#11), b5, M7b5, M7aug, m7(11), mM7(9), mM7b5, 7b5, sus2 4 Try playing a chord in the auto accompani- ment section of the keyboard, checking the indications in the display. When you've played the chord properly, a bell sound signals your success and the chord name in the display flashes. Reference 54 PSR-E323/YPT-320 Owner's Manual