Using Auto Accompaniment; Easy Random Fingering - Optimus Concertmate 42-4035 Owner's Manual

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USING AUTO
ACCOMPANIMENT
After you select an auto-rhythm, the
Concertmate 690 lets you automatical-
ly add a harmonic accompaniment.
You
can
select
accompaniment types—easy random
fingering or standard fingering. Both
methods are explained in detail in the
following sections. But, in brief, to add
an auto accompaniment pattern, first
set
to
MODE
CONCERT CHORD
easy random fingering or to
for standard fingering. Then use the
"accompaniment keys" (the 18 keys
with raised labels above them) to se-
lect the chord. Use the rest of the keys
to play the melody.
Raised
Key
Labels
Accompaniment
Keys
from
two
auto
for
FINGERED

Easy Random Fingering

The easy random fingering method
lets beginning keyboard players easily
select and play a chord.
The number of accompaniment keys
you press determines the type of chord
played. The following chart shows the
type of chord that plays when you
press one, two, three, or four accom-
paniment keys at the same time.
Number of
Accompaniment
Keys Pressed
1
2
3
Dominant seventh
4
The lowest note you play determines
the key of the chord. For example, if
the lowest note is C, the Concertmate
690 plays a C chord.
Chord Type
Major
Minor
Minor seventh
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