Dictionary - Yamaha Portatone EZ-150 Owner's Manual

Dictionary

The Dictionary feature is essentially a built-in "chord book" 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 the [Dict.] button.
2
Specify the root of the chord.
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as
printed on the panel).
Ex. chord GM7
3
Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.).
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as
printed on the panel).
4
Play the chord.
Play the chord by pressing the keys that light in the ACMP area of the key-
board. A "congratualtions" melody is played when the correct notes are held
down. (Inversions for many of the chords are also recognized.)
To leave the Dictionary function, press the [Dict.] button again.
d1
Pressing this key
selects the root G.
Pressing this key selects the
major seventh chord type (M7).
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