Dictionary - Yamaha Portatone PSR-240 Owner's Manual

Dictionary

The Dictionary type 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.
With the Style mode active, select
the Dictionary Chord Guide.
Press the CHORD GUIDE button so that "Dict." appears
briefly in the display.
Specify the root of the chord.
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to
the desired chord root (as printed on the panel).
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).
The display shows the name of the chord, and the
individual notes — both in notation and on the
keyboard diagram.
Play the chord.
Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in the
ACMP section of the keyboard. The chord name
flashes when the correct notes are held down.
(Inversions for many of the chords are also recog-
nized.)
Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode
ROOT
CHORD TYPE
D E F
8va
M
7
Chord name
(root and type)
8va
M
7
Flashes when
correct notes are
held.
Dict.
TEMPO
116
ACMP
ON
G
Pressing this key
selects the root G.
M7
Pressing this key selects
the major seventh chord
type (M7).
Notation of chord
Dict.
TEMPO
116
ACMP
ON
Individual notes of
chord (keyboard)
Dict.
TEMPO
116
ACMP
ON
Indicates notes to
be played.
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