Looking Up Chords Using The Chord Dictionary - Yamaha Portatone PSR-295 Owner's Manual

Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary

The Dictionary function 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 and hold the [LESSON MODE] button
for longer than a second.
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
"CHORD ROOT." (The note doesn't sound.)
The root note you set is shown in the dis-
play.
Dict.
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions
Hold for longer
than a second
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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 dis-
play, both as notation and in the keyboard
diagram.
Notation of chord
Dict.
Individual notes of chord (keyboard)
• To call up possible inversions of the
chord, press the [+]/[-] buttons.
NOTE
• About major chords: Simple major chords are usually indicated only
by the root note. For example, "C" refers to C major. However, when
specifying major chords here, make sure to select "M" (major) after
pressing the root note.
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 sig-
nals your success and the chord name in
the display flash.
DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner's Manual
Reference
Chord name (root and type)
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