Looking Up Chords Using The Dictionary - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-450 Owner's Manual

Playing Style (Accompaniment) Chords

Looking Up Chords Using the Dictionary

If you know a chord name but aren't sure how to finger the chord on the keyboard,
you can look it up using the "dictionary" function.
1
Press the [Dict.] button.
2
For this example lets look up the fingering for GM7. Find the
(labeled beneath the keyboard) and press the G key (no sound will be pro-
duced). The root G will appear in the display.
3
Find the
key (no sound will be produced). The fingering for the specified chord — root
+ chord type — will appear on both the score and the graphic keyboard in the
display.
Referring to the display, try fingering the chord on the keyboard. If you play the
chord correctly the chord name in the display will flash.
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Dict.
Dict.
keys (labeled beneath the keyboard) and press the M7
Dict.
keys
NOTE
• Major chords are usually indi-
cated by the root name only.
For example "C" on 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.