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Chord Types
CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play
four types of chords with minimal fingering.
Chord Types
Major chords
Chord names are
marked above the
keys of the
accompaniment
keyboard. Press any
single key plays the
chord whose name is
marked above it. Note
that the chord
produced when you
press an
accompaniment
keyboard does not
change octave,
regardless of which
key you use to play it.
Minor chords (m)
To play a minor chord,
keep the major chord
key depressed and
press any other
accompaniment
keyboard key located
to the right of the
major chord key.
Seventh chords (7)
To play a seventh
chord, keep the major
chord key depressed
and press any other
two accompaniment
keyboard keys located
to the right of the
major chord key.
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Example
C Major (C)
#
C
D
E
F
G A
B C
D
E
F
F
C minor (Cm)
#
C
D
E
F
G A
B C
D
E
F
F
C seventh (C7)
#
C
D
E
F
G A
B C
D
E
F
F
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Chord Types
Minor seventh chords
(m7)
To play a minor
seventh chord, keep
the major chord key
depressed and press
any other three
accompaniment
keyboard keys located
to the right of the
major chord key.
NOTE
• It makes no difference whether you press black
or white keys to the right of a major chord key
when playing minor and seventh chords.
FINGERED
FINGERED provides you with a total of 12
different chord types. The following describes
the FINGERED "accompaniment keyboard"
and "melody keyboard", and tells you how to
play a C-root chord using FINGERED.
F I N G E R E D A c c o m p a n i m e n t
Keyboard and Melody Keyboard
Accompaniment
Melody keyboard
keyboard
IMPORTANT
• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for
playing chords only. No sound will be produced
if you try playing single melody notes on the
accompaniment keyboard.
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Example
C minor seventh
(Cm7)
C
D
E
F
G A
B C
D
E
F
F
#
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