Piano Abc - Yamaha Clavinova CVP-55 Owner's Manual

Piano ABC
The CVP-55/CVP-65 includes a sophisticated auto-ac-
companiment system that can provide automated rhythm,
bass and chord backing in a number of ways.
Single-finger Accompaniment
SINGLE FINGER accompaniment makes it simple to
produce accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and
minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of
keys in the ABC section of the keyboard. The automatic
accompaniment consists of rhythm, bass and chords.
1. Press the [SINGLE FINGER] button to select the SIN-
GLE FINGER mode (the SINGLE FINGER indicator
will light).
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2. Select the desired accompaniment using the style selec-
tors (see "Style Selection" on page 19).
3. Use the TEMPO [A] and [V] buttons to set the desired
accompaniment tempo if necessary (see "Tempo Con-
trol" on page 19).
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Pressing any key on the ABC section of the keyboard
(up to the split point — normally the F82 key) will
cause the automatic chord and bass accompaniment to
begin (synchro start is automatically selected in the
ABC mode*). If you press a "C" key, for example, a C-
major accompaniment will be played. Press another key
in the Auto Accompaniment Keys section to select a
new chord. The key you press will always determine
the "root" of the chord played (i.e. "C" for a C chord).
* The synchronized start mode can be off or on by pressing the
[NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL] button while holding the [MIDI/
TRANSPOSE] button.
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Playing Minor, Seventh, and Minor-seventh
Chords in the Single-finger Mode
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* For a minor chord, press the root key and the first
black key to its left.
* For a seventh chord, press the root key and the next
white key to its left.
* For a minor-seventh chord, press the root key and both
the next white and black keys to its left.
D. Press the [START/STOP] or [INTRO/ENDING] button
to stop the accompaniment.
Fingered Accompaniment
The FINGERED mode is ideal if you already know how
to play chords on a keyboard, since it allows you to.supply
your own chords for the Auto Accompaniment feature.
1. Press the [FINGERED] button to select the FINGERED
mode (the FINGERED indicator will light).
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2. Select an accompaniment style using the style selectors
(sce "Style Selection" on page 19).
3. Use the TEMPO [A] and [ Y] buttons to set the desired
accompaniment tempo if necessary (see "Tempo Con-
trol" on page 19 for more details).
4. As soon as you play any chord (up to 4 notes) on the
lower keyboard (up to the split point — normally the
F#2 key), the CVP-55/CVP-65 will automatically begin
to play the chord along with the selected rhythm and an
appropriate bass line (synchro start is automatically
selected in the ABC mode*).
* The synchronized start mode can be off or on by pressing the
[NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL] button while holding the [MIDI/
TRANSPOSE] button.
The CVP-55/CVP-65 will accept the following 20
chord types:
* Major [Maj]
* Minor [m]
* Major seventh [M7]
* Sixth [6th]
* Seventh [7th]
* Minor sixth [m6]
* Minor seventh [m7]
* Minor major seventh [mM7]
* Minor seventh flat five [m7-5]
* Minor flat five [m-5]
* Major flat five [M-5]
* Seventh flat five [7-5]
* Major seventh flat five [M7-5]
* Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4]
* Suspended fourth [sus4]
* Augmented [aug]
+ Seventh sharp five [7+5]
* Major seventh sharp five [M7+5]
* Diminished [dim]
* Half diminished (minor major seventh flat five) [mM7-5]
NOTE: The automatic accompaniment will sometimes not
change when related chords are played in sequence
(e.g. a minor chord followed by the minor seventh).
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