Dictionary - Yamaha Portatone PSR-GX76 Owner's Manual

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 the [Dict.] button.
2
Specify the root of the chord.
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as
printed on the panel).
Pressing this key selects
the root G.
3
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).
Notation of chord
Pressing this key selects the major seventh
chord type (M7).
The display shows the name of the chord, and
the individual notes — both in notation and on
the keyboard diagram.
Dict.
Individual notes of chord (keyboard)
Auto Accompaniment
• Pressing the [Dict.] button auto-
matically turns on the auto
accompaniment.
Dict.
Dict.
• For a few specific chords, not all
notes may be shown in the nota-
tion section of the display. This is
due to space limitations in the
display.
Chord name (root and type)
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