Concert Chord - Optimus MD-1200 Owner's Manual

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Concert Chord

The concert chord method lets begin-
ning keyboard players easily select and
play a chord.
The number of accompaniment keys
you press determines the type of chord
that plays. This table shows the type of
chord that plays when you press one,
two, three, or four accompaniment keys
at the same time.
Number of Keys
Pressed
The lowest note you play determines the
key of the chord. For example, if the low-
est note is C, the keyboard plays a C
chord.
Note: You can play any labeled note(s)
to the right of the lowest note in the
chord to produce a minor, a dominant
seventh, or minor seventh chord.
Follow these steps to start concert chord
auto accompaniment.
1. Set
2. Select and enter an auto-rhythm.
3. To start the auto-rhythm before the
Chord Type
Major
4. Begin the accompaniment by press-
Minor (m)
Dominant
5. To change chords without interrupt-
Seventh (7)
6. To stop accompaniment and the
Minor
Seventh (m7)
to
MODE CONCERT CHORD
auto accompaniment, press
or .
STOP INTRO
To synchronize the start of the
selected auto-rhythm
accompaniment, press
.
ENDING
ing the desired accompaniment
key(s).
To play a melody along with the
accompaniment, press any key(s) to
the right of the accompaniment
keys.
ing the rhythm, simply press the
auto accompaniment
required to form the new chord.
auto-rhythm, press
START/STOP
.
START/
with your
SYNCHRO/
key(s)
.
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