Chords - Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-660 Owner's Manual

Playing Styles

Chords

For users who are unfamiliar with chords, this chart shows the notes of common chords. Since there are
many useful chords and many different ways to use them musically, refer to commercially available
chord books for further details.
Major
C
D
E
C F
G
A
B
• A wide variety of chord types can be recognized as well as the above chord types.
• Depending on the chord type, inversions can be used as well as in "root" position.
• Some chord types may not be recognized if some notes are omitted.
Easy Chords
This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers.
For a root of "C"
C
To play a major chord
Press the root note () of
the chord.
Changing the Chord Fingering type
There are three different Chord Fingering Types. For details, refer to page 64.
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Minor
Cm C
7
Dm D
7
Em E
7
Fm F
7
Gm G
7
Am
A
7
Bm B
7
Cm
To play a minor chord
Press the root note together
with the nearest black key to
the left of it.
Seventh Minor Seventh
Cm
7
Dm
7
Em
7
Fm
7
Gm
7
Am
7
Bm
7
C
7
To play a seventh chord
Press the root note together
with the nearest white key to
the left of it.
 indicates the root note.
Major Seventh
CM
7
DM
7
EM
7
FM
7
GM
7
AM
7
BM
7
Cm
7
To play a minor seventh chord
Press the root note together with
the nearest white and black keys to
the left of it (three keys altogether).