Melody Keyboard - Suzuki qc-1 Owner's Manual

MELODY KEYBOARD

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The Q Chord is equipped with a chromatic melody keyboard that
enables you to play the melody of a song. This keyboard is on
the bottom two rows of the Chord Buttons.
The keyboard begins with the note C through G as shown on the
left.
The Melody Keyboard Overlay will be help you identify the key-
board notes.
USING THE MELODY KEYBOARD
Place the Melody Keyboard Overlay over the Chord Buttons.
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Press the Melody Keyboard Button until the Melody Keyboard
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LED is turned on.
Select the Strumplate Voice that you would like to hear on the
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Melody Keyboard.
You can select any of the 100 instrument voices. If you do not
know how to access these voices please see the section titled
"Additional Features Strumplate Voices."
Press any one of the Chord Buttons in the bottom row.
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You should hear the single note of the Chord Button that you
selected. Our example shows playing an "E" note.
Press the Up or Down Volume buttons to adjust the volume.
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The Strumplate volume control will adjust the Melody keyboard
volume.
Because the Chord Buttons are now piano keys, only the Drums
and the Melody Keyboard can be heard when the Melody Key-
board LED is on, unless a song cartridge is engaged or the Demo
Button has been selected.
Therefore, if you play an optional song cartridge, you will be
able to play the melody line on the Melody Keyboard with the
full accompaniment orchestration.
Q TIP: To raise the Melody Keyboard by one octave press the "E"
Major Chord button, to lower it by one octave press the "A" Major
Chord button.