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Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment
About Chords
A chord is a group of notes played at the same time. The pitch of the note
that forms the base (the root note) is shown by a letter, and the type of
constituent notes is shown by the chord type.
For instance, the chord "C Maj" has C (do) as the root note, and "Maj" (major)
as the chord type. C Maj is composed of the three notes "C," "E," and "G."
fig.02-C1.e
C
Maj
Root Tone
The root notes of chords are all indicated by a letter of the alphabet,
(sharp) and
(flat), which correspond as follows.
fig.02-C2.e_90
Playing Chords with Simple Fingering
"Chord Intelligence" is a feature that intelligently decides on
accompaniment chords the moment you play a key (root note) specifying a
chord during automatic accompaniment.
To play a C Maj chord, for example, you usually have to finger the three
keys C, E, and G; but with Chord Intelligence, you only have to press the C
key to initiate a C Maj chord accompaniment.
fig.02-C3.e
• How to play the chord in the Chord Intelligence mode
Major
Ex:
C Maj
Seventh
Ex:
C 7
Major Seventh
Ex:
C Maj 7
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Chord Type
C
E
Play the chord root.
Play the root and
the second key above it.
Play the root and
the first key below it.
G
Minor
Ex:
C min
Play the root and
the third key above it.
Minor Sevinth
Ex:
C min 7
Play the root,
the third key above it, and
the second key below it.
Diminished
Ex:
C dim
Play the root and
the sixth key above it.
For more information
about chord fingering, refer
to the "Chord List" (p. 178).
You can cancel the Chord
Intelligence function. For
more information, see
"Canceling the Chord
Intelligence Function" (p.
147).
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