Alesis Melody 54 User Manual page 9

Single Chord:
If you press the Single Chord button, you can use a condensed set of keys to quickly produce an
accompaniment chord.
To produce a chord, press the keys corresponding to the chord that you want to play (as
diagrammed below). The dots in the diagrams show the keys you would play for a C chord, but the
same overall shapes can be applied to any root note. Remember that you need to be using the keys
below G2.
Fingered Chord:
If you press the Fingered Chord button, you need to play a full major, minor, dominant seventh, or
minor seventh chord in order to hear it play in time with the accompaniment rhythm.
To produce a chord, play the full major, minor, dominant seventh, or minor seventh chord shape. For
example, the four C chords are pictured below, with dots on each key in the chord. Remember that
you need to be using the keys below G2.
Root Note (C)
To adjust the volume of the accompaniment chord, press the Chord Vol + or Chord Vol –
button. Press the Chord Vol + and Chord Vol – buttons simultaneously to reset to the default
volume level (indicated on the Display as u07).
To stop the accompaniment chord from automatically playing, press the Chord Clear button.
Note: With the accompaniment chord feature activated, you can use Dual Mode but not Split Mode.
Pressing the Split button while the accompaniment chords are playing will stop the chords.
To make both the accompaniment rhythm and the accompaniment chord automatically start
when you play the keys:
1. Select the desired accompaniment rhythm (as described in the previous section of this manual).
2. Press the Sync button. To indicate that Sync is activated, a dot on the Display will pulse in time
with the currently selected tempo.
3. Press the Single Chord or Fingered Chord button to activate the accompaniment chord
feature.
4. Play the keys required to produce the desired accompaniment chord. As soon as you play the
key(s), the currently selected accompaniment rhythm and accompaniment chord will
automatically start (without you having to press the Start/Stop button).
5. When you are finished with the accompaniment rhythm and chord, press the Start/Stop button
to stop them.
Root Note (C)
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