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Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords
There are two types of auto-accompaniment chords:
● Easy Chords
● Standard Chords
The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. This function is known as Multi Fingering.
The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 54/F#2) becomes the "accompaniment range". Play the accompaniment chords in this
area of the keyboard.
Root Notes and the
Corresponding Keys
■Easy Chords
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment
range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers.
C
• To play a major chord
Press the root note of the chord.
C
m
• To play a minor chord
Press the root note together with the
nearest black key to the left of it.
C
7
• To play a seventh chord
Press the root note together with the
nearest white key to the left of it.
C
m7
• 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).
● Multi Fingering and Full Keyboard
These let you select the accompaniment section of the keyboard for chord playing.
When changing settings refer to "Specify Chords Over the Entire Keyboard Range" on page 56, and "Chord Fingering"
on page 65.
Multi Fingering: As explained above, the keys to the left of the split point (default: 54, F#2) become the
accompaniment range. Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords. There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment
chords: Easy Chords and Standard Chords. The default setting (factory setting) is "Multi Fingering."
Full Keyboard: This let you play the accompaniment chords freely from anywhere on the keyboard.
Split point (default: 54/F#2)
b
b
#
#
b
b
b
#
D
E
F
G
B
D
E
F
C
D E F G A B C D E F
Accompani-
ment Range
■Standard Chords
This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords
using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the key-
board.
Standard Chord Fingerings [Examples for "C" chords]
C
C
add9
(
)
9
C
C
M7
M7
(
b5
)
C
C
M7
sus4
C
C
m
m add9
(
)
(
)
9
11
C
C
m7
m7
(
b5
)
(
b5
)
C
C
m7
mM7
(
b9
)
C
C
7
7
(
#11
)
(
13
)
C
C
7
7
C
C
7aug
7sus4
Notes enclosed in parentheses
will be recognized without them.
Playing Patterns
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
(
9
)
C
C
6
6
(
#11
)
(
b5
)
C
C
M7
C
C
aug
M7aug
C
C
m6
m7
(
)
9
C
C
mM7
mM7
C
C
dim
dim7
(
b13
)
(
9
)
C
C
7
7
(
#9
)
(
b5
)
C
C
7
7
C
sus2
are optional; the chords
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