Dictionary - Yamaha PortableGrand DGX-300 Owner's Manual

Selecting and Playing Styles

Dictionary

The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in "chord book" that shows you the
individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord
and want to quickly learn how to play it.
1
Press the [DICTIONARY] button.
2
Specify the root of the chord.
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as
printed on the panel).
Pressing this key selects the root G.
3
Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.).
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as
printed on the panel).
Pressing this key selects the
major seventh chord type (M7).
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Notation of chord
Individual notes of chord (keyboard)
• Pressing the [DICTIONARY] but-
ton automatically turns on the
auto accompaniment.
001
001
• For a few specific chords, not all
notes may be shown in the nota-
tion section of the display. This is
due to space limitations in the
display.
• You can also show the inversion
001
of chord when using [+]/[-] button.
Chord name (root and type)