Yamaha GW50 Owner's Manual page 84

To change the chord type, simultaneously hold
and press the Chord button correspond-
ing to the desired type (written below the button).
Press it repeatedly until the desired chord type is
shown in the LCD.
This is used when you want to have the bass play
a note other than the root. It is effective in adding
harmonic complexity to transitions or in adding
tension before resolving to the main chords of a
progression.
1.
Simultaneously hold
.
2.
Press the Chord button corresponding to the
desired note (written above the button). Press
it repeatedly until the desired note is shown
in the LCD.
As long as the slash mark (/) in the display is
flashing, different bass notes can be selected.
and press
Flashes (waiting for note entry).
BACKING SECTION
Optionally, if you want to change the root
note of the chord here (yet keep the currently
selected bass note), simultaneously hold
and press
slash mark stops flashing.) The selected bass
note will continue to play even when you
change to other root notes.
To switch between the two conditions below, simultaneously hold
[CHORD] and press [on/ROOT].
In this condition, the bass note can be changed.
In this condition, the bass note is fixed and the root note of
chord can be changed.
3.
To cancel the selected bass note and have the
bass line automatically change with the root
note, hold
Chord buttons to reselect the chord type.
PATTERN MODE
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and press one of the
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