Transposition - [Transpose]; [Transpose] Button - Yamaha P-155 Owner's Manual

Transposition – [TRANSPOSE]
The instrument's Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or
down in semitone intervals to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, and to let you easily
match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if you
set the transposition amount to "5," playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play a
song as though it were in C major, and the instrument will transpose it to the key of F.

[TRANSPOSE] button

Use the and
[–/NO] [+/YES]
pose down or up as required. The amount of transposition appears on the display while
the button is held. The default transpose setting is "0."
[TRANSPOSE]
The [TRANSPOSE] button indicator remains lit when a transpose setting other than
"0" is selected. Every time the
transpose function ON or OFF.
button while holding the
[TRANSPOSE]
Transposition
button is pressed after that switches the
[TRANSPOSE]
[–/NO] [+/YES] buttons
button to trans-
Selecting & Playing Voices
TERMINOLOGY
Transpose:
Changing the key signature of a
song. On the instrument, trans-
posing shifts the pitch of the
entire keyboard.
NOTE
The transposition range:
–12: –12 semitones (down one
octave)
0: normal pitch
12: 12 semitones (up one
octave)
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