Yamaha PortaTone PSR-550 Owner's Manual page 39

Example for "C" chords
C C (9) C
6
Csus Caug CM aug
4 7
(9)
CmM CmM Cm
7 7 7
( #11)
(9) (13)
C C C
7
7 7
Chord Name/[Abbreviation]
Major [M]
Add ninth [(9)]
Sixth [6]
Sixth ninth [6(9)]
Major seventh [M7]
Major seventh ninth [M7(9)]
Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)]
Flatted fifth [(b5)]
Major seventh flatted fifth [M7b5]
Suspended fourth [sus4]
Augmented [aug]
Major seventh augmented [M7aug]
Minor [m]
Minor add ninth [m(9)]
Minor sixth [m6]
Minor seventh [m7]
Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)]
Minor seventh add eleventh [m7(11)]
Minor major seventh [mM7]
Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)]
Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7b5]
Minor major seventh flatted fifth [mM7b5]
Diminished [dim]
Diminished seventh [dim7]
Seventh [7]
Seventh flatted ninth [7(b9)]
Seventh add flatted thirteenth [7(b13)]
Seventh ninth [7(9)]
Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)]
Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)]
Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)]
Seventh flatted fifth [7b5]
Seventh augmented [7aug]
Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4]
One plus two plus five [1+2+5]
C (9) CM
7
6
(9)
Cm Cm
b5 b5
CmM Cdim
7
b5
(#9)
C C
7 7
Normal Voicing
1 - 3 - 5
1 - 2 - 3 - 5
1 - (3) - 5 - 6
1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6
1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or
1 - (3) - 5 - 7
1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7
1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - 7 or
1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - 7
1 - 3 - b5
1 - 3 - b5 - 7
1 - 4 - 5
1 - 3 - #5
1 - (3) - #5 - 7
1 - b3 - 5
1 - 2 - b3 - 5
1 - b3 - 5 - 6
1 - b3 - (5) - b7
1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7
1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7)
1 - b3 - (5) - 7
1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7
1 - b3 - b5 - b7
1 - b3 - b5 - 7
1 - b3 - b5
1 - b3 - b5 - 6
1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or
1 - (3) - 5 - b7
1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7
1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7
1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7
1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or
1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7
1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7
1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7
1 - 3 - b5 - b7
1 - 3 - #5 - b7
1 - 4 - (5) - b7
1 - 2 - 5
7 (9) (#11) (b5)
CM CM C
7
Cm Cm Cm
6 7 7
(b9)
Cdim C C
7 7 7
C aug C sus C
4
7 7 1+2+5
Chord (C) Display
C C
C(9) C(9)
C6 C6
C6(9) C6(9)
CM7 CM7
CM7(9) CM7(9)
CM7(#11) CM7(#11)
C(b5) C(b5)
CM7b5 CM7b5
Csus4 Csus4
Caug Caug
CM7aug CM7aug
Cm Cm
Cm(9) Cm(9)
Cm6 Cm6
Cm7 Cm7
Cm7(9) Cm7(9)
Cm7(11) Cm7(11)
CmM7 CmM7
CmM7(9) CmM7(9)
Cm7b5 Cm7b5
CmM7b5 CmM7b5
Cdim Cdim
Cdim7 Cdim7
C7 C7
C7(b9) C7(b9)
C7(b13) C7(b13)
C7(9) C7(9)
C7(#11) C7(#11)
C7(13) C7(13)
C7(#9) C7(#9)
C7b5 C7b5
C7aug C7aug
C7sus4 C7sus4
C1+2+5 C
Auto Accompaniment
b5
CM
7
(9) 7 ( 11)
Cm
(b13)
C
7
• Notes in parentheses can be
omitted.
• If you play any three
adjacent keys (including
black keys), the chord sound
will be cancelled and only
the rhythm instruments will
continue playing (CHORD
CANCEL function).
• Playing a single key or two
same root keys in the
adjacent octaves produces
accompaniment based only
on the root.
• A perfect fifth (1 + 5)
produces accompaniment
based only on the root and
fifth which can be used with
both major and minor
chords.
• The chord fingerings listed
are all in "root" position, but
other inversions can be used
— with the following
exceptions:
m7, m7 b 5, 6, m6, sus4,
aug, dim7, 7 b 5, 6(9),
m7(11), 1+2+5.
• Inversion of the 7sus4 chord
are not recognized if the 5th
is omitted.
• The AUTO ACCOMPANI-
MENT will sometimes not
change when related chords
are played in sequence (e.g.
some minor chords followed
by the minor seventh).
• Two-note fingerings will
produce a chord based on
the previously played chord.
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