Yamaha QY 300 Owner's Manual page 82

You can add bass notes to
existing chords without
having to re-enter the en-
tire chord by simply moving the cur-
sor to the chord and using the [OCT
DOWN/ON BASS] key to specify
the bass note.
Y o u c a n a d d b a s s
phrase harmonization to
existing chords without
having to re-enter the entire
chord by simply moving the cur-
sor to the chord and using the
[OCT UP/ORG BASS] key to
specify the bass chord.
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Specifying the Bass. Note For a Chord
You can specify the bass note to be used with any chord by using the left
key (note the "ON BASS" marking below the key). Enter the
[OCT DOWN]
chord in the normal way, then while holding the
key press the key on the micro-keyboard corresponding to the desired bass
note (the bass note will appear below the chord root). In the example display,
below, the Dm7 chord will be played on a "C" bass note (in this case the 7th
degree of the chord).
Specifying the Bass Phrase Chord Type (Harmonization)
While the "ON BASS" function described above allows you to specify the
actual root of the bass phrase to be used with a chord, the "ORG BASS"
function also lets you specify a chord type on which the bass pattern will be
based. To do this use the left
below the key). Enter the chord in the normal way, then while holding the
key press the key on the micro-keyboard correspond-
[OCT UP/ORG BASS]
ing to the desired root note and then the key corresponding to the desired chord
type (the root note and chord type will appear below the chord root). In the
example display, below, the Dm7 chord will be played with a bass phrase
based on a CM7 chord.
[OCT DOWN/ON BASS]
key (note the "ORG BASS" marking
[OCT UP]