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CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody
Keyboard
Accompaniment
keyboard
NOTE
• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing
chords only.
No sound will be produced if you try playing single
melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.
Chord Types
CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of
chords with minimal fingering.
Chord types
Major chords
Major chord names are marked
above
the
keys
of
accompaniment keyboard. Note
that the chord produced when you
press an accompaniment keyboard
does not change octave, regardless
of which key you use to play it.
Minor chords (m)
To play a minor chord, keep the
major chord key depressed and
press any other accompaniment
keyboard key located to the right
of the major chord key.
Seventh chords (7)
To play a seventh chord, keep the
major chord key depressed and
press
any
other
accompaniment keyboard keys
located to the right of the major
chord key.
Minor seventh chords (m7)
To play a minor seventh chord,
keep the major chord key
depressed and press any other
three accompaniment keyboard
keys located to the right of the
major chord key.
NOTE
• It makes no difference whether you press black or white
keys to the right of a major chord key when playing minor
and seventh chords.
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Melody keyboard
Example
C Major (C)
the
CC DE
#
E
FF
#
GA A
B
B
CC DE
#
E
F
C minor (Cm)
CC DE
#
E
FF
#
GA A
B
B
CC DE
#
E
F
C seventh (C7)
CC DE
#
E
FF
#
GA A
CC DE
#
E
F
B
B
two
C minor seventh (Cm7)
CC DE
#
E
FF
#
GA A
B
B
CC DE
#
E
F
Auto Accompaniment
FINGERED
FINGERED provides you with a total of 15 different chord
types.
The
following
"Accompaniment keyboard" and "Melody keyboard", and
tells you how to play a C-root chord using FINGERED.
FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody
Keyboard
Accompaniment
keyboard
NOTE
• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing
chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing
single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.
C
Cm
Caug
*1
Csus4
*2
Cm7
Cmaj7
5 *1
C7
C7sus4
*2
Cmadd9
CmM7
See the "Fingered Chord Chart" on page A-6 for details on
playing chords with other roots.
*1: Inverted fingerings cannot be used. The lowest note is the
root.
*2: The same chord can be played without pressing the 5th G.
describes
the
FINGERED
Melody keyboard
Cdim
C7
*2
*2
5
Cm7
*2
Cadd9
*2
*1
Cdim7
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