Using Auto Accompaniment - Casio CTK-573 User Manual

Using Auto Accompaniment

The following procedure describes how to use the keyboard's Auto
Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you should first select the
rhythm you want to use and set the tempo of the rhythm to the value
you want.
To use Auto Accompaniment
1.
Set the MODE switch to CASIO CHORD, FINGERED,
or FULL RANGE CHORD.
2.
Press the START/STOP button to start play of the cur-
rently selected rhythm.
3.
Play a chord.
• The actual procedure you should use to play a chord depends
on the current MODE switch position. Refer to the following
pages for details on chord play.
CASIO CHORD ..................................... On this page
FINGERED .................................................. Page E-18
FULL RANGE CHORD ............................ Page E-18
Chord name
ETUDE
CONCERT
PIECE
(The chord form that appears here may show
notes that differ from those actually pressed on
the keyboard. With some chords, inverted chord
forms may be displayed.)
4.
To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/
STOP button again.
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LAYER
SPLIT
GM
TOUCH
RESPONSE
MEMORY
Basic Chord Form
CASIO CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play
chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience.
The following describes the CASIO CHORD "Accompaniment key-
board" and "Melody keyboard", and tells you how to play CASIO
CHORDs.
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 ac-
companiment 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 the accompani-
ment keyboard. Note that the chord
produced when you press an accom-
paniment keyboard does not change
octave, regardless of which key you
use to play it.
Minor chords (m)
To play a minor chord, keep the ma-
jor 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 two 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 accompani-
ment 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.
Melody keyboard
Example
C Major (C)
C D E F G A B C D E F
C minor (Cm)
CD E F G A B C D E F
C seventh (C7)
C D E F G A B C D E F
C minor seventh (Cm7)
C D E F G A B C D E F
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