Learning How To Play Specific Chords (Chord Tutor); Smart Chord Chart - Yamaha DGX-670 Reference Manual

Smart Chord Chart

This chart shows how the chord is played when you simply press the root note of chord in C major or A minor
for each Type. The chord changes depending on the selected Type and Key Signature. Examples of F major for
Pop and E minor for Jazz are also shown below.
Smart Chord
setting
C
Key
Type
Signature
C major C
Standard
A minor C
C major C
add9
Pop
A minor C
C major C
M7
Jazz
A minor C
M7
C major C
Dance
A minor C
m
C major C
Simple
A minor C
Example chords for key of F major, Pop Type setting.
Pop F major C
7
Example chords for key of E minor, Jazz Type setting.
Jazz E minor C
M7

Learning How To Play Specific Chords (Chord Tutor)

If you know the name of a chord but don't know how to play it, the Chord Tutor function conveniently shows
you which notes to play.
1
Call up the operation display.
[MENU] → Cursor buttons [][][E][F] Chord Tutor, [ENTER]
2
Use the [1 ] /[2 ] (Root) buttons to select the chord root, and use the [3 ] /
[4 ] (Type) buttons to select the chord type.
The notes you need to play are shown in the display.
Depending on the chord, some notes may be omitted.
C# D D#
#dim b
C D E E
m
C #dim D D #dim7 E
m
C #dim7 D E bdim7 E
m7
#dim7 #dim7
C D D E
m7
9 9
C #dim7 D E bdim7 E
m7
9 9
C #dim7 D D #dim7 E
m7
#dim b
C D E E
m
C #m D D #m E
m
C #dim D E b E
m
#dim #dim7
C D D E
m
C #dim D E b C
m7
b5
9 9
C #m7 D D #7 E
7
Root Note
E F F# G
#dim
F F G
m 7
F F #dim G
7 7
F F #dim G
m7 M7 7
#dim
F F G
7 M7 7
9 9
F F #dim7 G
m7 6 7
b5
9 9
F F #m7 G
7 M7 7
#dim
F F G
m
F F #m G
m m m
F F #dim G
1+5 1+5 7
#dim
F F G
1+5 7
F F #dim7 G
/E add9 m7
b5
add9 9
F F #m7 G
m 7 M7
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G# A A# B
#dim b
G A B G
m /B
b5
E A B b B
7/G# m m7
G #dim A B b G
m7 /B
b
E A B G
7/G# m7 /B
b5
11
G #dim A B b7 B
m7 m7
b5
add9
G #7 A B b7 B
m m7
#dim b
G A B G
m /B
G # A B b B
m m
G #dim A B b G
m /B
b5
b
E A B B
7/G# m m7
A bdim7 A B bM7 B
m7 dim
9
G #dim7 A A #dim7 B
m7 7
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