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CASIO CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily
play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and expe-
rience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD "Accompani-
ment keyboard" and "Melody keyboard", and tells you how to
play CASIO CHORDs.
CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Mel-
ody Keyboard
Accompaniment
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Melody keyboard seas
ENOTES
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.
Major chord names are marked
C Major (C)
above the keys of the accompani-
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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.
C minor (Cm)
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C seventh (C7)
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C minor seventh (Cm7)
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Seventh chords (7)
To play a seventh chord, keep the
major chord key depressed and press
any other two accompaniment key-
board 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.
NOTES
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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FINGERED
FINGERED provides you with a total of 15 different chord types.
The following describes the FINGERED
"Accompaniment key-
board" and "Melody keyboard", and tells you how to play a C-
root chord using FINGERED.
FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody
Keyboard
Accompaniment
=> keyboard ————
Melody keyboard ——
HNOTE!
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
Cdim
Caug "
Csus4
C7 *?
Cm7 *
Cmaj7 *?
Cm7*5
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C7sus4
Cadd9Q *?
Cmaddg *2
CmM7 "2
Cdim7 "'
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See the FINGERED Chord Chart on page A-1 for details on play-
ing 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.
ENOTESE
¢ Except for the chords specified in note'' above, inverted fingerings
(i.e. playing E-G-C or G-C-E instead of C-E-G) will produce the same
chords as the standard fingering.
* Except for the exception specified in note'? above, all of the keys
that make up a chord must be pressed. Failure to press even a
single key will not play the desired FINGERED chord.
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Display 1
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN
START/STOP
POWER/MODE
Display 3
Using a Fill-in Pattern
Fill-in patterns let you momentarily change the rhythm pattern to
add some interesting variation to your performances.
The following procedure describes how to use the Fill-in feature.
To insert a fill-in
1. Press the START/STOP button to start rhythm play.
2. Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button to insert a fill
in pattern for the rhythm you are using.
Synchro Starting Accompani-
ment with Rhythm Play
You can set up the keyboard to start rhythm play at the same time
you play the accompaniment on the keyboard.
The following procedure describes how to use synchro start. Be-
fore starting, you should first select the rhythm you want to use,
set the tempo, and use the POWER/MODE switch to select the
chord play method you want to use (CASIO CHORD, FINGERED).
To use synchro start
]. Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button to put the key-
board into synchro start standby.
Display 3
STATUS
TEMPO
MAIN VOLUME
2. Play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard
and the rhythm pattern starts to play automat-
ically.
HNOTESI
¢ If the POWER/MODE
switch is set to NORMAL, only the rhythm
plays (without a chord) when you play on the accompaniment key-
board.
* To cancel synchro start standby, press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN but-
ton one more time.
ACCOMP VOLUME
Number buttons
Adjusting the Accompaniment
Volume
"You can adjust the volume of the accompaniment parts as a value
in the range of 0 (minimum) to 9.
1. Press the ACCOMP VOLUME button.
Current accompaniment volume setting
Display 1
2. Use the number buttons or the (+)/(-) buttons
to change the current volume setting value.
Example: 5
Display 1
TONE
RHYTHM
SONG BANK
ENOTES!
¢ The current accompaniment volume value that appears in Step 1
automatically clears from the display if you do not input anything
within about five seconds.
¢ Pressing [+} and [-] buttons at the same time automatically sets an
accompaniment volume of 7.
* You can make independent accompaniment volume settings for auto-
accompaniment and Song Bank tune accompaniment parts.
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