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1. Playing Ensembles
With the Arranger
ON, the name
of
whatever chord has
been played in the
Lower section
will
be shown
in the
display. Chords can
thus be confirmed
by both sight and
sound.
3. Concerning Chords
The Arranger on the KR-3500 uses the chords you play to create accompaniment which is suitable for the
Music Style selected at the time. The following explains some of the fundamentals concerning use of chords.
a. The Root and Other Constituent Notes
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After turning the (ARRANGER ) ON, if you play "Do", "Mi", "Sol" in the Lower section of the keyboard, the
display will show the information shown below. (Tuming
(ARRANGER)
On/Off, « page 34)
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This tells you that the "Do", "Mi", "Sol" keys that were played formed a C Major chord.
C Major
Next, try playing "La", "Do", "Mi", The display should then show the following :
A Minor
You thus know that you played an A minor chord.
Omi
Armin
Phacien:
Root Note
<> Root Note:The root is the note which is the main tone (tonic) of the chord, and is the note which gives
the chord its name; a capital letter from C-B
(some have a # or b).
For example, in a C Major chord, the root is the note C (Do); and in an A minor chord, it is the note A
(La).
'+ Constituent Notes::-These are the notes of which the chord is composed. In a C Major chord, they are
the notes "Do", "Mi", and "Sol"; and in an A minor chord, they are the notes "La", "Do", and "Mi".
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