Casio CTK-531 User Manual page 27

The Chord Book feature of this keyboard makes it possible for vou to
took up information about chords quickly and easily. Simply input
the name of the chord and the keyboard keys you should press, thy
fingers you should use, and the notes that make up the chord appear
on the display along with the chord name
What is a chord?
Achord is made up of a root note, upon which is stacked a wumber of
other notes. A variety of different chords can be created by changing
a root
the nates stacked on
<Eyanpile: chords
~~ Stacked notes
Root
Chord Names
Chords are named using upper-case letters from A through G, which
indicate the root note of the chord. Hf the root note is a sharp ar flat,
the chord itself is sharp or flat. A chord name may also be followed
by a degree number or other symbols that indicate certain character
istics about the chord
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} } Sharp i
Sharp | Pint = H
ie { i
(Fe Bb. i
Root Root =| Root i i
| Seventh | Major seventh : Sus fourth i
1 > i i z | G7- oegree | Esus4 i
| Hoot 1 Root '
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Black keys
Sharps and flats can be referred to using either of the names showa
here. The names in the upper row of this iHustration are used by this
keyboard, because they are the names that are most commonly used -
in musical notation
Inverted Forms
There are a number of different wavs to play the same chord. A form
that is different from the basic form but stilt produces the same chord
erted form."
is called an"
de xemple: C
At of the following are € chords.
ress the CHORD BOOK button to enter the Chord
oak mode
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