Looking Up Chords Using The Chord Dictionary - Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-230 Owner's Manual

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary

The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in "chord book" that shows you the individual notes of chords.
It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it.
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Press and hold the LESSON [START]
button for longer than a second.
2
As an example, we'll learn how to play a
GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press the
"G" key in the section of the keyboard
labeled "ROOT". (The note doesn't
sound.) The root note you set is shown
in the display.
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Hold for longer than
a second
Dict.
Dict.
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Press the "M7" (major seventh) key in
the section of the keyboard labeled
"CHORD TYPE". (The note doesn't
sound.) The notes you should play for
the specified chord (root note and
chord type) are shown in the display,
both as notation and in the keyboard
diagram.
Notation of chord
Dict.
Individual notes of chord (keyboard)
To call up possible inversions of the chord,
press the [+]/[-] buttons.
NOTE
• About major chords: Simple major chords are usually indicated only
by the root note. For example, "C" refers to C major. However, when
specifying major chords here, make sure to select "M" (major) after
pressing the root note.
4
Try playing a chord in the auto accom-
paniment section of the keyboard,
checking the indications in the display.
When you've played the chord properly,
a bell sound signals your success and
the chord name in the display flash.
Chord name (root and type)
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