Yamaha Electone STAGEA ELS-01C Owner's Manual page 63

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A.B.C. MODE
OFF:
Cancels the Auto Bass Chord function.
SINGLE FINGER:
The Single Finger mode provides the fastest and easiest means to obtain many different
chord/bass combinations. You can produce major, minor, 7th, and minor 7th chords by
simply using one, or at most, two or three fingers to play the chords. The chord
produced will sound in the same octave regardless of where it is played on the Lower
keyboard.
Key of C
C
Major chords:
Press the root of the chord (the note that corresponds to the chord's
name).
Cm
Minor chords:
Simultaneously press the root and any one black key to the left of it.
C7
7th chords:
Simultaneously press the root and any one white key to the left of it.
Cm7
Minor 7th chords:
Simultaneously press the root as well as any black key and any white
key to the left of it.
Playing single finger chords without the use of the rhythm lets you add full continuous
chords to your performance.
FINGERED CHORD:
The Fingered Chord mode automatically produces bass accompaniment for chords
played in the Lower keyboard. It allows you to use a wider range of chord types than in
the Single Finger mode. In the Fingered Chord mode, you play full chords while the
Auto Bass Chord function automatically selects the appropriate bass pattern. If you play
only one or two notes in the Lower keyboard, the appropriate chord will sound on the
basis of the previously played chord.
Key of C
C
Cm maj7
C7sus4
Playing fingered chords without the use of the rhythm lets you add full continuous
chords to your performance.
CUSTOM A.B.C.:
The Custom A.B.C. mode is a slight variation on the Fingered Chord mode. It allows
you to determine what bass notes will be played in the accompaniment by playing a note
on the Pedalboard along with the chords you play in the Lower keyboard.
Cm C7
Caug Cdim
Cm7-5 C6
Cm7 Cmaj7
Cdim7 Csus4
Cm6 Cadd9
ELS-01/01C/01X Owner's Manual
NOTE
When playing certain chords
(aug, dim, dim7, sus4, 6,
and m6), make sure to play
the root of the chord as the
lowest note in that chord.
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