Yamaha DGX-500AD - 88-Note Touch-Sensitive Portable Electronic Keyboard Owner's Manual page 17

Looking up Chords in the Dictionary
The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you the individual notes. In the example
below, we'll learn how to play a GM7 chord...
(DGX-500 : A-1 — B2) (DGX-300 : E0 — B2)
Learning how to play a specific chord
Example:
G M
Root note Chord type
z
Press the [DICTIONARY] button.
x
Specify the root note of the chord (in this case,
G).
c
Specify the chord type of the chord (in this
case, M7).
Keys for entering the chord
7
Keys for entering Keys for entering
the chord type the chord root
(C3 — B4) (C5 — B5)
v
Play the notes of the chord as indicated in the
keyboard diagram in the display. The chord
name flashes when the chord is played prop-
erly.
Chord area
b
To leave the Dictionary function, press the
[DICTIONARY] button again
Step 3 Music Database
Want to find out more? See page 50.
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