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Follow these steps to start concert chord
auto accompaniment.
1. Set
POWER/MODE
.
CHORD
2. Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm num-
ber.
3. To start the auto-rhythm before the
auto accompaniment, press
.
STOP
Or, to synchronize the start of the
selected
auto-rhythm
accompaniment, press
.
FILL-IN
4. Begin the accompaniment at the
desired interval by pressing the
desired accompaniment key(s).
To play a melody along with the
accompaniment, press any key(s) to
the right of the accompaniment
keys.
5. Adjust the tempo,
and
ACCOMP VOLUME
sired levels.
6. To change chords without interrupt-
ing the rhythm, simply press the
auto
accompaniment
quired to form the new chord.
7. To stop auto accompaniment and
the auto-rhythm, press
Standard Fingering
The standard fingering method uses
standard formations of three or four
notes, and lets the experienced musi-
cian play a wider variety of accompani-
ment chords.
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This chart shows the 15 chord types you
can play on your keyboard by using
standard fingering.
to
CONCERT
Major (M)
START/
Suspended
4th (SUS4)
with
your
SYNCHRO/
Suspended
,
MAIN VOLUME
to the de-
Minor/Major
Notes:
key(s)
re-
• You do not have to press the key
.
START/STOP
• This chart shows only one possible
Minor (m)
( )
Dominant
7th (7)
( )
Major 7th
Minor Half-
(M7)
Diminished
(m7
-5
)
( )
Dominant
Major 9th
(add9)
4th (7sus4)
( )
Diminished
7th (mM7)
marked with parentheses on the
keyboard in the preceding chart to
produce a 7, m7, M7, mM7, 9, or m9
chord.
fingering position for each chord. It
is possible to play a chord using
several different positions. For ex-
ample, the following three fingering
positions produce the same C
chord.
Augmented
(aug)
( )
Minor 7th
(m7)
Major Half-
Diminished
(7
-5
)
( )
Minor 9th
(madd9)
Diminished
7th (dim7)
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