Concert Chord - Radio Shack MD-1160 Owner's Manual

To reset the accompaniment volume to
its default value of 7, press
the same time.
Note: You can adjust the accompani-
ment volume separately for your key-
board play and prerecorded
playback.

Concert Chord

The concert chord method lets begin-
ning keyboard players easily select and
play a chord.
The number of accompaniment keys
you press determines the type of chord
that plays. This chart shows the chord
type that plays when you press one,
two, three, or four accompaniment keys
at the same time.
Number of Keys
Pressed
C D E F G A B C D E F
C D E F G A B C D E F
C D E F G A B C D E F
C D E F G A B C D E F
The lowest note you play determines the
key of the chord. For example, if the low-
16
est note is C, the keyboard plays a C
chord.
and + at
–
Note: You can press any labeled note(s)
to the right of the lowest note in the
chord to produce a minor, a dominant
seventh, or minor seventh chord.
tune
Follow these steps to start concert chord
auto accompaniment.
1. Set
2. Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm num-
3. To start the auto-rhythm before the
Chord Type
4. Begin the accompaniment at the
Major
Minor (m)
5. Adjust the tempo,
Dominant
Seventh (7)
6. To change chords without interrupt-
Minor
Seventh
(m7)
7. To stop auto accompaniment and
Operation
POWER/MODE
.
CHORD
ber.
auto accompaniment, press
.
STOP
Or, to synchronize the start of the
selected auto-rhythm
accompaniment, press
.
FILL-IN
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.
MAIN VOLUME
and
ACCOMP VOLUME
sired levels.
ing the rhythm, simply press the
auto accompaniment key(s) re-
quired to form the new chord.
the auto-rhythm, press
to
CONCERT
START/
with your
SYNCHRO/
,
to the de-
.
START/STOP