Yamaha PSR-E203, YPT-200 owner manual Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary

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Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords

Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary

The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord dictionary” 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.

1 Press and hold the [WAITING] button for longer than a second. “Dict.” will appear in the display.

Dict.

Hold 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.

Keys for chord type

dictionary

Keys for root dictionary

Dict.

001

3 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.

001

Chord name (root

Individual notes of chord

and type)

(keyboard)

To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the [+]/[-] buttons.

4 Try playing a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the key- board, checking the indications in the display.

When you’ve played the chord properly, a bell sound signals your suc- cess and the chord name in the display flashes.

NOTE

Major chords are usually indicated by the root name only. For example, the indi- cation “C” in a score refers to a “C Major” chord. To look up the fingering for a major chord press the root key and then the M chord type key.

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Contents Page Please Keep this Manual FCC Information U.S.A Precautions Copyright Notice Supplied Accessories Panel logosContents Using an AC Power Adaptor Setting UpPower Requirements Using BatteriesUsing the Midi Terminals Turn on the powerPanel Controls and Terminals Front Panel@0 @1 Changing the Voices Quick GuideFlute Press the Voice buttonSelect a Voice Play the keyboardPress the Voice button Select the desired Drum kit Press the Portable Grand buttonStd.Kit Try out each key Fun Sounds Press the Sound Effect KIT buttonPress the TEMPO/TAP button to display the tempo Set the metronome tempo by using the number buttons 0-9, +Tempo Press the Function button a number of times until MetroVol Set the time signature by using the number buttons 0-9, +Set the metronome volume by using the number buttons 0-9, + AppearsQuick Guide Press the Song button Select the desired Song by using the number buttons 0-9, +Press the START/STOP button Song List Select a Style Quick Guide Press the Style buttonHH Light Playing with a Style Turn Sync Start onPlay with a Style Quick Guide Basic Operation and Displays Basic OperationGrandPn2 Press a button to select a basic function003 Lesson 1 Listen & Learn Song LessonSelect the desired Song for your lesson Select the part you want to practice Stop the Lesson modeNo LPart Start LessonLesson 2 Timing GradeLesson 3 Waiting R3 WaitingSong Volume Song settingsChanging the Melody Voice Mute Set the Song Volume by pressing the number buttons 0- 9, +SongVol Repeat Practice Makes PerfectOFF Repeat Adding Reverb Play With a Variety of EffectsHall2 OFF Sustain Adding Panel SustainOn Sustain Transpose Handy Performance FeaturesSetting the Split Point TransposTuning TuningOne Touch Setting SprnoSaxAdjusting the Main Voice Parameters Changing the tempo of the Song/StyleStyle Auto Accompaniment Functions Various ways to start and stop Style playbackStopping Style playback Pattern Variation Sections Turn Sync Start onPress the MAIN/AUTO Fill button Press the INTRO/ENDING/rit. buttonSet the Style volume by using the number buttons 0-9, + Adjusting the Style VolumeStyleVol Easy Chords Playing Auto Accompaniment ChordsStandard Chords Recognized Standard Chords Chart Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary DictAbout chords Set the value by using the number buttons 0-9, + Function SettingsSelect the item and change the value Function Setting List About Midi What is MIDI?What You Can Do With Midi Transferring Performance Data To and From Another Instrument Local Settings Midi settingsVoice List Maximum PolyphonyVoice List Drum Kit List MidiStyle List Style Style Name BeatEffect Type List Reverb TypesMidi Implementation Chart YamahaOmni Poly Midi Data Format Effect mapTroubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and SolutionSpecifications Panel ControlsIndex Panel Controls and TerminalsIndex Page Limited Warranty North America