Optimus MD-1200 owner manual Concert Chord

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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 table shows the type of chord that plays when you press one, two, three, or four accompaniment keys at the same time.

Number of Keys

Note: You can play 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.

Follow these steps to start concert chord auto accompaniment.

1.	Set MODE to CONCERT CHORD.
2.	Select and enter an auto-rhythm.
3.	To start the auto-rhythm before the
	auto accompaniment, press START/
	STOP or INTRO.

Pressed

Chord Type

To synchronize the start of the

selected auto-rhythm with your

Major

Minor (m)

Dominant

Seventh (7)

Minor

Seventh (m7)

The lowest note you play determines the key of the chord. For example, if the low- est note is C, the keyboard plays a C chord.

accompaniment,		press	SYNCHRO/
ENDING.
4. Begin the accompaniment by press-
ing 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. To change chords without interrupt-
ing the rhythm, simply press the
auto	accompaniment		key(s)
required to form the new chord.
6. To stop accompaniment and the
auto-rhythm, press START/STOP.

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