Using Auto Accompaniment
The following procedure describes how to use the keyboard’s Auto Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you should first select the rhythm you want to use and set the tempo of the rhythm to the value you want.
To use Auto Accompaniment
1. Set the MODE switch to CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD.
2. Press the START/STOP button to start play of the cur- rently selected rhythm.
3. Play a chord.
•The actual procedure you should use to play a chord depends on the current MODE switch position. Refer to the following pages for details on chord play.
CASIO CHORD | On this page |
FINGERED | Page |
FULL RANGE CHORD | Page |
Chord name
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ETUDE | GM |
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CONCERT | TOUCH |
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Basic Chord Form
(The chord form that appears here may show notes that differ from those actually pressed on the keyboard. With some chords, inverted chord forms may be displayed.)
4. To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/ STOP button again.
CASIO CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD “Accompaniment key- board” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.
CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard
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❚ NOTE ❚
The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the ac- companiment keyboard.
Chord Types
CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering.
Chord Types | Example | |
Major chords | C Major (C) | |
Major chord names are marked | C D E F G A B C D E F | |
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paniment keyboard does not change |
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Minor chords (m) | C minor (Cm) | |
To play a minor chord, keep the ma- | C D E F G A B C D E F | |
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any other accompaniment keyboard |
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key located to the right of the major |
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chord key. |
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Seventh chords (7) | C seventh (C7) | |
To play a seventh chord, keep the | C D E F G A B C D E F | |
major chord key depressed and |
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press any other two accompaniment |
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keyboard keys located to the right |
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of the major chord key. |
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Minor seventh chords (m7) | C minor seventh (Cm7) | |
To play a minor seventh chord, keep | C D E F G A B C D E F | |
the major chord key depressed and | ||
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press any other three accompani- |
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❚ NOTE ❚
It makes no difference whether you press black or white keys to the right of a major chord key when playing minor and seventh chords.