Radio Shack MD-1160 owner manual Concert Chord, Number of Keys Chord Type Pressed

To reset the accompaniment volume to its default value of 7, press – and + at the same time.

Note: You can adjust the accompani- ment volume separately for your key- board play and prerecorded tune 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	Chord Type
Pressed
C D E F G A B C D E F
	Major
C D E F G A B C D E F
	Minor (m)
C D E F G A B C D E F
	Dominant
	Seventh (7)
C D E F G A B C D E F	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.

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.

Follow these steps to start concert chord auto accompaniment.

1.Set POWER/MODE to CONCERT CHORD.

2.Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm num- ber.

3.To start the auto-rhythm before the auto accompaniment, press START/ STOP.

Or, to synchronize the start of the selected auto-rhythm with your accompaniment, press SYNCHRO/ 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, MAIN VOLUME, and ACCOMP VOLUME to the de- sired levels.

6.To change chords without interrupt- ing the rhythm, simply press the auto accompaniment key(s) re- quired to form the new chord.

7.To stop auto accompaniment and the auto-rhythm, press START/STOP.

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