Radio Shack 42-4058 owner manual Standard Fingering, Full-Range Chords

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

1.Set MODE to CONCERT CHORD.

2.Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm number.

3.To start the auto-rhythm before the auto accompaniment, press START/STOP or INTRO/ENDING 1 or 2.

Or, to synchronize the start of the selected auto-rhythm with your accompaniment, press SYNCHRO/FILL-

IN NEXT.

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 and VOLUME to the desired levels.

6.To change chords without interrupting the rhythm, simply press the auto accompaniment key(s) required to form the new chord.

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

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The standard fingering method uses standard formations of three or four notes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompaniment chords. ￿

This chart shows the 15 chord types you can play on your keyboard by using standard fingering.

Follow these steps to start standard fingering auto accompaniment.

1.Set MODE to FINGERED.

2.Select and enter an auto-rhythm.

3.To start the auto-rhythm before your auto accompaniment, press START/ STOP or INTRO/ENDING 1 or 2.

Or, to synchronize the start of the selected auto-rhythm with your accompaniment, press SYNCHRO/FILL-

IN NEXT.

4.Begin the accompaniment at the desired interval by pressing at least three accompaniment keys to play the desired chord.

To play a melody along with the accompaniment, press any key(s) to the right of the accompaniment keys.

5.Adjust TEMPO and VOLUME to the desired levels.

6.To change chords without interrupting the rhythm, simply press the auto accompaniment keys required to form the new chord.

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

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While the concert chord and standard fingering methods limit chord formations to the accompaniment keys, the full-range chord method lets you play chords of any type using any of the keyboard’s keys.

Set MODE to FULL RANGE CHORD and follow the steps under “Standard Fingering”. If you press three or more keys that form a chord anywhere on the keyboard, the keyboard plays that chord. The keyboard responds with melody sounds if you press fewer than three keys. ￿

In the full-range chord mode, the keyboard recognizes 23 more chords (in addition to the 15 in the fingered chord mode). The following is an example of those chords with C as the base note.

C6 ￿￿Cm6 ￿￿C69.

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A￿

B￿

C

￿

D

￿

E

￿

F

￿

G

￿

￿

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

￿

￿

￿

_

￿

_

￿

_

￿

_

￿

_

B

_

C m

Dm

Fm

Gm

Am

B￿m

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

_

￿

_

￿

F7

￿

_

￿

_

￿

_

Dm7￿5

A￿7

Fm7

Gm7

A￿add9

C

C

C

C

C

C

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Standard Fingering

•You do not have to press the key marked with parentheses on the keyboard in the chart to produce a 7, m7, M7, mM7, add9, or madd9 chord.

•Although the chart shows only one possible fingering position for each chord, it is possible to play a chord using several different positions. For example, the following three positions produce the same C chord.

•When you play an aug, 7￿5, or dim7 chord, the lowest note you play determines the root of the chord. Be sure that your fingering correctly defines the root you want.

•See “Fingered Chord Chart” on Page 31 for all the chords you can play on your keyboard using standard fingering accompaniment.

Full-Range Chords

•You cannot use inverted fingerings. The lowest note is the root.

•You can play the same chord without pressing the 5th G.

•When the notes of a chord are more than 5 notes apart, the lowest sound becomes the base note.

Using Auto Accompaniment

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