Playing a Rhythm

How to Play Chords

The way you finger chords depends on the current Auto Accompaniment mode. If you want to play without Auto Accompaniment, use the NORMAL mode.

„CASIO CHORD

Even if you do not know how to play chords normally, this mode lets you play four different types of chords using simplified fingerings in the accompaniment keyboard range of the keyboard. The following shows where the accompaniment keyboard range is located, and explains how to finger chords in the CASIO CHORD mode.

CASIO CHORD Mode Keyboard

 

 

 

 

Accompaniment

 

Melody keyboard range

keyboard range

 

 

IMPORTANT!

•In the CASIO CHORD mode, the keys in the accompaniment keyboard range of the keyboard operate as “chord switches” only. You cannot use the keys in this keyboard range to play notes.

•You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyboard range. See “To specify the keyboard split point” on page E-11 for more information.

Chord Types

Example:

Major Chords

C (C Major)

Pressing a single

Note J

C

C#DEb E F F#GAb ABb B C C#DEb E F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard

names

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range key in the CASIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHORD mode will play the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

major chord whose name is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

marked above the key. All of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard range keys that are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

marked with the same chord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

name play exactly the same

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chord.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor Chords

Cm (C Minor)

To play a minor chord, press

 

C C#DEb E F F#GAb ABb B C C#DEb E F

the accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard range key that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corresponds to the major

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chord, while also pressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one other accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard range key to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seventh Chords

C7 (C Seventh)

To play a seventh chord,

 

C C#DEb E F F#GAb ABb B C C#DEb E F

press the accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard range key that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corresponds to the major

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chord, while also pressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

two other accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard range keys to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor Seventh Chords

Cm7 (C Minor Seventh)

To play a minor seventh

 

C C#DEb E F F#GAb ABb B C C#DEb E F

chord, press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range key that corresponds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to the major chord, while

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

also pressing three other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range keys to the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

•When playing a minor, seventh, or minor seventh chord, it makes no different whether the additional keys you press are black or white.

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