Auto Accompaniment

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 Accompaniment1.Set the POWER/MODE switch to CASIO CHORD or FINGERED.

2.Press the START/STOP button to start play of the currently selected rhythm.

3.Play a chord.

•The actual procedure you should use to play a chord depends on the current POWER/ MODE switch position. Refer to the following pages for details on chord play.

CASIO CHORD........................ This page FINGERED .............................. Page E-21

C l u b P o p

Chord name

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 keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.

CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard

Accompaniment keyboard

Melody keyboard

•The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only.

No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.

Chord Types

CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering.

Chord Types

 

 

 

Example

Major chords

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major chord names are marked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

above the keys of the

C Major (C)

accompaniment keyboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that the chord produced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when you press an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard does

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not change octave, regardless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of which key you use to play it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor chords (m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To play a minor chord, keep the

C minor (Cm)

major chord key depressed and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press any other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

located to the right of the major

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chord key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seventh chords (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To play a seventh chord, keep

C seventh (C7)

the major chord key depressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and press any other two

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

located to the right of the major

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chord key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor seventh chords (m7)

C minor seventh

To play a minor seventh chord,

keep the major chord key

(Cm7)

depressed and press any other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

three accompaniment keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keys located to the right of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

major chord key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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