❚NOTE
•Pressing both TEMPO buttons ( and ) at the same time resets the tempo to the default value of the currently selected rhythm.
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, FIN- GERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD.
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 MODE switch position. Refer to the following pages for details on chord play.
CASIO CHORD .............................. This page FINGERED ...................................... Page
Current measure number and beat number
Chord name
R o c k
Basic fingering of current chord
(May be different from chord actually being played on the keyboard.)
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 |
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keyboard | Melody keyboard |
❚NOTE
•The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing single melo- dy 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 |
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Major chord names are marked | C Major (C) | |
above the keys of the accompa- | C D E F G A B C D E F | |
niment keyboard. Note that the |
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chord produced when you |
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press an accompaniment key- |
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board does not change octave, |
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regardless of which key you use |
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to play it. |
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| Minor chords (m) | C minor (Cm) | |
To play a minor chord, keep the | ||
CD E F G A B C D E F | ||
major chord key depressed and | ||
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press any other accompaniment |
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keyboard key located to the |
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right of the major chord key. |
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| Seventh chords (7) |
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To play a seventh chord, keep | C seventh (C7) | |
the major chord key depressed | C D E F G A B C D E F | |
and press any other two accom- |
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paniment keyboard keys locat- |
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ed to the right of the major |
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chord key. |
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| Minor seventh chords (m7) |
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To play a minor seventh chord, | C minor seventh (Cm7) | |
keep the major chord key de- | C D E F G A B C D E F | |
pressed and press any other |
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three accompaniment key- |
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board keys located to the right |
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of the major chord key. |
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