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Auto Accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and

Using Auto Accompaniment

Melody Keyboard

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. Use the MODE button to select FULL RANGE CHORD, FINGERED, or CASIO CHORD as the accompaniment mode.

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

3. Play a chord.

ŠThe actual procedure you should use to play a chord depends on the currently selected accompaniment mode. Refer to the following pages for details on chord play.

CASIO CHORD

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FINGERED

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FULL RANGE CHORD : Page E-34

1Chord name

2 Current measure number and beat number

3 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.

ŠThe 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

C Major (C)

Major chord names are marked above the keys of the 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)

C minor (Cm)

To play a minor chord, keep the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

major chord key depressed and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press any other accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard key located to the right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of the major chord key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seventh chords (7)

C seventh (C7)

To play a seventh chord, keep 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 (Cm7)

To play a minor seventh chord,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keep the major chord key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depressed and press any other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

three accompaniment keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keys located to the right of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

major chord key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ŠIt makes no difference whether you press black or white keys to the right of a major chord key when playing minor and seventh chords.

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