Casio CTK1100ES1A Keyboard, CASIO CHORD, Chord Types, Chord types, chords only, chords with minimal fingering, tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs

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CASIO CHORD

Chord Types

This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to

CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of

chords with minimal fingering.

easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge

and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD

Chord types

Example

“Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and

tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.

Major chords

CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody

Major chord names are marked

C Major (C)

above the keys of the

CC#DE E FF#GA A B B CC#DE E F

Keyboard

accompaniment keyboard. Note

that the chord produced when you

Accompaniment

press an accompaniment keyboard

keyboard

Melody 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

CC#DE E FF#GA A B B CC#DE E F

NOTE

press any other accompaniment

keyboard key located to the right

• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing

of the major chord key.

chords only.

Seventh chords (7)

No sound will be produced if you try playing single

C seventh (C7)

melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.

To play a seventh chord, keep the

major chord key depressed and

CC#DE E FF#GA A B B CC#DE E F

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,

CC#DE E FF#GA A B B CC#DE E F

keep the major chord key

depressed and press any other

three accompaniment keyboard

keys located to the right of the

major chord key.

NOTE

• It 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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