Casio CTK800ES1A CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, areas, areas, and seventh chords, chords with minimal fingering, types. The following describes the FINGERED, Example, Keyboard

Auto Accompaniment

CASIO CHORD NOTE

• It makes no difference whether you press black or whiteThis method of chord play makes it possible for anyone tokeys to the right of a major chord key when playing minoreasily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledgeand seventh chords.

and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD “Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.

		FINGERED
CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody		FINGERED provides you with a total of 15 different chord
Keyboard
		types. The following describes the FINGERED
Accompaniment	Melody keyboard	“Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and
keyboard		tells you how to play a C-root chord using FINGERED.
		FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody
		Keyboard
		Accompaniment	Melody keyboard
NOTE		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.

•The split point (page E-44) is the point that separates

the Auto Accompaniment area and the melody area of

NOTE

the keyboard. You can change the location of the split

•

The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing

point, which also changes the sizes of the keyboard

chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing

areas.

single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.

•

The split point (page E-44) is the point that separates

Chord Types

the Auto Accompaniment area and the melody area of

CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of

the keyboard. You can change the location of the split

chords with minimal fingering.

point, which also changes the sizes of the keyboard

areas.

Chord Types

Example

Major chords

C Major (C)

Major chord names are marked

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

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

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

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

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

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

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

the major chord key depressed and

press any other three

accompaniment keyboard keys

located to the right of the major

chord key.

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