Auto Accompaniment

CASIO CHORD

Chord Types
CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of
This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to
chords with minimal fingering.
easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge

 

and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORDChord TypesExample
“Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and

Major chords

C Major (C)

tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.

Major chord names are marked above

C D E F G A B C D E F

 

 

CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody

the keys of the accompaniment

 

keyboard. Note that the chord

 

Keyboard

 

 

 

produced when you press an

 

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accompaniment keyboard does not

 

 

change octave, regardless of which

 

Accompaniment

Melody keyboard

key you use to play it.

 

 

 

keyboard

 

 

 

Minor chords (m)

C minor (Cm)

 

 

 

 

To play a minor chord, keep the major

CD E F G A B C D E F

 

 

chord key depressed and press any

 

 

 

other accompaniment keyboard key

 

 

 

located to the right of the major chord

 

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key.

 

 

Seventh chords (7)

C seventh (C7)

 

 

Accompaniment

Melody keyboard

To play a seventh chord, keep the

C D E F G A B C D E F

keyboard

 

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)

NOTE

 

To play a minor seventh chord, keep

C D E F G A B C D E F

• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing

the major chord key depressed and

 

press any other three accompaniment

 

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

 

keyboard keys located to the right of

 

single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.

 

the major chord key.

 

 

 

 

The split point (page E-46) is the point that separates
the Auto Accompaniment area and the melody area of

 

 

 

 

 

 

the keyboard. You can change the location of the split

 

NOTE

 

point, which also changes the sizes of the keyboard

 

 

 

 

• It makes no difference whether you press black or white

areas.

 

 

keys to the right of a major chord key when playing minor

 

 

 

 

 

and seventh chords.

 

 

 

 

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