Playing a Rhythm

IMPORTANT!

•In the CASIO CHORD mode, the keys in the accompaniment keyboard range of the keyboard operate as “chord switches” only. You cannot use the keys in this keyboard range to play notes.

•You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyboard range. See “To specify the keyboard split point” on page E-13 for more information.

Chord Types

Example:

Major Chords

C (C Major)

Pressing a single

Note names J C C#DEb E F F#GAb ABb B C C#DEb E F

accompaniment keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range key in the CASIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHORD mode will play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the major chord whose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

name is marked above the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

key. All of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range keys that are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

marked with the same

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chord name play exactly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the same chord.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor Chords

Cm (C Minor)

To play a minor chord,

 

C C#DEb E F F#GAb ABb B C C#DEb E F

press the accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard range key that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corresponds to the major

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chord, while also pressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one other accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard range key to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seventh Chords

C7 (C Seventh)

To play a seventh chord,

 

C C#DEb E F F#GAb ABb B C C#DEb E F

press the accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard range key that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corresponds to the major

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chord, while also pressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

two other accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard range keys to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor Seventh Chords

Cm7 (C Minor Seventh)

To play a minor seventh

 

C C#DEb E F F#GAb ABb B C C#DEb E F

chord, press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range key that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corresponds to the major

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chord, while also pressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

three other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range keys to the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

•When playing a minor, seventh, or minor seventh chord, it makes no different whether the additional keys you press are black or white.

„FINGERED

In the FINGERED mode, you play standard chord fingerings in the accompaniment keyboard range to play chords. To finger a C chord, for example, you would press the C-E-G keys.

FINGERED Mode Keyboard

 

 

 

 

Accompaniment

 

Melody keyboard range

keyboard range

 

 

IMPORTANT!

•In the FINGERED mode, the keys in the accompaniment keyboard range of the keyboard operate as “chord switches” only. You cannot use the keys in this keyboard range to play notes.

•You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyboard range. See “To specify the keyboard split point” on page E-13 for more information.

C

Cm

Cdim

Caug *1

Csus4

C7 *2

Cm7 *2

CM7 *2

Cm7b5

C7b5 *1

C7sus4

Cadd9

Cm add9

CmM7 *2

Cdim7 *1

NOTE

•See the “Fingered Chord Chart” on page A-6 for information about fingering chords with other roots in the accompaniment keyboard range.

*1 Inverted fingerings (see “Fingered Chord Notes” on page E-21) are not supported for these chords. The lowest note fingered is used as the root.

*2 For these chords, the same chord is specified even if the G fifth is not fingered.

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