Playing a Rhythm 
How to Play Chords
The way you finger chords depends on the current Auto Accompaniment mode. If you want to play without Auto Accompaniment, use the NORMAL mode.
CASIO CHORD
Even if you do not know how to play chords normally, this mode lets you play four different types of chords using simplified fingerings in the accompaniment keyboard range of the keyboard. The following shows where the accompaniment keyboard range is located, and explains how to finger chords in the CASIO CHORD mode.
CASIO CHORD Mode Keyboard
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Accompaniment |
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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
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Major Chords | C (C Major) | |||||||||||||||
Pressing a single | Note J | C C#DEb E F | F# | GAb A | Bb | B C | C# | DEb | E F |
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range key in the CASIO |
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CHORD mode will play |
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the major chord whose |
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key. All of the |
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accompaniment keyboard |
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range keys that are |
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marked with the same |
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chord name play exactly |
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the same chord. |
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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 |
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keyboard range key that |
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corresponds to the major |
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chord, while also pressing |
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one other accompaniment |
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keyboard range key to the |
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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 |
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keyboard range key that |
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corresponds to the major |
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chord, while also pressing |
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two other accompaniment |
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keyboard range keys to |
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the right. |
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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 |
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accompaniment keyboard |
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range key that |
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corresponds to the major |
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chord, while also pressing |
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accompaniment keyboard |
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range keys to the right. |
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NOTE
•When playing a minor, seventh, or minor seventh chord, it makes no different whether the additional keys you press are black or white.
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