Auto Accompaniment

NOTE

•If you press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT button and then the INTRO/ENDING 1/2 buttons in place of the START/STOP button in step 2, accompaniment will start with an intro pattern when you perform the operation in step 3. For details about these buttons, see pages E-34 and E-35.

•If you press the INTRO/ENDING 1/2 buttons in place of the START/STOP button in step 4, an ending pattern will play before accompaniment play is ended. For details about this button, see page E-35.

•You can adjust the accompaniment part volume level independently of the main volume. For details, see “Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume” on page E-37.

CASIO CHORD

This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD “accompaniment keyboard” and “melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.

CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard

Accompaniment

keyboard Melody keyboard

NOTE

•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.

Chord Types

CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering.

Chord Types

 

 

 

 

 

Example
Major chords

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major chord names are markedC Major (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

above the keys of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accompaniment keyboard. Note

 

CC#DE￿ E FF#GA￿ A B￿ B CC#DE￿

E F

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

 

CC#DE￿ E FF#GA￿ A B￿ B CC#DE￿ 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 major chord key depressed

 

CC#DE￿ E FF#GA￿ A B￿ B CC#DE￿

E F

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 the major chord key

 

CC#DE￿ E FF#GA￿ A B￿ B CC#DE￿

E F

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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