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When you play an aug, 7–5, or dim7 chord, the lowest note you play determines the root of the chord. Be sure that your fingering correctly defines the root you want.

Note: See “Standard Fingering Chord Charts” on Page 31 for a list of all the chords you can play on your keyboard using standard fingering accompani- ment.

Follow these steps to start standard fin- gering auto accompaniment.

1.Set POWER/MODE to FINGERED.

2.Select and enter an auto-rhythm.

3.To start the auto-rhythm before your auto accompaniment, press START/ STOP.

Or, to synchronize the start of the selected auto-rhythm with your accompaniment, press SYNCHRO/ FILL-IN.

4.Begin the accompaniment at the desired interval by pressing at least three accompaniment keys to play the desired chord.

To play a melody along with the accompaniment, press any key(s) to the right of the accompaniment keys.

5.Adjust the tempo, MAIN VOLUME, and ACCOMP VOLUME to the desired levels.

6.To change chords without interrupt- ing the rhythm, simply press the auto accompaniment keys required to form the new chord.

7.To stop auto accompaniment and the auto-rhythm, press START/STOP.

USING THE CHORD BOOK

You can use your keyboard’s chord book display feature to see which keys to press and which fingers to use to form a chord. You can also display the name of a chord you play.

Follow these steps to display and sound

achord.

1.Press CHORD BOOK.

2.Press CLEAR (0) to clear any previ- ous chord entry.

3.If you want to see information about a major chord while you play it, skip to Step 4. Otherwise (if the desired chord name is a minor chord), enter the chord’s name using that chord’s keys on the numeric keypad.

For example, to enter a minor 7–5 chord, press m (8) 7 (9) –5(2). Or, to enter 7sus4, press 7 (9) and sus4 (1).

4.Press the root key on the accompa- niment keyboard to play the chord. For example, to play an F# chord, press the F# key.

As the chord plays, the display shows:

the chord you entered

the keys to press to form the chord (on the bottom “keyboard”)

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Optimus MD-1150 owner manual Using the Chord Book, Select and enter an auto-rhythm