Auto Accompaniment

NOTE

Except for the chords specified in note*1 above, inverted fingerings (i.e. playing E-G-C or G-C-E instead of C-E-

G)will produce the same chords as the standard fingering.

Except for the exception specified in note*2 above, all of the keys that make up a chord must be pressed. Failure to press even a single key will not play the desired FINGERED chord.

FULL RANGE CHORD

This accompaniment method provides a total of 38 different chord types: the 15 chord types available with FINGERED plus 23 additional types. The keyboard interprets any input of three or more keys that matches a FULL RANGE CHORD pattern to be a chord. Any other input (that is not a FULL RANGE CHORD pattern) is interpreted as melody play. Because of this, there is no need for a separate accompaniment keyboard, so the entire keyboard, from end to end, can be used for both melody and chords.

FULL RANGE CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard

Accompaniment keyboard/Melody keyboard

< Chords Recognized by This Keyboard >

Chord Types

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Types

 

 

 

 

Corresponding

15 (page E-35)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINGERED Chord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following are examples of chords

 

that use C as the bass note.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C6

 

• Cm6

• C69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Chords

 

 

C

 

 

D

 

E

 

F

 

G

 

A

 

 

B

 

 

 

C

 

C

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

C m

Dm

Fm

Gm

Am

B m

 

 

 

C

 

 

C

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dm7

5

A 7

F7

Fm7

Gm7

A add9

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

C

C

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example: To play the chord C major.

Any of the fingerings shown in the illustration below will produce C major.

1

E G C

E

G C

.... Chord C

 

1

 

2

.... Chord

C

 

2

E

NOTE

As with the FINGERED mode (page E-35), you can play the notes that form a chord in any combination (1).

When the composite notes of a chord are separated by 6 or more notes, the lowest sound becomes the bass (2).

<Music Example >

Tone: 023, Rhythm: 005, Tempo: 070

4

D

 

D

Bm

Bm

G

 

E7

A

 

A

 

C#

 

A

 

A

 

 

G

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Radio Shack LK-1500 owner manual Full Range Chord Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard, Chord Types Number of Types