Yamaha DGX-305 Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords, Style Auto-accompaniment Functions Reference

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Reference

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords

There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:

●Easy Chords

●Standard Chords

The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. The function is called Multi Fingering.

Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 29). The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 54/F#2) becomes the “accompaniment range.” Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard.

Split point (default: 54/F#2)

Db Eb	F# G# Bb	Db Eb	F#
C D E F G A B C D E F
Accompaniment
	range
Root notes and the corresponding keys

■Easy Chords● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This method lets you easily play chords in the accompa- niment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers.

C

•To play a major chord

Press the root note of the chord.

Cm

• To play a minor chord

Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it.

C7

• To play a seventh chord Press the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it.

Cm7

• To play a minor seventh chord Press the root note together with the nearest white and black keys to the left of it (three keys altogether).

■Standard Chords● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This method lets you produce accompaniment by play- ing chords using normal fingerings in the accompani- ment range of the keyboard.

●How to play Standard Chords [Example for “C” chords]

C			(9)				C6			(9)
				C							C6
									)					)
									(					(
CM7			(9)			(#11)						(b5)
				CM7			CM7				C
		)			)			)
		(			(			(
	(b5)			Csus4			Caug				CM7aug
CM7
													)
													(
Cm			(9)				Cm6				Cm7
				Cm
														)
														(
(9)			(11)				CmM7			(9)
Cm7				Cm7							CmM7

)

(

)		)			)		)
(		(			(		(
	(b5)			(b5)		Cdim		Cdim7
Cm7			CmM7

C7

( )

(#11)

C7

( )

C7aug

(b9)

C7

)

(

(13)

C7

)

(

C7sus4

( )

(b13)

C7

(#9)

C7

( )

Csus2

(9)

C7

( )

(b5)

C7

*Notes enclosed in parentheses ( ) are optional; the chords will be recognized without them.

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