Auto Accompaniment
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Using Auto Accompaniment — Multi Fingering

When it is set to on (page 35), the auto accompaniment function automatically

generates bass and chord accompaniment for you to play along with, by using

Multi Fingering operation. You can change the chords of the accompaniment by

playing keys in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard using either the

“Single Finger” or “Fingered” method. With Single Finger you can simply play a

one-, two- or three-finger chord indication (see Single Finger Chords below). The

Fingered technique is that of conventionally playing all the notes of the chord.

Whichever method you use, the PSR-280 “understands” what chord you indicate

and then automatically generates the accompaniment.

■ Single Finger Chords • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Chords that can be produced in Single Finger operation are major, minor, seventh

and minor seventh. The illustration shows how to produce the four chord types.

(The key of C is used here as an example; other keys follow the same rules. For

example, Bb7 is played as Bb and A.)

■ Fingered Chords • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Using the key of C as an example, the chart below shows the types of chords that

can be recognized in the Fingered mode.

CCm C7Cm7
To play a major chord:
Press the root note of
the chord.
To play a minor chord:
Press the root note
together with the nearest
black key to the left of it.
To play a seventh chord:
Press the root note
together with the nearest
white key to the left of it.
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).
C
Cm
7
C
( )
CM
( )
7
C(9) C
( )
(9)
6
Caug Cm6Cm7
( )
Cm b5
7CmM b5
7
Cm
( )
(9)
7
Cm(9)
CmM7
( )
CmM (9)
7
( )
Cdim Cdim7
C(9)
7
( )
C(13)
7
( )
C(b9)
7
( )
C(b13)
7
Csus4
C1+2+5
C b5
7
C6
( )
( )
CM7(9) 7
CM (#11)
( )
7
CM b5
C(b5)
( )
C(#11)
7C(#9)
7
( )
C aug
7
Cm7(11)
( )
( )
CM aug
7
( )
C sus4
7
( )

● Example for “C” chords

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