Yamaha Portatone Entertainment Station, PSR-K1 Playing accompaniment chords

Style Functions

Playing accompaniment chords

There are two basic ways of playing chords for the accompaniment: Single Finger and Fingered.

This instrument uses a sophisticated function called Multi Fingering, which automatically recognizes the chord played, no matter which way of fingering you use.

• Single Finger.........................................	Simple chord indications
• Fingered ................................................	Conventionally played chords

The key range left of the Split Point (default setting: 54 or F#2) is referred to as the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. When using accompaniment, play the chords in this range.

Split Point (default setting: 54 or F#2)

■Single Finger

This method lets you easily play major, minor, seventh and minor seventh chords in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard by using three fingers or less.

NOTE

•The Split Point can be changed. (See page 42.)

NOTE

•The illustration below shows the root names of the chords and their corresponding keys.

●How to play Single Finger chords

C	• To play a major chord	C7
	Press the root note of the
	chord.
Cm	• To play a minor chord	Cm7
	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).

Split Point (54 or F#2)

accompaniment section

of the keyboard

■Fingered

This method lets you play chords normally within the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard, and the instrument plays the proper accompaniment.

●How to play Fingered chords

[Example for “C” chords]

C		(9)					C6				(9)				CM7			(9)			(#11)
			C								C6								CM7		CM7
									)				)				)			)		)
									(				(				(			(		(
Csus4			Caug				CM7aug				Cm			(9)					Cm6		Cm7
															Cm
									)														)
									(														(
CmM7		(9)						(b5)				(b5)			Cdim				Cdim7		C7
			CmM7				Cm7				CmM7
	)				)																		)
	(				(																		(
(9)		(#11)			(13)						(#9)					(b5)			C7aug		C7sus4
C7			C7			C7					C7				C7
	)			)						)			)										)
	(			(						(			(										(

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

C(b5)

(9) Cm7

)

(

(b9)

C7

)

(

Csus2

(b5)

CM7

(11) Cm7

( )

( )

(b13)

C7

48 PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual