Playing Styles
PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 25

There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:

●Easy Chords

●Standard Chords

The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types.

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.

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

This method lets you easily play chords in the

accompaniment range of the keyboard using only

one, two, or three fingers.

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

This method lets you produce accompaniment by

playing chords using normal fingerings in the

accompaniment range of the keyboard.

Playing Auto-accompaniment ChordsCD
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E
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F
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G
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B
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D
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E
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DEFGABCDEFSplit point (default: 54/F#2)Root notes and the corresponding keysAccompani-ment range•To play a major chordPress the root note of the chord.C
Cm
C7
Cm7
•To play a minor chordPress the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it.•To play a seventh chordPress the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it.•To play a minor seventh chordPress the root note together with the nearest white and black keys to the left of it (three keys altogether).
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CmM7
CM7
C6
Csus4 Caug CM7augC7aug C7sus4 Csus2
C7
Cm
Cdim Cdim7
C7
CmM7
(9)
CM7
(9)
Cm7
(9)
C7
(b9)C7
(b13)
Cm7
(11)
CM7
(#11)C(b5)
(9)
C6
Cm add9
(9)
C7
(#11)
C7
(#9)
C7
(13)
C7
Cm6 Cm7C
(b5)
CM7
(b5)
Cm7
(b5)CmM7
(b5)
Cadd9
●How to play Standard Chords [Example for “C” chords]* Notes enclosed in parentheses ( ) are optional; the chords will be recognized without them.
●Multi Fingering and Full Keyboard
These let you select the accompaniment section of the keyboard for chord playing. (See the “Chord Fingering” section
in the Function Setting List on page 71.)
Multi Fingering: As explained above, the keys to the left of the split point (default: 54, F#2) become the
accompaniment range. This method lets you play the accompaniment chords in the specified area of the
keyboard, and is set as the default for the instrument.
Full Keyboard: This lets you play the accompaniment chords freely from anywhere on the keyboard.