Yamaha PSR-S550 Easy Chords, Standard Chords

Playing Styles

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 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)

Root notes and the

Db

Eb

F#

G#

Bb

Db

Eb

F#

corresponding keys

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

Accompaniment range

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

This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment 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 playing chords using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard.

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

C					Cadd9				C6				(9)
														C6
											)					)
											(					(
CM7			(9)					(#11)						(b5)
					CM7				CM7					C
		)					)			)
		(					(			(
	(b5)				Csus4				Caug					CM7aug
CM7
															)
															(
Cm					Cm add9				Cm6					Cm7
																)
																(
(9)			(11)						CmM7				(9)
Cm7					Cm7									CmM7
								)
								(
		)			)							)				)
		(			(							(				(
(b5)						(b5)			Cdim					Cdim7
Cm7					CmM7
C7					(b9)					(b13)			(9)
					C7				C7					C7
		)					)									)
		(					(									(
(#11)			(13)					(#9)						(b5)
C7				C7					C7					C7
	)						)					)
	(						(					(
C7aug					C7sus4				Csus2

* 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 81.)

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.

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