Yamaha PSR-E323, YPT-320 1, 2, 3, 4

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions
54 PSR-E323/YPT-320 Owner’s Manual
Reference
Looking up Chords Using the Chord
Dictionary
The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in
“chord dictionary” that shows you the individual
notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the
name of a certain chord and want to quickly
learn how to play it.
1Press and hold the [1 LISTENING 2 TIM-
ING 3 WAITING] button for longer than a
second.
“Dict.” will appear in the display.
2As an example, we’ll learn how to play a
GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press the “G”
key in the section of the keyboard labeled
“ROOT .” (The note doesn’t sound.) The
root note you set is shown in the display.
3Press the “M7” (major seventh) key in the
section of the keyboard labeled “CHORD
TYPE .” (The note doesn’t sound.)
The notes you should play for the specified
chord (root note and chord type) are shown
in the display, both as notation and in the
keyboard diagram.
To call up possible inversions of the chord,
press the [+]/[-] buttons.
4Try playing a chord in the auto accompani-
ment section of the keyboard, checking the
indications in the display.
When you’ve played the chord properly, a
bell sound signals your success and the
chord name in the display flashes.
Dict.
Hold for longer
than a second.
>
Dict.
001
001
Keys for root
dictionary
Keys for chord type
dictionary
>
Dict.
001
001
Individual notes of chord
(keyboard)
Notation of chord
Chord name (root
and type)
• Major chords are usually indicated by the root name only. For
example, the indication “C” in a score refers to a “C Major”
chord. To look up the fingering for a major chord press the root
key and then the M chord type key.
• These chords are not shown in the Chord Dictionary function:
6(9), M7(9), M7(
# 11), b 5, M7 b 5, M7aug, m7(11), mM7(9),
mM7
b 5, 7 b 5, sus2
NOTE