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STYLE CONTROL:
CHORDS
CHORD RECOGNITION:
Once a style is selected, you can use the chord mode to alter a chord of the style in the
accompaniment range. There are two methods of creating chords; single & multi finger
chords.
SINGLE FINGER CHORDS:
This method allows you to play chords easily within the accompaniment range using one, two or three fingers. (Example chords are:
C, Cm, C7 and Cm7, shown below.)
MULTI FINGER CHORDS:
This method allows you to play chords with normal fingering within the accompaniment range of the keyboard.
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 mintor seventh chord,
press the root notes together with the
nearest white and black keys to the
left of it.
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