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CHORD DICTIONARY:
Chord dictionary is essentially a built-in “chord-book” 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.
All the key name labels are displayed above the keyboard keys.
1. DICT 1 (CHORD LEARNING MODE):
Press and hold the (CHORD DICT./R) button for longer than 2
seconds to enter the DICT 1 mode. In this mode the keys above
C4 are used to assign the Chord Type, the keys above C6 are
used to assign the Chord Root.
When the Chord Type and Chord Root is confirmed, the LCD will
display the chord and its keyboard position. For example, if you
want to play a Cm7 chord. Press the C key in the section of the
keyboard labelled CHORDROOT. The note will not sound and the
root note will be displayed on the LCD.
Press the m7 key in the Chord Type section of the keyboard. Now
that you have entered the chord and its type, the correct chord
will be displayed on the LCD and you can play the note properly.
The key names are not always correct in their placement, they
merely act as a guide to referencing the proper chords.
2. DICT 2 (CHORD TEST MODE):
Press (R) button again to enter DICT 2 mode, the chord area
on the LCD will display a random chord, play the chord within 3
seconds and the next chord will be displayed.
Press (R) again to exit chord dictionary mode.
Please see chord dictionary index to cite all available chord types and roots.
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