1.
Press the [STYLE] button to enter Style mode. LCD shows the
current style name and number.
2.
Use the data dial or [<] / [>] buttons to select a style. Or use the
numeric buttons to enter a preset style number.
3.
Press the [START/STOP] button to start the rhythm track. Or press
the [SYNC START] button to engage sync start function, then play a
key on keyboard to start the rhythm track.
Chord Mode
Entering Chord Mode
Press the [CHORD MODE] button to enter Chord mode. Press the
[CHORD MODE] button repeatedly to circulate between “FINGERED
→
FULL RANG”
→
OFF”.
In FINGERED mode, the keyboard is divided into two sections. The
chord section is in the left hand area. You can play Single Finger and
Multi Finger chords in the chord section.
In Full Range mode, the entire keyboard is chord section. Only Multi
Finger chords will be detected in the chord section.
Playing in Chord Mode
1.
Press the [SYNC START] button to engage the sync start function.
2.
Play a chord in the chord section, it will start playing auto accompa-
niment of all tracks. Or press the [START/STOP] button to start
percussion playback, then play a chord in the chord section to start
playing all tracks.
Chord Basics
A chord, in music, is a harmonic set of three or more notes that are
heard simultaneously. The most common type of chord is a triad. A triad
is a set of three notes that can be stacked in thirds. When arranged this
way, the triad's notes, from lowest pitched to highest, are called: the
Root, the Third, and the Fifth.
Triad Type
The basic triad types are as follows:
Playing Style
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Chord Inversion
When a chord’s root is not the lowest note in the triad, it is called an
inversion chord. When the root note is the lowest note, it is called a
root-position chord. If we put the Third and Fifth in the root position, it
forms an “Inversion”, so it is called an “Inverted Chord”. A major triad
and its inversion are illustrated on the right.
Chord Name
The chord name consists of two parts: Chord root and Chord type.
Major Triad
Minor Triad
Augmented
Triad
Diminished
Triad
A root with a major third added above and a perfect fifth
constitutes a “Major Triad”.
A root with a minor third added above and a perfect fifth
constitutes a “Minor Triad”.
A root with a major third added above and an augment-
ed fifth constitutes an “Augmented Triad”.
A root with a minor third added above and a diminished
fifth constitutes a “Diminished Triad”.
