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Dictionary
The Dictionary function 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.
1
Press the [Dict.] button.
2
Specify the root of the chord.
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as
printed on the panel).
3
Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.).
Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as
printed on the panel).
• Pressing the [Dict.] button auto-
matically turns on the auto
accompaniment.
Dict.
Pressing this key selects
the root G.
Dict.
Individual notes of chord (keyboard)
Pressing this key selects the major seventh
chord type (M7).
The display shows the name of the chord, and
the individual notes — both in notation and on
the keyboard diagram.
Notation of chord
Chord name (root and type)
Dict.
• For a few specific chords, not all
notes may be shown in the nota-
tion section of the display. This is
due to space limitations in the
display.
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