Yamaha DGX 205 - Portable Keyboard With MIDI, Owner'S Manual

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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Reference
DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual
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There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:
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Easy Chords
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Standard Chords
The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. This function is called Multi Fingering.
Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 24). The keyboard to the left of the split point
(default: 54/F
#
2) becomes the “accompaniment range.” Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard.
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Easy Chords
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This method lets you easily play chords in the accompa-
niment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or
three fingers.
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Standard Chords
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This method lets you produce accompaniment by play-
ing chords using normal fingerings in the accompani-
ment range of the keyboard.
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords
C
D
b
E
b
F
#
G
#
B
b
D
b
E
b
F
#
D E F G A B C D E F
Split point (default: 54/F # 2)
Root notes and the corresponding keys
Accompaniment
range
• To play a major chord
Press the root note of the chord.
C
C
m
C
7
C
m7
• 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 minor seventh chord
Press the root note together with the
nearest white and black keys to the
left of it (three keys altogether).
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C
mM7
C
M7
C
6
C
sus4
C
aug
C
M7aug
C
7aug
C
7sus4
C
1+2+5
C
7
C
m
C
dim
C
dim7
C
7
C
mM7
(9)
C
M7
(9)
C
m7
(9)
C
7
( b
9)
C
7
( b
13)
C
m7
(11)
C
M7
( # 11)
C
( b
5)
C
(9) (9)
C
6
(9)
C
m
(9)
C
7
( #
11)
C
7
( #
9)
C
7
(13)
C
7
C
m6
C
m7
C
( b
5)
C
M7
( b
5)
C
m7
( b
5)
C
mM7
( b
5)
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How to play Standard Chords
[Example for “C” chords]
* Notes enclosed in parentheses ( ) are optional; the chords will
be recognized without them.