Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment (Style)
PSR-I300 Owner’s Manual
29
Re
fe
re
n
c
e
The Dictionary function is useful when you know the
name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn
how to play it.
1
Press and hold the [1 LISTENING
2 TIMING 3 WAITING] button for lon
g
er
than a second to call up “Dict.”
“Dict.” will appear in the display.
This operation will divide the entire keyboard into
the three ranges as illustrated below.
• The range to the right of “
”:
Lets you specify the Chord Root, but produces
no sound.
• The range between “
” and
“
”:
Lets you specify the Chord Type, but produces
no sound.
• The range to the left of “
”:
Lets you play and confirm the Chord specified
in the above two ranges.
2
As an example, learn how to play a GM7
(GMaj7) chord.
2-1.
Press the “G” key in the section to the right
of “
” so that the “G” is shown as the
root note.
2-2.
Press the key labeled “M7” in the section
between “
” and “
.”
The notes you should play for the specified
chord are shown in the keyboard display.
To call up possible inversions of the chord, press
the [+/YES]/[-/NO] buttons.
3
Followin
g
the notation and keyboard dia-
g
ram in the display, try playin
g
a chord
in the ran
g
e to the left of “
.”
When you’ve played the chord properly, a bell
sound signals your success and the chord name
in the display flashes.
4
To exit from the Chord Dictionary mode,
press one of these buttons; [VOICE],
[SONG] or [STYLE/RIYAZ].
Looking Up Chords Using the
Chord Dictionary
Dict.
Hold for longer
than a second.
Chord Type range
Root range
Keyboard
playing range
• About major chords: As is common in music theory, major
triads are indicated only with the pitch names of each
chord root. However, when specifying major chords here,
make sure to select “M” (major) after pressing the root
note.
• These chords are not shown in the Chord Dictionary func-
tion: 6(9), M7(9), M7(
#
11),
b
5, M7
b
5, M7aug, m7(11),
mM7(9), mM7
b
5, 7
b
5, sus2
001
Dict.
001
Dict.
Chord name (root and type)
Individual notes of chord
(keyboard)
NOTE
