Yamaha PSR-I300, Owner'S Manual

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PSR-I300 Owner’s Manual
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Hearing and Experiencing the Sound of
the Chords (Chord Study)
You can hear and experience the sound of the chords used in a typical performance by
playin
g back Son g numbers 123 to 134 (in the “Chord Study” cate g ory). Son g numbers
123 to 129 are very simple son g s consistin g of a sin g le chord (C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bm;
respectively) played in various positions, lettin g you listen to and master the chords
one by one. On the other hand, Son g numbers 130 to 134 consist of several chords
strun g to g ether in a pattern, for experiencin g and understandin g basic chord pro g res-
sions. Hear and experience the sound of simple chords and pro g ressions by playin g
back these Son g s, and play the keyboard while followin g alon g with the keyboard indi-
cations shown in the display.
1
Select a Son g from Son g numbers 123 to
129 in the “CHORD STUDY” cate g ory by
executin g Step 1 in “Selectin g and Play-
in g Back a Son g ” on pa g e 33.
2
Press the [START/STOP] button to play
back the selected Son
g .
3
Play the keyboard while lookin g at the
keyboard indications shown on the dis-
play.
If you feel it difficult to play the notes, use the
Waiting function (page 40) to have the Song
automatically pause until you play the correct
notes. Press the [1 LISTENING 2 TIMING 3
WAITING] button repeatedly until “WAITING”
appears in the display. To exit from the Waiting
function, press the same button again.
4
To stop playback, press the [START/
STOP] button.
1
Select a Son g from Son g numbers 130 to
134 by pressin g the [+/YES]/[-/NO] but-
tons.
2
Press the [START/STOP] button to play
back the selected Son
g .
3
Play the keyboard while lookin g at the
keyboard indications shown on the dis-
play.
Listen to the basic chord progression, and play
along with the Song repeatedly until you can
smoothly perform and play along with the chord
changes.
If you feel it difficult to play the notes, use the
Waiting function (page 40) to have the Song
automatically pause until you play the correct
notes. Press the [1 LISTENING 2 TIMING 3
WAITING] button repeatedly until “WAITING”
appears in the display. To exit from the Waiting
function, press the same button again.
4
To stop playback, press the [START/
STOP] button.
Hear and Experience a Sound of
a Single Chord
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ChdStd01 123
Hear and Experience Basic
Chord Progressions