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Using the Chord Book
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The Chord Book feature of this keyboard makes it possible
for you to look up information about chords quickly and
easily. Simply input the name of the chord and the keyboard
keys you should press, the fingers you should use, and the
notes that make up the chord appear on the display along
with the chord name.
What is a chord?
A chord is made up of a root note, upon which is stacked a
number of other notes. A variety of different chords can be
created by changing the notes stacked onto a root.
<Example: C chord>
Chord Names
Chords are named using upper-case letters from A through
G, which indicate the root note of the chord. If the root note
is a sharp or flat, the chord itself is sharp or flat. A chord
name may also be followed by a degree number or other
symbols that indicate certain characteristics about the chord.
<Examples>
Stacked notes
Root
Major seventh
Sus fourth
Seventh
Root
Root
Degree
Degree
Root
Root
Root
Root
Root
Root
Sharp
Flat
Minor
Sharp
Diminished
<Note Names>
Inverted Forms
There are a number of different ways to play the same chord.
A form that is different from the basic form but still produces
the same chord is called an “inverted form.”
<Example: C chord>
All of the following are C chords.
CLEAR
CHORD BOOK
Chord specification buttons
Black keys
White keys
B
C
C
(D )
E
(D )
F
(G
)
A
(G )
B
(A )
D
E
F
G
A
C
Sharps and flats can be referred to using either of
the names shown here. The names in the upper
row of this illustration are used by this keyboard,
because they are the names that are most
commonly used in musical notation.
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