E-27
Using the Chord Book
627U-E-029A
Looking Up a Chord Using the
Chord Book
1
Press the CHORD BOOK button to enter the Chord
Book mode.
2
Press the CLEAR button.
• This step is necessary to clear any previously input
chord name.
3
If the chord name you plan to input is a non-major
chord, use the chord specification buttons to specify
the chord type.
• Chord types are indicated by the small letters above
the chord specifications buttons.
• Non-major chords include minor, seventh, sustained,
etc. chords.
• See page E-28 for details on the chord specification
buttons.
• Skip step 3 if you want to input a major chord name.
<Example: F
m7-5>
4
Press the accompaniment keyboard key that
corresponds to the root note of the chord.
• A dash appears in place of the chord name if the chord
cannot be recognized by the keyboard.
• To specify F
, for example, press the F
key.
• The key you press is indicated on the graphic
keyboard and the corresponding chord sounds.
<Example: F
m7-5>
5
Check to make sure that the chord name on the
display is the one you want. If it isn’t, repeat the
above from step 2.
6
If the chord is correct, you can see its fingering on
the graphic keyboard. Try playing the chord on the
keyboard.
<Example>
NOTE
• The fingering that appears on the display is one standard
fingering. You can also use other fingerings to match
the size of your hands or to make it easier to progress
from or to neighboring chords.
• You can also use the [+] and [–] buttons to change the
displayed chord name.
• The tone used to sound chords you play on the
accompaniment keyboard while using the Chord Book
is the same tone used by the accompaniment part of
the rhythm that was selected before you entered the
Chord Book mode. Depending on the rhythm that was
selected, some of the notes that make up a chord may
be omitted when you play the chord on the
accompaniment keyboard in the Chord Book Mode. This
is due to the internal chord conversion function,
arrangements, and polyphony limitations. Because of
this, you should always play the chords indicated on the
display on the melody keyboard (the range that does
not have chord names printed above the keys).
C D E F G A B C D E F
C
E
F
A
B
C
E
Keyboard keys used
Chord name
Staff display
Fingers used
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