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Chord Types for Style Playback

For users who are new to chords, this chart conveniently shows how to play common chords in the Auto Accompaniment range of the keyboard. Since there are many
useful chords and many different ways to use them musically, refer to commercially available chord books for further details.
Major
Minor
C
Cm
D
Dm
E
Em
F
Fm
G
Gm
A
Am
B
Bm
Seventh
Minor Seventh
C
Cm
7
7
D
Dm
7
7
E
Em
7
7
F
Fm
7
7
G
Gm
7
7
A
Am
7
7
B
Bm
7
7
Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment (Styles)
 indicates the root note.
• Inversions can be used as well as in "root" position—with the following
Major Seventh
exceptions:
m7 , m7
CM
7
• Inversions of the 7sus4 chords are not recognized if the notes are omit-
ted.
• Sus2 chords are indicated by the root name only.
• When playing a chord which cannot be recognized by this instrument,
nothing is shown on the display. In such a case, only the rhythm and
DM
7
bass parts will be played.
Easy Chords
This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment
EM
range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers.
7
For root "C"
C
FM
7
Cm
GM
7
C
7
AM
7
Cm
7
BM
7
b
b
5, m7(11), 6, m6, sus4, aug, dim7 , 7
5, 6(9), sus2
To play a major chord
Press the root note () of the chord.
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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