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To return to the start position, you can use the cursor left/
right keys.
2.
Press the cursor down key repeatedly to bring up
the indication "ROOT" on the first line of the
display.
In this condition, specify the root of the chord. For example,
when you specify E, the display becomes as follows.
3.
Turn the dial to select the chord's root.
The phrase is transposed according to the root.
4.
Press the cursor down key again to bring up the
indication "CHORD" on the first line of the display.
5.
Turn the dial to select chord type.
The available chord types are shown in the table below.
In this example, select minor (m).
H INT
When "--" is selected as chord type, only transpose accord-
ing to the root is carried out, but the phrase is not converted.
Use this when wishing to play the original phrase as is.
6.
Move to the position where you want to enter the
next chord and enter chord information as
described in steps 2 - 5.
It is not mandatory to enter chord information at the same
point as rhythm pattern information. You can change the
chord also midway in a rhythm pattern or midway in a
measure.
While specifying chord information, you can move the
current position in one of the following ways.
● Moving in steps of one measure
Pressing the cursor left/right keys moves back and forth to
the start point of measures.
● Moving in steps of 1 beat (quarter note)
Pressing the REW [
T ]/FF [ Y ] keys moves back and forth
to the start point of quarter notes.
● Moving in steps of 1 sixteenth note
Press the cursor up key to bring up the indication "EV
→" on
the display, and turn the dial to move in sixteenth note steps
(12 ticks).
In this example, use the cursor left/right keys to move to the
start of the second measure (2-1) and enter the chord G7.
7.
Specify root and chords for other measures in the
same way.
Chord root
ROOT ROOT
E --
E --
ROOT ROOT
D --
D --
CHORD CHORD
D --
D --
-- 7sus4
Maj
m
7
m7
M7
aug
dim
sus4
m7b5
m6
6
m9
M9
mM7
No change
Display Meaning Display Meaning
CHORD CHORD
D m
D m
Ticks
EV EVå
001- 1 001- 1
24 24
CHORD CHORD
G 7
G 7
002- 002- 1
0 0