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Smart, Select a style, Select the smart chord guide – Yamaha PSR-340 User Manual

Page 64: Set the desired key

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Smart

The Smart type allows you to set the basic key for the chord accompani-
ment. Once this is set, you can simply press single keys in the scale and
have harmonically appropriate chords played automatically. For example,
with the key set to C, playing an D will result in an D minor chord (rather
than a harmonically inappropriate D major).

The Smart type is not only a convenient feature for easily playing various
chord progressions in a specified key, it’s also an excellent learning tool to
find out how chords relate to each other harmonically in a given key.

1

Select a style.

Select one of the styles, as described in steps 1 - 2 on page 47.

2

Select the Smart Chord Guide.

Press the CHORD GUIDE button so that “Smart” appears briefly in
the display.

3

Set the desired key.

Use the +/- buttons on the numeric keypad to step through the
available keys, or use the numeric keypad to directly enter the num-
ber corresponding to the desired key (see chart below).

Number

Key (display indication, actual key)

01

#/b=0

(C, or Am)

02

#=1

(G, or Em)

03

#=2

(D, or Bm)

04

#=3

(A, or F#m)

05

#=4

(E, or C#m)

06

#=5

(B, or G#m)

07

#=6

(F#, or D#m)

08

#=7

(C#, or A#m)

Number

Key (display indication, actual key)

09

b=7

(Cb, or Abm)

10

b=6

(Gb, or Ebm)

11

b=5

(Db, or Bbm)

12

b=4

(Ab, or Fm)

13

b=3

(Eb, or Cm)

14

b=2

(Bb, or Gm)

15

b=1

(F, or Dm)

Smart

STYLE

#/b=0

STYLE

01

Indicates selected key signature (shows
number of sharps or flats in key).

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT — THE STYLE MODE

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