Casio CTK1100ES1A - Manual (Page 29)

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Using the Chord Book
The Chord Book mode of this keyboard lets you use button
operations to sound a chord, even if you do not know how to
finger it on the keyboards. Specifying a chord using the Chord
Book also causes its Auto Accompaniment to play.
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.
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.
Major seventh Sus fourth Seventh
Root Root
Degree
Degree
Root Root Root Root Root
Root
Sharp Flat Minor
Sharp
Diminished
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.
Black keys
White keys
Stacked notes
Root
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