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Selecting a Rhythm
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Chord Types
CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four
types of chords with minimal fingering.
Example
C Major (C)
C minor (Cm)
C seventh (C7)
C minor seventh
(Cm7)
Chord Types
Major chords
Chord names are
marked above the keys
of the accompaniment
keyboard. Press any
single key plays the
chord whose name is
marked above it. Note
that the chord produced
when you press an
a c c o m p a n i m e n t
keyboard does not
change octave,
regardless of which key
you use to play it.
Minor chords (m)
To play a minor chord,
keep the major chord key
depressed and press any
other accompaniment
keyboard key located to
the right of the major
chord key.
Seventh chords (7)
To play a seventh chord,
keep the major chord key
depressed and press any
other two
a c c o m p a n i m e n t
keyboard keys located to
the right of the major
chord key.
Minor seventh chords
(m7)
To play a minor seventh
chord, keep the major
chord key depressed and
press any other three
a c c o m p a n i m e n t
keyboard keys located to
the right of the major
chord key.
C
D
F
E
G
A
B C
F
D
F
E
#
C
D
F
E
G
A
B C
F
D
F
E
#
C
D
F
E
G
A
B C
F
D
F
E
#
C
D
F
E
G
A
B C
F
D
F
E
#
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Try playing a chord on the auto
accompaniment keyboard.
• The way you play chords depends on the
auto accompaniment mode you select in
step 1, above. For details, see “CASIO
CHORD” and “FINGERED”, below.
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To turn off auto accompaniment (so the auto
accompaniment keyboard keys play
normally), use the MODE button to select
NORMAL.
CASIO CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for
anyone to easily play chords, regardless of
previous musical knowledge and experience. The
following describes the CASIO CHORD
“accompaniment keyboard” and “melody
keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO
CHORDs.
CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and
Melody Keyboard
IMPORTANT!
• The accompaniment keyboard can be used
for playing chords only. No sound will be
produced if you try playing single melody
notes on the accompaniment keyboard.
Melody keyboard
Accompaniment
keyboard
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