Style and Pattern Settings
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Looking Up Chords Using the
Chord Dictionary
The Dictionary function is useful when you know the
name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn
how to play it.
1
Press and hold the [LESSON] button for
longer than a second to call up “Dict.”
This operation will divide the entire keyboard into
the three ranges as illustrated below.
• The range to the right of “ROOT”:
Lets you specify the chord root, but produces
no sound.
• The range between “CHORD TYPE” and
“ROOT”:
Lets you specify the chord type, but produces
no sound.
• The range to the left of “CHORD TYPE”:
Lets you play and confirm the chord specified
in the above two ranges.
2
As an example, learn how to play a GM7
(G major seventh) chord.
2-1.
Press the “G” key in the section to the right
of “ROOT” so that the “G” is shown as the
root note.
2-2.
Press the key labeled “M7” in the section
between “CHORD TYPE” and “ROOT.”
The notes you should play for the specified
chord (root note and chord type) are con-
veniently shown in the display, both as
notation and in the keyboard diagram.
To call up possible inversions of the chord, press
the [+/YES] or [-/NO] button.
3
Following the notation and keyboard
diagram in the display, try playing a
chord in the range to the left of “CHORD
TYPE.”
When you’ve played the chord properly, a bell
sound signals your success and the chord name
in the display flashes.
Dict.
Hold for longer than
a second.
The
highest
key
Chord Type range
Root range
Keyboard
playing range
Dict.
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• About major chords: Simple major chords are usually
indicated only by the root note. For example, “C” refers
to C major. However, when specifying major chords
here, make sure to press the key of “M” (major) after
pressing the root note.
Specifying only the key for Pattern play-
back
Note that you need to specify only the root note for
Pattern playback, unlike Style playback for which
you also need to specify the chord type.
Dict.
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Chord name (root and type)
Notation of chord
Individual notes of chord
(keyboard)
NOTE
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