User manual YAMAHA DGX-500-300

[. . . ] SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc. , is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product. [. . . ] · Two-note fingerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord. CM7(#11) CM7(#11) C(b5) CM7b5 Csus4 Caug CM7aug Cm Cm(9) Cm6 Cm7 Cm7(9) Cm7(11) CmM7 CmM7(9) Cm7b5 CmM7b5 Cdim Cdim7 C7 C7(b9) C7(b13) C7(9) C7(#11) C7(13) C7(#9) C7b5 C7aug C7sus4 C1+2+5 Cb5 CM7b5 Csus4 Caug CM7aug Cm Cm(9) Cm6 Cm7 Cm7(9) Cm7(11) CmM7 CmM7(9) Cm7b5 CmM7b5 Cdim Cdim7 C7 C7(b9) C7(b13) C7(9) C7(#11) C7(13) C7(#9) C7b5 C7aug C7sus4 C 48 Selecting and Playing Styles Setting the Split Point The Split Point determines the highest key for the auto accompaniment area. The accompaniment can be played with the keys up to and including the Accompaniment Split Point key. Split Point · This setting also affects the split point for the special Split voices. Auto accompaniment area 1 Select the Split Point control. Press and hold the [SPLIT] button until "S_POINT"appears in the display. Current Split Point value 054 S­POINT 001 Indicates current Split Point. 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to set the desired value: 0 (C-2) 127 (G8). Restoring the Default Split Point Value If you've changed the Split Point setting, you can instantly restore the default setting of "54" (F#2) by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously (when Split Point is selected). To leave the Split Point function, simply go on to another operation or function. 49 Selecting and Playing Styles Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in "chord book" that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. · Pressing the [DICTIONARY] button automatically turns on the auto accompaniment. 1 Press the [DICTIONARY] button. Dict. 001 2 Specify the root of the chord. Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as printed on the panel). Dict. 001 Pressing this key selects the root G. 3 Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc. ). Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). · For a few specific chords, not all notes may be shown in the notation section of the display. · You can also show the inversion of chord when using [+]/[-] button. Dict. 001 Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). Chord name (root and type) Notation of chord Individual notes of chord (keyboard) 50 Selecting and Playing Styles 4 Play the chord. Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard. The chord name flashes in the display (and a "congratulations" melody is played) when the correct notes are held down. (Inversions for many of the chords are also recognized. ) Auto accompaniment area Dict. 001 Indicates notes to be played. Flashes when correct notes are held. To leave the Dictionary function, press the [DICTIONARY] button again. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · What is a Chord?· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · The simple answer: Three or more notes played simultaneously is a chord. (Two notes played together is an "interval" -- an interval being the distance between two different notes. This is also referred to as a "harmony. ") Depending on the intervals between the three or more notes, a chord can sound beautiful or muddy and dissonant. The organization of notes in the example at left -- a triad chord -- produces a pleasant, harmonious sound. Triads are made up of three notes and are the most basic and common chords in most music. In this triad, the lowest note is the "root. " The root is the most important note in the chord, because it anchors the sound harmonically by determining its "key" and forms the basis for how we hear the other notes of the chord. The second note of this chord is four semitones higher than the first, and the third is three semitones higher than the second. Keeping our root note fixed and changing these notes by a semitone up or down (sharp or flat), we can create four different chords. Major chord (ex. Cdim) Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd Keep in mind that we can also change the "voicing" of a chord -- for example, change the order of the notes (called "inversions"), or play the same notes in different octaves -- without changing the basic nature of the chord itself. Inversion examples for the key of C C G E E C G G E C 51 Selecting and Playing Styles Beautiful sounding harmonies can be built in this manner. The use of intervals and chords is one of the most important elements in music. A wide variety of emotions and feelings can be created depending on the types of chords used and the order in which they are arranged. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Writing Chord Names · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Knowing how to read and write chord names is an easy yet invaluable skill. Chords are often written in a kind of shorthand that makes them instantly recognizable (and gives you the freedom to play them with the voicing or inversion that you prefer). Once you understand the basic principles of harmony and chords, it's very simple to use this shorthand to write out the chords of a song. If you need to specify sharp or flat, indicate that to the right of the root. Examples for the key of C are shown below. Major chord Minor chord Augmented chord Diminished chord C Cm Caug Cdim For simple major chords, the type is omitted. One important point: Chords are made up of notes "stacked" on top of each other, and the stacked notes are indicated in the chord name of the chord type as a number -- the number being the distance of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below. ) For example, the minor 6th chord includes the 6th note of the scale, the major 7th chord has the 7th note of the scale, etc. The Intervals of the Scale To better understand the intervals and the numbers used to represent them in the chord name, study this diagram of the C major scale: Dominant 7th (flatted 7th) CDEFGABCDEF Root 2nd 4th 3rd 7th 6th 5th 11th 9th Octave Other Chords Csus4 C7 Cm7 CM7 5th 4th Dominant 7th Major chord Dominant 7th Minor chord 7th Major chord b Cm7b5 Cm6 C(9) Cdim7 * Bbb = A Dominant 7th Diminished chord Minor chord 6th 9th Diminished 7th (double flatted 7th) Diminished chord 52 Using the Music Database If you want to play in a certain genre of music but don't know which style and voice settings would be appropriate, simply select the desired genre from the Music Database. [. . . ] Para detalles sobre productos, contacte su tienda Yamaha más cercana o el distribuidor autorizado que se lista debajo. 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