User manual YAMAHA PSR-6700

[. . . ] Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged. When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture. Warning: Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area. [. . . ] It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. The Dictionary display appears. As an example, we'll learn how to play a GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press the "G" key in the section of the keyboard labeled "CHORD ROOT. " (The note doesn't sound. ) The root note you set is shown in the display. Press the "M7" (major seventh) key in the section of the keyboard labeled "CHORD TYPE. " (The note doesn't sound. ) The notes you should play for the specified chord (root note and chord type) is shown in the display, both as notation and in the keyboard diagram. NOTE · About major chords : Simple major chords are usually indicated only by the root note. However, when specifying major chords here, make sure to select "M" (major) after pressing the root note. To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the [+]/[­] buttons. Try playing a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard, checking the indications in the display. When you've played the chord properly, a bell sound signals your success and the chord name in the display is highlighted. 50 PSR-6700 Owner's Manual Style Functions About chords Playing two or more notes together simultaneously creates a "chord. " Playing a note together with two other notes spaced three notes (steps) apart -- such as the notes C, E and G -- creates a harmonious sound. Chords like these are called "triads" and they play an important role in most music. 3rd Root 3rd Taking the chord above as an example, the lowest note of this triad is called the "root note. " This is the central note sound, and it supports or anchors the rest of the notes chord. You'll notice that the middle note of the chord above (E) is the third step in the succession of scale notes -- C, D, then E. There are two types of "thirds" in chords: major thirds and minor thirds. Major third -- four half steps from the root Minor third -- three half steps from the root We'll also alter the top note of our original chord and make three additional chords, as shown below. (The captions indicate the intervals between each of the notes. ) Major chord Minor chord Augmented chord Diminished chord CM Cm Caug Cdim Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd The basic characteristics of the chord sound are same, no matter if we change the order of the notes from bottom to top, or if we add other same name notes in different octaves. Beautiful sounding harmonies can be built in this manner, and emotional music can be created by playing different chords one after the other according to commonly accepted rules. Harmony determines the nature of chords, and music is created based on harmony. · If there is no language setting in the song data, the language (Japanese or English) of the displayed lyrics will match that of the Language setting in the FUNCTION display (page 79). If you play back a song containing Japanese lyrics when the display setting is set to English, ghost letters will be created. Displaying Notation (sheet music) · During song playback, you can have the music notation shown in the display by Melody notation pressing the [SCORE] button. · There are two types of music sheet display; melody notation and the piano-style notation, and you can toggle between the two types by the pressing the [SCORE] button. · If the song file includes chord and lyrics data, both the chord and lyrics are displayed (when using the melody notation). · For song files on SmartMedia card song (106 ­ 999)(SMF, Format 0/1), only the Piano-style notation tracks which are assigned to the right-hand part (R-part) and the left-hand part (Lpart) in the FUNCTION display (page 79), are shown as notation in the display. · Notation cannot be displayed for the User songs (101 ­ 105). However, if you convert the songs to Standard MIDI File format and store them to SmartMedia card (page 64), the notation can be displayed. · If the notation in the display becomes difficult to read because of too many notes and rests, you may be able to clean up the notation from the Quantize page in the FUNCTION display. (See page 79. ) · If the song lyrics contain a lot of words in a few measures, some of the words may be omitted in the display. If you want to make sure to be able to see all the lyrics, use the Karaoke display (press the [KARAOKE] button). · The displayed music notation is created based on the song data. 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