Radio Shack MD-981 - Manual (Page 18)

18 Operation
• When you play an aug, 7– 5 , or dim7
chord, the lowest note you play
determines the root of the chord. Be
sure that your fingering correctly
defines the root you want.
Note: See “Standard Fingering Chord
Charts” on Page 26 for a list of all the
chords you can play on your keyboard
using standard fingering accompani-
ment.
Follow these steps to start standard fin-
gering auto accompaniment.
1. Set POWER/MODE to FINGERED .
2. Select and enter an auto-rhythm.
3. To start the auto-rhythm before your
auto accompaniment, press START/
STOP .
Or, to synchronize the start of the
selected auto-rhythm with your
accompaniment, press
SYNCHRO/
FILL-IN .
4. Begin the accompaniment at the
desired interval by pressing at least
three accompaniment keys to play
the desired chord.
To play a melody along with the
accompaniment, press any key(s) to
the right of the accompaniment
keys.
5. Adjust the tempo, MAIN VOLUME ,
and ACCOMP VOLUME to the de-
sired levels.
6. To change chords without interrupt-
ing the rhythm, simply press the
auto accompaniment keys required
to form the new chord.
7. To stop auto accompaniment and
the auto-rhythm, press START/STOP .
USING THE CHORD BOOK
You can use your keyboard’s chord
book display feature to see which keys
to press and which fingers to use to form
a chord. You can also display the name
of a chord you play.
Follow these steps to use the chord
book feature.
1. Set POWER/MODE to NORMAL or
CONCERT CHORD , then press
CHORD BOOK .
2. Press CLEAR ( 0 ) to clear any previ-
ous chord entry.
3. If you want to see information about
a major chord while you play it, skip
to Step 4. Otherwise (if the desired
chord name is a minor chord), enter
the chord’s name using that chord’s
keys on the numeric keypad.
For example, to enter a minor 7
–
5
chord, press m ( 8 ) 7 ( 9 ) –5 ( 2 ). Or,
to enter 7sus4, press 7 ( 9 ) and sus4
( 1 ).
4. Press the root key on the accompa-
niment keyboard to play the chord.
As the chord plays, the display
shows the chord you entered, the
keys to press to form the chord (on
the bottom “keyboard”), the fingers
you need to use to play the chord
(on the center “hands”), and the
notes that make up the chord (on
the staff display).
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