Radio Shack MD-981 - Manual (Page 16)

16 Operation
Or, press – or + to select the next
lowest or highest accompaniment
volume setting.
To reset the accompaniment volume to
its default value of 7, press
– and + at
the same time.
Note: You can adjust the accompani-
ment volume separately for your key-
board play and prerecorded tune
playback.
Concert Chord
The concert chord method lets begin-
ning keyboard players easily select and
play a chord.
The number of accompaniment keys
you press determines the type of chord
that plays. This chart shows the chord
type that plays when you press one,
two, three, or four accompaniment keys
at the same time.
The lowest note you play determines the
key of the chord. For example, if the low-
est note is C, the keyboard plays a C
chord.
Note: You can press any labeled note(s)
to the right of the lowest note in the
chord to produce a minor, a dominant
seventh, or minor seventh chord.
Follow these steps to start concert chord
auto accompaniment.
1. Set POWER/MODE to CONCERT
CHORD .
2. Enter a two-digit auto-rhythm num-
ber.
3. To start the auto-rhythm before the
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 the
desired accompaniment key(s).
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 key(s) re-
quired to form the new chord.
7. To stop auto accompaniment and
the auto-rhythm, press START/STOP .
Number of Keys
Pressed
Chord Type
Major
Minor (m)
Dominant
Seventh (7)
Minor
Seventh
(m7)
C D E F G A B C D E F
C D E F G A B C D E F
C D E F G A B C D E F
C D E F G A B C D E F
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