E-12, Playing rhythms, How to play chords – Casio Privia PX-100 User Manual

Page 14: Use casio chord fingerings to play other chords, C minor (cm), C seventh (c7), C minor seventh (cm7)

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E-12

Accompaniment

keyboard

Melody keyboard

Chord Types

Major chords
Press one accompaniment key.
Note that the chord produced
when you press an
accompaniment keyboard key
does not change octave,
regardless of which key you use
to play it.

Minor chords (m)
To play a minor chord, keep the
major chord key depressed and
press any other accompaniment
keyboard key located to the right
of the major chord key.

Seventh chords (7)
To play a seventh chord, keep the
major chord key depressed and
press any other two
accompaniment keyboard keys
located to the right of the major
chord key.

Minor seventh chords (m7)
To play a minor seventh chord,
keep the major chord key
depressed and press any other
three accompaniment keyboard
keys located to the right of the
major chord key.

Example

C Major (C)

C C DE

F

#

#

E

F GA A

B

B

C C DE

F

E

#

C minor (Cm)

C C DE

F

#

#

E

F GA A

B

B

C C DE

F

E

#

C seventh (C7)

C C DE

F

#

#

E

F GA A

B

B

C C DE

F

E

#

C minor seventh
(Cm7)

C C DE

F

#

#

E

F GA A

B

B

C C DE

F

E

#

Playing Rhythms

NOTE

• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for

playing chords only. No sound will be produced if
you try playing single melody notes on the
accompaniment keyboard.

Chord Types
CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four
types of chords with minimal fingering.

4

Use a CASIO CHORD fingering to play the
first chord within the accompaniment
keyboard range.

• This will cause the intro pattern for the selected

rhythm to play, followed by the auto
accompaniment rhythm and chord pattern.

5

Use CASIO CHORD fingerings to play
other chords.

• See “How to Play Chords” on this page for

information about how to finger chords with
the various chord modes.

• You can insert a fill-in pattern while an auto

accompaniment is playing by pressing the
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. A fill-in helps to
change the mood of the auto accompaniment
pattern.

6

To stop auto accompaniment play, press the
INTRO/ENDING button.

• This will play an ending pattern for the selected

rhythm before stopping auto accompaniment
play.

NOTE

• You can start or stop auto accompaniment play

without an intro or ending pattern by pressing the
START/STOP button in steps 3 and 6.

How to Play Chords

The way you finger chords depends on the current
chord mode.

Normal
In this mode there is no auto accompaniment, so you
can play all of piano’s keys for standard-fingering
chords or melody notes.

CASIO CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for
anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous
musical knowledge and experience. The following
describes the CASIO CHORD “Accompaniment
keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how
to play CASIO CHORDs.

CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and
Melody Keyboard

412A-E-014A

NOTE

• It makes no difference whether you press black or

white keys to the right of a major chord key when
playing minor and seventh chords.

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