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Yamaha Portatone EZ-200 User Manual

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48 EZ-200 Owner’s Manual
Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords
You’ve learned in the section “Play with a Style (Accompaniment)” on page 23 that the
“feel” of the Style changes every time you play a chord on the left-hand side of the key-
board. Here, you’ll learn the types of the chords and how to play them in greater detail.
The examples of chords are given here in the key of C.
There are two basic ways (below) you can play the chords on the left-hand side of the
keyboard, while playing the Style (page 24)
Easy Chords
Standard Chords
Easy Chords
This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the
keyboard using only one, two, or three fingers.
Standard Chords
This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using
normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard.
36 48 60 72 84 96
Split Point—default setting: 54 (F
#
2)
Root notes and the corre-
sponding keys
NOTE
Accompaniment rangeAccompaniment range
•To play a major chord
Press the root note of
the chord.
•To play a minor chord
Press the root note
together with the near-
est black key to the left
of it.
•To play a seventh chord
Press the root note together
with the nearest white key to
the left of it.
To play a minor seventh chord
Press the root note together
with the nearest white and
black keys to the left of it
(three keys altogether).
C
Cm
C
7
Cm
7
* Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them.
C
Cm
7
C
( )
CM
( )
7
C
(9)
C
( )
(9)
6
Caug
Cm
6
Cm
7
( )
Cm
b5
7
CmM
b5
7
Cm
( )
(9)
7
Cm
(9)
CmM
7
( )
CmM
(9)
7
( )
Cdim
Cdim
7
C
(9)
7
( )
C
(13)
7
( )
C
(b9)
7
( )
C
(b13)
7
Csus
4
C
1+2+5
C
b5
7
C
6
( )
( )
CM
7
(9)
7
CM
(#11)
( )
7
CM
b5
C
(b5)
( )
C
(#11)
7
C
(#9)
7
( )
C aug
7
Cm
7
(
11)
( )
( )
CM aug
7
( )
C sus
4
7
( )

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Yamaha Portatone EZ-200 Specifications

General IconGeneral
TypePortable Keyboard
Keys61
Touch SensitivityYes
Polyphony32
Styles100
DisplayLCD
One Touch Setting (OTS)Yes
Lesson FunctionYes
HeadphonesYes
MIDINo
Voices375
Yamaha Education Suite (YES)Yes
EffectsReverb, Chorus
Speakers2 x 12cm
Power SupplyAdaptor (PA-3C/PA-3B) or Batteries (Six "AA" size)

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