Casio WK-1500 - Page 21

To play a FULL RANGE CHORD auto-accompaniment
When three or more keys are pressed at the same time on the keyboard, a chord will be specified in
the case the combination of those keys corresponds to any of the chords that are able to be
determined by this instrument.
Chords that can be Determined by this Instrument
Fingered Chords | 14 types (see page E-34)
Other Chords 23 types
The following illustrates an example in which “C” is taken to be the root.
Am Bim Dm* AY” Fy Fm Gmy Aladdg
Gy, Cy Cy (Ci CoG,
1. Use the MODE button to select FULL RANGE CHORD.
fe FULL RANGE
CHORD:
MODE © FINGERED
Cc) © CASIO CHORD
2. Select an auto-rhythm as described under “To select and play a rhythm” on page E-29,
3. Start play of the rhythm.
a * {f you want start play of the normal rhythm pattern, press START/STOP.
hy ¢ You can aiso use synchro start (page E-35) to start rhythm play.
4. Play the song on the keyboard.
* Anything you play using one or two keys at the same time is considered to be part of the
melody, and so the corresponding notes sound as you piay them.
* Anything you play using three or more keys at the same time is considered to be part of the
accompaniment, and so the matching chord (using the same fingerings as FINGERED) is played.
<Example> —_To play the chord C major
Any of the fingerings shown in the illustration below will produce C major.
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Notes
*
As
with
the
FINGERED
mode
(page
E-33),
you
can
play
the
notes
that
form
a
chord
in
any
combination.
*
When
the
composite
notes
of
a
chord
are
separated
by
five
or
more
notes,
the
lowest
sound
becomes the root.
Try playing the following piece using FULL RANGE CHORD.
<Music
Exampie>
Tone:
016
ELEC.
ORGAN
Rhythm:
04
BALLAD
Tempo:
070
— Adjusting the accompaniment volume
Use
the
following
procedure
to
set
the
volume
that
the
accompaniment
is
played.
You
can
set
the
volume
to
any
value
in
the
range
of
000
to
127.
To adjust the accompaniment volume
1. Press the ACCOMP VOLUME button.
YOLOME
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2.
Use
the
10-key
pad
to
input
a
3-digit
number
and
specify
the
accompaniment
volume
level.
¢
Be
sure
to
specify
a
3-digit
number.
*
Pressing
[+]
and
{-]
at
the
same
time
sets
the
accompaniment
volume
to
100.
All
accompani-
ment
volume
channels
are
also
set
to
100.
¢
Remember
that
you
have
about
five
seconds
after
pressing
the
ACCOMP
VOLUME
button
to
input
the
first
digit.
Otherwise,
the
accompaniment
number
will
disappear
from
the
display,
and
you
will
have
to
press
the
ACCOMP
VOLUME
button
again
to
get
it
back.
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