Startone MK-300 - Chord dictionary

8.11 Chord dictionary
The chord dictionary is essentially an integrated “chord book” that helps you nd the
right notes of a chord, for example if you know the chord name, but not how to play
it. The chord list is available for download on the product page of our website
www.thomann.de.
1. DICT 1 (chord learning mode)
Keep the [CHORD DICT.] button pressed for two seconds to enter the ‘DICT.1’
mode. In this mode, the keys from C4 on are used to assign the chord type, and
the keys from C6 to assign the root note. If you have pressed the keys for chord
type and root note, the display shows the chord name and the individual notes
in the notation system.
For example, if you want to play a Cm7 chord, press the C6 key (root note C in
the Cm7 chord). You will hear no sound, but the root note is displayed.
Press the A4 key (chord type for minor-seventh chord, “m7”). You will hear no
sound, but the chord name and the notes you should play for the specied
chord appear in the display.
2. DICT 2 (chord testing mode)
Press the [CHORD DICT.] button again to enter the ‘DICT.2’
mode. The display
shows a randomly generated chord name, but not its individual notes in the
notation system. If you play the right chord within three seconds, the next ran‐
domly generated chord name appears. If this does not happen, the individual
notes of the chord in the notation system appear automatically in the display.
3. Press the [CHORD DICT.] button a third time to exit the chord dictionary.
In the chord dictionary, the 12 root notes and 24 chord types are presented as fol‐
lows:
Key names Root note Key names Root note
C6 C
F
#
6 F
#
/G
b
C
#
6 C
#
/D
b
G6 G
D6 D A
b
6
G
#
/A
b
E
b
6
D
#
/E
b
6
A6 A
E6 E B
b
6
A
#
/B
b
F6 F B6 B
Key names Chord type Key names Chord type
C4 M C5 7
b
9
C
#
4
M(9)
C
#
5
7(9)
D4 6 D5
7(
#
9)
E
b
4 mM7 E
b
5 7
b
13
E4 M7 E5 7(13)
F4 m F5
7(
#
11)
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