CASIO CTK-471
User Guide

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.

FINGERED
FINGERED provides you with a total of 15 different chord types. The following describes the FINGERED �Accompaniment keyboard� and �Melody keyboard�, and tells you how to play a C-root chord using FINGERED.

CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard
Accompaniment keyboard Melody keyboard

FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard
Accompaniment keyboard Melody keyboard

� 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.

� 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.

C

Cm

Cdim

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

Chord Types
Major chords Major chord names are marked above the keys of the accompaniment keyboard. Note that the chord produced when you press an accompaniment keyboard 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.

Example
C Major (C)
CDE F GAB C DE F

Caug *1

Csus4

C7 *2

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Cm7 *2

Cmaj7 *2

Cm7-5

C minor (Cm)
CD E F G A B C D E F

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C7-5 *1

C7sus4

Cadd9 *2

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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.

C seventh (C7)
CDE F GAB C DE F

Cmadd9 *2

CmM7 *2

Cdim7 *1

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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.

C minor seventh (Cm7)
CDE F GAB C DE F

See the �Fingered Chord Chart� on page A-3 for details on playing chords with other roots. *1: Inverted fingerings cannot be used. The lowest note is the root. *2: The same chord can be played without pressing the 5th G.

� NOTES � � 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. � Except for the chords specified in note*1 above, inverted fingerings (i.e. playing E-G-C or G-C-E instead of C-E-G) will produce the same chords as the standard fingering. � Except for the exception specified in note*2 above, all of the keys that make up a chord must be pressed. Failure to press even a single key will not play the desired FINGERED chord.

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