Casio AT-5 User Manual

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Using Auto AccompanimentE-28While Auto Accompaniment is playing, you use the chordkeyboard to specify the chord root and type. The area of thekeyboard to the left of the split point (page E-17) is the chordkeyboard. The illustration below shows the chord keyboardrange under AT-5 initial default settings.You can select from among the following five chord fingeringmodes.1: Fingered 12: Fingered 23: Fingered 34: CASIO Chord5: Full Range1. Hold down the L-18 (ACCOMP ON/OFF) buttonuntil the chord fingering mode selection screenshown below appears on the display.2. Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select achord fingering mode.3. Press the L-18 (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button or theR-15 (EXIT) button.• This exits the chord fingering mode selection screen.■ Fingered 1, 2, 3With these three chord fingering modes, you play chords onthe chord keyboard using their normal chord fingerings. Somechord forms are abbreviated, and can be fingered with one ortwo keys. For information about the types of chords you canfinger and their fingerings, see the “Fingering Guide” (pageE-155).■ CASIO ChordWith “CASIO Chord”, you can use simplified fingerings to playthe four types of chords described below.When pressing more than one chord keyboard key, it makesno difference whether the additional keys are white or black.■ Full Range ChordWith this chord fingering mode, you can use the full range ofthe keyboard to play chords and the melody. For informationabout the types of chords you can finger and their fingerings,see the “Fingering Guide” (page E-155).Selecting a Chord Fingering ModeTo select a chord fingering modeChord keyboardMelody KeyboardChord fingering modeFingered 1 : Play the component notes of the chord on thekeyboard.Fingered 2 : Unlike Fingered 1, 6th input is not possible withthis mode.Fingered 3 : Unlike Fingered 1, this mode allows input offraction chords with the lowest keyboard note asthe bass note.Chord Type ExampleMajor ChordsPress one key, whose notecorresponds to the chordname.• To play C Major, press anyC key in the chord keyboard.The octave of the note doesnot matter.C (C Major)Minor ChordsPress the chord keyboard keythat corresponds to the majorchord, while also pressing oneother chord keyboard key tothe right.Cm (C minor)Seventh ChordsPress the chord keyboard keythat corresponds to the majorchord, while also pressing twoother chord keyboard keys tothe right.C7 (C seventh)Minor Seventh ChordsPress the chord keyboard keythat corresponds to the majorchord, while also pressingthree other chord keyboardkeys to the right.Cm7 (C minor seventh)C C DE F# b E F#GAbA BBb C C DE FE# bNotenameC C DE F# b E F#GAbA BBb C C DE FE# bC C DE F# b E F#GAbA BBb C C DE FE# bC C DE F# b E F#GAbA BBb C C DE FE# b