E-27Using the Chord BookThe Chord Book mode of this keyboard lets you use buttonoperations to sound a chord, even if you do not know how tofinger it on the keyboards. Specifying a chord using the ChordBook also causes its Auto Accompaniment to play.What is a chord?A chord is made up of a root note, upon which is stacked anumber of other notes. A variety of different chords can becreated by changing the notes stacked onto a root.Chord NamesChords are named using upper-case letters from A throughG, which indicate the root note of the chord. If the root noteis a sharp or flat, the chord itself is sharp or flat. A chordname may also be followed by a degree number or othersymbols that indicate certain characteristics about the chord.Major seventh Sus fourthSeventhRootRootDegreeDegreeRoot Root Root Root RootRootSharp Flat MinorSharpDiminishedB CC(D )E(D )F(G )A(G )B(A )D E F G A C Sharps and flats can be referred to using either of thenames shown here. The names in the upper row ofthis illustration are used by this keyboard, becausethey are the names that are most commonly used inmusical notation.Black keysWhite keys Stacked notesRoot
