User Manual

Playing Styles

PSR-E243/YPT-240 Owner’s Manual

For users who are unfamiliar with chords, this chart conveniently shows how to play common chords in the Auto

Accompaniment range of the keyboard. Since there are many useful chords and many different ways to use them

musically, refer to commercially available chord books for further details.

 indicates the root note.

• Inversions can be used as well as in “root” position—with the following exceptions:

m7, m7

5, 6, m6, sus4, aug, dim7, 7

5, 6(9), sus2

• Inversion of the 7sus4 and m7(11) chords are not recognized if the notes are omitted.

• Sus2 chords are indicated by the root name only.

• When playing a chord which cannot be recognized by this instrument, nothing is shown on the display. In such a case, only the rhythm

and bass parts will be played.

Chord Types for Style Playback

Major Minor Seventh Minor Seventh Major Seventh

Easy Chords

This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three

fingers.

For root “C”

To play a major chord

Press the root note ()

of the chord.

To play a minor chord

Press the root note

together with the nearest

black key to the left of it.

To play a seventh chord

Press the root note

together with the nearest

white key to the left of it.

To play a minor seventh chord

Press the root note together

with the nearest white and

black keys to the left of it (three

keys altogether).