For example, if the lowest note is C, the keyboard plays a C chord. Note: You can play any labeled note(s) to the right of the lowest note in the chord to produce a minor, a dominant seventh, or minor seventh chord. Follow these steps to start concert chord auto accompaniment. 1. Set MODE to CONCERT CHORD. 2. Select and enter an auto-rhythm. 3. To start the auto-rhythm before the auto accompaniment, press START/ STOP or INTRO. To synchronize the start of the selected auto-rhythm with your accompaniment, press SYNCHRO/ ENDING. 4. Begin the accompaniment by pressing the desired accompaniment key(s). To play a melody along with the accompaniment, press any key(s) to the right of the accompaniment keys. 5. To change chords without interrupting the rhythm, simply press the auto accompaniment key(s) required to form the new chord. 6. To stop accompaniment and the auto-rhythm, press START/STOP. 19 42-4043.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM Standard Fingering The standard fingering method uses standard formations of 3–4 notes, and lets the experienced musician play a wider variety of accompaniment chords. You can play these 15 chord types on your MD-1600, in any key, using the standard fingering method. Major (M) Minor (m) Augmented (aug) Suspended 4th (sus4) Dominant 7th (7) Minor 7th (m7) Major 7th (M7) Minor Half- Diminished (m7-5) Major Half Diminished (7-5) Dominant Suspended 4th (7sus4) Major 9th (add9) Minor 9th (madd9) Minor/Major 7th (mM7) Diminished Diminished 7th (dim7) Notes: • To produce a simple variation of a 7, m7, M7, mM7, add9, or madd9 chord, you can omit the finger positions shown in parentheses (on the keys). • When producing an aug, 7-5, or dim7 chord, the lowest note you play determines the root of the chord. Be sure your fingering correctly defines the root you want. • The diagrams above show only one possible fingering position for each chord. It is possible to play a chord using several different positions. For example, these three fingering positions produce the same C chord. 20 42-4043.fm Page 21 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM Follow these steps to start standard fingering auto accompaniment. 1. Set MODE to FINGERED. 2. Select and enter an auto-rhythm. (See “Selecting/Playing an Auto- Rhythm” on Page 15.) 3. To start the auto-rhythm before your auto accompaniment, press START/ STOP or INTRO. To synchronize the start of the selected auto-rhythm with your accompaniment, press SYNCHRO/ ENDING. 4. Begin the accompaniment at the desired interval by pressing at least three accompaniment keys to play the desired chord. To play a melody along with the accompaniment, press any key(s) to the right of the accompaniment keys. 5. To change chords without interrupting the rhythm, simply press the auto accompaniment keys required to form the new chord. 6. To stop accompaniment and the auto-rhythm, press START/STOP. Full-Range Chords While the easy random and standard fingering methods limit chord formations to the accompaniment keys, the full-range chord method lets you play chords of any type on any of the MD-1600’s keys. Set MODE to FULL RANGE CHORD and follow the steps under “Standard Fingering.” If you press three or more keys anywhere on the keyboard that form a chord, the MD-1600 plays that chord. The MD-1600 responds with melody sounds if you press fewer than three keys. Notes: • In the full-range chord mode, the MD-1600 recognizes these 23 chords in addition to the 15 chords in the standard fingering mode (examples show C as the base note): C6 Cm6 C6/9 C/C D/C E/C F/C G/C A/C B/C BCm/ C Dm/C Fm/C Gm/C Am/C Bm/C Dm75/ C A7/C F7/C Fm7/ C Gm7/ C Aadd9/C • When the composite notes of a chord are more than five notes apart, the lowest sound becomes the base note. Using FREE SESSION The MD-1600 lets you set the keyboard to play an automatic accompaniment (based on your auto-rhythm selection) while you play the melody using a tone you select. Refer to the “Free Session Chord Progression Chart” on Page 54 for the chord progression, tempo, and tone associated with each auto-rhythm. 21 42-4043.fm Page 22 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 6:51 AM MIXER FREE SESSION CURSOR Follow these steps to use the keyboard free session feature. 1. Press RHYTHM. 2. Select and enter an auto-rhythm. 3. Press FREE SESSION. The FREE SESSION indicator, the auto- accompaniment tone name and number, and tempo appear. 4. To start the free session accompaniment, press the accompaniment key for the root of the first chord key. For example, if the tune you are going to play is in G, press the key for G on the accompaniment keyboard. Note: Pressing START/STOP also starts the free session, but the root key is automatically set to C. To start the free session accompaniment with a short introduction, press INTRO. 5. Each free session has its default tone. If desired, you can change the tone by pressing TONE and entering the tone number. 6. Adjust TEMPO and VOLUME to the desired levels. 7. Play your melody using the entire keyboard. 8....