Yamaha GW50 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Changing the Chord Type
Operation —
To change the chord type, simultaneously hold
[CHORD] and press the Chord button correspond-
ing to the desired type (written below the button).
Press it repeatedly until the desired chord type is
shown in the LCD.
Changing the Bass Note of the Chord
This is used when you want to have the bass play
a note other than the root. It is effective in adding
harmonic complexity to transitions or in adding
tension before resolving to the main chords of a
progression.
Operation —
1. Simultaneously hold [CHORD] and press
[on/ROOT].
2. Press the Chord button corresponding to the
desired note (written above the button). Press
it repeatedly until the desired note is shown
in the LCD.
As long as the slash mark (/) in the display is
flashing, different bass notes can be selected.
Optionally, if you want to change the root
note of the chord here (yet keep the currently
selected bass note), simultaneously hold
[CHORD] and press [on/ROOT] again. (The
slash mark stops flashing.) The selected bass
note will continue to play even when you
change to other root notes.
3. To cancel the selected bass note and have the
bass line automatically change with the root
note, hold [CHORD] and press one of the
Chord buttons to reselect the chord type.
Flashes (waiting for note entry).
To switch between the two conditions below, simultaneously hold
[CHORD] and press [on/ROOT].
In this condition, the bass note can be changed.
In this condition, the bass note is fixed and the root note of
chord can be changed.