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#213339 - 11/28/03 02:01 PM Chords
dazart Offline
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Registered: 09/28/03
Posts: 92
Loc: England
When playing these arranger boards using left hand chords since changing from one board to another I have to make some adjustments with the inversons to get the correct backing.

For example to hold a Eminor7 down on the PSR2100 now I use E,G,B,D. Where before with my last keyboard a WK4 I could use G,D,E but if I do that on the PSR2100 I get a G6 chord.Although a G6 is the same notes as Eminor7 the backing styles sound different and dont sound good on some songs.

Do any of you players experience these same problems and how do you get round them?

Regards,
Daz

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#213340 - 11/28/03 03:50 PM Re: Chords
Starkeeper Offline
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Registered: 09/16/02
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Loc: Toronto
It's a Yamaha problem. If I play a Dsus in 1st inversion on my Roland keyboard, it plays a Dsus. If I play the same chord in the same inversion on the Yamaha it plays a G major!! Doh. How does Yamaha get a G major with G,A,D? So I have to play it in root postion for the accompaniment to be correct. The reason the G6 doesn't sound like an Em7 is because Yammy is playing a G bass. I'm sure Yamaha could argue that it is assuming you want a G6. If it plays a Em7 with that fingering, then how would you play a G6?
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#213341 - 11/28/03 07:47 PM Re: Chords
cassp Offline
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Registered: 03/21/03
Posts: 3748
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Yes, Yamaha definitely is missing the boat when it comes to chording. I had no trouble with my Korg or Roland. To play a C major seventh on the 2000, I have to play all the notes of the chord; on the Korg I only needed to play B-C-E. I've gotten used to the Yamaha chords, but I don't like them.
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