Chapter 1 Playing the Keyboard
Transposing the Key of the Keyboard
(Key Transpose)
You can transpose the key of a performance without having to shift the
position of your fingers on the keyboard. This feature is called OKey
Transpose.�
This lets you take a song in a difficult key with lots of sharps ( ) and flats
() and play it in a key with fingering thatOs easier for you. This is handy
when playing accompaniment to a song, to match what you play to the pitch
of the singerOs voice.
fig.01-23
Press the corresponding key
1, 2
1.Hold down the [Song] button and press the key
corresponding to the tonic of the desired key.
The Key Transpose settings value continues to appear in the display while
the [Song] button is held down.
With the [Song] button held down, you can change the value, even by
By holding down the [Song]
pressing the [-] or [+] button.
button and pressing both
Additionally, by holding down the [Song] button and pressing the [-] or [+] the [-] and [+] buttons
button one time, you can display the currently selected Key Transpose value.simultaneously, the setting
The available range is -6�0�5.returns to its original value.
fig.01-24
When you release the [Song] button, you return to the previous screen.
2.To return to the original key, hold down the [Song] button
and press the C key (the tonic of C Major).
Example: Playing a Song in the Key of E Major After Transposition
to C Major
Hold down the [Song] button and press the E key (since E is the tonic).
Counting from C as a reference point, one moves up four keys, including the
black keys, to reach E, thus O4� appears in the display.
fig.01-25
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