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Question posted by gggodron on October 3rd, 2022

Rhythm Chords

Hi thereI'm a 93 year young widower been living on my own in the UK. for the last 12 years since my wife died.I bought a PSR 320 in 2005 and used to play for my wife, we used to have a bit of a sing song, I can't read music and play by ear.I haven't touched the 320 since she died and was recently persuaded to take it out of mothballs and give it a go, which I did. With memory being what it is at 93 I have forgotten what all the controls do even with the manual by my side.I need to get the rhythym chords to play, I can manage it for 1 finger mode but I would like to play my own 3 finger chords with rhythym. I wonder if you could help with the configuration.I live in hope, thanks in anticipation.Gordon Grice

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on October 3rd, 2022 9:04 AM

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It's easiest to play a piece in C major, as (unless a note is sharped or flatted) only white keys are used. Take a look at https://www.piano-keyboard-guide.com/key-of-c.html.

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