Radio Shack LK-1500 owner manual Playing a Rhythm, Using Auto Accompaniment, To play a rhythm

Auto Accompaniment

Playing a Rhythm	4 To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/
Use the following procedure to start and stop rhythm play.					STOP button again.
To play a rhythm		NOTE
			• If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button and then
1 Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.					the INTRO button in place of the START/STOP button
					in step 2, accompaniment will start with an intro pattern
2 Press the START/STOP button to start play of the					when you perform the operation in step 3. For details
					about these buttons, see pages E-37 and E-38.
currently selected rhythm.			• If you press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button in place of
					the START/STOP button in step 4, an ending pattern
3 To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button					will play before accompaniment play is ended. For details
					about this button, see page E-38.
again.
			• You can adjust the accompaniment part volume level
					independently of the main volume. For details, see
NOTE					“Adjusting Accompaniment and Song Volume” on page
• All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while the					E-49.
MODE switch is set to NORMAL.
				CONCERT CHORD
Using Auto Accompaniment
	This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to
The following procedure describes how to use the keyboard’s	easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge
	and experience. The following describes the CONCERT
Auto Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you should
	CHORD “Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody
first select the rhythm you want to use and set the tempo of
	keyboard”, and tells you how to play CONCERT CHORDs.
the rhythm to the value you want.
To use Auto Accompaniment	CONCERT CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and
	Melody Keyboard
1 Set the MODE switch to CONCERT CHORD,					Accompaniment	Melody keyboard
					keyboard
FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD.

2Press the START/STOP button to start play of the currently selected rhythm.

3 Play a chord.		NOTE
		•	The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing
• The actual procedure you should use to play a chord			chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing
depends on the current MODE switch position. Refer			single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.
to the following pages for details on chord play.
CONCERT CHORD	Page E-34
FINGERED	Page E-35
FULL RANGE CHORD	Page E-36
Basic Chord Form

R h u m b a

Chord name

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