Radio Shack LK-1261 Improvising with the preset patterns, To play a Fingered auto-accompaniment

Set the POWER/MODE selector to the CONCERT CHORD or FINGERED position.

Select an auto-rhythm.

Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button.

IMPORTANT!

•If you play one or two notes only in the left hand, or three notes that do not make up a recognizable chord formation, no sound will be produced. The FINGERED mode requires a conventional three or four-note chord formation to produce an auto-accompaniment. Also, note that auto- chords only work in conjunction with rhythm patterns, and not independently of them.

❚NOTE

•The above examples show only one of the possible fingerings for each chord. Note that you can play the notes that form a chord in any combination. Each of the following fingerings for example, produces the same C chord.

Accompaniment

keyboard

•See the “Fingered Chord Charts” on page A-3 for information on the fingerings of chords for all roots.

To play a FINGERED auto-accompaniment

1. Use the POWER/MODE selector to select

FINGERED.

2. Select an auto-rhythm as described under “To select and play a rhythm” on page E-18.

3. Start play of the rhythm.

•If you want to start play of the normal rhythm pattern, press START/STOP.

•You can also use synchro start (on this page) to start rhythm play.

4.Play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard to start play of the auto-accompaniment.

Chord name

5. Continue pressing keys on the accompaniment keyboard to play your chord progression.

6. To stop auto-accompaniment play, press the START/STOP button again.

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Improvising with the preset patterns

Pressing the START/STOP button to start rhythm play causes the normal version of the pattern to be played. You can also play a variation of the rhythm using the operation described below.

Using fill-in rhythm

You can insert a fill-in rhythm by pressing the SYNCHRO/ FILL-IN button while an auto-rhythm plays.

Using Synchro start

You can start the rhythm and accompaniment pattern at the same time, with your play of the accompaniment keyboard. To do this, follow the steps below.

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4. Press the accompaniment keys to play the first c h o r d . A s s o o n a s y o u d o , t h e a u t o - accompaniment pattern begins to play.

5. To stop the auto-accompaniment pattern play, press the START/STOP button.

❚NOTE

•If you set the POWER/MODE selector to NORMAL in step 1 on page E-18, the operation in step 4 starts play of the rhythm (percussion instruments) only.

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