Playing Rhythms
Using Auto Accompaniment
With auto accompaniment, the keyboard automatically plays rhythm, bass, and chord parts in accordance with chords you select using simplified keyboard fingerings, or chords you play. Auto accompaniment makes it feel like you have your own private backup group with you all the time.
NOTE
•Rhythms 110 through 119 consist of chord accompaniments only, without any drums or other percussion instruments. These rhythms do not sound unless CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD is selected as the accompaniment mode. With such rhythms, make sure that CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD is selected before you try playing chords.
To play with auto accompaniment
PREPARATION
•Select the rhythm you want to use and adjust the tempo.
1Select one of the three chord modes (MODE).
NORMAL: | FULL RANGE CHORD: |
CASIO CHORD: | FINGERED: |
•Here we will select the CASIO CHORD mode.
•See page
2 Press the
•This configures the piano so rhythm and chord accompaniment will start automatically when you press any keys within the accompaniment keyboard range.
3 Press the INTRO/ENDING button.
•This configures the piano so accompaniment starts with an intro pattern.
4 Use a CASIO CHORD fingering to play the first chord within the accompaniment keyboard range.
•This will cause the intro pattern for the selected rhythm to play, followed by the auto accompaniment rhythm and chord pattern.
5 Use CASIO CHORD fingerings to play other chords.
•See “How to Play Chords” on page
•You can insert a
6 To stop auto accompaniment play, press the INTRO/ENDING button.
•This will play an ending pattern for the selected rhythm before stopping auto accompaniment play.
NOTE
•You can start or stop auto accompaniment play without an intro or ending pattern by pressing the START/STOP button in steps 3 and 6.
•You can adjust the volume of auto accompaniment. For more information see “Adjusting Accompaniment Volume” on page