Playing a Rhythm

 

 

 

 

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Use a CASIO CHORD fingering to play the first chord

Using Auto Accompaniment

 

 

within the accompaniment keyboard range.

With Auto Accompaniment, the digital piano 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.

•See “How to Play Chords” on this page for information about how to finger chords with the different chord modes.

•Playing a chord will cause the intro pattern for the selected rhythm to play, followed by the Auto Accompaniment rhythm and chord pattern.

Using the MODE Button

You can use the MODE button to select the accompaniment mode you want to use. You can also use it to turn off Auto Accompaniment. Each press of the MODE button cycles through accompaniment modes in the sequence shown below.

NORMAL (Auto Accompaniment off)

FULL RANGE CHORD

FINGERED

CASIO CHORD

•In the NORMAL mode (no indicator lamp lit), only rhythm accompaniment plays.

•The FULL RANGE CHORD, FINGERED, and CASIO CHORD modes all play Auto Accompaniment patterns. See page E-11 for details about each of these different modes.

To play with Auto Accompaniment

Getting Ready

•Use the procedures under “Playing a Rhythm” to select the rhythm you want to use and adjust the tempo.

1Use the MODE button to select CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD as the

accompaniment mode.

•Here we will select the CASIO CHORD mode.

•See page E-11 for information about selecting the accompaniment mode.

5 Use CASIO CHORD fingerings to play other chords.

•You can insert a fill-in pattern while an Auto Accompaniment is playing by pressing the NORMAL/ FILL-INbutton. A fill-in helps to change the mood of the Auto Accompaniment pattern.

•If you want to change to the variation rhythm pattern, press the VARIATION/FILL-INbutton. To return to the normal rhythm pattern, press the NORMAL/FILL-INbutton.

6 To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the SYNCHRO/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.

How to Play Chords

The way you finger chords depends on the current chord mode.

■NORMAL

In this mode, Auto Accompaniment is turned off, so you can play chords as you would normally do on a piano keyboard.

■CASIO CHORD

Even if you do not know how to play chords normally, this mode lets you play four different types of chords using simplified fingerings in the accompaniment area of the keyboard. The following shows where the accompaniment area is located, and explains how to finger chords in the CASIO CHORD mode.

CASIO CHORD Mode Keyboard

Accompaniment Area

Melody Area

IMPORTANT!

•In the CASIO CHORD mode, the keys in the accompaniment area of the keyboard operate as “chord switches” only. You cannot use the keys in this area to play notes.

2 Press the SYNCHRO/ENDING button.

•This configures the digital piano so rhythm and chord accompaniment will start automatically when you press any keys within the accompaniment keyboard range.

3 Press the INTRO button.

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