Playing Rhythms
4 Use a CASIO CHORD fingering to play the first chord within the accompaniment keyboard range.
•See “How to Play Chords” on this page for information about how to finger chords with the various chord modes.
•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.
•You can insert a
How to Play Chords
The way you finger chords depends on the current chord mode.
■Normal
In this mode there is no auto accompaniment, so you can play all of piano’s keys for
■CASIO CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD “Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDs.
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.
CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard
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NOTE
•The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard.