To play along with a Song Bank tune

1. Perform steps 1 through 3 under “To listen to a Song Bank tune” to select the tune you want.

VOLUME

TEMPO

TONE

PATTERN

SONG BANK

2. Press the MELODY OFF button.

VOLUME

TEMPO

TONE

PATTERN

SONG BANK

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3. Press the START/STOP button.

➟The keyboard will play an introductory count and then start play the accompaniment part of the tune. The tune continues to repeat until you stop it.

VOLUME

TEMPO

TONE

PATTERN

SONG BANK

The staff notation shows melody notes.

4. Press the START/STOP button to stop play.

•Notes you play on the keyboard along with Song Bank tune accompaniment do not appear on the display.

•The MELODY OFF button is operational only while Song Bank tune play is stopped.

•Pressing the MELODY OFF button while the "" (all) indicator is on the display turns off the melody part for all the Song Bank tunes.

•See “Staff Notation Notes” in the General Guide for details on how melody notes appear on the display after you start play in step 3.

Changing the Melody Tone of a Song Bank Tune

You can change the melody tone of a Song Bank tune after you start playing it (in step 2 of the above procedure).

About the pre-tune count

•Note that the pre-tune count sounds only when the MELODY OFF button is on (melody part is turned off).

•An audible count sounds for a number of beats before a Song Bank tune starts to play.

•The final beat of the count (the last beat before the tune starts to play) is a higher pitch than the other beats. It is indicated in the following example by "￿".

*The lengths of the pre-tune counts are also indicated in the musical scores that come with this

keyboard.

Example: • • • • • Indicates a 3-beat count.

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