Auto Accompaniment

MODE

START/STOP

Using Auto Accompaniment

The following procedure describes how to use the keyboard’s Auto Accompaniment feature. Before starting, you should first select the rhythm you want to use and set the tempo of the rhythm to the value you want.

To use Auto Accompaniment

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

•The currently selected accompaniment mode is the one whose lamp is lit. See “About the MODE Button” on page E-38 for details.

2Press the START/STOP button to start play of the currently selected rhythm.3Play a chord.

•The actual procedure you should use to play a chord depends on the currently selected accompaniment mode. Refer to the following pages for details on chord play.

CASIO CHORD .............................. This page FINGERED ...................................... Page E-41 FULL RANGE CHORD ................ Page E-42

Current measure number and beat number

Chord name

R o c k 2

Basic fingering of current chord (May be different from chord actually being played on the keyboard.)

4To stop Auto Accompaniment play, press the START/ STOP button again.

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.

CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard

Accompaniment

keyboard Melody keyboard

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.

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