Auto Accompaniment

Quick Guide

on page 20

The auto accompaniment feature puts a full backing band at your fingertips. To use it, all you have to do is play the chords with your left hand as you perform and the selected accompaniment style matching your music will automatically play along, instantly following the chords you play. With auto accompaniment, even a solo performer can enjoy playing with the backing of an entire band or orchestra.

This section explains some important functions of the auto accompaniment that are not covered in the “Quick Guide.” For basic information on playing the auto accompaniment, refer to page 20 in the “Quick Guide.”

Chord Fingerings

Quick Guide

Step#5 on page 21

The way in which chords are played or indicated with your left hand (on the left side of the keyboard from the Split Point) is referred to as “fingering.” There are 7 types of fingerings as described below.

Refer to page 159 for instructions on setting the split point and fingering mode.

●Single Finger

Single Finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys on the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. The abbreviated chord fingerings described below are used:

•For a major chord, press the root key only.

•For a minor chord, simulta- neously press the root key and a black key to its left.

C

Cm

•For a seventh chord, simultaneously press the root key and a white key to its left.

•For a minor-seventh chord, simultaneously press the root key and both a white and black key to its left.

C7

Cm7

●Multi Finger

The Multi Finger mode automatically detects Single Finger or Fingered chord fingerings, so you can use either type of fingering without having to switch fingering modes.

●Fingered

This mode lets you finger your own chords on the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard, while the 9000Pro supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment in the selected style.

The Fingered mode recognizes the various chord types listed on the next page.

●Fingered Pro

This mode is basically the same as Fingered, with the exception that more than three notes must be played to indicate the chords. Playing the root note and its octave produces accompaniment based only on the root.

●On Bass

This mode accepts the same fingerings as the Fingered mode, but the lowest note played in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard is used as the bass note, allowing you to play “on bass” chords (in the Fingered mode the root of the chord is always used as the bass note).

●On Bass Pro

This mode is basically the same as On Bass, with the exception that more than three notes must be played to indicate the chords. Playing the root note and its octave produces accompaniment based only on the root.

●Full Keyboard

When this advanced auto-accompaniment mode is engaged the 9000Pro will automatically create appropriate accompaniment while you play just about anything, anywhere on the keyboard using both hands. You don’t have to worry about specifying the accompaniment chords. Although the Full Keyboard mode is designed to work with many songs, some arrangements may not be suitable for use with this feature. Try playing a few simple songs in the Full Keyboard mode to get a feel for its capabilities.

The 9000Pro recognizes chords you play in the Auto Accompaniment section of keyboard and produces appropriate chords, even if auto accompaniment is off (as long as the Left part is set to on). Chords are recognized according to the Fingered mode, even if the mode is actually set to another mode.

This setting is especially effective when used with the Vocal Harmony or the Harmony/Echo.

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