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Melody Guide
The PortaTone has a special Melody Guide function that makes practice and learning of the 100
songs both fun and easy.
During song playback, the PortaTone shows the notes of the melody in the music staves and the
keyboard diagram in the display — indicating which notes you should play and when you should play
them. The Melody Guide function even lets you practice at your own pace by automatically pausing
playback until you play the correct notes. To further help you play the correct melody notes, scores
for all songs have been provided.
There are two different types of Melody Guide operations: Waiting (auto pause playback) and Minus
One (muted melody). These can be turned on either before starting a song, or while a song is play-
ing.

Select a song.

With the Song mode active, select the desired song. (See page 20.)

Set the Melody Guide function.

Press the MELODY GUIDE button repeatedly until
the desired setting is shown in the display.
Settings:
Waiting
When set to Waiting, the PortaTone waits for you to play
the correct melody notes, automatically pausing song
playback until each note is played. This allows you to
practice the melody at your own pace. The next note to
be played is indicated in the display (in the music staves
and the keyboard diagram).
MinusOne
Minus One, as its name implies, mutes the melody part of
the song, allowing you to play that part yourself. Song
playback continues without pausing, so you can play the
melody part naturally in time with the music. The next
note to be played is indicated in the display (in the music
staves and the keyboard diagram).
Selecting and Playing Songs — The Song Mode
Waiting
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MEASURE

MinusOne

Off
This turns the Melody Guide function off. The selected
song (and its melody part) plays back normally.
NOTE:
Melody Guide is turned off automatically when a different
song number is selected.