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Playing Styles

This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + chords) in the style you choose to match chords you play with your left hand. You can select from 150 different styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures (see page 106 for a complete list of the available styles).

In this section we’ll learn how to use the auto accompaniment features.

Select a Style Rhythm

Most styles includes a rhythm part. You can select from a wide variety of rhythmic types—rock, blues, Euro trance, and many, many more. Let’s begin by listening to just the basic rhythm. The rhythm part is played using percussion instruments only.

1 Press the [STYLE] button.

The style number and name will appear in the display.

Style Name

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Style Number

2 Select a style.

Use the dial to select the style you want to use.

A list of all the available styles is provided on page 106.

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This icon appears when a style number and name is displayed.

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3 Press the [START/STOP] button.

The style rhythm will start playing.

Press the [START/STOP] button a second time when you want to stop playback.

NOTE

•Style numbers 121, 133–150 have no rhythm part and there- fore no rhythm will play if you use them for the above exam- ple. For these styles first turn auto accompaniment on as described on page 20, press the [START/STOP] button, and the accompaniment bass and chord parts will begin playing when you play a key to the left of the keyboard split point.

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