Yamaha DGX-630, YPG-635

DGX-630/YPG-635 Owner’s Manual 27

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 160 dif-

ferent styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures

(see page 134 for a complete list of the available styles).

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

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.

1Press the [STYLE] button.

The style select display will appear. The currently selected style number

and name will be highlighted.

2Select a style.

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

A list of all the available styles is provided on page 134.

3Press the [START/STOP] button.

The style rhythm will start playing.

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

playback.

Select a Style Rhythm

The currently selected style

• Style ﬁles transferred from a

computer or stored on a USB

ﬂash memory device connected

to the instrument can be

selected and used in the same

way as the internal Styles (Style

numbers 161–). File transfer

instructions are provided on

page 108.

NOTE

• Style numbers 131, 143–160

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 28, 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.

NOTE