Playing Styles; Select A Style Rhythm - Yamaha Portatone PSR-E403 Owner's Manual

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 155 dif-
ferent styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures
(see page 112 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.
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 112.
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.
Style Name
This icon appears when a style
number and name is displayed.
001
Style Number
092
PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual
NOTE
• Style numbers 131, 143–155
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 34, 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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