Yamaha QS-300 Supplementary Manual page 29

Style No. Name Tempo Beat
069 B.B.Bld 082.0 4/4
070 Ragtime 106.0 4/4
071 Dixie 200.0 4/4
072 J.Waltz 172.0 3/4
073 Fusion 104.0 4/4
074 Fsn.Shfl 102.0 4/4
075 Mambo 110.0 4/4
076 Samba 108.0 4/4
077 J.Samba 112.0 4/4
078 SlwBossa 122.0 4/4
079 PopBossa 126.0 4/4
080 R.Latin 126.0 4/4
081 Rumba 112.0 4/4
082 Espagnol 116.0 4/4
083 Bomba 120.0 4/4
084 Guanco 108.0 4/4
085 Reggae 1 082.0 4/4
086 Reggae 2 086.0 4/4
087 Ska 130.0 4/4
088 Calypso 122.0 4/4
089 BluGrass 120.0 4/4
090 C&W Rock 130.0 4/4
091 C&W Shfl 120.0 4/4
092 C&W Bld 076.0 4/4
093 C&W Wltz 098.0 3/4
094 M.March 120.0 4/4
095 6/8March 126.0 4/4
096 Polka 128.0 4/4
097 Slowfox 108.0 4/4
098 Foxtrot 200.0 4/4
099 TangoArg 132.0 4/4
100 V.Waltz 182.0 3/4
Style List
Big-band jazz ballad pattern, best at slightly slow tempos.
Ragtime pattern with swing accent.
Dixieland jazz pattern, featuring characteristic banjo phrases. Also note the snare drum fill-in.
Slightly uptempo jazz waltz pattern, with drum brush producing strong jazz feel.
Typical fusion pattern. Note the Latin-style piano in the main B section.
Another good fusion pattern: 16 beats with shuffle.
Rhythmical mambo pattern. Characteristic percussion includes timbales and guiro.
Typical samba pattern from Brazil, featuring interesting piano play and pitched agogo bells.
Exciting, somewhat fast samba pattern. Also fits certain types of fusion.
Another Brazilian rhythm: a typical, but slightly slow, bossa nova.
Popsy bossa nova, with drumstick accent.
Somewhat slow Latin rhythm. Moody percussion includes cowbell, guiro, congas.
The famous Cuban rhythm. Note the guitar rhythm on Track 4.
Spanish dance pattern. Nice atmosphere created by strong hand clapping in the main B section.
Puerto Rican folk music, with piercing agogo rhythm.
Latin rhythm with pleasant guitar action. Delayed bass entry produces very distinctive sound.
Reggae with shuffle beat.
Somewhat heavy reggae pattern; unusual bass phrasing and organ play.
Another Jamaican rhythm, said to be the precursor of reggae. Note the off-beat accentuation.
The well-known Caribbean calypso style. Pay attention to the timbales in the fill section.
Cheerful, uptempo bluegrass pattern; includes banjo.
Basic country-and-western, with natural guitar chord strokes.
Country-and-western shuffle, with great brush drumming in the fill-in.
Plain country-and-western ballad pattern. Good for other genres as well.
Country-style waltz; great for gentle, singable ballads.
March pattern. The marching drum in Track 1 brings out the atmosphere.
March, with triplet rhythms. Includes tuba, horn, and other characteristic marching brass.
Lively well-known dance pattern, originating from Czechoslovakia. The accordion phrasing is the key.
Slow foxtrot pattern. Basically a dance rhythm, but might also work with swing jazz numbers.
Fast, swinging fox trot. Makes you want to dance.
Tango pattern, with characteristic accordion and castanets.
Classical waltz pattern. Includes clarinet and good use of pizzicato.
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