The Easy Way To Play Piano; Chord Type - Play With Both Hands - Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-305 Owner's Manual

The Easy Way To Play Piano

Quick Guide
This instrument includes a performance assistant technology feature that lets
you play along with a song and sound like a great pianist (even though you
might be making lots of mistakes)! In fact, you can play any notes and still
sound good! You could even just tap one key and the results would be a beau-
tiful melody. So even if you can't play piano and can't read a note of music,
you can have some musical fun.
The performance assistant technology has two types – Chord and Melody.
● Chord .............. Select this type when you want to play with both hands. You'll get beautifully
arranged sound no matter what you play.
● Melody............. This type lets you play the melody with just one finger.
Try the Chord type to begin with, and then try the Melody type. The secret to the performance assistant technology's
ability to turn random playing into music is divulged on page 20. Enjoy the feature for a while first, then read about
how its done.
Chord Type – Play With Both Hands
To use the performance assistant technology Chord type you must be playing a song that includes chord data.
1
Press the [SONG] button.
The song number and name will be highlighted. When the song is highlighted on
the display you can use the dial or other selection controls to select a different
song.
2
Select a song.
Rotate the dial and watch the highlighted song names – for this example we'll
select song "026 Twinkle Star."
3
Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button.
The PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT display will appear.
The display includes icons that show whether the performance assistant technol-
ogy is on or off, and whether the chord or melody type is selected. Press the
[PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button to turn the function on or off. Use the
[+] and [-] buttons to select the chord or melody type.
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NOTE
• For details on Chords, see page
64.
The song is highlighted. The num-
ber and name of the currently
selected song is displayed here.
NOTE
• MIDI songs included on the sup-
plied Accessory CD-ROM can
also be transferred to the instru-
ment and used with the perfor-
mance assistant technology.
The song displayed here will
be played.