Using The Accompaniment Section - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-6000 Owner's Manual

Using the Accompaniment Section

The PSR-6000 has 50+1 different accompaniment "styles" (includ-
ing preset IA style "New Age (No.12 button)")that can be used to pro-
vide fully-orchestrated or rhythm-only accompaniment. The PSR-
6000's sophisticated Auto Bass Chord accompaniment system can
provide automated bass and chord backing that is perfectly matched
to the selected accompaniment style.
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Turn ABC ON
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Press the [AUTO BASS CHORD] button so that
its indicator lights, thereby turning the ABC mode
on.
NOTES
• The maximum number of notes that can be played
simultaneously on the PSR-6000 keyboard is reduced
when the Auto Bass Chord feature is used.
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Select the Desired ABC Mode
Press the ABC MODE/SPLIT POINT LCD
button to select the ABC MODE and SPLIT POINT
display, then use the ABC MODE LCD dials to
select the FINGERED CHORD, SINGLE FIN-
GER, or MANUAL BASS mode. If you select the
MANUAL BASS mode, the GRP. VOICE # LCD
dials can be used to specify the bass voice to be used.
Press the VOLUME LCD button to return to the
main display when done.
The FINGERED CHORD, SINGLE FINGER,
and MANUAL BASS modes function as follows:
FINGERED CHORD
This is the default ABC mode. The Fingered
Chord mode lets you finger your own chords on the
left-hand section of the keyboard (i.e. all keys to the
left of and including the split-point key — normally
F#2), while the PSR-6000 supplies appropriately
orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompani-
ment in the selected style.
The Fingered Chord mode will accept the chord
types listed below (notes in parentheses may be
omitted).
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AUTO BASS
INTERACTIVE VERSE
CHORD
ACCOMPANIMENT A
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