Auto Accompaniment Fingering Modes - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-8000 Owner's Manual

Using the Accompaniment Section
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Select the MAIN A and B Sections as Required
Select the MAIN A and MAIN B sections as required. Appropriate fill-ins will be generated automatically (see "The
MAIN A and MAIN B Sections and Fill-ins", page 34).
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Stop the Accompaniment
The accompaniment can be stopped at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button. Press the [ENDING A/
B /rit.] button if you want to go to the ending section and then stop. A different ending will play depending on whether
you go to the ending from the MAIN A or MAIN B section. Press the [ENDING A/B /rit.] button while the ending
section is playing to produce a "ritardando" ending — i.e. the tempo gradually slows down during the ending.

Auto Accompaniment Fingering Modes

The PSR-8000 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT feature has six
different fingering modes which can be selected via the SPLIT
POINT/FINGERING FUNCTION display described on page
123. Operation of each mode is described below.
SINGLE FINGER
Single-finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beau-
tifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, mi-
nor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number
of keys on the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT section of the
keyboard. The abbreviated chord fingerings described below
are used:
For a major chord, press the
root key only.
For a minor chord, simulta-
neously press the root key and
a black key to its left.
MULTI FINGER
The MULTI-FINGER mode automatically detects SINGLE
FINGER or FINGERED 1 chord fingerings, so you can use
either type of fingering without having to switch fingering
modes.
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SYNC SYNC START/
INTRO A/B
STOP START STOP
ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL
C
Cm
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ENDING A/B FADE
MAIN/AUTO FILL
/rit. IN/OUT
A B
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For a seventh chord, simultaneously
press the root key and a white key to
its left.
For a minor-seventh chord, simulta-
neously press the root key and both a
white and black key to its left.
• To use SINGLE FINGER minor, minor-seventh, or
seventh fingerings in the MULTI FINGER mode, be
sure to play the closest white/black key(s) to the root
of the chord.
C
7
Cm
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