Playing Styles; Select A Style Rhythm - Yamaha PSR-E413 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 165 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
BritRock
This icon appears when a style
number and name is displayed.
001
Style Number
PopBossa
102
NOTE
• An external style file loaded into
style number 166 can be
selected and used in the same
way as the internal styles. The
style file must be loaded into
style number 166 after transfer-
ring it to the instrument from a
computer. For details, refer to
the section "Loading Style Files"
on page 74.
NOTE
• Style numbers 141, 153–165
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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