Playing Styles; Select A Style Rhythm - Yamaha YPT-420 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 155 dif-
ferent styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures
(see the separate Data List 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 in the separate Data List.
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
8BtModrn
This icon appears when a style
number and name is displayed.
001
Style Number
PopBossa
092
NOTE
• An external style file loaded to
style number 156 can be
selected and used in the same
way as the internal styles. The
style file must be loaded to style
number 156 after transferring it
to the instrument from a com-
puter. For details, refer to the
section "Loading Style Files" on
page 74.
NOTE
• Style numbers 131, 143–155
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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