Casio PX-320CS User Guide - Page 21

How to Play Chords

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7. Finger the first chord within the accompaniment keyboard range. • Playing a chord will cause the intro pattern for the selected rhythm to play, followed by the accompaniment rhythm and chord pattern. 8. Finger other chords on the keyboard. • See "How to Play Chords" on page E-19 for information about how to finger chords within the different Auto Accompaniment modes. • The two lamps above the START/STOP button will flash along with the beat. Flashes on the first beat of the measure. Flashes on subsequent beats. NOTE • You can insert a fill-in pattern while a rhythm pattern is playing by pressing the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. A fill-in helps to change the mood of the pattern. 9. To stop accompaniment, press the INTRO/ ENDING button. • This will play an ending pattern for the selected rhythm before stopping Auto Accompaniment play. NOTE • You can stop accompaniment play without an intro and ending pattern by pressing the START/STOP button in place of steps 6 or 9. • See "Other Settings" on page E-32 for information about adjusting accompaniment volume. Playing a Rhythm How to Play Chords The way you finger chords depends on the current Auto Accompaniment mode. If you want to play without Auto Accompaniment, use the NORMAL mode. „ CASIO CHORD Even if you do not know how to play chords normally, this mode lets you play four different types of chords using simplified fingerings in the accompaniment keyboard range of the keyboard. The following shows where the accompaniment keyboard range is located, and explains how to finger chords in the CASIO CHORD mode. CASIO CHORD Mode Keyboard Accompaniment keyboard range Melody keyboard range E-19

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Playing a Rhythm
E-19
7.
Finger the first chord within the
accompaniment keyboard range.
• Playing a chord will cause the intro pattern for the
selected rhythm to play, followed by the
accompaniment rhythm and chord pattern.
8.
Finger other chords on the keyboard.
• See “How to Play Chords” on page E-19 for
information about how to finger chords within the
different Auto Accompaniment modes.
• The two lamps above the
START/STOP
button will
flash along with the beat.
NOTE
• You can insert a fill-in pattern while a rhythm pattern is
playing by pressing the
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN
button.
A fill-in helps to change the mood of the pattern.
9.
To stop accompaniment, press the
INTRO/
ENDING
button.
• This will play an ending pattern for the selected
rhythm before stopping Auto Accompaniment play.
NOTE
• You can stop accompaniment play without an intro and
ending pattern by pressing the
START/STOP
button in
place of steps 6 or 9.
• See “Other Settings” on page E-32 for information about
adjusting accompaniment volume.
How to Play Chords
The way you finger chords depends on the current
Auto Accompaniment mode. If you want to play
without Auto Accompaniment, use the NORMAL
mode.
CASIO CHORD
Even if you do not know how to play chords normally,
this mode lets you play four different types of chords
using simplified fingerings in the accompaniment
keyboard range of the keyboard. The following shows
where the accompaniment keyboard range is located,
and explains how to finger chords in the CASIO
CHORD mode.
CASIO CHORD Mode Keyboard
Flashes on the first
beat of the measure.
Flashes on
subsequent beats.
Accompaniment
keyboard range
Melody keyboard range