Yamaha DGX-500 Owner's Manual - Page 16

Step 3 Music Database

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Quick Guide Step 3 Music Database 001 Live!Gnd 001 v zb z x Music Database Here's a convenient feature that lets you instantly reconfigure the DGX-500/300 for playing in different music styles. If you want to perform in a certain genre but don't know what settings to make, simply select the genre from the Music Database - and the DGX500/300 makes all the right settings for you! • For more infomation on playing proper chords for the auto accompaniment, see "Using Auto Accompaniment - Multi Fingering" on page 47 and "Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" on the next page. Accompaniment area Left hand + Right hand Auto accompaniment (for example, bass + guitar + drums) Melody z Press the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button. 001 AlvFevr c Play a chord with your left hand. The style starts as soon as you play the keyboard. For more on chords, see "Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" on the next page. Accompaniment area x Select a Music Database. Refer to the Music Database List on page 99. 002 Croco RK v Stop the style. Want to find out more? See page 53. 16

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Quick
Guide
Live!Gnd
001
001
x
zb
z
v
z
Press the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button.
x
Select a Music Database.
Refer to the Music Database List on page 99.
AlvFevr
001
Croco RK
002
Music Database
Here’s a convenient feature that lets you instantly reconfigure the
DGX-500/300 for playing in different music styles.
If you want to
perform in a certain genre but don’t know what settings to make,
simply select the genre from the Music Database — and the DGX-
500/300 makes all the right settings for you!
Left hand
Auto accompaniment
(for example,
bass + guitar + drums)
Right hand
Melody
+
Accompaniment area
• For more infomation on playing proper chords for the auto accompa-
niment, see “Using Auto Accompaniment — Multi Fingering” on page
47 and “Looking up Chords in the Dictionary” on the next page.
c
Play a chord with your left hand.
The style starts as soon as you play the keyboard.
For
more on chords, see “Looking up Chords in the Dictio-
nary” on the next page.
v
Stop the style.
Want to find out more?
See page 53.
Accompaniment area
Step 3
Music Database