Yamaha PSR-9000 Owner's Manual - Page 21

5 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts. For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below). Split Point Auto Accompaniment Auto Accompaniment section 6 Try playing other chords with your left hand. For information on how to enter chords, see "Chord Fingerings" on page 58. 7 Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the accompaniment. Try out some of the other styles... Category 8 BEAT 16 BEAT DANCE Style Name Heart Beat Spicy Beat 8Beat Adria AcousticBld Slow & Easy Smooth Jazz House Musik DiscoChoco Flip Hop Comment Standard 8-beat pop. Enjoy the sound of the strumming guitars. Modern 8-beat that uses the Hit and Live! Standard drum kits. This gorgeous style evokes the north Mediterranean, but can be used well for a variety of songs. An unplugged style with a half-time 3/4 feel. Check out the great guitar sounds. This style evokes the sophisticated, relaxed atmosphere of a modern jazz club. Enjoy the Latin feel of this modern fusion style. Analog synths, techno drums, rave beat - today's modern dance music at your fingertips. Try starting this classic 70's disco style with Intro III. This contemporary hip hop rhythm features sine wave acid lines and high-pitched snare. Rap along with this! Category SWING& JAZZ Style Name Big Band 3 Swingfox BBandBallad Piano Swing R&B SoulShuffle GospelBros Boogie 1 RockShuffle COUNTRY Country 2/4 LATIN Samba City BALLROOM Engl.Waltz Comment Traditional big band style especially suited for ballads and slow blues. Check out the different major and minor patterns for Intro III. This style is good for a wide wide range of songs. This style is perfect for recreating the sound and atmosphere of the great big bands and orchestras of the swing era. A swinging Pianist style. Turn the CHD1 (chord) part on and off for different arrangements. Check out the dynamic sounds of the Live! Standard drum kit, especially in the Break fill pattern. Check out the different gospel grooves in the Main A - D patterns. Start this out without the drums and bass, then bring them in for a full-tilt boogie band. This heavy rock shuffle features the distortion effect on the guitar. This driving country-pop style can be used for a variety of other music styles as well. This contemporary Samba-pop style features dynamic toms from the new Live! drum kit. Check out Ending III. A fully orchestrated, luscious waltz style, perfect for elegant ballroom dancing. s Metronome and Bass Chord Hold These are two special styles designed for practice purposes; they do not have any of the normal rhythm or accompaniment patterns of the other styles. To call them up, select Page 2 of the Ballroom category by pressing the [P2] button. q Metronome This style plays back only a metronome click, without any other rhythm parts. Use this as you would a normal metronome, practicing in time with the click. You can adjust the tempo with the data dial. Playing chords in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard produces corresponding bass notes and chords, just as in Bass Chord Hold below. There are five different metronome settings, each with a different time signature. q Bass Chord Hold Even with the auto accompaniment turned on, this style does not play any rhythm parts, but simply holds the bass note and chord that correspond to the chord you play in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. this is convenient for practicing chords without having to play along with a rhythm. There are five different bass note/chord settings, each with different voices. q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q Quick Guide 21 19