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Using the Music Database If you want to play in a certain genre of music but don't know which style (page 32) and voice (page 26) settings would be appropriate, simply select the desired genre from the Music Database. The PSR-550 automatically makes all appropriate panel settings to let you play in that music style! 1 Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button. The MUSIC DATABASE menu appears in the display. 001 Alive Fever CHORD dim mM 67aug15s11u39s4 BACK NEXT EASY TRACK(1~16) START/STOP KEYBOARD NAVIGATOR PART DIAL VOICE LR12 0~9 STYLE /YES SONG MUSIC DATABASE BEAT • Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button to switch into the Style mode, turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on, and turn SYNCHRONIZED START on. See page 25 for details. 2 Select a ''Music Database.'' Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons [1]-[0]. 002 Alive Synth CHORD mdiMm67aug15s11u39s4 BACK NEXT EASY TRACK(1~16) START/STOP KEYBOARD NAVIGATOR PART DIAL VOICE LR12 0~9 STYLE /YES SONG MUSIC DATABASE BEAT The PSR-550 has 220 panel setups in the Music Database and they are divided into eleven different categories. You can select different Music Database categories in succession by using the Direct Access function. To select the first Music Database of the next available category, first press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button, then press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button. Direct Access 029 Days of Sax See page 21 for details about the Direct Access function. In this example, we'll select #220 "Xmas Night" and play the song "Silent Night." (The sheet music is provided on the next page.) Music Database List (page 131) POP HITS 001 Alive Fever 002 Alive Synth 003 Croco Rock 028 YesterGuitar SWING & JAZZ 029 Days of Sax 056 Wonderland EVERGREEN 057 Black Forest 086 Wonder World 220 Xmas Night 3 Play the chords with your left hand and the melody lines with your right hand along with the music. As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts. For information on how to enter chords, see ''Chord Fingerings'' on page 38. • See pages 32 through 41 for details about the Auto Accompaniment. 14 12

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Using the Music Database
If you want to play in a certain genre of music but don’t know which style (page 32) and voice (page 26)
settings would be appropriate, simply select the desired genre from the Music Database. The PSR-550
automatically makes all appropriate panel settings to let you play in that music style!
2
Select a ‘‘Music Database.’’
Use the
data dial
, the
[+/YES]
button, the
[-/NO]
button or the number buttons
[1]
-
[0]
.
1
Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button.
The MUSIC DATABASE menu appears in the display.
CHORD
dim
mM
6
7
augsus4
119
513
BEAT
BACK
NEXT
KEYBOARD
START/STOP
/YES
TRACK(1~16)
PART
DIAL
0~9
MUSIC DATABASE
SONG
STYLE
VOICE LR12
EASY
NAVIGATOR
001 Alive Fever
CHORD
dim
mM
6
7
augsus4
119
513
BEAT
BACK
NEXT
KEYBOARD
START/STOP
/YES
TRACK(1~16)
PART
DIAL
0~9
MUSIC DATABASE
SONG
STYLE
VOICE LR12
EASY
NAVIGATOR
002 Alive Synth
•
Press the [MUSIC
DATABASE] button to switch
into the Style mode, turn
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
on, and turn SYNCHRO-
NIZED START on. See page
25 for details.
•
See pages 32 through 41 for
details about the Auto
Accompaniment.
The PSR-550 has 220 panel setups in the Music Database and they are divided
into eleven different categories. You can select different Music Database
categories in succession by using the Direct Access function.
To select the first Music Database of the next available category, first press the
[DIRECT ACCESS]
button, then press the
[MUSIC DATABASE]
button.
See page 21 for details about the Direct Access function.
In this example, we’ll select #220 “Xmas Night” and play the song “Silent
Night.”
(The sheet music is provided on the next page.)
3
Play the chords with your left hand and the melody lines with
your right hand along with the music.
As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment
starts.
For information on how to enter chords, see ‘‘Chord Fingerings’’ on page 38.
220 Xmas Night
Direct Access
029 Days of Sax
POP HITS
001
Alive Fever
002
Alive Synth
003
Croco Rock
028 YesterGuitar
SWING & JAZZ
029
Days of Sax
056 Wonderland
EVERGREEN
057
Black Forest
086
Wonder World
Music Database List
(page 131)
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