Yamaha YPR50 Owner's Manual - Page 17

" Stylings 2. Start the Pianist style The Pianist accompaniment starts automatically when you play a key or chord in the left-hand (accompaniment) section of the keyboard. You can perform along with the professional accompaniment by playing the melody with your right hand. Accompaniment Section About accompaniment fingering You can "play" the Pianist accompaniment with one of two different methods: Single Finger or Fingered Chord. C Cm C7 Cm7 C Cm Cm 7 () With Single Finger, you can change to the desired chords by playing simple one-, two- or three-finger chord indications. With Fingered Chord, you can change chords by playing all the notes of the chord, with conventional voicing and fingering. n For more information on fingering, see "Multi Fingering" on page 24. n You can change the Pianist style even if another style is playing. Using the metronome The metronome is extremely useful, since it helps you stay in time with the Pianist accompaniment. The metronome beats in perfect time with the music, helping you to play more accurately. Turning the metronome on/off To start the metronome at the currently selected tempo, press the METRONOME button. To stop the metronome, press the METRONOME button again. n The tempo and time signature can be changed. (See pages 15, 22.) Beat lamps The Beat lamps flash in time at the currently set tempo and time signature. 1st Beat 2nd Beat 3rd Beat 4th Beat 17