Casio PX500L - Manual (Page 15)

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Accompaniment
keyboard
Melody keyboard
Playing Rhythms
4 Use a CASIO CHORD fingering to play the
first chord within the accompaniment
keyboard range.
• See “How to Play Chords” on this page for
information about how to finger chords with
the various chord modes.
• This will cause the intro pattern for the selected
rhythm to play, followed by the auto
accompaniment rhythm and chord pattern.
5 Use CASIO CHORD fingerings to play
other chords.
• You can insert a fill-in pattern while an auto
accompaniment is playing by pressing the
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. A fill-in helps to
change the mood of the auto accompaniment
pattern.
6 To stop auto accompaniment play, press the
INTRO/ENDING button.
• This will play an ending pattern for the selected
rhythm before stopping auto accompaniment
play.
NOTE
• You can start or stop auto accompaniment play
without an intro or ending pattern by pressing the
START/STOP button in steps 3 and 6.
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How to Play Chords
The way you finger chords depends on the current
chord mode.
■ Normal
In this mode there is no auto accompaniment, so you
can play all of piano’s keys for standard-fingering
chords or melody notes.
■ CASIO CHORD
This method of chord play makes it possible for
anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous
musical knowledge and experience. The following
describes the CASIO CHORD “Accompaniment
keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how
to play CASIO CHORDs.
CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and
Melody Keyboard
NOTE
• The accompaniment keyboard can be used for
playing chords only. No sound will be produced if
you try playing single melody notes on the
accompaniment keyboard.