E-11Playing Rhythms404A-E-013AUsing Auto AccompanimentWith auto accompaniment, the keyboardautomatically plays rhythm, bass, and chord parts inaccordance with chords you select using simplifiedkeyboard fingerings, or chords you play. Autoaccompaniment makes it feel like you have your ownprivate backup group with you all the time.NOTE• Rhythms 10 through 19 consist of chordaccompaniments only without any drum or rhythmsounds. These rhythms do not sound unless CASIOCHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORDis selected as the accompaniment mode. With suchrhythms, make sure that CASIO CHORD,FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD is selectedbefore you try playing chords.To play with auto accompanimentPREPARATION• Select the rhythm you want to use and adjust the tempo.1 Select one of the three chord modes(MODE).• Here we will select the CASIO CHORD mode.• See page E-12 for information about how to usethe chord modes.2 Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button.• This configures the piano so rhythm and chordaccompaniment will start automatically whenyou press any keys within the accompanimentkeyboard range.3 Press the INTRO/ENDING button.• This configures the piano so accompanimentstarts with an intro pattern.4 Use a CASIO CHORD fingering to play thefirst chord within the accompanimentkeyboard range.• This will cause the intro pattern for the selectedrhythm to play, followed by the autoaccompaniment rhythm and chord pattern.5 Use CASIO CHORD fingerings to playother chords.• See “How to Play Chords” on page E-12 forinformation about how to finger chords withthe various chord modes.• You can insert a fill-in pattern while an autoaccompaniment is playing by pressing theSYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. A fill-in helps tochange the mood of the auto accompanimentpattern.6 To stop auto accompaniment play, press theINTRO/ENDING button.• This will play an ending pattern for the selectedrhythm before stopping auto accompanimentplay.NOTE• You can start or stop auto accompaniment playwithout an intro or ending pattern by pressing theSTART/STOP button in steps 3 and 6.• You can adjust the volume of auto accompaniment.For more information see “AdjustingAccompaniment and Built-in Tune Volume” onpage E-20.FULL RANGE CHORDFINGEREDNORMALCASIO CHORD