Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-41 Owner's Manual page 7

You will hear the corresponding chord with bass and rhythm accompaniment.
For instance, when you press "С," you'll obtain a C major chord that plays
along with the bass and rhythm.
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4. Set the volume
Adjust the volume to suit the overall
level using the Auto Bass Chord
VOLUME control (3).
5. Set the tempo
Set the tempo you want using the
TEMPO controls (2 in the Rhythm
section.
6. Select a variation combination
Using the BASS and CHORD
VARIATION selectors (2), choose the
bass and chord pattern combination
most suitable for the kind of music
you want to play.
e Moving the CHORD VARIATION selector to position No. 8 cancels the
chord accompaniment, leaving only the bass line and percussion. You
can then play your own chords in the normal way.
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7. Select the bass and chord voices
Enjoy selecting different bass and chord voices using the BASS and
CHORD VOICE selectors ©) to suit the music.
8. To stop the Auto Bass Chord accompaniment
Press the STOP button in the Rhythm section.
Obtaining minor, seventh, and minor seventh chords
in Single Finger mode.
* To get e minor chord depress the C key together with the next black key
to the left.
© To get a C seventh chord depress the C key together with the next white key
to the left.
* To get a C minor seventh chord, simply press the C key together with the
black key and white key to the left.
Cm C, Cm,
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For automatic accompaniment based on three-note or four-note chords
1. Slide the selector to the FINGERED position.
2. When a combination of keys located in the Auto Bass Chord key section (7)
is pressed, the resulting chord will be played together with the automatic
accompaniment consisting of the bass line and the selected rhythm.
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C chord G chord F chord
Note:
The chord accompaniment selected by chord variation selectors 6 and 7 include arpeggio patterns.
The arpeggio patterns are only produced, however, when major, minor, dominant seventh or minor
seventh chords are played.
* Adding harmony to the melody (DUET)
This function works together with
the SINGLE FINGER or FINGERED г
feature in the Auto Bass Chord ВМ
section. Slide the DUET on/off switch
to ON, and a harmonizing note
(taken from your left hand chord) will
be added to each melody note you play.
Advanced course 1:
Manual Bass accompaniment
1. Slide the MODE selector © to the MANUAL BASS position.
2. Play your own bass line using the keys in the Auto Bass Chord key section (7).
Note:
You can play only one note at a time in the Auto Bass Chord key section when using this function.
Advanced course 2:
Keyboard split
If you set the Auto Bass Chord MODE selector (6) to the KEYBOARD SPLIT
position, the auto accompaniment will be cancelled, enabling you to play the
19 keys in the Auto Bass Chord key section using any of the CHORD voices.
This means that you can play with different voices for your left and right hands.
Choose the left-hand voice by means of the CHORD VOICE selector (5).
Note:
You can play up to four notes at the same time in the Auto Bass Chord key section when using
this function.