Yamaha Sonogenic SHS-500 Owner's Manual - Page 25

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keys in the Jam mode. (Depending on the chord succession, notes may not be changed.) Once

you get a feel for it, match your playing rhythm to that of the chord change timing shown in the

display, and add professional sounding backing to the song.

 Demo Song: TryMeldy

Recommended Voice: 006 UnderHeim, Jam mode: Melody B

Jam mode "Melody B" is automatically selected (page 30).

This mode is ideal for playing melodies.

Playing melodies along with the demo

Play one note at a time with your fingers in sequence (for example: thumb  middle finger  little

finger). Try creating interesting ad-lib phrases, and enjoy consistently beautiful musical results!

 Demo Song: TryAcmp2

Recommended Voice: 009 E.Piano, Jam mode: 1 Finger

Jam mode "1 Finger" is automatically selected (page 30).

This mode is ideal for playing backing in the same way as the "Backing" mode—except that it

adds harmonies to the notes played on the keyboard, so that you can play full backing parts with

even just one finger.

Playing backing along with the demo

To turn off the Jam function, press the [JAM] button repeatedly until the indicator goes off.

Watch the display during playback and you will see marks such as "C m7"

shown in sequence along with song playback. These indicate the chords

used in the song. Since the chords of a song constantly change, different

notes and chords will be produced even if you repeatedly play the same

Just a single key produces two or more notes.

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