Yamaha Tyros 5 Owners Manual

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– Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –
The Tyros5 features a variety of 
accompaniment and rhythmic backing 
patterns (called “Styles”) in a variety of different musical genres 
including pop, jazz, and many othe rs. The Style features Auto Accom-
paniment, letting you produce auto matic accompaniment playback 
simply by playing “chords” with your  left hand. This lets you automat-
ically recreate the sound of a full band or...

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4Press the [SYNC START] button to enable synchronized start.
5As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the selected 
Style starts.
Try playing chords with your left hand and play a melody with your right hand.
6Press the [START/STOP] button to stop Style playback.
For information on chords and the 
Chord Fingering Type, refer to page 55.
For instructions on transposing the 
Style, refer to page 46.
Although the chord will be detected 
according to the notes you play in...

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To Start/Stop Playing
[START/STOP] button
Starts playback of the rhythm  part of the current Style. To stop playback, press the button 
again.
 [SYNC START] button
This puts the Style playback in “standby.” The Style starts playing back when you press 
any note on the keyboard (when [ACMP] is off)  or you play a chord with your left hand 
(when [ACMP] is on). While a Style is playing back, pressing this button stops the Style 
and...

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MAIN VARIATION [A]–[D] buttons
Press one of the MAIN VARIATION [A]–[D] buttons to select the desired Main section 
(the button lights in red). Each is an accompan iment pattern of a few measures or more and 
it plays indefinitely. Pressing the select ed MAIN VARIATION button again plays an 
appropriate fill-in pattern to spice up the rhyt hm and break the repetition. After the fill-in 
finishes playing, it leads sm oothly into the Main section.
[BREAK] button
This lets you add...

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For users who are unfamiliar with chords, this handy chart features common chords for your  quick reference. Since there 
are many useful chords and many different ways to use them  musically, refer to commercially available chord books for 
further details. 
  Indicates the root note.
Changing the Chord Fingering Type
By changing the chord fingering type, you can automatically  produce appropriate accompaniment even if you don’t...

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One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient  feature that automatically calls up the 
most appropriate panel settings  (Voices and effects, etc.) for the currently selected Style, 
with the touch of a single button. If you’ve already decided which Style you wish to use, 
you can have One Touch Setting automatically select the appropriate Voice for you.
1Select a Style (steps 1–2 on page 51).
2Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4] buttons.
Not only does this instantly call...

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You can search for music pieces and songs that are most suitable for playing with the curr ent Style by using the Music 
Finder Records (page 82). You can automatical ly call up appropriate settings such as Voice, effect and pedal by selecting 
the desired music piece.
1Select the desired Style (steps 1–2 on page 51).
2Press the [4 ] (REPERTOIRE) button.
The MUSIC FINDER display is automati cally called up, and the music pieces...

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This convenient function “recommends” optimum Styles for the song you want to perform, based on the rhythm you play 
for one or two measures.
1In the Style selection display (page 51), press the [7 ] (REC-
OMMEND) button to call up the STYLE RECOMMENDER dis-
play. 
The keyboard is divided at the B1 key into two sections as below.
The Drum instruments (Kick, Snare and Hi-Hat) are assigned to the left of the B1 
key while the Piano sound is assigned to the right.
The instruments...

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3Select the desired Style from the list by using the [2 ]–
[7  ] buttons. 
Listen to the Styles by changing the s ections (page 53), playing chords on the 
Piano section and adjusting the tempo (page 54).
If the Style called up doesn’t match the song you want to play, press the [I] 
(RETRY) buttons, then return to step 2-2.
4When you’ve found a Style you’re satisfied with, press the 
[8  ] (OK) button to exit from the STYLE...

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Each Style contains the channels listed  below. You can add variations and change  the feeling of a Style by selectively 
turning channels on/off as the Style plays.
 Style channels
• RHY1/2 (Rhythm 1/2) .....These are the basic parts of  the Style, containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns.
•  BASS .................................The bass part uses various  appropriate instrument sounds to match the Style.
•  CHD1/2 (Chord 1/ 2) .......These are the rhythmic c hord...