Korg i3 HD, Owner'S Manual

Playing along with auto-accompaniment (styles)

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Performance Mode

Tip: 

You can make playback start automatically when the 

tempo changes (tap tempo start). To enable this feature, set 
“Tap Auto Start” (page 26) in Setting mode to “Enable.”

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Locking the tempo (tempo lock)

You can change styles without changing the tempo. To en-
able this feature, set “Style Tempo Lock” (page 26) in 
the Setting mode to “On.”
When this is enabled, the tempo lock icon   will light up to 
the right of the tempo setting value.

Changing the chord without playing the 
keyboard (Chord mode)

You can easily change the chord for a style with the buttons.

1,3

2

1. 

Press the CHORD MODE button while auto-accompani-
ment is playing. The button will light.

2. 

Specify a chord using the CHORD 1–8 buttons (BASS, 
DRUM, PERCUSSION, PART 1–5).

3. 

To end Chord mode, press the CHORD MODE button. The 
button will go dark.

Note: 

The chords are fixed for each style. You cannot change 

the settings for the chords assigned to the buttons.

Changing the accompaniment 

pattern

Adding an intro or setting a variation

You can change the arrangement (variation), or make changes 
to the intro, ending, fill-ins and so on of an auto-accompani-
ment based on a style.

Fill

Count in,
break

Intro (green)
Ending (red)

Variation 1, 2 (green, red)
Variation 3, 4 (green, red)

1. 

Select the style to use (page 17).

2. 

Press the VARIATION 1/2 or 3/4 button to select the style 
variation.

Each press of the buttons will switch between VARIATION 1 
and 2, or VARIATION 3 and 4.

VARIATION Button

Button state

Contents

1

VARIATION 
1/2

Lights green

Simple

2

Lights red

Slightly complex

3

VARIATION 
3/4

Lights green

Complex

4

Lights red

Advanced, complex

The arrangement will become progressively more complex 
with higher variation numbers.

3. 

Press the INTRO/ENDING button to select the intro.

Each press of the button will switch between intro 1 and 2.

Intro or ending Button state

Contents

1

Lights green

Includes chord changes

2

Lights red

Chord stays the same

Tip: 

When you press the INTRO/ENDING button before you 

start to play, this will select the intro; and when you press 
the button while you are playing, this will select the ending.

4. 

Press the 

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/

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 button.

The intro will begin, and then the variation accompaniment 
will play back.

5. 

Play the chords with your left hand and the melody with 
your right hand.

6. 

Use the VARIATION, FILL, and COUNT IN/BREAK buttons 
to add variations to the music you are playing.

7. 

When you want to stop playing, press the INTRO/ENDING 
button and select the ending.

The ending will switch between ending 1 (lights up green) 
and ending 2 (lights up red) with each press of the button.
The auto-accompaniment will stop after the ending.

Using the synchro start function

You can make the auto-accompaniment start right when you 
play a note on the keyboard (synchro start).

Synchro start

1. 

If the auto-accompaniment is stopped, press the SYNC 
START button.

This turns on the synchro start. The button blinks while 
synchro start is waiting.

2. 

Play a chord in the chord recognition range to start the 
auto-accompaniment.

The button lights up.

Tip: 

The auto-accompaniment will begin even if you have 

specified a style chord using the CHORD 1–8 buttons.

3. 

To stop the auto-accompaniment, press the 

u

/

„

 button.