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Abstract

An electronic musical instrument has a memory device, a reading out device, a first tone generating device, a stop designating device, a terminating device, and a second tone generating device. The reading out device reads out automatic performance data from the memory device. The first tone generating device generates an automatic performance tone signal based on the read out automatic performance data. During the automatic performance, when a performer designates the stop of the automatic performance using the stop designating device, the terminating device terminates the reading out of the automatic performance data by the reading out device in response to the stop designation by the stop designating device. Accordingly, the first tone generating device stops the generation of the automatic performance tone signals, and the second tone generating device generates a percussion tone signal when the reading out of the automatic performance data is terminated in response to the stop designated by the stop designating device.

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