Automatic accompaniment device having a fill-in repeat function

An automatic accompaniment device comprising:

• storage means for storing a normal accompaniment pattern and a fill-in accompaniment pattern;
• an operator for instructing an automatic accompaniment based on the fill-in accompaniment pattern;
• automatic accompaniment means for performing an automatic accompaniment based on one of the normal and fill-in accompaniment patterns, said automatic accompaniment means, in response to actuation of said operator during the automatic accompaniment based on the normal accompaniment pattern, changing the automatic accompaniment over to the automatic accompaniment based on the fill-in accompaniment pattern:
• end detection means for detecting an end of the automatic accompaniment based on the fill-in accompaniment pattern;
• and
• control means for, when the end of the automatic accompaniment based on the fill-in accompaniment pattern is detected by said end detection means, performing control such that the automatic accompaniment based on the fill-in accompaniment pattern is repeated from an intermediate portion thereof if said operator is being actuated and that the automatic accompaniment based on the fill-in accompaniment pattern is changed over to the automatic accompaniment based on the normal accompaniment pattern if said operator is not being actuated.