Hello everybody,

this month I would like to introduce a groove that could be used for Gipsy Dance Music.

So let’s switch on the Guitar Mode by simultaneously pressing the Piano and the Arranger button in the Keyboard Mode field on the Panel of the G-70.
This will transform the G-70 into a Guitar with a Keyboard Action.

In the new E-Series (E-80, E-60 and E-50) you can simply press the Guitar Button in the Easy Setting filed on the Panel of the instrument.

On the display you will now see 3 Zones on the Keyboard.

- The left Zone is for playing the chords with your left hand. (Exactly like you have always done it)
- In the middle Zone you will be able to play pickings with the 6 guitar strings by just playing on the keyboard.
Please play any order of notes from C – A (the Octave underneath the Drawbars) and the G-70 will sort them out in accordance to the chord that you have played with your left hand.
- In the right zone (one Octave higher from C – C - F) you will be able to play many different types of guitar strummings and articulations, again in accordance with the chords that you have played on the left side.
Please try the different notes on the right side and have a listen to the musical result.

The combination we study this month can be used as a Gipsy type of Guitar Groove.
Here we will use Note Off Sounds and typical Guitar Body Noise Sounds.

As a reference you can also listen to an Audio Recording of this Guitar Groove:

Groove06/06.mp3

mp3

After you have made yourself familiar with the feeling of this Guitar Groove we will start playing different chords on the left side of the Keyboard.
Off course you can play any Chord Progression.

Off course you can always change the sounds for the Guitar or the Settings in the Options Menu.

Also, you can record this Guitar Groove in the 16-Track Sequencer or in the Style Composer. Please refer to Tips & Tricks Vol. 3 on this website.

I hope you enjoy playing with the new Guitar Mode and the new possibilities in the G-70 and in the new E-Series.

Yours Sincerely
Ralf Schink, June 2006