Playing realistic guitar parts (Guitar mode)
E-80 Music Workstation
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If you start pressing these “string” keys right after
switching on the E-80 (and before specifying a
chord), the Guitar mode sounds the basic pitches of
the six strings (i.e. E-A-D-G-B-E). As soon as you play
a chord in the “CHORD” area, however, the E-80
memorizes and uses it until you play a different
chord.
(7) Play a different chord in the “CHORD” area and
again use the “string” keys (in the “ARPEGGIO”
area) to sound the constituent notes.
Additional ARPEGGIO functions
The keys indicated in the previous illustration corre-
spond to the natural behavior of a guitar. But there are
other things you can do in the “ARPEGGIO” area (most
of these functions involve the black keys of the
“ARPEGGIO” area):
(1) Play a chord in the keyboard area called “CHORD”
in the display.
(2) Press one of the following keys to use the “effect”
assigned to it:
● Lowest chord note (B3 & F#4)—These keys allow you to
sound the lowest note of the chords you play in the
“CHORD” area. Here’s an example: if you play a “C” chord
using the C-E-G keys, this function sounds a C. If you
play that same chord using G-C-E, this function sounds
a G.
● Strum down slow (6 strings) (C#4)—This key causes all
six strings to sound more or less at the same time. Later
on, you will discover there is also a “fast” variety where
all strings are hit almost simultaneously. “Down”, by the
way, means that the simulated plectrum (or thumb/fin-
ger) moves from the upper part of the guitar (the low E
string) towards the floor.
● Strum down slow (4 strings) (Eb4)—This is similar to
the above, except that only four notes are played.
● Fifth of the chord (Ab4)—This key plays the fifth of the
last chord you specified (the G of a “C” chord, for exam-
ple). Consider combining it with the next function for
popular guitar licks based on the alternation between
the root and the fifth. (You can also play them together,
of course.)
● Root of the chord (Bb4)—Unlike the B3 or the F#4, this
key always sounds the root note of the last chord you
specified, i.e. a C for a “C” chord, an E for an “E” chord,
etc.
Leaving the E-80’s Guitar mode
To leave the Guitar mode, press an EASY SETTING
([ARR], [ORGAN] or [PIANO]) or KBD MODE button
([SPLIT] or [WHOLE]), or the [Off÷On] switch icon on the
GUITAR MODE page (to select “Off”).
Alternatively, you can select a User Program that
doesn’t use the Guitar mode (see p. 126).
Selecting guitar sounds
Now that you know how to use some of the Guitar
functions, let’s try these techniques with different
sounds. Additional playing techniques are discussed
under “Using the available STRUMM techniques” on
p. 38.
(1) Press the EASY SETTING [GUITAR] button.
Note: You can also select this page by pressing [MENU] button
‰ [GUITAR¥MODE]. In that case, you may need to switch the
Guitar mode on using the [Off/On] switch icon (see below).
The indicators of these two buttons light and the dis-
play changes to:
The [Off÷On] switch icon allows you switch the Guitar
mode on or off. If you selected this page by pressing
EASY SETTING [GUITAR], it is already set to on.
(2) Press the [ELECTRIC] or [ACOUSTIC] switch icon to
specify whether you need an electric or an acoustic
guitar.
This is an important choice to make, because it deter-
mines which guitar sounds can be selected (electric
or acoustic ones).
(3) Select the desired sound (see the upper left corner)
with the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] but-
tons.
The possibilities are:
Lowest chord note
Lowest chord note
Strum down slow (6 strings)
Strum down slow (4 strings)
Fifth of the chord
Root of the chord
ELECTRIC
01: Jazz Man
02: OpenHard 1
03: Dist FX
04: OpenHard 2
05: Overd FX
06: Strat Clean
07: CleanHalf
08: Distorsion
09: Warm Drv
10: Power
11: Dist Guitar
ACOUSTIC
01: Nylon
02: Steel 2
03: Steel 3
04: Steel 4
05: Steel 5
06: 12 Strings
07: Nyl + Steel
08: Nyl + Steel 2