Patent ID: 7161080

Claim:
An electronic musical instrument comprising: (a) an instrument body; (b) a plurality of selectors mounted to the instrument body, said selectors enabling a player using no more than three adjacent fingers-to play an ad-lib accompaniment in a guitar voice; (c) a storage means for storage of a plurality of music phrases said plurality of music phrases comprising: chord phrases; and music-ending phrases; (d) a retrieval means for retrieval of said music phrases from said storage means in response to said selectors being operated one at a time; and (e) an output means for conversion into audible sound of said music phrases as retrieved by said retrieval means, wherein said plurality of selectors comprises: three chording-selectors, comprising: a sub-dominant chording-selector, a tonic chording-selector, and a dominant chording-selector, wherein each said chording selector is operative for the selection of corresponding chord phrases; four music-ending selectors, comprising: a steady-tempo selector, a slowing-tempo selector, a strum selector, and an arpeggio selector, wherein each said music-ending selector is operative for the selection of corresponding music-ending phrases, and a plurality of set-up controls, comprising: a beat selector means for selecting between a 4/4 beat and a 3/4 beat; a tempo control means for adjustment of tempo from about 60 to about 200 beats per minute; a voice selector; and a volume control.