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This stage setting lets me cover the synth parts (no organ) of Steve Miller's 'Fly Like An Eagle'. It's designed to let me cover bass on gigs when there is no bass player. There are 4 parts:
Spacey sequencer thing (D1) - arpeggiated tone w/ tempo-synced delay and enough feedback achieve the repeating, overlapping effect heard during the intro and throughout the song in various places. I transposed this one-note zone and placed it on D1 (plays A) so that I could reach it with my left pinky and still play bass parts, some gigs I need to do that. Since I don't use the arp's hold function, I can do some nice things with it, rhythmically - quick taps, taps of longer duration, etc. Play around with it and see what you come up with. Bass (E1-E3)  Drone, A note (G3) - extra, not part of the song. Adds ambiance to the intro and quieter parts of the song. Press the sustain pedal (set to toggle sustain) and play G3 on the 1 of the intro riff. I let this note continue to sound through the song because it works over all the chords and is quiet enough to only be heard during quieter parts.  Synth (A3 - G9) - tone w/ tempo-synced delay to stack 3rds onto the ascending intro riff. I play thru the riff 3 times: 1/4 notes, 1/4 note triplets, followed by an alternating combination triplet and straight 1/16(?) notes. I hold the last note of the third run, and one beat later I press D1 (spacey seq). I continue holding both keys until I hear the white noise fade in, then let go of both when it sounds about right. Hopefully your guitar player is awake, hears the timing, and starts his intro riff on the right beat.  
For the rest of the song, I get creative about where and when I use the spacey seq and synth parts - sometimes I'll do a gliss, other times a minor pentatonic lick/arpeggio. You almost can't go wrong with anything you do here. It's a pretty fun stage setting. If you dl this, let me know what you think.