# Question about playing a "keytar" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 6, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playing-a-keytar/302750 "2005-05-06T22:09:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playing-a-keytar/302750/1 "2005-05-06T22:09:48Z")
Someone once said that it’s impossible to look cool while playing a keytar (a synthesizer played like a guitar). So I’m watching VH1 Classic and there’s a Gary “Dream Weaver” Wright video on. He’s playing a keytar. Question: what is he controlling with his left hand? ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playing-a-keytar/302750/2 "2005-05-06T22:19:07Z")
a.k.a: Gui-no The right hand played the (+/-30) keys and the left contolled the buttons that changed the sounds - like you’d see on an electric keyboard or synthesizer. Dream Weaver, huh? It begs the question, did you contol the remote with your left hand or watch the entire 4:16 video? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-playing-a-keytar/302750/3 "2005-05-06T22:22:40Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > Dream Weaver, huh? It begs the question, did you contol the remote with your left hand or watch the entire 4:16 video? Actually, it was for the song “Heartbeat”. I don’t recall ever seeing a video for “Dream Weaver”.