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(Harmony Central)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fQ2sWINZv90\">Nord Stage 3 Synth Discovery: Lucky Man (YouTube)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressiveears.org\/forum\/showthread.php\/9924-Tell-me-everything-you-know-about-ELP-s-Lucky-Man\/page2\">ELP's Lucky Man: Studio Techniques and Moog Patching (Progressive Ears Forum)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2018\/03\/14\/how-to-play-the-lucky-man-synth-solo\/\">How to Play the 'Lucky Man' Synth Solo (Synthtopia)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","community_thread_url":"","patch_id":"","decade":"1970s","release_year":1970,"syntorial_essentials_lesson":"Portamento and Legato Mode","syntorial_essentials_level":"16. 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