Learn accordion bass buttons!
The accordion bass button layout and theory are explained in this fast paced 7 minute instructional video by the creator of accordion flashcards
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I play piano so that just helps with playing the keys…..
I would love an accordian but I don’t know where to find really cheap ones o_O
@sillychad18 I’m glad the video was helpful. Unfortunately, good accordions are never cheap as they have upwards of 4000 moving parts which must be hand assembled very carefully. Some people swear by the Chinese “Golden Cup” type accordions, but my experience with them was not good. It sounded OK but felt very sloppy. Consider looking for 2nd hand accordions instead of new. Do not purchase an 2nd hand accordion without playing it. Too much can be wrong with it. Good luck! -Bill
@GoliBabie Thank you. -Bill
@funkhouserb
kool vide but i got a question, there is no mark for my C so how could i understand where it is located? plus my accordion just has 5 vertical column for left hand …
@sinancans Thanks for writing. How many total buttons does your accordion have? You probably don’t have the bottom (diminished) row if you have 5 rows. Look carefully near the center of the entire button set. The mark for C can be a concave button, an X, a jewel, or a dot. It might have been a rhinestone that came off? If you can figure out which button sounds like a C, you can reattach a jewel or rhinestone there. I hope this is helpful.
@sillychad18 Look in the newspaper or craig’s list. I found my second one driving by a yard sale. Paid $20 for it. My first one I asked all my friends I’m 66 if they knew any one that had one. His mother had one paid $ 100 for it. Becareful on E-Bay. A lot of Junk if it’s cheap and they say they don’t know anything about accordians, and shipping is twice the price, and it seems when they ask alot it just happens to be rare. Ha Ha. Look around where you live and ask. Good Luck
@funkhouserb
thanks for ur answer-i know im late- i repaired my keyboard accordion and 2quesitions in my mind. firstly the counterbass row is not used much? secondly tge pinky cud be used for bass?
@sinancans If I understand your questions, 1) The counterbass row IS used quite a bit, but probably not as much as the fundamental bass row. 2) The usual fingers used are the index (#2) and middle (#3) fingers. Occasionally, the ring (#4) finger is used and the pinky (#5) is almost never used by most players. I hope this is helpful.
@funkhouserb
thanks so much for ur answer, but how ll i understand if the note ll be played from fundemental bass row or counterbass row? it is about distance?
@sinancans You can identify all counter-bass notes in sheet music written for the accordion because the note will have a short line drawn below it. All fundamental bass notes will have the stem going up (and no short line) while chords have the stem going down and a letter written above the note. I hope this is helpful.
@funkhouserb
thanks a lot for ur answers. i should ve watched u video completely though:)
btw as i realized from a sheet named Kalinka some of the fundemental basses notes do not have a stem going up.
Thanks alot, I couldn’t have found a better video. I really want to start playing accordion but these expertvillage videos just don’t know how to explain clearly. Thanks again!
@funkhouserb
hi man. i got another question. i know there is mark on C but how do i get advantage of this mark? for example, checking the c note with our pinky finger is a good method while playing nearby buttons. or the checking should be done before playing close buttons?
@sinancans The marked accordion bass buttons are known as navigation points. Many accordions have marks on Fb, Ab, C, E, and G#. I consider myself an intermediate player and only use the marks on Ab, C and E. When locating a bass note like F or G, I use the mark on C to locate those notes. The D fundamental bass is half way between the C and E navigation points, etc. I can’t tell you what finger to use as it changes with each song and situation. I hope this helps.
needed it and got it. thanks for your time to explain it. loved it.
You are doing a good thing! Thanks for sharing!
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perfect lesson, just perfect!
Very helpful… good explanations and tuturial.
@Halileet Your 60 bass will have the Major 3rd, R, RM, Rm and R7 but not the diminished. Diminished is rarely used, so not a huge loss. You will also have all 12 notes in the left hand scale but none will be repeated so a bass line that includes F# (top of accordion) to Db (bottom of accordion) will be a long jump.
@leahoxendine Thank you.
This video helped me so much. Now I know scales and how to make cords on the treble keys.
*chords. But who cares.
last row for accordion is not called ‘d’, it’s called ‘2′.
For example:
a, C, CM, Cm, C7, C2.
last row for accordion is not called ‘d’, it’s called ‘2′.
For example:
a, C, CM, Cm, C7, C2.
I really cannot understand which people instead H placed B as a tonality. The biggest mistake which is ever made.