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There are 7 natural notes. This video shows where they are and how to play them on a GCF button accordion. This lesson provides a foundation for learning where to find notes on the accordion. Other scales are modifications of this exercise. Accordion key used: GCF

Single note and 3rds.

This is a sample of the basses from two GCF boxes, one Beltrami and one Baffetti. The Beltrami box has a custom bass set up. I'm taking a look at the slight differences between them... can you identify how they're different? Do you have a preference between the two?

Single note and 3rds.

Here I break down Los Gallineros to the basic melody. Once you understand the core of a melody, then you can build on it. I've separated the "A section (first part)" and "B section second part" to help break up this song's structure. Hopefully the use of one finger helps you identify the buttons clearly. Also, note the direction of the buttons corresponds directly with the key changes so you ca...

Learn chord progressions for G major: G Major, a minor, b minor, C Major, D Major, e minor, f# diminished.

Chord progressions continued including 7ths.

Breaking down the intro melody - Starting w/ the single note melody, then adding 3rds, then adding 6ths. Note: The push and pull remains the same for each demonstration. In other words, once you learn the one note melody, you are merely adding one more note to that and don't have to re-think the direction of the bellows all over again. It may help you to practice 3rds and 6ths before working on...

Exercise in learning the notes chromatically - B to B and G to G. Watch and see.

Breaking down the intro melody - Starting w/ the single note melody, then adding 3rds, then adding 6ths. Note: The push and pull remains the same for each demonstration. In other words, once you learn the one note melody, you are merely adding one more note to that and don't have to re-think the direction of the bellows all over again. It may help you to practice 3rds and 6ths before working on...

Chord progressions continued including 7ths.

Exercise in learning the notes chromatically - B to B and G to G. Watch and see.

Learn chord progressions for G major: G Major, a minor, b minor, C Major, D Major, e minor, f# diminished.

Here I break down Los Gallineros to the basic melody. Once you understand the core of a melody, then you can build on it. I've separated the "A section (first part)" and "B section second part" to help break up this song's structure. Hopefully the use of one finger helps you identify the buttons clearly. Also, note the direction of the buttons corresponds directly with the key changes so you ca...

La Tuna w/ basses :: G/GCF (player view)

La Tuna w/ basses :: G/GCF

La Tuna :: G/GCF (player view)

La Tuna :: G/GCF

La Tuna - Slow :: G/GCF (player view)

La Tuna (Slow) :: G/GCF

G scale and exercises (part 2 of 2 - player view)

G scale and exercises (part 2 of 2)

G scale and exercises (part 1 of 2 - player view)

G scale and exercises (part 1 of 2)

BbEbAb Hohner Panther Bass Buttons

BbEbAb Hohner Panther Treble Notes

Jole Blon - Traditional Cajun Waltz in G major (GCF accordion)

Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Short Clip played on Hohner III BR Diatonic Accordion

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