@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.
@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.
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!
@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.
@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.
@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
@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 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
Not really that confusing - I'm just dense. I just bought (used) a 48 bass and am already shopping for another. I'm looking at a Weltmeister Stella on Ebay which is a much smaller and lighter deal - also looks like I get a 7th chord on the button side. The 48 bass only does maj. and min. which is really okay for me with my beginner style.
@ckn1000 Congratulations! I play a Weltmeister Cassotto myself although mine is 96 bass. I used to play 120 bass, but like the decreased weight of the 96 bass. Keep playing! Good luck.
Arghh, see you're confusing me now! I'm a piano player and I'm used to notes being in order, so this skipping about with the left hand in increments of 5ths with rows of buttons, well . .. . I think the less I try to understand the accordion, the better for me. I'm going to wing it. I think. But I will ponder what you've said and I thank you again.
@ckn1000 I'm sorry. As I was replying I was afraid I was being confusing. I too came from the piano. Here is one way to think of it: On the piano YOU have to create all the chords and intervals even though over 90% of them remain constant from song to song. How many times does a song go from C to F to G7 back to C, for example? The stradella layout recognizes how over 90% (perhaps close to 100%) of Western music is written and organizes the buttons in the most efficient manner possible.
Oh, I see. That whole counter bass thing confuses me - but I'll probably go ahead and get that 40 bass because it looks like too much fun. Thank-you so much for your reply, it really helped.
@ckn1000 Don't let the counter basses confuse you! They are just a third above the fundamental bass note. So, the counters to Eb, Bb, F, C, G, D, A and E would be G, D, A, E, B, F# and C#. Think of a C major chord: 1=C, 3=E and 5=G. The accordion is so awesome: If you put your finger on C, 1 button farther away from C is E, and is moving up from C you have G! (Moving down you have F which is the "4" in the 1-4-5 progression.) Amazing arrangement! Make sure you get yourself a teacher!
So, if I bought myself a 40 bass accordion would I be able to play "I shot the Sheriff" (for instance)? If I played in the key of G and the chords were Gm,Cm,Bflat m, Am, Dm - I'm not going to have all those intervals in the bass, am I?
@ckn1000 It depends on the accordion and how it was configured. My knowledge of 40 bass accordions tells me you will have Eb, Bb, F, C, G, D, A and E as the fundamental basses, counter basses, major, minor, and 7ths. So all the chords you mentioned would be covered.
this is very good- you present the information very well- thank you! only thing is you should have someone help you film it- otherwise its great! : ) thanks again! : )
I only want to tell everyone that it is a pleasure to watch that clear, simple and nice films about playing on accordion ...my compliments cause I have had to looking for this a lot.
If they don't even know their major scales, they arn't going to understand the bass. When they learn the basics of the circle of 5ths and 4ths (basics of all music really) THEN they can look at the bass....but overall a very nice and useful video for the learners of this incredible instrument.
Nice video. Good explanation.
JeffBayus 2 months ago
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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.
nexstosic007 9 months ago
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nexstosic007 9 months ago
*chords. But who cares.
muskabulldog 10 months ago
This video helped me so much. Now I know scales and how to make cords on the treble keys.
muskabulldog 10 months ago
@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.
funkhouserb 11 months ago
Very helpful... good explanations and tuturial.
leahoxendine 11 months ago
@leahoxendine Thank you.
funkhouserb 11 months ago
perfect lesson, just perfect!
saedt 1 year ago
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HectorAwol 1 year ago
You are doing a good thing! Thanks for sharing!
HectorAwol 1 year ago
needed it and got it. thanks for your time to explain it. loved it.
lucygabriel 1 year ago
@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.
funkhouserb 1 year ago
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!
RicaBert1995 1 year ago
@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 1 year ago
@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 1 year ago
@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
gimbadeebum 1 year ago
@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.
funkhouserb 1 year ago
@GoliBabie Thank you. -Bill
funkhouserb 1 year ago
@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
funkhouserb 1 year ago
Not really that confusing - I'm just dense. I just bought (used) a 48 bass and am already shopping for another. I'm looking at a Weltmeister Stella on Ebay which is a much smaller and lighter deal - also looks like I get a 7th chord on the button side. The 48 bass only does maj. and min. which is really okay for me with my beginner style.
ckn1000 1 year ago
@ckn1000 Congratulations! I play a Weltmeister Cassotto myself although mine is 96 bass. I used to play 120 bass, but like the decreased weight of the 96 bass. Keep playing! Good luck.
funkhouserb 1 year ago
Arghh, see you're confusing me now! I'm a piano player and I'm used to notes being in order, so this skipping about with the left hand in increments of 5ths with rows of buttons, well . .. . I think the less I try to understand the accordion, the better for me. I'm going to wing it. I think. But I will ponder what you've said and I thank you again.
ckn1000 1 year ago
@ckn1000 I'm sorry. As I was replying I was afraid I was being confusing. I too came from the piano. Here is one way to think of it: On the piano YOU have to create all the chords and intervals even though over 90% of them remain constant from song to song. How many times does a song go from C to F to G7 back to C, for example? The stradella layout recognizes how over 90% (perhaps close to 100%) of Western music is written and organizes the buttons in the most efficient manner possible.
funkhouserb 1 year ago
Oh, I see. That whole counter bass thing confuses me - but I'll probably go ahead and get that 40 bass because it looks like too much fun. Thank-you so much for your reply, it really helped.
ckn1000 1 year ago
@ckn1000 Don't let the counter basses confuse you! They are just a third above the fundamental bass note. So, the counters to Eb, Bb, F, C, G, D, A and E would be G, D, A, E, B, F# and C#. Think of a C major chord: 1=C, 3=E and 5=G. The accordion is so awesome: If you put your finger on C, 1 button farther away from C is E, and is moving up from C you have G! (Moving down you have F which is the "4" in the 1-4-5 progression.) Amazing arrangement! Make sure you get yourself a teacher!
funkhouserb 1 year ago
So, if I bought myself a 40 bass accordion would I be able to play "I shot the Sheriff" (for instance)? If I played in the key of G and the chords were Gm,Cm,Bflat m, Am, Dm - I'm not going to have all those intervals in the bass, am I?
ckn1000 1 year ago
@ckn1000 It depends on the accordion and how it was configured. My knowledge of 40 bass accordions tells me you will have Eb, Bb, F, C, G, D, A and E as the fundamental basses, counter basses, major, minor, and 7ths. So all the chords you mentioned would be covered.
funkhouserb 1 year ago
I love your teaching style!
BigRedpg51 1 year ago
this is very good- you present the information very well- thank you! only thing is you should have someone help you film it- otherwise its great! : ) thanks again! : )
JuJuBee80 1 year ago
appreciated this teaching video very much. you are a very good teacher
yannhk 2 years ago
maestro!
fcofelixx 2 years ago
interesting what you said about 70 vs 120 bass. saved me some money I think!
lukenukem1976 2 years ago
Excellent tutorial. Very charmingly made too.
Pteron2 2 years ago 2
thank you so much!!! i just got my accordion today and im already playing my first song thanks to you!!
whyisanythinganythin 2 years ago
great film and teacher... more films :D
IIIAFireInsideIII 2 years ago
Thanks, I'm a teacher by trade, but not a music teacher. I appreciate all the comments! -Bill
funkhouserb 2 years ago
I only want to tell everyone that it is a pleasure to watch that clear, simple and nice films about playing on accordion ...my compliments cause I have had to looking for this a lot.
IIIAFireInsideIII 2 years ago
Bill, you're a gem, I could never work out how this thing works. Thanks a lot.
vavarolay 2 years ago
very helpful to me thankyou, pleacedont stop.
ferraz94 2 years ago
hey this is a really fantastic instruction video. great repetition of what is being taught. what an excellent teacher!! THANK YOU for the video!
trisarasaurus 2 years ago
Nice. 5stars! *****
22Lotos 2 years ago
Great teacher!
Vaiseoquan 2 years ago
excellent video. Thorough explanations well done.
kennylbudd 2 years ago
Nice! 5 *
kikekiss 2 years ago
Thanks. This explains a lot.
Your flash cards are a great idea. Will be purchasing!
roastporkbun 3 years ago
thank for the explanation, very helpful!
senormadeland 3 years ago
Thanks so much! At least now I have somewhere to start!
FarmallDoctor 3 years ago
thankyou so much, you have been a great help....
hardcorechicano 3 years ago
If they don't even know their major scales, they arn't going to understand the bass. When they learn the basics of the circle of 5ths and 4ths (basics of all music really) THEN they can look at the bass....but overall a very nice and useful video for the learners of this incredible instrument.
KingSnowman 3 years ago
thank you so much, no one else ever really explains the rows like that. i can now understand how the bass line's work.
lol583 3 years ago
My pleasure. I tried to explain as much theory as I thought was appropriate in the video.
funkhouserb 3 years ago