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Accordion - Notes by numbers??

mandy30 · 2011-05-23 21:04:42

Hi everyone! I played the accordion for around 12 years when I was younger and learned to play reading numbers, not sheet notes. Does anyone know where I can track down any trad/session songs for the accordion that have number notes? I want to get back into playing again after all this time I just cannot read the sheet…

23-05-2011 9:04pm

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mandy30

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Hi everyone!

I played the accordion for around 12 years when I was younger and learned to play reading numbers, not sheet notes.

Does anyone know where I can track down any trad/session songs for the accordion that have number notes?

I want to get back into playing again after all this time

I just cannot read the sheet music at all!

Thanks

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#2 24-05-2011 9:03am

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If you can't read music learn ABc's. You can get ABc's for every tune, I've only seen numbers in an old (1900's) tune book for a single row melodion and the guy learning them wasn't much younger.

Here's an example of ABc notation

Geese in the Bog Jig 6/8 Key of Am

cEE GEE cEE GAB cEE GEE EAA A~B cEE GEE cEE GAB cBA GED EAA A~B

cde ged eaa ged cde ged eaa a~B cde ged eaa ged cBA GED EAA A~B

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