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Accordion - Notes by numbers??

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  • 23-05-2011 10:04pm
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    mandy30
    Registered Users Posts: 176 ✭✭


    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 :D


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    trad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭trad


    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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