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Summary: Watch this video as an introduction to the accordion key of F major and learn some tips on how to play it correctly in this free how-to video about musical instruments and on playing the accordion in F major.
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So today we're going to go over the key of F major, nice simple key on the accordion. We're going to really explain how to play the scale on your right hand, and we're going to go through and show you how to play the chords on your left hand, very simple. We're going to also show you how to do some improvising and to play through blues on the accordion, and the great thing about learning each scale individually is you get to learn all the different notes and different chords that come out of each scale. Then when you go through to read music on your own, you'll have this already idea or concept embedded in your mind, so when you read through you'll start noticing certain things and the theory that goes along with playing the music. So we're going to go through really slow and show you everything you need to know about the accordion. Also as you probably already knew, you have all these buttons here, those are just to get you different sounds, and they usually range from two to twenty buttons, and usually when they want a specific sound, it's notated in the music, 'Use Bandonian,' or Orian, or Harmonium. So go through and get yourself some nice classic accordion sheet music.