GCF Accordion - Push Pull Scale
Ctrl D -- round note is blow ] (push) -- square note is draw [ (pull)
Dr. Tan Creti
Row 3 F key
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Row 2 C key
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Row 1 G key
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This system of teaching the three-row button accordion was created by Dr. Tan Creti in 2023.
These exercises and scales were created with the Noteflight sheet music editor.
■ square pull notes are entered with the Ctrl d shortcut key as is set in the Edit Menu.
P point M mid R ring L lit T thumb are used in place of numbers 0 1 2 3 4 for fingers.
▲ indicates Row 3 (key of F). ▶ indicates Row 2 (key of C). ▼ indicates Row 1 (key of G).
Buttons are identified with a row symbol ▲ ▶ ▼ and a number counting from left to right.
Following a first button, subsequent buttons may be shown with a + (number) displacement.
Show bellows direction when a change is made: ] push (blow) round [ pull (draw) square
Adjust Air ! or ¡ (breath) Tremulo shake bellows ~ Staccoto ^
Enter chords as lyrics 1,2,3,4 -or- for one line use {} brackets. ]▶3c {]▶4e ▶5g} {]▶4e ▶5g}
Arrows show finger movement: ← left a row, → right a row, ↓ down higher pitch, ↑ up lower pitch
Fingers are close together "
Scale of F
]▲2c [▶3d ▲2e ]▲3f [▲3g ]▲4a [▲4bb ]▲5c ]▲5d ▲6e ]▲6f [▲7g ]▲7a [▲8bb ]▲8c [▲9d ]▲9f [▲10e ]▲10a
Scale of C
[▼2a ▶2b ]▶3c [▶3d ]▶4e [▶4f ]▶5g ]▶5a ▶6b ]▶6c ]▶7d ]▶7e ]▶8f ]▶8g ]▶9a ▶10b ]▶9c ]▶11d ]▶10e ▲6f
▶11g
Scale of G
]▼2g [▼2a ]▼3b [▼3c ]▼4d [▼4e ▼5f ]▼5g ]▼6a ]▼6b [▼7c ]▼7d ]▼8e ]9f ]▼8g [▼10a ]▼9b ]▼10d
Cross Draw C Scale
P[▶2b R▼3c M▶3d P▲2e M▶4f P▲3g M▶5a R▶6b L▼7c M▶7d P▲6e R▶8f P▲7g R▶9a L▶10b ]P▶9 [M▲d
R▲10e
▲ ( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 )( 5 )( 6 )( 7 )( 8 )( 9 )( 0 )
▶( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 )( 5 )( 6 )( 7 )( 8 )( 9 )( 0 )( 1 )
▼ ( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 )( 5 )( 6 )( 7 )( 8 )( 9 )( 0 )
Music Lessons and Arrangements (CC0) 2023 Dr. David Marc Tan Creti