Accordion Lesson 4.

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Bass Exercises.

Hi there! In today lesson we will do some basic bass exercises.
We will try to keep it simple and play only the most common patterns. Each note on the staff have a number that indicates what finger you should use. We will use the root notes and not the counter bass notes unless stated otherwise.

Take you time with each exercise, repeat it a couple o times until you can play it without mistake. Try to move bellows as continuous as you can. Add some speed after a couple of practices. You can follow the notations and the score in the same time for an easier understanding. If the pictures are too small you can click on them to enlarge.

If you find the exercises too demanding, split this lesson in two, so you can go at slower pas. Choose the learning speed that is most suited for you.

Bass exercise 1.

Bellows expand - Air out.
C - 4, CM - 3, CM - 3 | C - 4, CM - 3, CM - 3.

Bellows contract - Air in.
C - 4, CM - 3, CM - 3 | C - 4, CM - 3, CM - 3.



Bass exercise 2.

Bellows expand - Air out.
C - 4, CM - 3, G -2, CM - 3 | C - 4 CM - 3, G -2, CM - 3.

Bellows contract - Air in.
C - 4, CM - 3, G -2, CM - 3 | C - 4 CM - 3, G -2, CM - 3.



Bass exercise 3.

Bellows expand - Air out.
C - 4, CM - 3, CM - 3 | G - 4, GM - 3, GM - 3.

Bellows contract - Air in.
G - 4, GM - 3, GM - 3 | G - 4, GM - 3, GM - 3.



That was all for this lesson. In the next lesson we will encounter the difficult part: playing with both hands.

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