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Button Accordion

Tunes

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B/C Accordion 21 Button Layout

Outside Row

Inside Row

Button Out

Note In

Note

Button Out

Note In

Note

1 G,# D,#

1 A, E,

2 A,# F,#

2 B, G,

3 C# B

D Middle

C

4 E D#

4 F E

5 G# F#

5 A G

6 A# B

6 B C’

7 C’# D’#

7 D’ E’

8 E’ F’#

8 F’ G’

9 G’# B’

9 A’ C’'

10 A’# D’’#

10 B’ E’'

11 C’’# F’’#

NOTE: For 23 Button Accordions: The top buttons are called 0 (zero) and ignored

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B/C Accordion 21 Button Layout

The Scale of C

Remember: All notes are on the inside row

Going up the Scale

Notes of the Scale in the Key of C - (starting on Middle C )

Note C (middle)

D E F G A B C (High)

Button 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6

Direction In Out In Out In Out Out In

Finger 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4

Coming down the Scale

Notes of the Scale in the Key of C ( Ending on Middle C )

Note C (High)

B A G F E D C (middle)

Button 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3

Direction In Out Out In Out In Out In

Going up the Scale. Starting on High C

Notes of the Scale in the Key of C - (starting on High C )

Note C D E F G A B C

Button 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 9

Direction In Out In Out In Out Out In

Coming Down the Scale

Notes of the Scale in the Key of C - ( Ending on High C )

Note C B A G F E D C

Button 9 10 9 8 8 7 7 6

Direction In Out Out In Out In Out In

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Scale of C Finger Exercises

Finger Exercise 1

Finger Exercise 2

Finger Exercise 3

Finger Exercise 4

1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1C D E F G A B C' C' B A G F E D C

1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1C D E F G A B C' C' B A G F E D C

1 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 1C' D' E' F' G' A' B' C'' C' B' A' G' F' E' D' C'

1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1C D E C C D E D E F D D E F E F G E

1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2E F G F G A F F G A G A B G A B C

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Twinkle Twinkle Little StarAirBC Accordion Fingering

1 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2C C G G A A G F F E E D D C G G F F

2 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2E E D G G F F E E D C C G G A A G F F E E

1 1 1D D C

Gerry O'Connor's PolkaPolkaBC Accordion Fingering

1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2G A B C' |D' C' B A |G A B C' |D' D' |G A B C' |D' C' B A |G A B D' |C' C'

4 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 2 2||G' E' D' C' |E' D' |G A B C' |D' D' |G' E' D' C' |E' D' |G A B D' |C' C'

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Thugamar Fein an Samhradh LinnAirBC Accordion Fingering

1 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 2D E G |A A |A B G |A D |G A B |C' A |B G

1 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 4 4 3|E |C' D' C' |B G |A D |G E |D C' B |C' A

3 2 1|G E D

Cockles and MusselsAirBC Accordion Fingering

1 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 3 3D G G G G B B G A A A A C' B A B A G D' C' B

3 2 2 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 3B A G A D G G G G B B G A A A A C' B A B D' C'

3 4 3 3 2 2 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2B D' C' B G A G D G G G G B B G A A A A C' B A

3 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 3B D' C' B D' C' B G A G

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An Sean Bhean Bhocht

"Tá na Francaigh teacht thar sáile"

Ars an tSean-bhean bhocht.

"Tá na Francaigh teacht thar sáile,"

Ars an tSean-bhean bhocht

"Táid ag teacht le soilse ré,

Beid anseo le fáinne an lae,

‘S beidh ár námhaidaid go cráite tréith,"

Ars an tSean-bhean bhocht.

An Sean Bhean BochtAirBC Accordion Fingering

3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1G A ||B G A G E D E |G G G G A |B G A G E D E |A A A G A

2 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 3|B A B D' E' G' E' |D' B A G A G A |B G A G E D E |G G G

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My Singing Bird I have seen the lark soar high at morn Heard his song up in the blue I have heard the blackbird pipe his note The thrush and the linnet too But there's none of them can sing so sweet My singing bird as you. If I could lure my singing bird From his own cozy nest If I could catch my singing bird I would warm him on my breast For there's none of them can sing so sweet My singing bird as you.

My Singing BirdAirBC Accordion Fingering

3 2 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 2G E ||D E G A B |C' B A G A |B A G E D D |D G E

1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 4|D E G A B |C' B A G A |B A G E D D |D B C' |D' D' E' D'

3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3|C' C' C' B |A A A B D B |A G E |D E G A B |C' B A G A

4 3 3 2 1 1 1|B A G E D D |D

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The Rattling BogPolkaBC Accordion Fingering

|4 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 4 4 3 2 2 2|B B A |G E E |D G G A |B A A |B B A |G E E |D D' D' B |A G G

3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 3|B G A G |B G A G |B D' B |B A A |B G G A G |B G A G |B D' D' B |A G G

The Britches full of StitchesPolkaBC Accordion Fingering

3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 2G A B G |A G B G |G A B G |A G E |G A B G |A G B D' |G A G E

2 1 1 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2|E D D ||D' E' D' B |A G A B |D' E' D' B |A G E |D' E' D' B A G A B G A G E

2 1 1E D D

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Terry Teahan's PolkaPolkaBC Accordion Fingering

1 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 4 3D D D B |A G E G |D D D B |A G E |D D D B |A G E G |D D' B

2 2 2 3 4 2 3 2 2 1 2 3 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 4 3|A G G ||B D' A B |A G E G |B D' A B |A G G |B D' A B |A G E G |D D' B

2 2 2|A G G||

Buachaill On EirneAirBC Accordion Fingering

4 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 4 4 4 3B A B |A G E |D D |E G G |G D |G A B |C' B A

4 4 3 2 3 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2|D' D' |B G B |A D' |D' B A |G A B |C' D' E' |D' B G

3 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 3|A G A |B B |A G E |D D |E G G |G

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Roddy Mc CorleyMarchBC Accordion Fingering

3 3 4 3 4 1 1 4 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 4G A ||B A B D D |B A G D |E G G A |G B C' |D' D' D' B D'

4 4 4 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 2|E' E' D' B A |G E C' B |A B C' |D' D' D' B D' |E' E' D' B A

2 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 1 4 3 3 1 2 3 3 3|G E C' B |A G A |B A B D D |B A G D |E G G A

3|G

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Lucy Farr's BarndanceG major

Mick Denieffe 2011

G G G A B G E D B B B C' D' B A A

B C' D' B G G G A B G E D D E G A B D' D' B A G G D

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A G G B C' D' B G G G A B G E D D E G A B D' D' B

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B A A A B C' D' B G G G A B G E D D E G A B D' D' B

A G G

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Near Banbridge town, in the County Down

One morning in July

Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen

And she smiled as she passed me by.

She looked so sweet from her two white feet

To the sheen of her nut-brown hair

Such a coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself

To make sure I was standing there.

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay

And from Galway to Dublin town

No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen

That I met in the County Down.

Star of the County Down

B, D E E E D E G G A G A B A G E B, D B, D

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E E E D E G G A G A B A G E E E B C' D' B B A G

A A A G A B A G E D B, D B, D E E E D E G G A G A

B A G E E E B C' D' B B A G A A A G A B A G E D B,

D B, D E E E D E G G A G A B A G E E E

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Sargeant Cahill's JigSingle Jig

Mick Denieffe 2011

D E G A B D' D' B G B C' A B G A B G E D E G A

B D' D' B G B A B G G G' D' E' D' G' D' E' D' B A B

G A B G E D E G A B D' D' B G B A B G G

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B/C Accordion 21 Button Layout

The Scale of G

Going up the Scale to High G

Notes of the Scale in the Key of G - (* The F is sharp and on outside row )

Note G A B C D E F# G

Button 5 5 6 6 7 7 8* 8

Direction In Out Out In Out In In In

Finger 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4

Coming down the Scale from High G

Notes of the Scale in the Key of G - (* The F is sharp and on outside row )

Note G

F# E D C B A G

Button 8 8* 7 7 6 6 5 5

Direction In In In Out In Out Out In

Finger 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1

Coming down the Scale from G

Notes of the Scale in the Key of G - (* The F is sharp and on outside row )

Note G

F# E D C B A G (low)

Button 5 5* 4 3 3 2 1 2

Direction In In In Out In Out Out In

Finger 4 4 3 2 3 2 1 2

Going up the Scale from Low G

Notes of the Scale in the Key of G - (* The F is sharp and on outside row )

Note G (low)

A B C D E F# G

Button 2 1 2 3 3 4 5* 5

Direction In Out Out In Out In In In

Finger 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 3

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The Scale of D

Going up the Scale

Notes in the Key of D - (* The F and the C notes are sharp and on outside row )

Note D

E F# G A B C# D

Button 3 4 5* 5 5 6 7* 7

Direction Out In In In Out Out Out Out

Going down to Low G

Notes in the Key of D - (* The F and the C notes are sharp and on outside row )

Note D

C# B A G

Button 3 3* 2 1 2

Direction Out Out Out Out In

D Scale Fingering ExcerciseBC Accordion

1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1D E F# G A B C# D' D' C# B A G F# E D

1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1D E F D D E F E F G E E F G F G A F

1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 2F G A G A B G G A B A B C A

3 3 4B C D'

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Nil 'na La - Finger Exercise Air

1 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 2D F A A B C' D' D F A F

3 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 2G F F E D F A A B C' D' D F

3 3 2 3 2 1A F E F E D

Dawning of the Day - Finger ExerciseAir

1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2D E F F F E F A A B A F D E D D D A

3 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 4B A B D' F E D F A F D' F E F A B A B D'

2 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2F E D F A F D' F E D E F F F E F A A B A F

1 2 1 1 1D E D D D

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I'll tell me ma

When I go home

The boys won't leave

The girls alone

They pulled my hair

They stole my comb

But that's alright

Til I go home

She is handsome she is pretty

She is the belle of dublin city

She is courting one, two, three

Pray would you tell me who is she

Ol' jenny murray says she'll die

If she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eye

I'll Tell Me Ma Song

Copyright © 2012 <Name>All Rights Reserved

D D G B B C' B B B B A A B A G G D

D G B B C' B B B B A A B A G G D' D' D' B

C' C' C' A B B B G A F E D D' D' D' B C' C' C'

B G G A F G G G

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Báidín Fheidhlimidh

Báidín Fheidhlimidh d'imigh go Gabhla,

Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann

Báidín Fheidhlimidh d'imigh go Gabhla,

Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann

Curfá:

Báidín bídeach, Báidín beosach,

Báidín bóidheach, Báidín Fheidhlimidh,

Báidín díreach, Báidín deontach,

Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann

Baidin Fheilimi

Mick Denieffe 2012

A D F E D A B C' D' B A D F E D

G E E E A F F E D A B C' D' B D' D'

A B G F D D D D' E' F' D' G' E'

F' D' B C' D' B A G F E D D' E'

F' D' G' E' F' D' B D' A B G F D D D

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