Mel Bay The Mighty Accordion, Volume Two: A Complete Guide to Mastering Left-Hand Melodies, Walking Bass Lines, and Chord Progressions - DiGiuseppe - Accordion - Book/Audio Online

Author: David DiGiuseppe
Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Accordion
Level: Intermediate-Advanced

The Mighty Accordion, Volume Two is an essential and unique method book for improving the left-hand skills of the accordionist. The comprehensive series of graduated exercises are designed to improve finger strength and dexterity while teaching how to play melodies and walking bass lines. These skills are then used to explore ways to play contemporary chord progressions.

The book contains three sections. Section One offers a brief review of standard bass/chord patterns. Section Two focuses on playing left hand melodies, starting with simple scale-based patterns, and proceeding to more challenging pieces. Also included are a series of exercises specifically designed to strengthen the typically weaker fifth finger. Section Three focuses on chord progressions commonly heard in popular music. Exercises explore the use of arpeggios and walking bass lines to connect chords and integrate a variety of rhythmic patterns. The final chapter presents numerous blues riffs played within the standard 12-bar blues format.

Fingering suggestions are provided for each exercise. Includes access to online audio of all exercises.

The material in this book offers the accordionist valuable tools to markedly advance their mastery of left-hand techniques and to improve overall musicianship.

Contents:

• Bass Notation
• Left-Hand Fingering
• 4th Finger on Root Method
• Notes and Chords on a 120 Bass Accordion
• Left-Hand Fingering
• 3rd Finger on Root Method
• Enharmonic Equivalent
• Chord Numbering
• Syncopated Eighth Notes
• Section 1 - Bass/Chord Patterns
• The Major Chord
• The Minor Chord
• The Counter Bass
• The Seventh Chord
• The Diminished Chords
• Section 2 - Bass Melodies
• C and G Major Melodies
• Ode to Joy
• Down in the Valley
• Wildwood Flower
• Drink to Me with Only Thine Eyes
• Spring
• Auld Lang Syne
• D and F Major Melodies
• Amazing Grace
• Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies
• Simple Gifts
• Jimmy Allen
• The Star-Spangled Banner
• Redwing
• Fifth Finger Workout
• Nonesuch
• Greensleeves
• Down by the Riverside
• On the Hills of Manchuria
• Fur Elise
• Section 3 - Chord Progressions
• Single Chord Patterns
• The V-I and ii-V- Chord Progression.
• The ii-V-I Chord Progression.
• Connecting Chords
• The IV-V7-I Chord Progression
• The I-vi-IV-V7 and I-vi-ii-V7 Chord Progressions
• The I-V-vi-IV Progression and Variations
• The Canon Progression I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V
• The Andalusian Cadence i-≤VII-≤VI-V
• The Minor ii-V-I Chord Progression
• The iim7(≤5) Chord
• The V7(≤9 ) Chord
• The I Chord
• And a Few More
• The I-IV-I-V Progression
• The I-ii-IV-V Progression
• The I-ii-iii-IV-V Progression
• The i-iv-V Progression
• The i-III-iv-VI Progression
• 12 Bar Blues