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@mohansamuelch8803

Жыл бұрын

Wants download accordion bass system

The boompta goompta technique is called stride playing. The wikipedia article will tell you that it's a jazz piano technique that arose from ragtime, but the exact same technique has been around since Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt if not before them. Listen to the middle part of Hungarian Rhapsody No.2, for example! Anyway, that's what it's called.

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thanks for sharing this Adam! 😊

@rheaclements1193

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Adam, I never knew what it was called either!

Lol, I love how you say Boompta Goompta at 12:35, so matter-of-factly. Very good video. You’re a very good teacher

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha glad you got a kick out of my antics 🙃 happy to hear you enjoyed the tutorial!Appreciate your support Rhea ♥️

Alternating bass. I use alternating bass all the time on my box’s. My preferred box is the 5 row continental chromatic accordion.

@tandemwings4733

Жыл бұрын

Correct.

Hi! I love your videos and your accordion chord charts. I have a LaScala medium-sized accordion and have been looking for a smaller one. After much shopping around (including following you), I bought a Hohner Bravo like yours but red. It arrived today, and I absolutely love it! It fits my frame. I am 5'2" and 70 years old. I originally learned to play the accordion when I was 8 years old. After decades with no accordion, I got a medium-sized 1960s Hohner and relearned the accordion during the pandemic with your help and AccordionLove. Thank you!

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Aw, hi Pamela!! Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying the accordion content! So cool that you picked up a Bravo too, they're great aren't they?! Happy to have you part of the accordion community once again! I wish you many blessings and beautiful times behind the box :) if you ever need a hand with anything or any questions at all, don't hesitate to reach out!

Hi Denny, my first time on your channel. Your practical approach resonates with me because I'm also a self-taught Afro-jazz accordionist from Cape Town. Your practical method captured my attention and allowed me to watch the entire 22-minute video. Thanks a mil. You're a great teacher.

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Hey Henry!! Thanks for dropping by and sticking with me throughout the video. I really appreciate the kind word :) Hope this method is something you're able to incorporate here and there within your music and makes things a little bit easier. Hope you have an amazing week my friend!

This blew my mind!! Thank you!!

@SqueezeandThanks

Ай бұрын

Aw good, glad to hear it, I hope it comes in handy for ya! :)

Thanks for the shout out and the hack! Excited to try it 😁

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Of course, so perfect that you got that accordion when you did! ☺️

I enjoy listening to your tutorials. You are wonderful teacher, explainer of things, fantastic work! Thank you!

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

That means a lot to have you say that, thank you! :) I struggled with learning in school so I know how important it can be relaying things clearly so they can be understood clearly. Appreciate the comment Gerhard ❤

Always awesome tips. Thanks, Denny!

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for tuning in Rachel 🙌 😊

Very interesting approach, I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing it with us!

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome, hope it’s helps!! 😊

Great lesson. Love the way you demonstrate with a chart (on the left side of page) pointing out exactly which buttons you are referring to. Thanks. Have been following Ronan Segal for many years. Looking forward to following you as well.

@SqueezeandThanks

3 ай бұрын

Hey Tim, glad you enjoyed it brother!! And thank you so much for becoming a Patreon member! ♥️ really appreciate the support

Great explanation. I have never developed more than a basic use of the bases and counterbases and thid video opened my eyes to the hack that I think can learn to use. thanks.

@SqueezeandThanks

Ай бұрын

So glad it’s helped, my friend! 😊🪗♥️

This video is pureGold ! Thanks bruh !

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Aw I’m so glad to hear that :) I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it!

This is great value, love it man :)

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and checking it out man :)

Lovely video - you have a great teaching manner! I call the stride left hand pattern ‘oomcha’ - and so does my accordion student! Keep up the good work 🎶😃

@SqueezeandThanks

6 ай бұрын

Ah thank you Jon, that's very kind of you to say! I struggled with learning growing up so I try my best to make it so anyone can follow along even if it takes a little over-explaining. Appreciate you tuning in and saying hello, wishing you a Merry Christmas my friend! Much love from Buffalo, NY! 🙌❤☺

12:25 we call it the Umpa loompa

Super cool video! Very informative!

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother, loved that cover of yours you let me use, favorite accordion tune I’ve heard in a longggg time! 🙌🙌🙌

Thanks for this, it will be very useful.

Great video! Well done!

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Will!! :)

Thanks Denny, this is exciting and definitely will give it a try. Thanks for all you do ! 🪗 - Michael in Texas 🤠

@SqueezeandThanks

4 ай бұрын

Hey Michael, thanks for saying that brother! Much love and greetings from Buffalo, NY!! 🙂

This was really helpful...Thank you...👍🏻🙏🏼

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Sagar, glad you found it helpful my friend ♥️

Thanks! Appreciate your tips!

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome Juha, glad they’re coming in handy!

Finally getting all the minors I want

I learned this playing the root note in the fundamental bass row.

Some great material here!

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much my dude, this was a fun one to put together! :)

Great explanation, thx! I do play since years and never heard about this, not even by my teachers.

@SqueezeandThanks

4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome my friend! :) yeah, it's been pretty crazy to progress with the instrument over the last 12 years or so and to have never come across anyone making mention of this, yet its such a helpful and simple technique. Hope it serves you well!! 🙂

Gracias por es te video, te he descubierto desde Islas Canarias, soy principiante y este video ayuda mucho.

really useful tips, thanks !

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Brian, happy to hear that!

Great video! Got an old accordion that I play occasionally when Iam in my hometone. Finally got around taking it with me, so I can practise more. Its also a 48 button Accordion, and often I had to transpose songs I knew on Piano, to be able to fit it in the chords/the claviature. Gonna try that technique you're showing! This could save me some hazzle :)

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

Awesome, hope it helps my friend!! Yeah the little 48 bass accordions are a lot of fun, using the minor 7th definitely allows you to broaden the range on it which is much needed at that size. Every bit helps! Hope you had a great thanksgiving!

Love the counter bass row 7 hack, it solve the 48 bass 12x4 no 7 row challenge, genius!

@SqueezeandThanks

Ай бұрын

Im so glad it’s been helpful for ya!! 😊🪗♥️

Hi Denny....love your video. I discovered this as well just experimenting.....i blew my left rotator cuff about 3 years ago but have been rehabbing and just started playing again. My shoulder will never be 100% again however I will get by.....love your style and methodology. I will subscribe because at 72 I don't have time to go the traditional route for learning. I plan on getting a smaller accordion, likely 72 or 96 bass wet tuned as I love musette. Thanks for your videos and I think I found my mentor. Ciao!!

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

Hey Bruce! So happy to hear you enjoyed the video, thank you for such kind words!! Very sorry to hear about your shoulder, I know how troubling that can be… I had to slow down playing for a solid year or more while I slowly rehabbed mine… I injured mine slowly but surely by playing Roland’s giant 8x standing without a backstrap… plus, I’m pretty sure the unnatural breathe of the synthetic bellows on those electric accordions has the potential to wear out the shoulder quicker. When I switched back to acoustic, it was a night and day difference. Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving and that you find yourself behind the box more and more as you continue to rehab your injury. Much love and greetings from Buffalo, NY! -Denny

I envy you guys. I struggle to play wellerman on a $35 melodian. But I do appreciate good accordion playing.

@SqueezeandThanks

5 ай бұрын

There's always room for more here in the accordion community my friend! 🤗

What you are playing for folk is called the "cross-over". Either you alternate the counterbass, or the bass row above with the chords to give an oom-cha sound.

Thanks, that's a great tip, I've been playing and learning by myself for a couple years and didn't know any easy method for minor7 cords...

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you found it helpful! :)

I just stumbled across this about two weeks ago quite by accident. LOL I actually couldn't believe it when I realized it, I thought surely it couldn't be so simple and work so well or I would have heard about it. Nope. ;) It can make some passages much much easier. ;) There is one song I was working with that was Am F G C and this hack makes it so simple.

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Steven! Haha it's crazy, right? It's such a basic fundamental thing that really makes everything so much easier. I'm happy I could share it with ya and bring some ease to those tricky chord changes :)

This is more advanced than I play but very interesting and what a great discovery you made! Also, wonderful to know the name of the stride pattern, but I love the name you have for it, oompta goompta. ❤

@SqueezeandThanks

10 ай бұрын

Stick with it Rhea, you got this!! This should definitely come in handy with consolidating those big jumps, although it’s good to able to know your jumps and get comfortable with both ways

This is GREAT STUFF. Thank you!

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it Steven!! Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving brother ♥️

@stevenkoehler6018

7 ай бұрын

@@SqueezeandThanks Ditto-thank YOU!

thanks! this is really great, Ive been feeling into how many bass buttons I want and its great to know if I go for less I can still create some of the missing chords! Im feeling really drawn to a 40 bass Cantulia that has such a great sound, and conflicted with not having all the buttons, thanks a million, going to go with my heart! :):)

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

Hey there Hari! Glad to hear this helped :) did you wind up getting the 40 bass? Which row is that missing, the diminished row?

awesome video huge thank you it actually helped me expand my 72bass and btw that rhythm is 3/4 and normally it's called oom pah pah

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, glad to hear you found some use for this! :)

hi Denny the umpta goompta as you call it is called the alternating bass or i often refer to it as polka bass

@tandemwings4733

Жыл бұрын

Correct - Alternating Bass.

Great explanation thanks a lot

@SqueezeandThanks

10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome George! 😊🙏💯

My new accordion brother.

wowwwwww the master ty u man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome my friend!! :)

Hi it's amazing that you teach these hacks. Very useful hack especially if your playing Espana cani (tango) jumping from E to F lol. Wow I don't have to hit or miss any keys anymore. But you have to re educate your brain. I wish they showed me this when I first started to play accordion.

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful! I figured this out early on and have never looked back :)

I think it is called an Alternating Bass Pattern at 12:17

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

That makes sense, haha thank you!

@thebaconmanthony

2 жыл бұрын

@@SqueezeandThanks you're welcome

@tiagoorengo

2 жыл бұрын

In brazil I lernead it as triangle or triangulation.

@tandemwings4733

Жыл бұрын

Correct.

I blocked the 3rds on all my 12 bass chord buttons. Now ican play a few 6th chords, and a few 7sus4 chords. And the best part is that any of the 6 bass buttons can used in minor or major songs. I am a regular contributor to Ronen's monthly challenges. At Accordion Love forum.

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting Rudy, sounds like you're really squeezing every bit out of that 12 bass over there :) super cool. Ronen is the man, such an accordion saint 🙌

@rudyharley7329

2 жыл бұрын

@@SqueezeandThanks Yes. A modified 12 bass is simple in design, yet complicated in it's possibilities. Cross fingering on the left hand gives you so many tonal combinations.

The oompah goompah is actually called alternating bass pattern. Good job, Denny! 😊🪗

@tandemwings4733

7 ай бұрын

Correct.

Can you do a video of the circle of 5ths you seem to have the nack of teaching and explaining very well as an accordion teacher.

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! I will keep that in mind for a future video, that would probably be helpful for people 😊

Wow amazing video, thank you ! Glad I found you ! Your showing of the played chords is amazing and inspiring for tutorials !

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video Ricardo, hope it’s helpful :)

Souch a great video How did you synhronize your cord chart with what you played? Is there any software that does that automaticly?

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! I wish there was software for that… hours and hours of tedious editing 😂

Hey Denny! Great video. The reason Stradella dominant and diminished 7th is to allow for some specific versatility in making other harmonic chords. Let's say you want an augmented 7th. You can get that with a dominant 7th and the proper additional note in either the right hand, or via the counterbass row (as you do with the minor hack). Major 7ths work using one major chord and a minor chord button together. For instance, CMaj7 can be formed using the CM button paired with the Em button. A bit of a stretch, but if you "read" those notes, you find that you have C, E, G, & B. Voila! Major 7th. Playing around with two-button combos finds lots of interesting chord combos, as in the Chord Extensions book (and maybe a few new ones!). P.S. Thanks for the Circle of Fifths Pin....

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm that’s very interesting, I knew there had to be some other reasons for it… I also noticed that all rows in, we’ll say C, include the C note so I wonder if that’s a mandatory note that makes everything possible from a design standpoint. All those small bent pieces of metal needing to be in a certain formation to pull it all off… like for a dim 7, it would make sense that they used the three note Eb, Gb and A then using the root note C to complete it… same with the 7th, having the triad button be E, G and Bb, then using the root C to complete it… I wonder if that would even be possible from a design standpoint or if they absolutely needed to include at least a minimum of C to make it possible…. Either way, I can’t imagine the thought process of the person who invented these crazy instruments! 😂

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

And I’m glad you like the pins I sent over! 👍

@JBergmansson

Жыл бұрын

My guess was also that thos cheat is not a cheat at all, it is the intended way to play minor7 chords, and also maj7, maj 9 and dom9 chords. It's seems though that gettings clean and full sus4 and sus2 chords is not possible using the chord buttons. One kind of has to go with playing sus chords on the melody side.

@matejlieskovsky9625

Жыл бұрын

​@@JBergmanssonI don't play the accordion, but I am curious. Why can't you play the sus2 and sus4 chords by pressing three adjacent buttons in the root note row?

@kturn5953

7 ай бұрын

@@matejlieskovsky9625Here’s a video explaining that exact thing! kzread.info/dash/bejne/goqYwbKweq2sgps.htmlsi=NK3gzFldKcfRItlz

Hey, you know Ronen! My two fave KZreadrs!

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

It's an honor to be up there with Ronen haha thank you so much!! :) much love my friend!!

I've got the 48 bass and wondered how to get that sound you have in your head but just can't find. Thank you so much for explaining all this. I'm one of those people that's heavy on theory but comes ungled when people listen. More knowledge is better!

@SqueezeandThanks

10 ай бұрын

Hey Jane!! You’re actually not wrong in your assumption, you probably do hear certain sounds but are unable to find them on the bass with only a 48… so to play something like a C# major, you would need the range of at least a 72. Keys in sharps and flats will be tricky on smaller accordions because of this. If you decide to upgrade, a 96 bass gives you (what I think) is the perfect range. Allows you to play in every key but is a touch smaller, lighter and cheaper than a full 120. In the mean time, in order to play a song you want that doesn’t fit the 48 bass, you can transpose it to another key and learn it like that and that will allow you to use what you have available on the 48… definitely a bit of a hassle but transposing is a good skill to try and develop. Hope this helps Jane!

Thanks alot for the video. I have a 48 bass accordion and miss the Bb7 sometimes. How do I make that one? thanks

@SqueezeandThanks

Ай бұрын

The Bb7 is within the standard range of a 48, it’s two rows down from the C

They are called rootless voicings on the piano. In jazz, the assumption is that the Bass player plays the root. So the piano plays 3-5-7-9 as the basics for the chords. Playing A and then a Cmaj as the a-minor is like playing the aminor rootless.

@SqueezeandThanks

Ай бұрын

Ah nice, that makes sense in the situation of having the bass player cover it… thanks for sharing that brother!!

12:25 we call it the Umpa Ompa

Hi Denny You can also play the umpta goompta goompta bass for waltz tunes. I think this is a really effective bass pattern. so in C it goes C bass, Cmajor, Cmajor, G bass, Cmajor, Cmajor. I'm sure you do all these patterns but sometimes just a simple bass line is best. ( less is more ). Thanks for the chord chart.

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Super interesting to hear this Paul, I will have to try that out when I come across the right song for it! I'm constantly surprised with how endless the possibilities are with this instrument, it's pretty crazy! Appreciate ya sharing this brother, hope you have a wonderful holiday season my friend!

I noticed if you stack two vertically adjacent minors you get a min9? It was a fun little thing to accidentally discover. Then the accordion is directly laid out in a circle progression, it's pretty Jazzy.

A great thanx. Man, you are Jesus! ❤ Probably you salvaged my hands and brain from a terrible switching buttons pain🎉🎉

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

What a compliment to try and live up to 😅 haha glad this helped ya Nikita!!

I'm learning a piece that goes from an F# chord to an F natural chord. That's so much fun...

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

I wish I knew more theory around changes like that. Them weird changes are always so interesting when they're at just the right spot

quick question I recognize that little accordion does it say where it was made?

The reason there are only three notes on the chord buttons is to keep the air usage by the bellows consistent, otherwise if chords have different numbers of notes to them, they would use different amounts of air so the chords would feel easier/harder to play with the bellows.

@SqueezeandThanks

Ай бұрын

Dang I never would have considered that to be a factor but that makes so much sense! Appreciate ya sharing that Alex :) Do you know if they ever had 4 note chord buttons on early models?

@alexkeegan5933

Ай бұрын

@@SqueezeandThanks Good question, I don't!

My father has always referred to that one song as the "dumb papa" because thats what it sounds like

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

😂👏💯

Hi Denny. I stumbled in to this but didn't know how it worked, so thank you so much. So I would like to see you play. what is your full name. do you have youtube videos of your performances?

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! 😊 I have plenty of videos on this channel if you surf around a bit, hope you enjoy them!

very interesting,only a beginner

@SqueezeandThanks

29 күн бұрын

This should help quite a bit once you start to grasp the basics and the handling of it. It’s tricky at first, but stay with it!! Promise it gets easier ♥️

❤❤❤❤❤

@SqueezeandThanks

Ай бұрын

😊🪗♥️

Where can I find the cover of Reflections at 13:43?

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

You can find that on Evan’s instagram, his @ handle is tagged in the video :)

@LeftSideDown

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I would love to have a Piano 120 bass accordion again. Your instructions are great thanks for posting. I play a Tyros 3 and like you, I play by ear. You are nothing short of a Geneous to figure this all out was probably a very big challenge. When I had a 120 bass piano accordion I used to play Dimished with my thumb it always worked and was so convenient. Why not use your thumb right?

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Man, Patrick.... Thank you so much for the kind words brother, means a lot! Far from genius 😂 just a little fooling around with combinations and approaching it from a nontraditional mindset. Have you stopped playing the accordion due to physical limitations? Ever consider a smaller box? I'm a huge advocate for smaller accordions after my shoulder injury... Hope you have a great weekend!!

I didn't know that the accordion fully diminished 7th chord only had three notes. On that NOTE (see what I did there), I have a hack for that. Play any diminished chord button with either your index or pinky finger, and use the other finger ±3 buttons away on THAT diminished button. For example, C diminished with your index finger and A diminished with your pinky, or C diminished with your pinky and Eb diminished with your index finger. I suppose you could try Eb diminished with your index, C diminished with your middle, and A diminished with your pinky, but you will get diminishing returns (see what I did there).

Sup man just saw your sticker on the soap dispenser in Alton’s bathroom

@SqueezeandThanks

2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks for dropping by Mike! 🙌 hope you dig the channel homie, appreciate you saying what’s up 🤝😊🎶

The boogaloo you referred to I know as um pa

I was told it was called alternating bases.

You just realized that C6 is the same as am7, there are also other ways of playing am7 if you are closer to A

Just browsing through this video, I felt a bit uneasy, then I worked it out. WHY, does your stradella bass diagram look upside down? Why are the flats ABOVE C, sharps BELOW?

@SqueezeandThanks

7 ай бұрын

Hey there! The diagram is set up in a “top down” viewing articulation… so if you were to take the accordions layout and peel it up 180 degrees from being on your chest to laid out in front of you (upside down) to look at it. It’s different than any other configuration you may have seen before but I settled on this design for a few reasons… when you reach up and play ontop of the chart, it translates down on the keys and buttons perfectly… so if you reach up and play on the chart on the screen or on the wall, you can drop it down ontop the accordion and it translates perfectly allowing for the same patterns you drew out on the diagram, now on the accordion down below you. If you play a C, Am, F, G on the screen or on the wall poster, you’ll see that the directions in which you move are the same both on the chart and then down on the accordion. It definitely takes getting used just like anything but I tried to design something that would be the shortest learning curve possible for someone coming at it from a completely new perspective. I started by using a 120 bass chart I found that was horizontal, as if you’re looking at it when it’s seated down on the bass strap with the keys pointing up… an articulation that made me turn my head sideways every time I read it and didn’t make much sense once you turn the accordion 90 degrees to put the accordion on. Hopefully this shed a little light on the configuration. My “free accordion chord chart” video explains this a bit more too… hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving! 🦃

That bass pattern is called "um pa pa"

Denny bless u days of wine roses I made up button. Rhythm bass chord bass Bass chord bass on 4tth beat chord chord I have to have that rhythm I. Made up😊😊😊😊

@SqueezeandThanks

2 ай бұрын

🙏😊🪗

@RobertLyle-ye8ez

2 ай бұрын

Thank u I love u all great players

um pa

Boompta-Goompta... Polka?

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Haha pretty much 😂

@tandemwings4733

Жыл бұрын

Alternating Bass.

why didn´t you make this video 20 years ago

@SqueezeandThanks

Жыл бұрын

Haha oh man, that’s a long time without knowing this little trick!