The Can Can Polka on accordion

 Dale Mathis Lesson 5

https://youtu.be/O-NqVXpB5wc

Blues on accordion, Alternating Bass on Accordion

 I like watching youtube videos from Accordion Love and Musche Zuchter.

Blues Scale:

C, Eb, F#, G, Bb, C (1, 3b, 5b, 5, 7b, 1)

Blues Bass Pattern

• CC, EE, GG, AG 2x
• FF, AA, CC, DC 2x
• CC, EE, GG, AG 2x
• GG, BB, DD
• FF, AA, CC
• CC, EE, GG, AG 2x

Blues LH bass Pattern

Fingers: 1st pattern

• 3 ,4, 2,4, 2, 3
• C,E,G,A,G,C

Fingers: 2nd pattern

• 3, 4, 2, 4, 2, 5,  4, 2, 3, 2, 3
• C,E,G,A,G,Bb,E,G,C,G,C

Been practicing Dale Mathis Slow and Easy Lesson 7

How to alternate Bass on Accordion

https://youtu.be/Ens2Bb3MwPM?si=0PyF630i6NbFMLih

Bluebirds on Accordion, Dale Mathis Lesson 1

 I worked my way through the first 4 lessons by Liberty Bellows but then I discovered Dale Mathis.

https://www.dalemathisaccordion.com/sheet-music--60-lessons.html . I'm following his "Play by Ear Lessons but he provides sheet music which is really nice so I can go faster.

Extremely good lessons. This is my first song I learned from him.

https://youtu.be/c7sgauLComc

I'm up to about lesson 5 playing "The Can Can Polka" which is similar to Liberty Bellows lesson 4. I think I might like Liberty Bellows fingering better. 

These are my sister-in-law's favorite polkas from Dale Mathis site. I need to learn alternating bass pattern. 

• Julida
• Beer Barrel
• Rain Rain
• Tinker

I was hoping she'd play accordion with me at the in-laws family reunion but she didn't sound interested. She suggested Melodic Adventures in Bass-Land for the Accordion by John Caruso book 12 of 13: Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course from when she took lessons 10 years ago. So I ordered it.

My husband likes Blue Skirt Waltz. So my goal is to learn these 5 polkas before the in-laws reunion in summer.

Playing with my Friends button toy accordion in October 2025

 It's diatonic. Takes a little bit of time to get used to it.

https://youtube.com/shorts/kw5J6LUGlKU

On the other hand, all 3 toy keyboard accordions did not work. Either their buttons or the keys didn't make a sound and the bellows leaked. Extremely poor quality. All the same instrument but different colors.

My husband bought me a toy diatonic accordion from menards and that one works.

Then I bought an 8 bass Honica keyboard accordion and that  worked. I could have been happy enough with that but then I had an opportunity to buy a second hand 120 bass accordion for the same price. So I returned the 8 bass accordion.

I'm glad that I have the 120 bass because it gives me more options.