How to read accordion tab:

The numbers represent the number of the button, counting from the top. (eg: button # 6 is the sixth one down. ) A number with an asterisk is a pull; a number without is a push. A dash after a note means that note is twice as long as the others.

The Accordion Revolutionary Song is Mussels in the Corner. We will play it in the key of G. You play in this key on a G, C or D accordion. Note: Mini accordions are in the key of 'C'

G accordion
6 6* 5* 5 / 4 5 5*-
5 4 3 3* / 4 3* 3*-
6 6* 5* 5 / 4 5 5*-
5 4 3* 4 / 3- 3-

4 3* 3 3* / 4 5 5* -
5 4 3 3* / 4 3* 3*
4 3* 3 3* / 4 5 5* -
5 4 3* 4 / 3 - 3 -

Alternative (for beginners) Put your finger on the third button. play as follows:
Push, push, push, wait.
Push, push, pull, wait.
Push, push, push, wait.
Push, pull, push, wait.

Here it is in accordion tab;

3 - 3 - / 3 - - -
3 - 3 - / 3* - - -
3 - 3 - / 3 - - -
3 - 3* - / 3 - - -

Repeat same pattern until the director stops.

D accordion
8* 7 7* 6 / 5* 6 7*-
6 5* 4* 5 / 5* 5 5 -
8* 7 7* 6 / 5* 6 7*-
6 5* 5 5* / 4 - 4 -

5* 5 4 5 / 5* 6 7* -
6 5* 4* 5 / 5* 5 5 -
5* 5 4 5 / 5* 6 7* -
6 5* 5 5* / 4 - 4 -

Alternative (easy) Put your finger on the fifth button. play as follows:

pull, pull, pull, wait
pull, pull push, wait
pull, pull pull, wait
pull, push, pull, wait

Here it is in accordion tab;
5* - 5* - / 5* - - -
5* - 5* - / 5 - - -
5* - 5* - / 5* - - -
5* - 5 - / 5* - - -

C accordion and Mini accordion (key of C)

8 7 * 7 7 */ 6* 7* 7- 6 5* 5 5*/ 4* 5* 5-
7* 6* 5 5* /6* 5* 5* - 5* 4* 3 3* /4* 3* 3* -
8 7* 7 7*/ 6* 7* 7- 6 5* 5 5*/ 4* 5* 5-
7* 6* 5* 6* / 5 - 5- 5* 4* 3* 4* / 3- 3-

6* 5* 5 5* / 6* 7* 7- 4* 3* 3 3* / 4* 5* 5-
7* 6* 5 5* /6* 5* 5* - 5* 4* 3 3* /4* 3* 3* -
6* 5* 5 5*/ 6* 7* 7- 4* 3* 3 3* / 4* 5* 5-
7* 6* 5* 6* / 5 - 5- 5* 4* 3* 4* / 3- 3-

Alternative (easy) Put your finger on the fifth button. Play as follows:
Push, push, push, wait.
Push, push, pull, wait.
Push, push, push, wait.
Push, pull, push, wait.

Here it is in accordion tab; Mini accordion
5 - 5 - / 5 - - - 3 - 3 - / 3 - - -
5 - 5 - / 5* - - - 3 - 3 - / 3* - - -
5 - 5 - / 5 - - - 3 - 3 - / 3 - - -
5 - 5* - / 5 - - - 3 - 3* - / 3 - - -

F accordion
You can't play in the key of G on an F accordion, but you can play an accompaniment part. Put your finger on the fifth button. Play as follows:

pull, pull, pull, wait
pull, pull push, wait
pull, pull pull, wait
pull, push, pull, wait

Here it is in accordion tab;
5* - 5* - / 5* - - -
5* - 5* - / 5 - - -
5* - 5* - / 5* - - -
5* - 5 - / 5* - - -

A accordion

You can't play in G on this accordion either, so here's another accompaniment part. Put your finger on the third button. play as follows:
pull, pull, pull, wait
pull, pull push, wait
pull, pull pull, wait
pull, push, pull, wait

Here it is in accordion tab;

3* - 3* - / 3* - - -
3* - 3* - / 3 - - -
3* - 3* - / 3* - - -
3* - 3 - / 3* - - -

 

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