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- How are accordion buttons arranged?
- What are the buttons on a button accordion?
- What is the difference between diatonic and chromatic accordions?
How are accordion buttons arranged?
It uses columns of buttons arranged in a circle of fifths. Each diagonal column has, in order from the innermost to outermost buttons: The major third above (or minor sixth below, depending on which note) the root ("counter-bass")
What are the buttons on a button accordion?
It is a type of button accordion on which the melody-side keyboard contains one or more rows of buttons, with each row producing the notes of a single diatonic scale.
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Distribution of notes on the keyboard and range.
| Button | Push | Pull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | D |
| 2 | E | F |
| 3 | G | A |
| 4 | C' | B |
What is the difference between diatonic and chromatic accordions?
Ranging from a single rows of buttons up to multiple rows of buttons, the fundamental difference between the Diatonic Accordion and the Piano/Chromatic Accordions is in the reeds – they are bisonoric, meaning that if you pull the bellows the notes are different then when you push.
