Squeezebox Circle Orchestra: Joy
to the World Polka
Dec 7 2021
VIDEO
Squeezebox Circle Orchestra + Rowan Lipkovits: Bad Guy
Feb 5 2020
VIDEO
Squeezebox Circle + Rowan Lipkovits: Old Town Road
- Jan 2 2020
VIDEO
Squeezebox Circle June 6 2013
- outside at Maclean Park
Squeezebox Circle Nov 1 2012
-
at the Prophouse Cafe, featuring Sergiu Popa. Photo by Hiromi Iwase
Gena the Crocodile's Birthday Song - The Creaking Planks
VIDEO
Odessa Bulgar - West Coast Accordion Babes
VIDEO
The Godfather Waltz played by a student accordion orchestra
VIDEO >
Si Beag Si Mohr
VIDEO
La Noyée - accordion duet
VIDEO
Take the A Train - Frank Marocco
VIDEO
For the Mar 5 and Apr 2 Circles
New
charts & resources
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Judy Garland classic - YouTube
I’m Throwing Rice at the Girl That I Love - Eddy Arnold classic country song - YouTube
Theme from 'Ragtime' - difficult Andy Fielding arrangement
Serenade of the Bells
Sulhusgubbens Reinlender - Norwegian tune. YouTube
My Sweetheart Polka (Moja Dekla) - by Frank Yankovic et al YouTube
Family Valentine Waltz - by John Goodin
Sainbacher Schùtzenmarsch
The Great Pumpkin Waltz - Charlie Brown jazz waltzz. With notes on playing extended chords on the accordion YouTube
My Favorite Things - from The Sound of Music, or play as jazz waltz. With notes on playing extended chords on the accordion YouTube
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da - new (to us) version of this Beatles classic with an accordion arrangement.
Rhapsody in Blue - accordion orchestra arrangement of Gershwin classicPts 1-5 or Score
Bonaparte Crossing the Rockies - duet arrangement of this fiddle tune YouTube of a guitar/mandolin duet
Bookmark Hora - slow klezmer 3/8 tempo hora. YouTube
Gardenia Waltz - by Western Swing fiddler Johnny Gimble YouTube
The Gay Fiesta - by Antonio Zordan accordion arrangement
Whistling Rufus - Scottish polka - YouTube
A Kiss to Build A Dream On - accordion duet arrangement by Katheryn Petersen of this Louis Armstrong classic - YouTube
All of Me - lead sheet of this jazz classic YouTube
Blue Drag - 1935 jazz tune. Katheryn Petersen transcriptinoYouTube
Carolan's Receipt for Drinking - 5 pt accordion arrangement of this traditional Irish tune
Old Paint - Youtube
Last Christmas - George Michael's modern Christmas classic, arranged for accordion by Neil A. Baker
Vivre - French 'waltz in 5/4' by Stephane Delicq - YouTube
What are you Doing New Year's Eve? - jazzy ballad with lyrics
Happy Christmas - John Lennon/Yoko Ono tune; accordion arrangement by Neil A. Baker- YouTube
A Freylekhe Nakht in Gan Eydn - klezmer tune. YouTube
Gymnopedie No 1 - 5 part accordion arrangement by Paul de Bra of this Erik Satie classic: Hear the accordion ensemble here
Halsway Carol accordion duet Christmas tune by Nigel Eaton, arranged by Janette Tilley
Skating in Central Park - jazz waltz with extended chords
El Desembre Congelat - (The Frozen December) Catalan (Spain) Christmas tune
Oyfn Veg Shteyt a Boym - Yiddish tune - YouTube
The Lovers' Waltz - by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. YouTube
White Christmas lead sheet of this seasonal classic with a lot of chords! !Andy Fielding says this arrangement is more accordion friendly!
Irish slip-jog (9/8 time!) The Butterfly - YouTube
Tango: Palermo No 332 - YouTube
Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? -70's pop tune: YouTub e
Ookpik Waltz - by the great Canadian fiddler, Frankie Rogers YouTube
Solitude Waltz (Vals i ensamhet) - Swedish waltz by Klas Jonsso n .- YouTu be
Brautwalzer aus Osttirol - Austrian waltz; trio arrangement
Ale Brider - well known klezmer tune. Heres the Klezmatics version
Accordions We Play - by local accordionist Henry Slama to the tune of Jingle Bells. Words and chords only.
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone song arranged by Peggy Lee
La Strasbourgeoise - French
When Summer Ends - Scots waltz - duet arrangement. YouTub e
Gipfelwind und Gletscherwand - Austrian song - YouTube
Sourgrass and Granite - 'new' Canadian fiddle tune. YouTube
La Vie en Rose - 5 part accordion arrangement by Paul de Bra - and here's the bass pa rt rewritten in treble clef.
Bei Mir Bist du Schön klezmer-flavoured 1930s pop hit - YouTub e
Flieg Nicht so hoch, mein kleiner Freund - German duet - YouTube
Dark Island - Scottish duet - YouTube
Wild Rose of the Mountains -Scottish tune, duet arrangement YouTube
Margaret's Waltz - Scottish tune, duet arrangement YouTube
Lookin' Out My Back Door - classic Creedence Clearwater Revival rock tune - YouTu be
Amazing Grace - 4 pt accordion arrangment
Walzer No 2 - accordion duet arrangement of Shostakovitz's Waltz #2 (Note - 4 page printout)
Valssi
Menneilta Ajoilta - Scandanavian waltz
Bublitchki - Russian folk tune
Manha de Carnevale (Theme from Black Orpheus) - 5 part accordion arrangement by Pail de Bra + the accordion 5 part re-written into treble clef. And here's a YouTub e of the arrangement so you can play along.
Edelweiss auf Steiler Hoh - NOT the song you're thinking of! Accordion duet
On the Sunny Side of the Street - 1930 standard, and here's a jazz acordion video by Frank Petrelli
The Hut on Staffin Island - Scots hornpipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhp85c3lWX Y
When I'm 64 - Beatles tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUDRIC5RSX4
Bergchilbi - 1st and 2nd accordion parts; new chart for this Swiss Landler
The Kesh Jig/Lanigan's Ba ll medley - 2 jigs. Here's a YouTube of it played on button accordion
It Might as Well Be Spring new, easier to read (and play) arrangement!
The Kesh Jig - Irish. YouTube
(Oy, u luzi) Chervona Kalyna - Ukrainian folk song - 4 part arrangement YouTube
The
Blackthorne Stick - The Lilting Banshee - The Blarney Pilgrim - new chord changes
Happy Together - Turtles pop hit. Here's YouTube of The Turtles
Just Because - new arrangement from the Leavenworth Festival songbook
Yogi Bare Necessities medley
Star Wars - theme by John Williams, arranged for accordion
Josefin's Waltz - trio version of this Scandanavian waltz
Little Doll Polka - Andy Fielding arrangement
You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) - accordion trio arrangement
Bluebell Schottische -a Scottish polka - YouTube
La Valse - accordion duet arrangement - YouTube
Üsküdara gider'iken - new arrangement of this classic Turkish tune
Resources
Accordion
Bass Notation - a scan of a page from the
American Accordionists' Association about how bass notation should be written
Accordion
Sheet Music - a nice collection of arrangements
of familiar tunes (and more) by Maestro Don Quattrochi
Accordion
Orchestra Sheets - a collection of scores for
'accordion orchestra' - typically four-accordion parts plus bass score
Boxes Without Borders
offers a growing set of sheet music for traditional tunes from many
cultures, with recordings of each.
Canadian Accordion Institute
- digital recordings from a 1957 LP of 24 accordion lessons by
Vancouver's Robert de Camillis (note - 100 MB download)
Celtic
Instrumental Workshop booklet - selected tunes
from thesession.org
including songs: Annie Laurie, The Ash Grove, Bill Sullivan's
Polka, The Blarney Pilgrim, The Butterfly, John Kelly, Carolan's
Receipt, Planxty Connor,Connaughtman's Rambles, Dennis Murphy's Polka,
Drowsy Maggie, Give Me Your Hand (Tabhair Dom Do Lamh), John Ryan's
Polka, The Irish Washerwoman, Kerry Polka, The Kesh, Mairi's Wedding,
The Rattlin' Bog, The Road to Lisdoonvarna, The Swallowtail, The Wind
that Shakes the Barley
Children's
Irish
Session Song Booklet
Alan's article: Reading
jazz charts on the accordion .
Finale
Notepad - the entry level version of this very
good (commercial) music notation software is now free and worth getting
(Windows & Mac versions)
Forte
Notation Free - free version of this music
notation program (Windows-only)
King
Street Sessions Tunebook - giant (406 pages!)
collection of reels (Irish and Scots), strathspeys, hornpipes, polkas,
jigs, marches, waltzes, and more....
Leavenworth Accordion Festival songbook ∫ - 35 pages of songs performed at this Washington State accordion celebration
Linkonardo
Accordion - great set of links for everything
accordion - clubs, history, learn to play, sheet music, and lots more.
Australian accordionist Maestro Don Quattrocchi
has an online library of free
accordion-friendly lead-sheets. Worth checking out!
Mandragora
Tango is a 94 page downloadable tune-book
Frank
Marocco's How
to Create Additional Chords on the Left Hand
Denmark's
Monday Folk Orchestra (Mandags
Orkestret) website has lots of scores from Scandavia, the
Balkans and more. Look for 'Harmonika' for the accordion scores.
MuseScore
- free music composition and notation software for
Mac, Windows & Linux. And a page on notating
accordion on MuseScore .. And - Lots of free, downloadable
accordion charts at Musescore
How to read sheet music: Channel
your inner musician with these simple steps!
also see: How to read music - Tim Hansen (5
minute video)
Noteflight
- is an online sheet music writing and storage application - get an
account now!
Nunzio
Hanon for the Accordion - sample 3 pages of
warm-up exercises. Worth trying out!
Online
Academy of Irish Music - lessons in traditional
instruments including diatonic button and piano accordion - 2 weeks
free!
The
Piano Accordion - 16 page introductory manual
from 1938
A
Complete & Detailed Method for the Piano Accordion
- 1940 instruction book. Whole book (zip format); Chapter 1 - Rudiments of Music; Chapter 2 - Introduction to the
Accordion; Chapter 3 - Scales &
Arpeggios; Chapter 4 - Bass Layouts; Chapter 5 - Exercises; Chapter 6 - Songs; Chapter 7 - Chords and Harmony; Chapter 8 - Tangos
The
Public Domain Song Anthology - 350
copyright-free songs
Russian
sheet music library - in Russian, but your
browser may automatically translate it!
Shelia
Lee's Accordion Blog - 'Accordion Playing Made
FUN!' Includes hundreds of accordion arrangements - solos, duets, and
more. Some require a password for downloading, which can be obtained
(for free) by emailing Shelia Lee. Here's her new index
to the songs on her site
Sofege
Cheat Sheet - translate French-style do-re-mi
lead sheets to North American standard C-D-E chords
Stradella
Extensions - free ebook on
interpreting chord symbols on the button side of the
accordion. With this manual, you can learn to play chords such as the
Major 6, Minor 6, Major 7, Minor 7, Augmented,
Half-Diminished, etc...
Superpartituras
- Brazilian website with 300+ accordion charts for download and lots
more.
Traditional
Music Library - A huge archive of traditional,
folk & old music
Why
You're Not Making Progress on Your Instrument - and how to fix it
Alan's article: Working
with jazz charts on the accordion .
Yann
Tiersen Sheet Music Archive - lots of
transcriptions for accordion and more
Yiddish
American Popular Sheet Music - US Library of
Congress
Cajun,
Zydeco & New Orleans
Canadian & Quebecois
Chinese
and other Asian
Christmas,
Holiday & Seasonal
Duets,
trios, and other multi-part arrangements
Ajde Jano
- Serbian song,
arranged by Sergiu
Popa - note
1st and 2nd parts. ( YouTube clip )
Albansk
Folkesang - Danish accordion trio arrangement of
an Albanian folksong
All I Have to Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers classic, arranged as accordion duet
Alpine
Flowers duet - Part
1 , Part 2
Amarcord
- 4-part arrangement
Amazing Grace - 4 pt accordion arrangment
Ashokan
Farewell - new duet arrangement in a new key-
listen to Heinz Frank playing it
Bach's Prelude & Fugue in C - duet accordion arrangement
Bad Guy
- Billie Eilish hit as an accordion duet - part
1 & part 2 or
both parts together...
Beautiful
Ohio - can be played as a duet
Beer Barrel Polka Duet - updated charts: Accordion 1 and Accordion 2
Swiss landler waltz duet -
Bergchilbi : new chart with acc. 1 & acc 2
The
Bird That Didn't Sing by Meahan Engels and
Katheryn Petersen - accordion duet, revised version
Black Magic Woman - Santana classic arranged for accordion-trio
Bonaparte Crossing the Rockies - duet arrangement of this fiddle tune YouTube of a guitar/mandolin duet
Brautwalzer aus Osttirol - Austrian waltz; trio arrangement
Broken
Life - Jewish waltz written as an accordion duet YouTube
Budapestin Yossa
duet
Cachita -
perky Latin tune for two accordions - here's a Cuban (non-accordion)
version
Can-Can :
easy
duet arrangement of this Offenbach classic
Cancion Mixteca - Mexican waltz arranged for duo or trio. Hear Ry Cooder's guitar arrangement from the film Paris Texas
Carol
of the Bells for accordion duet
Carolan's Draught
- accordion
duet arrangement of this traditional Irish classic. Here's a solo accordion video.
Carolan's Receipt for Drinking - 5 pt accordion arrangement of this traditional Irish tune
Cere
Bogar -
gypsy/klezmer tune. Listen to accordion 1 ,
accordion
2 , or both parts together
Che Sera Sera
- duet arrangement. Thanks to the Big Squeeze Band from Melbourne!
(Oy, u luzi) Chervona Kalyna - Ukrainian folk song - 4 part arrangement YouTube
El Choclo
(Kiss of Fire) - well known tango scored for accordion orchestra (4
treble parts + bass accordion)
Clarinet
Polka Duet version: Part 1 , Part 2
Colonel
Bogey's March - accordion trio arrangement -
familiar from the film Bridge on the River Kwai - Youtube accordion clip
The Conversation
- accordion duet arrangement of Pearl Django tune - see YouTube
Country Gardens
- duet arrangement of English folk dance tune
Dark Island - Scottish duet - YouTube
Dill Pickle Rag
- duet. Listen to the 1911 Guido Deiro
version!
Downton
Abbey Theme : Accordion I , Accordion II
Dudino
Horo - Bulgarian duet by Boris Karlov - hear it!
Edelweiss auf Steiler Hoh - NOT the song you're thinking of! Accordion duet
Erev Ba
(duet) - Israeli dance
Fabulific
Polka - duet by Andy Fielding
Fear of the South
- duet in 5/4 time from the movie 'Everything is Illuminated' (listen on YouTube) as arranged by
Katheryn Petersen
Fever
- accordion duet arrangement mashup between the Little Willie John original (via
the Neville Brothers ) and Peggy Lee' s pop hit
Finksvals
- Finnish waltz duet
Flieg Nicht so hoch, mein kleiner Freund - German duet - YouTube
Fodselsdagsvals
Til Mona (Birthday Waltz) duet by Benny Andersen
(of Abba fame)
Freylach
No. 2 - duet arrangement of the klezmer classic
Friday
the 13th (Fredag den 13) - Norwegian virtuoso
accordion duet. Hear
it here .
Gabriel's
Oboe - 4-part arrangement. Thanks to the Big
Squeeze Band from Melbourne! Hear an accordion arrangement.
Gazaremsan
(Gaza Strip) - Swedish fiddle tune. Duet/trio arrangement. YouTube
(no accordions
La
Golondrina (The Swallow) - Mexican folk waltz:
two part arrangement - Hear Elvis sing it (as 'She Wears My Ring ')
First Nations (Lil'wat) traditional tune, arranged by
Russell Wallace for accordion trio: Grandmother Song .
Give a listen ! or YouTube (without accordions!)
Gymnopedie No 1 - 5 part accordion arrangement by Paul de Bra of this Erik Satie classic: Hear the accordion ensemble here
Haike's
Great Trans-Canada Polka - duet by Andy
Fielding. 5 pages!
Harrin
Jenka - Scandanavian accordion duet
Scottish: Highland
Cathedral and here's another version arranged for 2 bagpipes!
Hils
Fra Meg Der Hjemme - Danish/Norwegian sailor's
waltz - duet arrangement
If
I Was a Rich Man - duet arrangement of Fiddler
on the Roof tune
Jolie
Blonde (aka Jolie Blon or Jole Blon) - cajun 'anthem' duet arrangement
for two accordions or fiddle + accordion
Sergei Rodionoff's The
Jolly Coppersmith arranged for two accordions
Josefin's Waltz - trio version of this Scandanavian waltz
Kandel's Hora - duet arranement of this Klezmer tune by Andy Fielding
A Kiss to Build A Dream On - accordion duet arrangement by Katheryn Petersen of this Louis Armstrong classic - YouTube
Langs
Størdalselva - Scandanavian waltz duet
The
Last Waltz (Posljedni Valczer) - Croatian-style
waltz by Victoria's Ante Mlinar - arranged for three accordions. Here's
a YouTube link
Leadbelly medley: Irene Goodnight/Midnight Special accordion duet: Accordion 1 , Accordion 2
Libertango
(piano transcription) by Astor Piazolla and YouTube link ; duet arrangement: Accordion 1 & Accordion 2
Libertango
- arrangement for four accordions: Accordion 1 , Accordion 2 , Accordion
3 , Accordion 4 (3 pages, each). And
here's a score with all 4 parts together (5 pages)
Ravel -
Ma
mère l'oye: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant -
for two accordions (actually two pianos). Play the left hand as single
notes, no chords! YouTube piano duet
Mambo
No 5 - 1948 Perez Prado latin classic, now as duet for
Accordion 1 , Accordion
2 . (Watch the accordion-less original )
Manha de Carnevale (Theme from Black Orpheus) - 5 part accordion arrangement by Pail de Bra + the accordion 5 part re-written into treble clef. And here's a YouTub e of the arrangement so you can play along.
Margareta Waltz - Scottish tune, duet arrangementYouTube
Bach's Menuet in G - accordion duet
A duet: Neil Gow's Lament at the Death of
His Second Wife - Hear the Barra MacNeils version
Non Dimenticar - accordion trio arrangement
Yann Tiersen's La
Noyee - -
duet versions to this Yann Tiersen/Amelie tune: Accordion 1 and Accordion 2 parts or both parts together Note: Accordion 2 is both easier
and the melody! Here 's Edmonton's Heinz Frank and
June playing this duet. And here's another duet arrangement .
Oblivion
duet - arrangement of this gentle Astor Piazzola
tangoOcho Kandelikas - updated accordion duet arrangement of this Channukah/Latin tuneYoutube La
Paloma tango - accordion duet
arrangement
Duet arrangement of Venezuelan waltz La Partida (a.k.a. Quiero Ser tu Sombra )
by Andy Fielding - accordion I & accordion II
4-part Klezmer tune Patsh Tants
Peace
in the Family/De Zhoda v Rodyni - Ukrainian folk
song - duet accordion arrangement by Richard Tyce
Pennsylvania
Polka - 2 part arrangement by Mike Dellapenna
Quand
on Fait le Meme Chemin Duet Score - from Sheila
Lee's Accordion Blog . Give a listen!
Serbian brass band tune Reka Zelija
2 part arrangement
Rhapsody in Blue - accordion orchestra arrangement of Gershwin classicPts 1-5 or Score
Ring of
Fire duet - arranged by Shelia Lee
San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills western swing classic; originally for fiddle duet - here's an accordion duet arrangement: Accordion 1 , Accordion 2 . Hear the 1938 original
Saraghina
- La Rhumba : accordion duet arrangement (here are separate
Accordion 1 and Accordion
2 parts) of Nino Rota's tune from Fellini's 8 1'2. YouTube
Santa
Lucia -
simple accordion trio arrangement of this Italian classic
Send 'Em 'Round - sort of a round for accordion quartet by Andy Fielding
4-part Klezmer tune Sherele
(also known as Freylach #1 and Sher) - Youtube
Social Distance Waltz
- original accordion duet by Andy Fielding. Audio recording
Sommarvals
duet - Swedish waltz. Youtube vocal version
3 Austrian tunes: Sonntagsruhe ,
Im
Bummelzug & Spatzenpolka
- each as a duet for two accordions
Super
Mario Brothers Theme - accordion duet arranged
by Andy Fielding
Swan
& Swan : duet by j.p. guiran of the Dutch
duo Accordéon Mélancolique from the Spring 2017 issue of the digital
magazine, Accordion
Life Today . Listen to a bit of it
Teddy
Bears' Picnic - duet arrangement
Those
Were the Days - accordion trio arrangement -
here's a duet YouTube
Tico
Tico no Fuba - duet. Here's a video of an accordion duet version , and here's
Carmen Miranda or Myron Floren on the (1955)
Lawrence Welk Show
Italian waltz Torno A Surriento
(aka 'Come Back to Sorrento') -
3 page
arrangement - watch
it!
Tulips
From Amsterdam - classic waltz: Part
1 & Part 2
Twilight Time - accordion trio arrangement
Vals av Lars Hokpers
- Swedish duet folk waltz - YouTube
La Valse - accordion duet arrangement - YouTube
La
Valse d'Amelie - duet arrangement : Accordion
1 , Accordion
2 , or both
parts together
Valse
Gitane - trio arrangement
Verkhovyno
- 3 part arrangement (vocal or accordion) of this Ukrainian tune
La Vie en Rose ∫ - 5 part accordion arrangement by Paul de Bra - and here's the bass pa rt rewritten in treble clef.
Waltz
of the Angels - accordion duet of this classic
George Jones & Margie Singleton Country due
Walzer No 2 - accordion duet arrangement of Shostakovitz's Waltz #2 (Note - 4 page printout
When Summer Ends - Scots waltz - duet arrangement. YouTub e
Wild Rose of the Mountains -Scottish tune, duet arrangementYouTube
You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) - accordion trio arrangement
Eastern European,
Russian & Balkan
2
Croatian Songs : Ja Sam Majko Cura Fina and
Sedila Sam Kraj Masine
Ajde Jano
- Serbian song, arranged by Sergiu
Popa - note 1st and 2nd parts. (YouTube clip )
Albansk
Folkesang - Danish accordion trio arrangement of
an Albanian folk melody
Arkan :
Ukrainian circle dance brought in by Andrew. Watch it!
Babushka
- accordion arrangement of song from film Everything
is Illuminated
Bandura
- Ukrainian - - nice YouTube
version
The
Basso (traditional gypsy tune)
Russian tune: Beloi akazii
grozdia dushistie (Fragrant Acacia Branch) and YouTube clip ... the lyrics are
translated on the YouTube page
Bublitchki - Russian folk tune
Budapestin
Yossa duet
Romanian song, Calush
Dance - and listen to this
YouTube clip!
(Oy, u luzi) Chervona Kalyna - Ukrainian folk song - 4 part arrangement YouTube
Dark
Eyes (Ochi Chorni) - Russian classic: YouTube
Dudino
Horo - Bulgarian duet by Boris Karlov - hear it!
Russian/klezmer waltz: Expectation
Waltz + YouTube version
Fear of the South
- in 5/4 time from the movie 'Everything is Illuminated' (listen on YouTube) as arranged by
Katheryn Petersen
Gena
the Crocodile x 2 - two Russian animation tunes:
Gena's Birthday Song and Gena's Train Song. Watch Gena the Crocodile's Russian
Birthday Song (w. English lyrics!) or The
Creaking Planks version
Gypsy Thief by Tyler Bates - here's (accordion-less) Tchavolo Swing playing it.
Polish waltz - Her
portrait (Jej portret) - hear it !
Have a Ukrainian wedding with Hopak Katsatske
(sometimes called 'Gopak'). Hear it!
Romanian folk-tune Hora
Caval , taught
to the Squeezebox Circle by Sergiu Popa
Inside
Out - from the film 'Everything is Illuminated'
+ YouTube clip
Russian traditional tune from Shelia Lee, Kalinka
Kalinka -
Ukrainian
Katyusha/Fischia Il Vento
- Russian tune that became an anthem for Italian partisans in WWII. (w.
Italian/English lyrics). See (accordion-less) Watch Italian band Modena City Ramblers play it, then watch this YouTube lesson on playing it
Kolomeike
- Ukrainian
Korobeiniki
(Tetris theme) - Russian folk song. Read about it here and see it played here
The
Last Waltz (Posljedni Valczer) - Croatian-style
waltz by Victoria's Ante Mlinar - arranged for three accordions. Here's
a YouTube link
Midnight in Moscow
(aka Moscow Nights)- two pages in Dm , - here's a YouTube clip
More Midnight in Moscow
(aka Moscow Nights)- four versions of this Russian classic: one
page in Dm , two pages in Dm , one
page in Cm , and one page in Em - here's a YouTube clip
5
Moldavian songs + a little bit on ornamentation
(zip-file)
Opincuta -
Romanian Folk Dance, arranged by Sergiu
Popa
Ostravo
- Czech tune: sheet music
& YouTube clip Sing along with the lyrics if you dare!
Peace
in the Family/De Zhoda v Rodyni - Ukrainian folk
song, duet arrangement by Richard Tyce
Prozsa
Gyurie - Hungarian piece from Ross
Serbian brass band tune Reka Zelija
2 part arrangement
Setnja
- Serbian dance tune - YouTube
6/8 folk-tune Sirba ,
taught to the Squeezebox Circle by
Sergiu Popa
Talijanksa
- Time of the Gypsies. Video on diatonic accordion
Ta
Ostatnia Niedziela (The Last Sunday) -
Polish/Russian tango, also known as
Utomlennoe Solntse (Weary Sun) nicknamed 'The Suicide
Tango' - see YouTube
Those
Were the Days
- here's a duet YouTube
Those Were the Days -
accordion trio arrangement - and the duet YouTube
Ukrainian
Medley combining Kolomeike and Hopak Katsatske.
Ukrainian
National Anthem
Vysoky
Jalovec
- Czech tune
Verkhovyno
- 3 part arrangement (vocal or accordion) of this Ukrainian tune
Woodland
lullaby - Dziś do Ciebie przyjść nie mogę (Cannot be with you tonight)
- Polish guerilla fighter's melody - Youtube
XaHry
(from Muldavia)
Žlutý
gladioly - Czech waltz. YouTube
Zviljezda
Tjera Mjesca - traditional Bosnian tune arranged
by Andy Fielding
European (other)
French
1ere Mai -
by French accordion superstar Jo Privat - YouTube link
L'accordéoniste
- and Edith
Piaf's classic version (with help from Marlene Dietrich). And
here's
a solo accordion version!
sheet music for most of Yann Tiersen's songs in movie
Amelie -
many of the songs from the film, of varying complexity and
accordion-friendliness: a 9 MB download - or check the Yann Tiersen Sheet Music Archive
L'amour
et le Soleil - French bolero - Youtube
Au
Bar de l'Accordeon - French musette waltz by Jo
Privat, arranged by Andy Fielding
L'autre
Valse d'Amelie and multi-instrument YouTube clip
Autrefois
a Vienne - French/Viennese waltz
Balajo
- musette waltz from French superstar Jo Privat, arranged by Andy
Fielding. Watch it!
Le
Blues du Musette
- YouTube
link
French bourees
Can-Can :
easy
duet arrangement of this Offenbach classic
Musette waltz Caprice
C'est Magnifique
- Cole Porter faux French
C'est
Si Bon - French. Here's the Cafe Accordion Orchestra version
Chapo - Chapelloise by Camille Stimbre
Chez
Jacquet - French waltz a la Django Rheinhard
and Jo Privat. Accordion YouTube
La
Douloureuse - musette waltz by Jo Privat, arranged by Andy
Fielding. Hear it here
'easy' French musette waltz: L'enfant demon
- and Youtube link
Musette waltz Flora
Edith Piaf's La
Foule 3 page vocal arrangement or La Foule -
1 page instrumental leadsheet - plus 15 minute YouTube lesson
Edith Piaf's Hyme
A L'Amour (If You Love Me)
Indifference
or Indifference
- (easier version): 1940 French waltz- French musette waltz. Hear it played by Edmonton's Heinz
Frank
Live
for Life - theme from 1967 French film. YouTube
Mademoiselle
de Paris - classic French waltz. YouTube
Masters in This Hall - traditional French Christmas carol. YouTube
Menilmontant - French gypsy-jazz/mussette classic. Hear it played by Gus Viseur
I
Remember When (Midnight in Paris theme) -
(larger print version) - theme from the Woody Allen movie, also known
as I Remember When or Si Tu Vois Me Mere (by jazz great Sidney Bechet).
Here's a
version in a different key. See it here
Minor
Swing - Django Rheinhardt classic - YouTube link - and
here's a 'How to Play' video
Mon
Amant de Saint Jean
- French waltz. YouTube
French musette Nany
by Joseph Colombo - arranged by Andy Fielding as
accordion arrangement (3 pg) and lead sheet (2 pg) - YouTube link
Non,
Je ne regrette rien - Edith Piaf hit, for
accordion with French lyrics. YouTube
From Amelie: La Noyée - solo
accordion sheet music and
'how
to play' tutorial. Here's Heinz Frank playing it
La
Noyee - duet version to this Yann Tiersen/Amelie tune: Accordion 1 and Accordion 2 parts or both parts together Note: Accordion 2 is both easier
and the melody! Here 's Edmonton's Heinz Frank and
June playing this duet. Here's another duet arrangement .
On
Danse a la Villette - here's a 1944
vocal version (w. accordion solo)
Palme
d'Or by French accordionist Armand Lassagne,
arranged by Andy Fielding. Hear it !
Paris
- accordion leadsheet for this Edith Piaf classic. Hear Edith singing it (with lots of
accordion).
A
Paris Dans Chaque Faubourg by French
accordionist Armand Lassagne, arranged by Andy Fielding. Hear it !
Un
P'tit Brin De Musette - simplified arrangement
of classic French musette performed by
André Verchuren - YouTube
Petit
Fleur - from jazz great Sidney Bechet's Paris
years - YouTube
Petite
Chou Fleur (from the video game Team Fortress 2) - chart and YouTube link
Quand
on Fait le Meme Chemin Duet Score - from Sheila
Lee's Accordion Blog . Give a listen!
Yann Tiersen's
La Redecouverte (from the Amelie soundtrack) - Youtube link
Musette waltz Reveil
de Vienne
Sidney Bechet's jazz classic: Si Tu Vois Ma Mere
(recently used as the theme music for the movie Midnight In Paris) -
new chart in Bb - and even newer, an accordion
arrangement in C (Thanks, Andy!). Here's a YouTube link
La
Sorciere - musette waltz by accordion super-star
Jo Privat
and YouTube
clip played by Konstantin Bozhinov . Here 's
the chart that Konstantin used....
Sous le Ciel de Paris
(Under Paris Skies) - a better arrangement or Under Paris Skies (Sous le Ciel
de Paris) (or this 3-page version ) or Andy's
arrangement - see it played by Victoria's Natasha Enquist
Under
Paris Skies (Sous le Ciel de Paris) - chart with
the passing tones in the bass. Give it a try (Note that F- chord =
Fminor, Bb7/Ab chord means play a Bb7 chord + an Ab bass note. A
F#°7 chord is an F# diminished!)
La Strasbourgeoise - French
Style
Musette
- watch
it here
Swing
Accordeon - by French accordion superstar Jo
Privat
Swing
Valse - a clearer arrangement or Swing Valse
- musette classic by Gus Viseur. See it! - or listen to the song with scrolling sheet music .
Toi,
Mon Terre' d'Auvergne - French tune - Youtube
Two
French Tangos - medley arranged by Andy
Fielding. YouTube Nuits Sans Toi and: Pardonne-moi
Under
Paris Skies (Sous le Ciel de Paris) - chart with
the passing tones in the bass. Give it a try (Note that F- chord =
Fminor, Bb7/Ab chord means play a Bb7 chord + an Ab bass note. A
F#°7 chord is an F# diminished!)
Under Paris Skies (Sous le Ciel
de Paris) - 2 revised arrangements by Andy Fielding: Simpler (recommended for
Squeezebox Circle) and 'Concert Lead '
Under the Roofs of Paris
La Valse - les Negresses Vertes :
nice short French-style waltz - and YouTube clip
La Valse - accordion duet arrangement - YouTube
Valse
a Nini and listen to Randy playing it while busking on the
Montreal subway.
La Valse d'Amelie
- we like this solo arrangement! YouTube clip showing it played on
accordion and How to Play video lesson.
La
Valse d'Amelie - duet arrangement : Accordion
1 , Accordion
2 , or both
parts together
Yann
Tiersen's La
Valse des Monstres - revised chart. Hear it
the soundtrack version YouTube or watch Alan play it
Valse Chinoise - a bit of French faux-Chinese YouTube
Valse
Gitane - French waltz written for three
accordions
Valse
Parisienne - musette waltz by Ian Hughes,
arranged by Norah Cooper. Accordion leadsheet. YouTube
French musette waltz: Valse pour Jeanette
- and Youtube link
La Veillée - a new (to us) Yann Tiersen tune - see YouTube . (Here's a longer chart for it in a different key!)
La
Vie en Rose - finally, an accordion arrangement!
La Vie en Rose
- a simpler arrangement + YouTube
link.
La Vie en Rose - 5 part accordion arrangement by Paul de Bra - and here's the bass pa rt rewritten in treble clef.
Vivre - French 'waltz in 5/4' by Stephane Delicq - YouTube
Yann
Tiersen Sheet Music Archive - lots of
transcriptions for accordion and more
Irish, Scottish, Welsh & English
Arthur
McBride - Irish antiwar tune - here's Planxty
Bluebell Schottische -a Scottish polka - YouTube
Bonaparte Crossing the Rockies - duet arrangement of this fiddle tune YouTube of a guitar/mandolin duet
Bonaparte
Crossing x 2 : medley of two fiddle tunes:
Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine + Bonaparte Crossing the Rocky Mountains.
Hear button accordions play 'Crossing the Rhine' and
mandolin/guitar duet on 'Crossing the Rockies 'Irish: The
Blackthorne Stick - The Lilting Banshee - The Blarney Pilgrim - new chord changes
Blue Bells of Scotland -
see it played on YouTube
Irish:
Boys of Blue Hill/Harvest
Home/Cronin's Hornpipe
Irish slip-jog (9/8 time!) The Butterfly - YouTube
Carolan's Draught
- accordion duet arrangement of this traditional Irish classic. Here 's a solo-accordion video
Carolan's Receipt (aka Dr John Stafford) - Irish classic by 18th century blind harpist Turlough O'Carolan and Carolan's Receipt for Drinking - 5 pt accordion arrangement of this traditional Irish tune
Celtic
Instrumental Workshop booklet - selected tunes
from thesession.org
including songs: Annie Laurie, The Ash Grove, Bill Sullivan's
Polka, The Blarney Pilgrim, The Butterfly, John Kelly, Carolan's
Receipt, Planxty Connor,Connaughtman's Rambles, Dennis Murphy's Polka,
Drowsy Maggie, Give Me Your Hand (Tabhair Dom Do Lamh), John Ryan's
Polka, The Irish Washerwoman, Kerry Polka, The Kesh, Mairi's Wedding,
The Rattlin' Bog, The Road to Lisdoonvarna, The Swallowtail, The Wind
that Shakes the Barley
Childgrove
- English country dance - Youtube
Children's
Irish Session Song Booklet
Chris
Peterson's Web Site - Nice set of
transcriptions of traditional tunes (mostly Irish, some French and
other)
Medley of reels: Cooleys
Reel - The Wise Maid - Bird In The Bush
Country Gardens
- duet arrangement of English folk dance tune
Dark Island - Scottish duet - YouTube
Eddystone
Light - chart + lyrics. It's about a lighthouse
and sex with mermaids! Hear the Clancy Brothers ...
Irish traditional medley: Fanny Power/Si Beag Si Mohr/The
Rights of Man
Turlogh O'Carolan's Farewell To Music
The
Fiddle Box Carrier - lovely Scottish slow air by
Catherine Brown - video
More reels:
Geese
In The Bog - The Connaughtmans Rambles - Out On The Ocean
The Green Fields of France - World War ! tune by Eric Bogle - Eric's version: YouTube or this accordion flashmob version
Greensleeves - English traditional, popular at Christmas - YouTube
Haste
to the Wedding - Irish/New England jig. Here's a
1921 recording !
Hector
the Hero - played by Andrew; watch an accordion/mandolin duet
Highland
Cathedral duet and here's another version arranged for 2 bagpipes!
Horizonto
or Andy's
Transcription (aka Bella Horizonte) - jig; original by Blowzabella, played
by Kate & Rich at Squeezebox Circle (Nov 2015) Try both versions of the chart!
The Hut on Staffin Island - Scots hornpipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhp85c3lWX Y
Inisheer - pretty Irish waltz (revised chart) - hear it!
The Kesh Jig - Irish. YouTube
The Kesh Jig/Lanigan's Ba ll medley - 2 jigs. Here's a YouTube of it played on button accordion
Irish: Kid
on the Mountain/Morrison's Jig/Leitrim Jig
King
Street Sessions Tunebook - giant (406 pages!)
collection of reels (Irish and Scots), strathspeys, hornpipes, polkas,
jigs, marches, waltzes, and more....
3 tunes by blind Irish harpist Turlough O'Carolan: Lament
for Owen Roe O'Neill/Squire Wood's Lamentation on the Refusal of his
Halfpence/Planxty Kelly
Lamplighter's Hornpipe/Liverpool
Hornpipe
Lark in the Strand
- Irish jig: Youtube
Scottish classic: Loch
Lomond - two versions in two different key in
one file.
Lover's
Tune - Celtic waltz by Amy Stephen
Margareta Waltz - Scottish tune, duet arrangementYouTube
Welsh classic - Men
of Harlech - and the Rangers Accordion Band performance
The Mermaid Song + Neverbird - a pair of songs that sound Scottish. Play them as a medley if you want
Scottish - Miss Irene Meldrum's Welcome to
Bon Accord - and YouTube link of the band Lau
Scottish Mist Covered Mountains
Napoleon
Crossing the Rhine Irish hornpipe: sheet music
A duet: Neil Gow's Lament at the Death of
His Second Wife - Hear the Barra MacNeils version
Niel
Gow's Wife - another tune by the legendary Scots
fiddler
Off
to California - hornpipe. YouTube
Planxty Fanny Power
by the great Irish composer Turlough Carolan. Here's an accordion rendition
Rights
of Man - Irish hornpipe. YouTube link
Sally
Gardens x 2 : Irish tunes - Down
by the Sally Gardens and Sally
Gardens Reel - play as a medley
Si
Beag Si Mhor - lovely tune by Turlough
O´Carolon. Hear it!
Siege
of Delhi - bagpipe classic arranged for
accordion. Youtube link
Scottish classic: Skye
Boat Song
St
Anne's Reel - Quebec favourite. Watch on diatonic
Irish: St Annes Reel - The Sally Gardens
- Drowsy Maggie
Tatter
Jack Walsh
Two
Irish Reels: The Sally Gardens & The Teetotaller
The
Wellerman (Soon May the Wellerman Come)- classic
sea shanty - YouTube
Irish medley: Westering Home/The Waters of
Kylesku/Dark Lochnagar
When Summer Ends - Scots waltz - duet arrangement. YouTube
Whistling Rufus - Scottish polka - YouTube
Wild Rose of the Mountains -Scottish tune, duet arrangementYouTube
Italian
Jazz, Ragtime & Standards
Accordion
Joe - arranged by Andy Fielding. Here's a recording of the Duke Ellington
band with accordion
Ain't
Misbehavin' - lead
sheet , 2 page , 3 page arrangement
All of Me - lead sheet of this jazz classic YouTube
Pat Metheny's Antonia
- and YouTube clip . Played on
synth-guitar, it sounds
a lot like it's being played on an accordion!
Autumn
in New York - lead sheet and notes on chord combining for
accordion left hand
Autumn
Leaves - lead sheet and tutorial on playing
jazz chords on this standard. Listen to jazz accordion legend Richard Galiano playing it or listen to it while watching the sheet music
scroll by
Baby,
It's Cold Outside - winter classic. Youtube (no accordion)
Bei Mir Bist du Schön klezmer-flavoured 1930s pop hit - YouTub e
Better Get Hit In Your Soul - Charles Mingus tune
Blue Drag - 1935 jazz tune. Katheryn Petersen transcriptinoYouTube
Bluesette
- accordion transcription of this classic jazz waltz - with lyrics!
Blue
Skies - lead sheet for Irving Berlin classic - YouTube
Buddy
Bolden's Blues - a new
arrangement ! Here's the old one: Buddy Bolden's Blues
Cabaret
- lead
sheet, 3 page arrangement
Caravan
- Duke Ellington classic samba/swing
Mancini's Charade
- waltz. Hear it on accordion .... or here....
Chim
Chim Cheree - lead sheet
Cheerful
Little Earful - jaunty little piece. Here's a 1930 big band recording -
note the accordion solo near the end! Play the minor 7th chords with
the bass note + the major
chord two rows over: Fm7 = F bass + Ab Maj chord
A
Child is Born - jazz waltz Christmas song
The
Conversation - Accordion duet arrangement of
Pearl Django's jazz waltz - see YouTube
Cute -
jazz tune for comping and improvising. Here's virtuoso accordionist Art
Van Damme playing it...
Dill
Pickle Rag - a new arrangement (by Andy
Fielding) of this classic ragtime tune. Here's a 1906 player piano
version. <- get
the corrected version!
Dill Pickle Rag
- duet. Listen to the 1911 Guido Deiro
version!
Do
You Know What It Means (to Miss New Orleans) -
Real Book lead sheet - YouTube video + Andy Fielding's accordion
arrangemen t - and here's an audio
recording of Andy's arrangement
Don't
Get Around Much Anymore - lead sheet for Duke Ellington
classic - YouTube
Egyptian Fantasy
- Sidney Bechet jazz classic - YouTube
Scott Joplin rag (simplified versions, but piano
score): The
Entertainer
Favela
(aka O Morro Nao Tem Vez) - bossa nova. Included is a sheet on how to
play the 'jazz chords' on accordion. No good accordion versions, so listen to Stan Getz
Fidgety
Feet - trad jazz classic. Here's a
(non-accordion) version to listen to .
Foxtrot Rag - new arrangement
The Great Pumpkin Waltz - Charlie Brown jazz waltzz. With notes on playing extended chords on the accordion YouTube
A Handful of Keys
- Andy Fielding's accordion arrangement of this Fats Waller classic - hear
the original
Honeysuckle
Rose - lead sheet , 2
page arrangement
How
Can You Face Me? - Lesser known Fats Waller
tune, arranged for accordion by Andy Fielding. Youtube link
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone song arranged by Peggy Lee
If I
Were a Rich Man - lead
sheet , 4 page arrangement , duet
arrangement
In
the Mood - swing-era classic. Here's an accordion quintet playing
it
It's
Only a Paper Moon - lead sheet , 2 page arrangement
Joe Avery Blues - aka 'Second Line' - classic New Orleans tune. No accordion videos - here's the Preservation Hall Band
A Kiss to Build A Dream On - accordion duet arrangement by Katheryn Petersen of this Louis Armstrong classic - YouTube
Kitten
on the Keys - difficult accordion arrangement of
this 1920s piano classic. YouTube
Lullaby
of Birdland - jazz standard. Here 's accordion great Frank
Marocco
Mack
the Knife - lead sheet
More work on jazz chords: Manha de Carnival (from
Black Orpheus): more complex arrangement (now with
chart showing how to play the complex chords) - and YouTube link
Manha
de Carnival (from
Black Orpheus): Simplified arrangement
Scott Joplin rag (simplified versions, but piano
score): Maple
Leaf Rag
Midnight
in Paris - theme from the Woody Allen movie,
also known as I Remember When or Si Tu Vois Me Mere (by jazz great
Sidney Bechet). Here's a version in a different key. See it here
Minor
Swing - Django Rheinhardt classic - YouTube link
Mood
Indigo - Ellington classic. Here Lucy Lambert and friends play itMuskrat Ramble - trad jazz classic that inspired a well-known Country Joe & the Fish tune
My Favorite Things - from The Sound of Music, or play as jazz waltz. With notes on playing extended chords on the accordion YouTube
My Funny Valentine - Rogers & Hart classic. See it on accordion
On the Sunny Side of the Street - 1930 standard, and here's a jazz acordion video by Frank Petrelli
Perfidia
- 1940s Latin-jazz classic. YouTube
Petit
Fleur by classic jazzer Sidney Bechet - YouTube
Rhapsody in Blue - accordion orchestra arrangement of Gershwin classicPts 1-5 or Score
Round
Midnight - jazz classic with lyrics! - Here's a YouTube clip explaining
how to play the jazz chords on accordion
Simplified chords for Samba de Orfeu Original version: Lyrical
bossa-nova tune, Samba
de Orfeu - hear it in this YouTube link or watch the (no
accordion) clip from the movie Black
Orpheus
Calypso tune (often recorded by jazz saxophonist
Sonny Rollins) St
Thomas - and here's
a sheet on playing the fancy 'jazz' chords on the accordion.
Watch Finnish accordionist Janne Makinen play it or listen to it while watching the sheet music
scroll by
Satin
Doll - lead sheet for Ellington jazz classic. YouTube link
Seattle
Polka
Two for September: Kurt Weill's September Song
(YouTube by JoAnn Castle) and Harry
Warren's September
in the Rain (YouTube )
Sidney Bechet's jazz classic: Si Tu Vois Ma Mere
(recently used as the theme music for the movie Midnight In Paris) -
new chart in Bb - and even newer, an accordion
arrangement in C (Thanks, Andy!). Here's a YouTube link
Skating in Central Park - jazz waltz with extended chords
Sound
of Music - lead sheet , 4
page arrangement
Hoagy Carmichael's 'immortal' Stardust - two arrangements: lead sheet with complex chords and lead sheet with simplified chords . (Try 'em both!) Watch The World's Finest Apples recording.
Summertime
- George Gershwin classic
Sweet
Georgia Brown - lead
sheet , 3 page arrangement
Take the A Train
- Duke Ellington classic; here's
Frank Marocco on accordion playing it or the World
Accordion Trio 's versionThen watch this great (though
squeezebox-less Ellington
version ). Here's a 2
page lead sheet
Take Five
- two versions: Eb minor or C
minor (The Eb minor version is the 'right' key but the C
minor version might be easier to play!) Hear it on accordion or by the Dave Brubeck Quartet
Up Jumped Spring - Freddie Hubbard jazz waltz w. accordion button combining notes
Richard Galliano's Waltz
for Margaux (difficult!) - YouTube clip
What are you Doing New Year's Eve? - jazzy ballad with lyrics
When I Fall in Love - classic slow ballad - here's an accordion take
Klezmer
& Yiddish
Latin American, Mexican,
Tex-Mex, & Tango
Cuban tune - 20 Años
- Buena
Vista Social Club video
Amapola -
gentle rumba popular in the 1920s/30s - accordion YouTube
La Arbolena
- Puerto Rican tune. Here's a solo mandolin version
Adios
Muchachos tango - watch the Of One Accord accordion
orchestra play it
Adios
Tango - sheet music
Besame
Mucho - Latin classic
Boulevard
of Broken Dreams - no, not the Green Day tune -
from the original
Moulin Rouge movie
Cachita
- perky Latin tune for two accordions - here's a Cuban (non-accordion)
version
Cancion Mixteca - Mexican waltz arranged for duo or trio. Hear Ry Cooder's guitar arrangement from the film Paris Texas
Brazilian choro Cheguei
by the great Alfredo da Rocha Viana aka Pixinguinha - arranged by Andy
Fielding. Listen here
The Carioca - see Fred & Ginger dance to it!
El
Choclo - tango standard - watch it + El Choclo
(Kiss of Fire) - well known tango scored for accordion orchestra (4
treble parts + bass accordion). Here's an
'easy' accordion arrangment with fingering, etc.
Mexican classic, Cielito Lindo
El Condor Pasa
- well known Peruvian song - YouTube here
Corcovado
(Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) - classic bossa. Here's a video of accordion greats
Eddie Monteiro and Frank Petrelli playing it
La
Cumparsita - well-known tango - here's a video ....
Desde
el Alma - tango in 3/4 time
Desede Mexico He Venido
Despacito -
summer 2018 hit - you can play
along with this video
Favela
(aka O Morro Nao Tem Vez) - bossa nova. Included is a sheet on how to
play the 'jazz chords' on accordion. No good accordion versions, so listen to Stan Getz
A
Felicidade (To Happiness) - Cmin char t or Amin chart with notes on chord
combining for accordion: nice bossa nova with no accordion versions but
here
it is in the soundtrack from Black Orpheus
Mystery French Tango
- does anyone know the real name to this tune?
Garōto
(The Kid) - Brazilian choro by Ernesto
Nazareth, accordion arrangement by Andy Fielding
La
Golondrina (The Swallow) - Mexican folk waltz:
two part arrangement or 1
page version - Hear Elvis sing it (as 'She Wears My Ring ')
Guantanamera - Cuban classic Here's Pete Seeger
Habanera - from Carmen - YouTube accordion
How
Insensitive - Jobim bossa nova - hear an accordion solo version
Jesusita
in Chihuahua/Jesse Polka - new arrangement
and Debra
Peter's YouTube clip of it.
Sheet music for Juramento
(tango)
Lambada by
Ulises and Gonzalo Hermosa also known as "Chorando Se Foi
(Lambada)" or "Llorando Se Fue (Lambada)", arranged by Pavel Rhyzlovsky.Wikipedia article and YouTube
Libertango
- a new one-page duet arrangement and Libertango
- solo Frank Maracco arrangement
Libertango
(piano transcription) by Astor Piazolla and YouTube link ; duet arrangement: Accordion 1 & Accordion 2
Libertango
- arrangement for four accordions: Accordion 1 , Accordion 2 , Accordion
3 , Accordion 4 (3 pages, each). And
here's a score with all 4 parts together (5 pages)
Cuban tune - Mambo
#5 or as accordion duet: accordion
1 , accordion 2 - watch
the1948 Perez Prado video
Mambo
Influenciado - latin jazz piece with extended
chords written for accordion by Chuchu Valdes. Piano solo video
More work on jazz chords: Manha de Carnival (aka
Black Orpheus theme): more complex arrangement (now with
chart showing how to play the complex chords) - and YouTube link
Manha
de Carnival (aka
Black Orpheus theme): Simplified arrangement
and a
nice YouTube accordion clip .
Manha de Carnevale (Theme from Black Orpheus) - 5 part accordion arrangement by Pail de Bra + the accordion 5 part re-written into treble clef. And here's a YouTub e of the arrangement so you can play along.
Our accordion friend from Victoria, Chaim David
Mazoff sends El Marabino
along with this recording of it.
A Media Luz - classic tango. YouTube w. accordion by Jo Brunenberg
Mexicali
Rose -
simple, pretty waltz
La
Napolera (Norteño polka, recorded in the 1930s by Santiago
Jimenez) revised version
- watch the YouTube clip .
Astor Piazzolla's gentle tango: Oblivion
(includes how to play the fancy jazz chords!)- and Youtube link .
Ocho Kandelikas - updated accordion duet arrangement of this Channukah/Latin tuneYoutube
One
Note Samba - more than one note; a classic bossa
nova piece
Oye
Como Va - Tito Puente/Santana Latin
favourite.... only two chords makes it easy to improvise over
Tango: Palermo No 332 - YouTube
La
Paloma and La
Paloma #2 - two simple arrangements of
well-known Cuban tango; La
Paloma tango - accordion duet
arrangement
La
Partida - Venezuelan waltz. Here 's
a
clearer chart in a different key and La Partida
- new arrangement! Watch it here!
Duet arrangement of Venezuelan waltz La Partida (a.k.a. Quiero Ser tu Sombra )
by Andy Fielding - accordion I & accordion II
The
Peanut Vendor (El Manisero) - Cuban classic.
Listen to Perez Prado's accordion-free version
Perfidia
- 1940s Latin-jazz classic. YouTube
Pierinita
Tango - simple tango
Classic tango - Por
Una Cabeza and Por Una Cabeza
- (new arrangement) of this classic tango - and Youtube
Proezas
de Solon - Brazilian choro by Pixinguinha,
Benedito Lacerda. Arranged by Andy Fielding. Or another chart .
Quando Quando - Latin standard (Samba)
Tango: Quizas,
Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
Rosa
- Brazilian waltz by master Choro composer Pixinguinha. To play m7b5
chords: Play the bass note as written, combined with the minor chord 3 rows
down (i.e. Dm7b5 = D + Fmin). See YouTube accordion/violin duet
Simplified chords for Samba de Orfeu Original version: Lyrical
bossa-nova tune, Samba
de Orfeu - hear it in this YouTube link or watch the (no
accordion) clip from the movie Black
Orpheus
Se
ela Perguntar (If
She Asks)/Dois Destinos (Two Destinies) - Andy
Fielding arrangement of 2 classic Brazilian waltzes by Dilermando
Reis. Youtube link of the composer
playing it on guitar.
Sensuel -
an Astor Piazzolla composition - Youtube
So
Nice (Summer Samba) - another classic bossa.
Here's Diana Krall and here's an accordion version
Spanish
Eyes - simplified arrangement w. two different
rhythms - Rhumba & Beguine
Sway - well known Latin tune. Here's Dean Martin (!) swaying
Ta
Ostatnia Niedziela (The Last Sunday) -
Polish/Russian tango, also known as
Utomlennoe Solntse (Weary Sun) nicknamed 'The Suicide
Tango' - see YouTube
Andy Fielding wrote: Tango Crepescule - 2 pg version (w. left hand written
out) and 1 pg lead sheet .
Tango in D
Tequila - classic Latin rock song
Tico
Tico No Fuba
(solo version) or Tico
Tico no Fuba - duet. Here's an accordion duet version , and here's
Carmen Miranda or Myron Floren on the (1955)
Lawrence Welk Show
Viva
Seguin - Norteno polka by Santiago Jimenez. YouTube and sheet
music
Waltz for Maria (Valse para Maria) :
Brazilian waltz by Juarez Moreira, leadsheet arranged by Andy Fielding
- here's a leadsheet with more sophisticated chords
and a chart with left-hand written out for
accordion.
Yo
no se que me han hecho tus ojos - Argentine waltz
Youkali Tango
- by Kurt Weil l- YouTube
La Zandunga
Miscellaneous
Accordion
Noir - theme from the radio show, written by
Andy Fielding
Accordions We Play - by local accordionist Henry Slama to the tune of Jingle Bells. Words and chords only.
Addams
Family Theme duet - klezmer version. Dr Ross's
arrangement
Ain't
She Sweet medley - Ain't She Sweet, Hey Good
Lookin', Put Your Arms Around Me, Bye Bye Love
Amazing
Grace - accordion arrangement - and a 4 part accordion arrangement !
April in Paris - classic spring tune with jazzy chords - Hear Jo Basile play it on accordion
April Showers - classic spring tune with simple chords
Auld
Lang Syne from free-scores.com
Raffi's Baby
Beluga - everyone with a young child needs to
learn this!
Bach, JS - Ertodt
Uns Durch Dein Guete - arranged by Andy
Fielding. Corrected version with fingering added.
Bach's Jesu,
Joy of Man's Desiring - accordion arrangement by
Andy Fielding
Bach's Menuet in G - accordion duet
Bach's Prelude & Fugue in C - duet accordion arrangement
Bach's Toccata
in D Minor . Thanks, Todd!
Bad Guy
- Billie Eilish hit as accordion instrumental duet - part
1 & part 2 or
both parts together...
Bad
Romance - Lady Gaga for accordion
Bare Necessities - from the Disney movie The Jungle Book
Beer
Barrel Polka and Beer Barrel Polka Duet - updated charts: Accordion 1 and Accordion 2
A sample of Jianan Tian's Bejing
2011 solo (written by Franck Angelis): see her performance
Beatles' Birthday
song - YouTube
The
Bird That Didn't Sing by Meahan Engels and
Katheryn Petersen - accordion duet, revised version
Blackbird - Beatles tune. Here's an accordion cover.
Black Magic Woman - Santana classic arranged for accordion-trio
Sea shanty: Blow
the Man Down
Brahm's
Hungarian Dance #5 - accordion arrangement;
here's a YouTube clip from Winnipeg
accordionist Myron Kurjewicz
Wagner's Bridal
Chorus from Lohengrin
Call
Me Senorita - Shaun Mendes hit
Can Can
- simple
version and more complex score and now,
simple duet arrangement !
Cantina
Band from Star Wars - hear it!
C'est
Magnifique - Cole Porter's faux French
Chatanooga Choo Choo
- accordion arrangement of the Glen Millier hit-
see the classic clip with the Glen Miller
Orchestra + the fabulous Nicholas Brothers & Dorothy Dandridge
dance routine (but no accordions!)
Che
Sera Sera - duet arrangement. Thanks to the Big
Squeeze Band from Melbourne!
Chopin
Waltz in C# Minor - accordion arrangement by
Andy Fielding
Clairene
Waltz - a Frank Yankovic tune as arranged by
Andy Fielding
Clarinet
Polka Duet version: Part 1 , Part 2
Colonel
Bogey's March - accordion trio arrangement -
familiar from the film Bridge on the River Kwai
or leadsheet
- as played at the rainy Accordion Noir Fest opening parade - and here it's
played by the Liberty Bellows accordion orchestra with guest
dancer
Coquette -
1928 pop song - hear Django Reinhardt
Czerny
piece - a bit of classic music that Caroline swears "isn't
too hard"
Dancing
Queen - ABBA classic now for accordion
Danube Wave s - simplified classic waltz
Geoff Birner's "The
Dead Children were Worth It " - (aka "With Glowing Hearts") - sheet
music with lyrics, chords and music notation! (See the YouTube clip from the Accordion
Noir Fest - and the clip from the Feb 27th Apocalympics event ).
Delilah -
Tom Jones!
Do
You Hear the People Sing (from Les Misèrables) - YouTube link
Domino
- two charts, and easier version and a harder one . Watch New
Zealand accordionist Lionel Reekie play it
Down
Kitsilano Bay
newly revised (and simplified) Downton Abbey Theme :
Accordion I , Accordion II , both scores together . Hear the theme (without
accordions). Or with satirical lyricals (but still no
accordions).
Fabulific
Polka - duet by Andy Fielding
Family Valentine Waltz - by John Goodin
Farewell Trion - fiddle tune
Fever
- accordion duet arrangement mashup between the Little Willie John original (via
the Neville Brothers ) and Peggy Lee' s pop hit
Fix You - Coldplay hit - piano/vocal chart
but try it on accordion! No accordions in this YouTube
Gabriel's
Oboe - 4-part arrangement. Thanks to the Big
Squeeze Band from Melbourne!
The Gay Fiesta - by Antonio Zordan accordion arrangement
Georgia
on my Mind - Mike
Dellapenna arrangement
Get
Lucky - Daft Punk for accordion
Gymnopedie No 1 - 5 part accordion arrangement by Paul de Bra of this Erik Satie classic: Hear the accordion ensemble here
Habanera - from Carmen - YouTube accordion
Hanky
Panky Polka - by Dennis Arnott - played in this YouTube clip by Haike Kingma!
Happy Together - Turtles pop hit. Here's YouTube of The Turtles
Hawaiian
Wedding Song
Helena
Here,
There and Everywhere - challenging Andy Fielding
accordion arrangement of Beatles classic
Sea shanty: High
Barbaree
Howl's
Moving Castle theme - see YouTube tutorial
I
Have a Dream - ABBA classic, Peggy Lee accordion
leadsheet arrangement
I’m Throwing Rice at the Girl That I Love - Eddy Arnold classic country song - YouTube
I
Will Survive - Peggy Lee accordion arrangement
of Gloria Gaynor classic
The International
Isle
of Capri - Thanks to the Big Squeeze Band from Melbourne!
Istanbul
not Constantinople
Just Because - new arrangement from the Leavenworth Festival songbook. See Michael Dellapenna play it!
Largo - by
George Frederic Handel
Laura's
Wedding Waltz - from Andrew
Little Doll Polka - Andy Fielding arrangement
Little Rascals Medley - Andy Fielding arrangement
Looney
Tunes theme (Merrily We Roll Along) - arranged
by Andy. YouTube in case you've forgotten it
The Lovers' Waltz - by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. YouTube
Ma mère l'oye: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
-Ravel piece arranged for two accordions (actually two pianos). Play the left hand as
single notes, no chords! YouTube piano duet
Mamma
Mia - accordion arrangement of Abba classic
A
Man and a Woman (1960s movie theme) + Ross's
notes on playing the 'jazzy chords '
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet classic
Meet
the Flintstones
Michelle -
accordion arrangement of the Lennon & McCartney ballad - here's an accordion video
Mister
Sandman - US 1950s pop classic - YouTube
Moszkowski – Spanish Dance No. 2 -
Andy Fielding's arrangement. See a young girl play it on flute .
Mother
Nature's Son - Lennon & McCartney tune
Muppet Show Theme
My
Love Left Me in April - by Jason
Webley (and audio recording )
My Sweetheart Polka (Moja Dekla) - by Frank Yankovic et al YouTube
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La Da
- Beatle's tune
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da - new (to us) version of this Beatles classic with an accordion arrangement.
1970's pop song, Oh Babe, What Would You Say? YouTube
Old Paint - Youtube
Orange
Blossom Special (Train d'Enfer) - French
accordion arrangement of this country classic - YouTube link
Pachelbel's
Canon - lead sheet and 3-page
score
Andy Fielding suggests we take a look at Pavane
of the Reconstructed Visgoths ... maybe very
slowly!
Pennsylvania
Polka - 2 part arrangement by Mike Dellapenna
Piano
Man - Billy Joel for accordion
Polka
from 'The Scarecrow' - arranged by Andy Fielding
from music accompanying Buster Keaton's The Scarecrow
Puttin'
on the Ritz - YouTube
Theme from 'Ragtime' - difficult Andy Fielding arrangement
Sabre
Dance - accordion arrangement of Aram
Khachaturian's tune - YouTube of accordion orchestra
Saturday
Night Function
Sea Shanty
Medley : Farewell to Nova Scotia, Mariner's
Revenge (The Decembrists), Drunken Sailor
Sealed
With a Kiss - 1962 pop tune. Here's the Brian Hyland original
Serenade of the Bells
Shostakovich
Waltz
No. 2 - YouTube cli p and Walzer No 2 - accordion duet arrangement
Social
Distance Waltz - original accordion duet by Andy
Fielding. Audio recording
Somewhere My Love - aka Lara's Theme from Dr Zhivago - well-known waltz
Star
Wars Theme - arrangement by Mike Dellapenna
Star Wars - theme by John Williams, arranged for accordion
Super
Mario Brothers Theme - accordion duet arranged
by Andy Fielding
Gypsy jazz Swing de Bario
- hear it by the Swingtrotters
Take
a Chance on Me - ABBA tune, Peggy Lee arrangement
Revised version - Taper's
Waltz by Haike Kingma, arranged by Andy Fielding
Teddy
Bears' Picnic - duet arrangement + lyrics - and solo accordion version w. lyrics!
Theme
from Rocky - Mike Dellapenna
arrangement
Mozart's Turkish
March
- arranged for accordion
Twilight Time - accordion trio arrangement
Andy Fielding's Twilight
Waltz
Vegetative
States by Peter Flint - hear it
Mendelsohn's Wedding
March from Midsummer Night's Dream
What'll I Do - Irving Berlin anti-romantic classic
When I'm 64 - Beatles tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUDRIC5RSX4
Woodpecker
Song - play it like a fast polka!
Yogi Bare Necessities medley
You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) - accordion trio arrangement
Younger than Springtime - Rogers & Hammerstein (from 'South Pacific') w. accordion button combining notes
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Judy Garland classic - YouTube
Reggae
& Ska
Scandanavian
& Finnish
US