How Do You Play Sharps And Flats On Accordions?
Sharps and flats are part of general music theory, but on the accordion, they play a major role. Since the accordion is a special instrument with its own unique sound, sharp and flat notes can add just the right flavor to a song. Of course, whether a note is sharp or flat is only in comparison to the note before it, so here is how to do sharps and flats while playing the accordion. Play a sharp on the keyboard. Your right hand rests on a piano-type keyboard. This keyboard has the same structure as a piano. To play a sharp of the note you have selected, go up one black or white key. Add a flat on the keyboard. To play a flatted note on the keyboard, select that note, then go down one black or white key. Try a “sharp-mod-flat” flourish on the keyboard. Another way to play sharp and flat is to pick three adjacent keys (black and white mixed) and play them all in a rotating series, from the lowest to highest and back down again. Try this, and you’ll hear a note being both sharped and flatt
