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Playing the Minor Root of A on the Accordion

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Summary: Learn how to play the minor root of the key of A on the accordion in this free music video on playing the accordion in A major.

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By Ryan Larson
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Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys. When applying his 12-key technique to understanding the logic behind...read more

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"So we learned A major on our right hand. Now to find a minor we have to start on the second degree of the scale so we have A here. We're going to start on B. Notice I play the same, exact same scale pattern but I started here 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 (plays). And the great thing about this is there are no void notes so you can start making clumps out of the pattern (plays). And you can hear how that's the tonal center, and that's our minor scale which starts on the second degree of A major."

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