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wallace and grommit

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hello ive been looking at sheet music and cant find anything that sounds as good as the video from sophies smoking squeeze box

when playing the bass section all i can find is that its just c and then g repeated but when you compare how they sound i would say there completely different
 
I am a beginner so I would like to ask what you wrote down here as i'm not sure what it means
 
Ill try again.

Is this the sheet music youre using? If so, theres three problems.
1. Its in the key of C. If you want to play along with most recorded versions, youd need to transpose it to F
2. The left hand pattern is over simplified. Instead of just C-G-C-G in the first measure youd want to play the C major chord button on the offbeats. C-CM-G-CM-C-CM-G-CM.
3. The left hand chord structure is oversimplified. Instead of staying on G major, the third bar should be move from F major to G major: F-FM-C-FM-G-GM-D-GM.

Ill send you a private message with some better sheet music

But really, for this kind of this kind of thing, sheet music is a hindrance. It took me only 15 minutes to learn Wallace and Grommit by ear. In the process, I began to notice things that I would do differently than Sophie: Id play the left hand stacatto, substitute some different chord buttons in the B part, and add some grace notes to the right hand in bar 11. Ear playing skills are also arranging skills. If you like to play things like Wallace and Grommit that arent in the traditional accordion repertoire, it might be worth incorporating some ear training into your practice.
 
dan post_id=49634 time=1503205965 user_id=1712 said:
Ill try again.

Is this the sheet music youre using? If so, theres three problems.
1. Its in the key of C. If you want to play along with most recorded versions, youd need to transpose it to F
2. The left hand pattern is over simplified. Instead of just C-G-C-G in the first measure youd want to play the C major chord button on the offbeats. C-CM-G-CM-C-CM-G-CM.
3. The left hand chord structure is oversimplified. Instead of staying on G major, the third bar should be move from F major to G major: F-FM-C-FM-G-GM-D-GM.

Ill send you a private message with some better sheet music

But really, for this kind of this kind of thing, sheet music is a hindrance. It took me only 15 minutes to learn Wallace and Grommit by ear. In the process, I began to notice things that I would do differently than Sophie: Id play the left hand stacatto, substitute some different chord buttons in the B part, and add some grace notes to the right hand in bar 11. Ear playing skills are also arranging skills. If you like to play things like Wallace and Grommit that arent in the traditional accordion repertoire, it might be worth incorporating some ear training into your practice.
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i tried the new bass pattern and ive got to say that is difficult but it might be the way im playing it though as im used to playing the song with only the white keys as its easier for me. the first part of the song i got in a couple of mins but the second part was very tricky and still havent quite got it yet as i can play it without thinking about it but the keyboard side doesnt sound great or it does but i messup with the bass. any tips for independence? i plan to try playing this part of the song with simple bass buttons (instead of C CM G CM I will use C and when i can play both sides then C CM etc.)

but yeah any tips?
 
May I suggest, just for now, that you concentrate on the melody side of your instrument? Leave the Bass side alone until you have cracked the tune, and add it later when you are confident with the melody.
 
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