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Thread #156828   Message #3698337
Posted By: GUEST
30-Mar-15 - 07:48 AM
Thread Name: Accordion: 2 row not chromatic or diatonic
Subject: RE: Accordion: 2 row not chromatic or diatonic
Try this: Garmoshka Tutorial - it shows you how the system works and is a good start if you want to learn how to play one. Basically your scale follows a zig-zag pattern along the keyboard, except there are often some out-of-sequence accidentals at the chin end.

And "Garmon" or its diminutive "Garmoshka" is the general Russian word for a folk accordion (as opposed to "Bayan" for the big B system chromatic or piano accordion). In this case "Vostok" is almost certainly a brand name.