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Re: Mistakes in the "Big Yellow Book"

The first problem is using the big yellow book to figure out accordion parts, actually using any written anything to figure out accordion parts. Big yellow was written by a fiddler.

Re: Mistakes in the "Big Yellow Book"

Good point Bryan -- but in the case of Pine Grove it is clear what is an accordion part

Re: Mistakes in the "Big Yellow Book"

Try it the other way round:
1. slow down the version you like
2. listen very carefully
3. notate what you hear (yes, NOTES, and NOT the dang tab)
4. play!

Re: Mistakes in the "Big Yellow Book"

Hi Paul
It might be an idea to learn French Blues first which uses the same scale but a bit easier to play in my onion, saying that I'm still trying to get the turn right and won't touch pine grove till I have.



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