Hello and welcome Greg.

When playing in a full band, many times the accordion does not play anything at all during the singing or fiddle parts, but here are a few suggestions:

1. Play fills...little bits of lines in between lines or during the times the singer has to breathe.

2. Play the bass side...be carefull, though, it is very limited, but can be used more than you would first think. You have to be creative when you don't have a chord on the bass side...like play it on the right side instead or substitute the left hand chord that blends in the best as the second choice.

3. Play chords in rhythm using the right hand side of the keyboard...usually on the off beats of two steps or on 2 and 3 or off beats on a waltz.

If you listen to a lot of Cajun music you will hear right away that for the largest part, the accordion does not play unless it is leading. Do a lot of listening.

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