Couple of things I wonder about. Why is the 8 pull considered a flatted F? And what about the 4 pull? Which brings me to- isnt the G scale also including those same notes but in the lower octave, like the 3 and 4 along with the 7 and 8 pulls, etc? I am recently sort of relearning several songs in G that I learned only in the higher octaves, and now am playing in the lower octaves (thanks Rick, Cory, and Jude).

Sometimes I get so baffled by all this terminology, it's easier to just play, it'll work out in the end.

Bryan,
Its terminology that you don't HAVE to understand in order to play. In a nutshell:

The C major scale is C, D, E, F, G, A, B and the next note, C starts a new octave. Notice it is only a half step from the last note in the scale to the new octave. The G scale is G, A, B, C, D, E, F# and the next note is G. Every note in the G scale is also in the C scale except the F#. On an accordion, you have to use the notes that is there which is an F (F# flattened a half step). The seventh note is flatted making it a blue note; however the only TRUE blue note is a flatted fifth which can only be attained when playing in F. In that case, you lose the fourth. It gets even deeper.

I would just listen to a lot of music and play.

Talking of blues notes, can anybody suggest some simple blues tune I cold try in position 1 or 2

cheers

bob

Drunkards Blues is a good one to try.