One final note – if you plan to play the left hand chromatically (converter) – the fingering is the same for both hands on the B System.ĬASE FOR the C System – C is anchored on the outside row. The rest of the WORLD – Russia – China – Eastern Europe plays the B System. Let me clarify!Īccessibility is usually the main reason most Western Hemisphere accordionists select the C System. If you are a piano keyboard player – I will recommend the C system SOMETIMES. IF you have NEVER played the accordion before and you are a beginner AND if you are a diatonic player – I will recommend the B SYSTEM.
With that said – here is where I start my recommendations. AND – I DO NOT TEACH WORLD COMPETITION ACCORDION PLAYERS. I can sincerely tell you that I am on the fence as to which system to recommend. I will make a note on the top of the arrangement – if it is fingered for chromatic and which system. If I have labeled fingering – please assume it is for the piano keyboard. I have deliberately NOT LABELED fingering – so that the chromatic player will not get confused.
Technically – the Piano Accordion is referred to as a Chromatic Accordion – and the Chromatic Accordion is referred to a Button Box (for C System) and a Bayan for the B System!ĪLL the arrangements on the accordion blog – can be played on the chromatic accordion. There are a lot of piano keyboard accordionists that are wanting to add the chromatic to their accordion skills and many diatonic accordion players – switching. I am getting a lot of inquiries about chromatic accordions.