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When you buy one piece from the Contemporary Series you get two separate arrangements of the song: one for absolute beginners and one for intermediate accordionists. You also get written advice to help with any tricky passages. These are all copyrighted accordion arrangements, not just generic lead sheets, and they work: they’ve been tested in the popular Punk Rock Accordion Workshop. Besides being fun songs to play, each is also designed to teach you how to play accordion better. (Check out samples here.)
All pieces cost $5 (shipping included!) and can be ordered by credit card with PayPal using the buttons in the following chart. See below for instructions on how to order by mail if you would prefer to pay by check.
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Beginning
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Intermediate
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Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones
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Three chords, one hand position througout. Great beginner piece
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1 measure of block chords; 2 measures of playing in octaves; key of A
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Lost in the Supermarket
Clash
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Three chords; one crossover; one hand position
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Some unusual bass/chord combinations; solo section
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Coming Soon |
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Kiss Me, Son of God
They Might Be Giants
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Key of A, bass and chord; one minor chord
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Key of A plus several accidentals; at least one chord from all four chord rows; passages with two notes at a time
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Number Three
They Might Be Giants
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Key of F; some eighth notes; one shift in position
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Key of F; some stretched hand positions; one tricky rhythm
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I Wanna Be Sedated
The Ramones
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One hand position; Left and right hand moving more independently
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Key of E (four sharps); strong backbeat in the left hand; syncopation
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California Uber Alles
Dead Kennedys
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Key of A, bass and chord; one minor counterbass E; one major shift in position
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Some left hand in unison with right hand; syncopation
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Shoehorn With Teeth
They Might Be Giants
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Key of C; some eighth notes; mild syncopation
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Proto-scales, left and right hands; variety of left hand patterns; casual tempo
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Anarchy in the U.K.
Sex Pistols
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Key of C; counterbass E; transposition to key of D; two solos using eighth notes
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Some syncopation; sections with two and three notes at a time(but all in one hand position); repeated eighth notes, left and right
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Famous Polka
They Might Be Giants
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Small shift in hand position; bass-chord-bass-chord pattern; one off-beat solo (literally)
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Fast (but easy) fingerwork on the right hand; unusual bass-chord pattern on the left
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Each piece costs $5, including free shipping to anywhere in the continental U.S., and can be purchased with credit card, check or money order. (Sales tax will be added to orders shipped to California.) Credit card payments will be processed securely with PayPal. (A PayPal account is not required to complete the credit card purchase.)
To pay by check, please download our PDF order form and submit your order by mail. Orders will be held until the check clears. For international orders and other payment arrangments, including special bulk order pricing, contact sales@henriducharme.com.
Download an order form here.
Orders will be processed weekly. Please e-mail info@henriducharme.com if you require expedited shipping.
If you are just beginning, start with Blitzkreig Bop and head down the list -- the pieces are arranged as a teaching sequence. For the intermediate sequence, follow the color coding, from light to dark (easy to hard). Or see the table for a description the technical skills that you will learn in each piece.
Every piece in the series includes the:
-Beginning arrangement
-Beginning tips sheet
-Intermediate arrangement
-Intermediate tips sheet
The beginning arrangement and tip sheet of Anarchy in the U.K. and intermediate arrangement and tip sheet of Blitzkreig Bop can be downloaded here. You will need Adobe Reader to view the files. (If you have trouble with the files, download the latest version of Adobe here.)
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