Frere Jacques
ADVERTISEMENT
1Frere Jacques
This is a nice easy one-chord tune in the key of C major. Count in fours.
All right-hand notes are found on white buttons.
The left hand bass note is C (Row 4 dimple), the major chord is C (Row 3).
pull bellows out
Note Names
C
D
E
C
C
D
E
C
4 4
&
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
1
T
2
1
1
T
2
1
*Right Hand Fingering
Counting
one
two
three
four
one
two
three
four
Left Hand
bassnote
majorchord
bassnote
majorchord
bassnote
majorchord
bassnote
majorchord
ringfinger
middlefinger
etc.
push bellows in
E
F
G
E
F
G
&
˙
˙
œ
œ
œ
œ
1
T
2
1
T
2
four
four
one
two
three
one
two
three
bassnote
majorchord
bassnote
bassnote
bassnote
majorchord
majorchord
majorchord
pull bellows out
G
A
G
F
E
C
G
A
G
F
E
C
œ
œ
&
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
2
3
2
T
2
1
2
3
2
T
2
1
one
and
two
and
three
four
one
and
two
and
three
four
bassnote
majorchord
bassnote
majorchord
bassnote
majorchord
bassnote
majorchord
push bellows in
C
G
C
C
G
C
&
œ
˙
œ
˙
œ
œ
1
T
1
1
T
1
one
two
three
four
one
two
three
four
bassnote
majorchord
bassnote
majorchord
bassnote
bassnote
majorchord
majorchord
Notes used in this tune - as found on the Black Diamond 60 bass B system button accordion.
Please note: Row 1 is the row nearest the outside of the instrument/ Row 3 is the middle row.
button 1 is the button nearest the "chin end".
*Right Hand Fingering: T = Thumb/1 = Index finger/2 = Middle finger/3 = Ring Finger
G
C
D
E
F
G
A
œ
&
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
Row1/button3
Row2/button4
Row1/button4
Row2/button5
Row3/button5
Row2/button1 Row3/button2
ADVERTISEMENT
0 votes
Related Articles
Related forms
Related Categories
Parent category: Life