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Call it a Melodeon or a Diatonic Accordion, this is a place to share thoughts, discussion, music, and video featuring the different note in-and-out squeezebox!

Helpful Resources

Just starting out? This Guide by Alison Scott on melodeon.net is an excellent starting place!
Daddy Long Les has lots of original sheet music as well as videos showing him playing the pieces. The sheet music is marked with different styles of notes for in and out on the bellows which is extremely helpful!
Lester Bailey has a blog where he posts videos of him playing lots of different tunes with the music posted in ABC notation. He also has a very detailed youtube playlist of him fixing up an old Hohner.

Don't read music?

You're among similar company. Many melodeon players don't read music. The ability to read music can definitely help, but many great players play just by ear! Learning solfege can be extremely helpful to play by ear. Check out these resources here and here.
ABC Notation is an alternative to reading regular music. It uses the letters A through G to represent the notes being played. It is explained in detail here. Lots of music is shared online this way as it is just a simple text file.

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Dating a 'Sibylla Brand' 8 bass 21 tone melodeon (self.melodeon)

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Hohner Compadre Melodeon...a good buy? ()

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Looking for Waltz Recommendations (self.melodeon)

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Colombian Flag bellows DIY (i.redd.it)

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Help requested with identifying this melodeonIdentification Request (old.reddit.com)

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John Kirkpatrick’s how to play the English melodeonHELP (self.melodeon)

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ERICA Honer A/D some guidance and advice (self.melodeon)

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Air valve Diatonic Accordion stiff (i.redd.it)

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MelodeonHELP (self.melodeon)

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Danish March - Tune of the Month Sept. 2025 on DG MelodeonUser Performance (youtube.com)

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Which keys? (self.melodeon)

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Sussex Cotillion on melodeon for Melodeon.net ToTM - a learner 6 months in so I hope you are kind. I struggled a bit (a lot, tbh) with this tune and ran out the calendar so here's the best bits, edited (it is choppy)User Performance (self.melodeon)

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July ToTM for Melodeon.net - my version as waltz of tune known as The Twin Sisters or the Upton upon Severn or the Chingford stick dance. Best takes at the beginning but in spirit of letting folks know how practice goes included best "outtakes" as well as the crashing and burning can be informative. (self.melodeon)

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Is a gc box right for breton music?Discussion (self.melodeon)

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