Flott aufg’spielt (E. Moser) [Sheet music] [Play-along audio]

This is Erich Moser’s most popular polka, Flott aufg’spielt, which roughly translates to ‘Playing quickly’. Erich Moser was an amazing steirische harmonika (diatonic button accordion) player from Austria, who was well known for his great technical skills and many unique, beautiful melodies like Kleiner Spatz am Dach, Walzer fur harmonika, and so on. Unfortunately Erich passed away at the age of 37 in 1992, but left us with his legacy of amazing recordings and compositions. This song is the first polka I had ever heard by Moser, which he himself would play with seemingly great ease, despite the complexity of this song. I’ve arranged this song with finger positioning ideal […]

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Christl Boarischer (L. Plattner) [Sheet music]

This is an instrumental by Luis Plattner from the Austrian Volksmusik group Original Tiroler Echo. They are known for several hits (Die Sterne am Himmel, among others), and their quality sound utilises Oberkrainer rhythm and 2 accordions; diatonic button accordion (steirische harmonika) and piano accordion. The first time I heard them was on an old Musikantenstadl video tape as a kid, where they were playing Christlboarischer. Although the song’s main melody was originally played on steirische harmonika, my arrangement makes it a little easier to play some sections on piano accordion. Sheet music: 📝 Sheet music pdf (E♭ or F)

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Nekoč, Nekje (B. Kovačič) [Sheet music]

‘Nekoč, Nekje’ (Slovenian for ‘Sometime, somewhere’) is an infrequently played but beautiful waltz by Boris Kovačič, originally played by Vital Ahačič on the chromatic button accordion on an Ansambel Borisa Kovačiča album from 1974, ‘Čolnič Sreče‘. Everything that Vital played was not only technically brilliant, but also full of feeling, and when paired with Kovačič’s compositions (of which there are hundreds), the result is something really special, as evident on all Ansambel Borisa Kovačiča recordings. Although it was originally played in A flat on the chromatic button accordion, it becomes a real challenge to do it justice on the piano accordion in the same key. Therefore my sheet music arrangement

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Mooskirchner Polka (H. Freydl) [Sheet music] [Tutorial]

‘Mooskirchner Polka’ is a popular instrumental in the Oberkrainer genre featuring an accordion solo, written by Helmut Freydl, who was the first accordionist and founder of the successful Oberkrainer ensemble from Austria, Die Mooskirchner, who are still active today. ‘Mooskirchner‘ or ‘Mooskirchen’ refers to a location within the region of Styria in Austria. Tutorial preview: ‘Learn to play’ package:📝 Sheet music pdf (F) + 📹 slow tutorial video (F) Sheet music:📝 Sheet music pdf (F)

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Nikoli sam – Goldene finger (R. Goter) [Sheet music] [Tutorial]

‘Nikoli sam’ (Never alone) or ‘Goldene finger’ (Golden fingers) is a fast, complex polka by Robert Goter, a Slovenian world champion of the diatonic button accordion (1999), who has written many songs, released several albums, and is a teacher of the diatonic button accordion. He is also known for his successful apps which teach the diatonic button accordion. Tutorial preview: ‘Learn to play’ package:📝 Sheet music pdf (F) + 📹 slow tutorial video (F) Sheet music:📝 Sheet music pdf (F)

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Polka Express (J. Burnik) [Tutorial video] [Sheet music]

This is a song by Jože Burnik, iconic Oberkrainer music composer and accordionist (Alpenoberkrainer, Heimatlandecho, Ansambel Jožeta Burnika). Thank you to Jože who provided his own original sheet music for me to use in this video. Here is a free playthrough video of this song 35bpm with Jože’s notation, in the original key of F, split into 3 parts. If you scroll down, you will also find a free copy of Jože Burnik’s sheet music for Polka Express. Sheet music: 📝 Sheet music pdf (F)

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