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Japanese traditional, Edo period; first published in the 1880s. Public domain.

41 keys Β· F3–A6 Β· 41 keys Β· The standard piano accordion: a 41-key keyboard, the same notes push or pull.

Tap a key, or slide along them to run from note to note on one breath of the bellows. On a keyboard the letters on the keys are the ones to press β€” A to ' are middle C up to F like a piano's white keys, W E T Y U O P the black ones; Z to / are ten bass notes and 1 to 0 their major chords (Shift for counterbass and minor); Space turns the bellows.

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Sakura Sakura β€” Accordion Letter Notes

Sakura Sakura (さくらさくら), written out for the accordion as letter notes, phrase by phrase and set up above on the Piano keys. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time β€” the accordion waits for you β€” or Play along to keep time with it.

  • Notes28, 4 pitches
  • RangeF4–C5
  • Key hereA minor
  • Tempo80 bpm Β· about 26 s
  • LevelIntermediate

Can a accordion play Sakura Sakura?

Yes β€” every one on this page plays it. The check is made note by note against what each one can actually sound. Where the tune does not fit as the library writes it, another key or octave is tried, and the table says which; where nothing fits, it names the notes that are missing.

  • Piano keysβœ“ Plays as writtenIn A minor, F4–C5 Β· loaded above
  • Buttons Β· C-systemβœ“ Plays as writtenIn A minor, F4–C5 Β· load it
  • Buttons Β· B-systemβœ“ Plays as writtenIn A minor, F4–C5 Β· load it
  • Diatonic Β· one rowβœ“ Plays as writtenIn A minor, F4–C5 Β· load it

Sakura Sakura: accordion letter notes

The large line is the note; the small line under it is its number in the scale. A dash holds the note another beat, an underline is half a beat, and a dot beside a note makes it half as long again. Each line is one phrase.

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Sakura Sakura (さくらさくら) β€” accordion letter notes (Piano keys) Β· tonalics.com

The 4 notes it uses

Lowest to highest, with how many times each is played. Learn these 4 and you can play the whole tune.

  • F4Γ—2
  • A6Γ—14
  • B7Γ—10
  • C1Γ—2

What to expect on a accordion

  • It runs from F4 to C5, a fifth, using 4 different notes. That leaves 12 semitones unused below and 21 above.
  • 89% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a major third, A4 to F4, at note 14.

About the tune

A Japanese melody from the Edo period, known as a beginner’s piece for the koto before it was published in the 1880s in a collection for teaching that instrument. It is the tune most often used abroad to stand for Japan.

Japanese traditional, Edo period; first published in the 1880s. Public domain. More about Sakura Sakura β†’

Sakura Sakura on other instruments

The same melody, in each instrument’s own notation. It is not offered for the guzheng, which does not have the notes.

More songs for the accordion

All 36 accordion songs Β· Christmas songs for accordion Β· The online accordion on its own

Playing it on a real accordion?

If it sounds wrong, check the instrument before the notes. The accordion tuner listens through your microphone and names what each note is actually sounding.

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