Tangos for Accordion

Product Description

Born in the impoverished barrios of Buenos Aires during the late 19th Century, the tango has become one of the most important music and dance forms of our time. Tangos for Accordion presents a distinctive collection of predominantly Argentinian tangos arranged for solo piano accordion. The book’s introduction includes a brief history of the tango and an explanation of tango rhythms. Preparatory exercises explore the differences between various rhythms (habanera, marcato, etc) and how to perform them on the accordion. Includes many of the best-known tangos, such as La Cumparsita, Caminito, El Choclo, El Marne, Catamarca, La Paloma, and many more. Includes chords symbols for accompanying instruments. For intermediate to advanced players.

Subtitle: A Collection of Traditional Argentine Tangos Arranged for Keyboard Accordion
Language: English
Skill level: Intermediate-adv
Pages: 92
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
First published: 2020
ISBN: 9781513466354

1) Bass Notation

2) Enharmonic Equivalent

3) 120 Bass Illustration

4) Articulation Symbols

5) Basic Tango Rhythms

6) The Milonga

7) The Marcato

8) The Sincopa

9) 3-3-2002

10) Using Basic Tango Rhythms

11) Tango Tempo

12) The Map

13) Introductory Exercises

14) 9 de Julio

15) 1922

16) Bélgica

17) Bolada de Aficionado

18) El Cachafaz

19) El Cachorrito

20) Caminito

21) Catamarca

22) El Choclo

23) Compositor

24) La Cotorrita

25) La Cumparsita

26) El Cuzquito

27) Don Juan

28) Entrada Libre

29) Estoy Penando

30) Gran Muñeca

31) Hacienda

32) El Incendio

33) Independencia

34) Ivette

35) Loca

36) El Marne

37) Un Momento

38) Moñito

39) Nariz

40) La Paloma

41) Patotero Sentimental

42) Qué Tigre

43) Rio Janiero

44) La Rosarina

45) Tango Argentino

46) Tierra Negra

47) El Yaguarón