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Left-hand basics: bellows and bass buttons

Learn what your left hand does: it moves the bellows, works the air button and plays the 12 bass buttons. Hear how one bass button changes with the bellows direction.

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What you’ll learn
  • Know how the left hand sits under the bass strap
  • Find the 12 bass buttons: two rows of six
  • Hear one bass button change with the bellows