Pete played the D/G melodeon — a two-row diatonic button accordion — for many years, especially for English country dancing and Morris music. This page collects his reference materials, TAB guides, and a library of tunes he arranged for the instrument.
🎹 Getting Started
Right Hand Button Layout
Diagram showing the D/G melodeon right hand buttons — push and pull notes
📷 View image Left Hand Button Layout
Bass and chord buttons for the left hand — layout for D/G melodeon
📷 View image 1-Row Melodeon in C
Reference sheet for the single-row melodeon in C — a simpler starting point
📄 PDF Taking the 3rds Out of Chords
A guide to simplifying melodeon chord accompaniment — practical advice for session playing
📄 PDF
Diagram showing the D/G melodeon right hand buttons — push and pull notes
📷 View image Left Hand Button Layout
Bass and chord buttons for the left hand — layout for D/G melodeon
📷 View image 1-Row Melodeon in C
Reference sheet for the single-row melodeon in C — a simpler starting point
📄 PDF Taking the 3rds Out of Chords
A guide to simplifying melodeon chord accompaniment — practical advice for session playing
🎵 Pete's Melodeon TAB
Pete developed his own tablature system for the melodeon — a clean, practical notation that shows which buttons to press and the direction of the bellows, without needing to read standard notation.
Full TAB Book — 140 Tunes
Pete's complete melodeon TAB collection — polkas, jigs, reels, waltzes, hornpipes and more
📄 PDF
The tune pack Pete put together for his melodeon workshop at Bourne Folk Weekend 2018
📄 PDF
Pete's complete melodeon TAB collection — polkas, jigs, reels, waltzes, hornpipes and more
Example TAB: Winster Galop
A sample tune showing how Pete's TAB system works — sheet + audio recording
Bourne Folk Weekend 2018 — Melodeon PackA sample tune showing how Pete's TAB system works — sheet + audio recording
The tune pack Pete put together for his melodeon workshop at Bourne Folk Weekend 2018
🎼 Tune Library
Pete's melodeon TAB covers 140 tunes, organised by type. All are available in the full TAB book above.
Polkas & Marches
Bear Dance
Bluebells of Scotland
Bonny Kate
Buttered Peas
Buttermilk
Crosshand Polka
Curlyheaded Ploughboy
Donkey Riding
Dorset Four Hand Reel
Egan's Polka
Fanny Frail
Harper's Frolic
Huntsman's Chorus
Jenny Lind
Jimmy Allen
Lord of the Dance
Maggie in the Wood
Marie's Wedding
Over the Hills
Portsmouth
Rakes of Mallow
Rattling Bog
Salmon Tails
Spanish Ladies
Thème Vannetaise
Uncle Bernard's
Vandals of Hammerwich
Walter Bulwer's No. 1
Walter Bulwer's No. 2
Will's Way
Winster Galop
Wooden Heart
Jigs
Athol Highlanders
Brian Boru's March
Burning Bridges
Capt. Lanoe's Quick March
Constant Billy
Cucumber Camper
Fiery Clockface
Hogmanay Jig
Irish Washerwoman
Lady in the Boat (low)
Lady in the Boat (high)
Lass o' Dallowgill
Off She Goes
Oyster Girl, The
Plane Tree, The
Rakes of Kildare
Rogue's March
Rosin the Beau
White Swan Jig
Reels
Chinese Breakdown
Davy Davy Knick Knack
Golden Slippers
Goodbye Girls, I'm Going to Boston
My Love's But a Lassie Yet
Redwing
Speed the Plough
Hornpipes & Stepdances
Boys of Bluehill
Harvest Home
Keel Row
Monck's March
Nae Good Luck
Navvie on the Line
Steamboat, The
Slip Jigs
Old Wife of Coverdale
Waltzes & Mazurkas
Cajun Waltz
Fanny Power
Happy Birthday
Julia Gates' Waltz
Man in the Moon, The
Margaret's Waltz
Michael Turner's Waltz
Planxty Irwin
South Wind
Varsoviana
Zodiac Waltz
Miscellaneous
Hal an Tow
Whittlesea Straw Bear (low)
Whittlesea Straw Bear (high)
Christmas
Away in a Manger (3/4)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (4/4)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (4/4)
Good King Wenceslas (4/4)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (4/4)
Silent Night (3/4)
We Three Kings (3/4)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (3/4)
While Shepherds Watched (4/4)
All material by Pete Shaw is covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License and may be freely downloaded and copied for amateur use.