On the piano accordion, I’m much better on the keyboard side than on the bass side. I play basic bass and chord stuff OK but I’m not very accomplished at playing single note bass runs. I want to change that, so I’ve started practicing scales with my left hand. Then I’m going to learn some basic bass runs and practice them up until I can apply them wherever I need to. I think I’ve been avoiding this, but the time has come to crash down that barrier to my playing. Click on the diagram to expand.