8 by 8: Ableton, Accordions and Audiences

Assembling 8x8 prototype 1, with 3x3 Acrylic prototype 2 inset

The accordion I am designing has an 8x8 button board, a departure from the standard 20x6 layout (aka 120 bass). The “6” part of the traditional layout allows for 2 bass notes and 4 chords (maj, min, 7th and dim), whereas the “8” of mine will give 3 rows of bass and 5 chords. In the 20 direction, notes and chords follow the Stradella (cycle of fifths e.g G C F Bb etc) pattern which I am sticking to. I just don’t get…