Irish button accordion: alternatives to 5-note rolls on the offbeat

5-note rolls are an essential technique in Irish box playing, but there are interesting and possibly easier alternatives for beginners (see contents below). Don't hesitate to press "Like" if you find this clip useful - thanks! (Version française :    • Accordéon irlandais : comment éviter les «...  ) 0:00 Intro - a bit about rolls and their history on the accordion 1:22 Demonstration of on-beat long rolls on tin whistle 2:26 Demonstration of off-beat rolls (sometimes called short rolls) on tin whistle 3:30 Why, instead of playing a long roll on the box, you can safely do nothing! 4:36 Why you can not do nothing in place of a roll on an off-beat... 5:34 Rolls on the box - the pros and cons 8:07 Things (other than rolls) you can use to bring out the off-beat 9:27 Three notes, one finger 10:36 The "half-roll" - note, cut-note, note 11:50 Triplets 13:29 Finger-swapping - three notes, two fingers 14:54 Adding a cut to make a finger-swapping half-roll 16:13 Variation: three notes, first two tied, one finger 16:55 "Trebles" - one-note triplets