Rosi Polka - Hey Rosi (F. Gressenberger)

"Rosi Polka" or "Hey Rosi" is an energetic instrumental polka featuring just 2 sung words: "Hey Rosi!" and some challenging keyboard runs. It was written by Felix Gressenberger from Austria, who recorded this song with Die 5 Rosentaler in the late 1980s, and with Friedl Lazarus und seine Original Mooskirchner (also known as Mooskirchner Quintett) in the 1990s.
This polka has become a staple of Austrian folk music and Oberkrainer music groups' repertoires, covered in a variety of folk styles such as Echte Volksmusik through to Oberkrainer style trios and quintetts, and performed on either chromatic button accordion, diatonic button accordion (Steirische Harmonika) or the piano accordion. The song continues to be covered and recorded by different ensembles to this day, including Original Zillertaler who played it in the key of F. Piano accordion players seem to play it in whichever key suits them best, usually either D (original) or F which can be a little easier to play (eg. Original Zillertaler), so I've arranged sheets and tutorial videos in both keys.
The original was performed on the chromatic button accordion by Gressenberger, and his playing of the very challenging section (part B) is very fluid, no doubt partially owing to the layout of the chromatic button accordion, and also to his high calibre of playing as evident in all of his recordings. I've attempted to make part B more achievable on the piano accordion by somewhat simplifying it, while maintaining the intended feeling and full sound of the (crazy) chords.
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Link to sheet music and tutorial videos in both keys: accordionmaniac.com/2024/03/rosi-polka-hey-rosi-f-gressenberger

[@helmutlinder1110]

Sagenhaft gut gespielt, lieber Phil !!
Besser get's nicht. 👏👏👏👏👏
💥💥💥💯👌💫🪗💫👌💯💥💥💥
Du bist einfach ein " G e n i e " !!
Es grüßt dich 💖💙💖lichst Misikfreund Helmut.
🎸🪗 🥁🪇🎶🎵🙋‍♂️🎵🎶🪘🎷🎺🎻

[@AccordionManiac]

Thank you for the lovely comment! Liebe grusse aus Australien

[@Nakas99]

No more than two words are needed. Great tune and very lively.

[@AccordionManiac]

Thanks, it sure is. And if you're still subscribed, you've got to be one of my oldest subs!

[@gameshowfan2001]

One of my favorite oberkrainer tunes!

[@AccordionManiac]

Me too! Thanks for the comment.

[@maxmax3389]

Bravo. Danke fur Rosi Polka😀

[@AccordionManiac]

Danke :)

[@npercic82]

Great playing! One of my favorite songs!

[@AccordionManiac]

Hvala Nick!

[@bl0ccr4fter24]

I really want to try to give this song a go on my piano or concertina. The concertina might be just a little bit difficult

[@AccordionManiac]

Piano accordion or chromatic button, or even Styrian diatonic button is the way to go.

[@bl0ccr4fter24]

@@AccordionManiac I wish I could, but I don't nearly have enough money for getting a good or better quality instrument :(
I could rent a piano accordion though

[@TheElschwaigo]

Sehr sauber gespielt 🎉🎉 (Y)

[@AccordionManiac]

Sehr danke!

[@matejkovacic4443]

Why did you stopped playing frajtonerca?

[@AccordionManiac]

I ended up selling mine because the one I had stopped bringing me joy. When I'm ready and can afford it, I'll get one I like and start playing again :)

[@josefharrecker6248]

Hey my friend , the originali from Gressenberger Felix was played on a button chromatic Zupan .. ago more than 30 years

[@AccordionManiac]

Yes, and he is terrific. Also played in Die 5 Rosentaler, and Almrausch Express.

[@EricNoneless]

Sounds like a diatonic! This accordion just misses the trumpet basses lol

[@HIROGLIF]

☀️🎵❤️👍

[@AccordionManiac]

Hvala!

[@BavarianBiest]

🎉

[@AccordionManiac]

Thanks!