E-|---Song:-Canon-In-D-----------------------------| A-|---Author:-Johann-Pachelbel---------------------| D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------| G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------| B-|---http://www.classclef.com---------------------| E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------| ========================================================================== Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) ========================================================================== [1]D A Bm F#m VII.......... VII.............II............ E|--10----------10--9-----------9--|--7-----------7---5-------2---5--| B|----------7---------------10-----|----------7-----------2----------| G|------7---------------9----------|------7--------------------------| D|--0===============---------------|------------------4=============-| A|------------------0=============-|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|--7===========-------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i m a a i m a a i m a a m a a p p p p L 4 1 1 4 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 3 [3]G D G A II............ E|--3-----------3---2-----------2--|--3------------------------------| B|----------0---------------3------|----------0---3---2-----------2--| G|------0---------------2----------|------0-------------------2------| D|------------------0=============-|----------------------2----------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3===========-------------------|--3===========-------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i m a a i m a a m a a a i m a p p p p L 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 1 2 3 T T [5]D A Bm F#m II............................ E|--2-----------2---0-----------0--|---------------------------------| B|----------3---------------2------|--3-----------3---2-----------2--| G|------2---------------2----------|----------4---------------2------| D|--0===============---------------|------4---------------4----------| A|------------------0=============-|--2==============----------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2=============-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i m a a i m a a i m a a i m a p p p p L 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 [7]G D/F# G A E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|--0-----------0------------------|--0-----------0---2-----------2--| G|----------0-------2-----------2--|----------0---------------2------| D|------0---------------0---4------|------0---------------2----------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3==============-2=============-|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i m a m i i m a i m a a i m a p p p p L T 2 4 2 T 3 1 2 3 1 [9]D A Bm F#m II..............II............ E|--2-----------2---0-----------0--|---------------------------------| B|--3-------3-------2-------2------|--3-----------3---2-----------2--| G|------2---------------2----------|--4-------4-------2-------2------| D|--0===============---------------|------4---------------4----------| A|------------------0=============-|--2===============---------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2=============-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i m a a i m a a i m a a i m a m m m m p p p p L 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 [11]G D/F# G A E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|--0-----------0------------------|--0-----------0---2-----------2--| G|--0-------0-------2-----------2--|--0-------0-------2-------2------| D|------0---------------0---4------|------0---------------2----------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3==============-2=============-|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i m a m i i m a i m a a i m a m p m m p p p L T 2 4 2 T 3 1 2 3 1 2 [13]D A Bm F#m II............ II..............II............ E|----------2-------5-------3------|--2---------------2--------------| B|--3---------------2-----------2--|--3-------3-------2-------5------| G|------2-------2-------2----------|------4-------4-------2-------2--| D|--0===============---------------|---------------------------------| A|------------------0=============-|--2===============---------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2=============-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m i a i a i a m a i m i a i m i m m m p p p L 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 1 4 2 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 [15]G D G A II............ E|--------------------------2------|--3-------7-------5-------3------| B|--3-------0-------3--------------|--0---------------2--------------| G|----------------------2-------2--|--0---0-------0---2---2-------2--| D|------0-------0---0=============-|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3===============---------------|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i a i m i m i a i a i a i a i p p m m i i p p L 4 3 1 2 1 2 4 4 1 2 1 3 T 1 1 [17]D A/C# Bm F#m E|--------------------------0---2--|--------------------------5---7--| B|--3---2---3----------------------|------3---2---0-------7----------| G|----------------------2----------|---------------------------------| D|--0-----------0------------------|------------------4=============-| A|------------------4--------------|--2===============---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m i m p p i a m p m i m p m a m L 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 3 1 1 4 2 4 [19]G D G A E|--3---2---0---3---2---0----------|----------------------3---2---0--| B|--0==============-3-------3---2--|--0------------------------------| G|--0==============-2--------------|--0---2---0----------------------| D|------------------0=============-|--0-----------4---2--------------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3==============----------------|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a m a a a m m a m m i i a a a m m m p i i i p p p L 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 T 3 1 [21]D A Bm F#m II....... II........................... E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--------------0---2-------2---0--|------4---2-------2--------------| D|--0---2---4-----------2----------|--4-----------5-------5---4---2--| A|--5==============-0=============-|--2===============---------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2=============-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i i i m m i m m i m m i m i i i p p p p L 4 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4 1 4 3 1 1 1 [23]G D G A E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------0------------------| G|--0-----------0------------------|--0---------------2---4---2---0--| D|------4---2-------4---0---2---4--|------4---2----------------------| A|------------------5=============-|------------------0=============-| E|--3===============---------------|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m i i a i m i m m i i a m i m i p p p p L T 3 1 3 1 3 T 3 1 1 3 1 4 [25]D A Bm F#m II.... II... E|--5---2h3-5---2h3-5-----------2h3|--2-----0-2----------------------| B|------------------------2-3h5----|------3-------------0------------| G|--------------------2h4----------|----------------0-2---2-0-2---0h2| D|--0===============---------------|--------------4-------------4----| A|------------------0=============-|--2------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2--------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a a a a i m m a a m a a p i m a m m m i m p p p p L 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 [27]G D/A G A E|---------------------------------|--------------------------0h2-3-5| B|------0--------------------------|------0---0---2-3---0-2-3--------| G|--0-----2-0-----------------0-2h4|--0-----2---------2--------------| D|--------------4-2-4-2p0-2-4------|---------------------------------| A|------------------0=============-|------------------0=============-| E|--3------------------------------|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m i m m i i i i i i m i i m i m i m i m i m i m i p p p L T 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 T 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 [29]]D A Bm F#m V.............. II.......... E|--5-------5-------5--------------|---------------------------------| B|--7---7h8-----7h8-5-----5-7p5----|--3-----2-3---------0------------| G|--7---------------6-6h7------7-6-|--4---4---------0-2---2-0-2---0-2| D|--0===============---------------|--------------4-------------4----| A|------------------0=============-|--2------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2=============-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a m a m a i m m i i m i m m p i m a m m m i m m m m i p i i p p p L 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 2 4 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 2 2 1 [31]G D G A E|---------------------------------|----------------------0----------| B|--0---3-2-0-----------------0-2-3|--0---3-2-3---2-0-2-3---3-2-3-0-2| G|--0-----------2-0-2-0---0-2------|--0---------------2--------------| D|------------------0---4----------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3===============---------------|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m m i m i m i m p i i m i m m m i m i m m m a m i m i m p p p i p L T 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 T 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 [33]D A Bm F#m II..............II............ E|--2-----0-2-------0-------0------|---------------------------------| B|--3---3-------3---2---2-3-----2--|--3-----2-3-------2--------------| G|--2---------------2--------------|--4---4-------4---2---2----------| D|--0==============----------------|--4---------------------5-4---2--| A|------------------0=============-|--2===============---------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2=============-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a m a a m a m m a m a m a a m a m i i i m m m p i i i p p p L 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 1 2 4 1 1 4 3 1 3 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 [35]G D/A G A E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|------0--------------------------| G|------0-------0---------------2--|--0-----2-0-----------2-0--------| D|--0-----4-2-------4---0-2-4------|--------------4---2-------4---2--| A|------------------0=============-|------------------0=============-| E|--3===============---------------|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m i i m i i i i m m a m m i i m m i i p p p p L T 1 3 3 1 3 1 T 1 3 1 2 4 1 [37]D A Bm F#m II..............II............ E|--2-----0-2-------0-------0------|----------------------5-3-2------| B|--3---3-------3---2---2-3-----2--|--3-----2-3-------2-----------5--| G|--2---------------2--------------|--4---4-------4---2=============-| D|--0===============---------------|--4---------------4=============-| A|------------------0=============-|--2===============---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a m a a m a m m a m a m a a m m a m a m m m m i i i i p p p p L 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 1 2 4 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 1 1 3 3 1 [39]G D G A II......... E|------3-2-0---3---2-----0-2------|--------------2-------5-3-2---0--| B|--0==============-3---3----------|--0---0-----------2--------------| G|--0==============-2-----------2--|--0-----2-0-------2--------------| D|------------------0=============-|--0===============---------------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3===============---------------|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m a m i m a m a a i a a a a a m i m i m m m m m p i i i p p p L T 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 T 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 1 [41]D A Bm F#m II............ II..............II............ E|--2-----------2---2---3---2------|---------------------------------| B|----------3-------2-----------5--|--3-----------3---3---5---3---2--| G|------2-----------2=============-|----------4-------2=============-| D|--0===============---------------|------4--------------------------| A|------------------0=============-|--2===============---------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2=============-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i m a a a a m a i m a a a a a p m p m i p p L 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 3 4 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 [43]G D G A E|--------------0---2=============-|------------------------------0--| B|--0---------------3-------3------|--3---1---0---1-----------2------| G|--0-------0-------2---2----------|--0==============-2--------------| D|------0-----------0=============-|--0==============-----2----------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3===============---------------|--3==============----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i m a a i m a a a a m i m a m m m p p i i p p L T 2 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 [45]D A Bm F#m V.............. II..............II............ E|--5-----------5---5---7---5------|--2-----------2---2---3---2------| B|----------7-------5-----------8--|--3---------------3-----------5--| G|------7-----------6=============-|----------4-------2=============-| D|--0===============---------------|------4--------------------------| A|------------------0=============-|--2===============---------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2=============-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a i m a a a a m a i m a a a a m p m m m i p i p p L 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 4 1 3 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 [47]G D/F# G A E|---------------------------------|--------------------------0------| B|--3---1---0---1---------------3--|--0-------3---0---2-----------2--| G|--0==============-2-------2------|------0---------------2----------| D|--0==============-----0----------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3==============-2=============-|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a a a m i m a m i m m m i a m m p p p i p L 4 1 1 2 2 4 T 3 3 2 3 3 1 [49]D A Bm F#m VII.............. VII.............II............. E|----------10-============-2------|----------7---------------5------| B|----------7==============-3------|----------7---------------2------| G|------7-------------------2------|------7-------------------2------| D|--0===============---------------|------------------4=============-| A|------------------0=============-|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|--7===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p i a p a p i a p a m m m m i i L 1 4 2 1 1 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 [51]G D G A E|----------3==============-2------|--------------0---0--------------| B|----------0==============-3------|----------0---------------2------| G|------0-------------------2------|------0-------------------2------| D|------------------0--------------|----------------------2----------| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3===============---------------|--3===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p i a p a p i m a a i a m m p m i L 2 4 2 T 1 3 3 2 1 [53]D A Bm F#m II............. E|----------2-------0--------------|---------------------------------| B|----------3-------2--------------|----------3-------2-------2------| G|----------2-------2--------------|------------------2=============-| D|--0===============--------2------|--0------------------------------| A|------------------0=============-|--2------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------2=============-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p a a p i a m m m m p i i i p p p L 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 [55]G D G/E A E|----------7-------5--------------|--------------0-----------0------| B|--0-------8-------7--------------|----------0-------2--------------| G|--0-----------------------2------|--0---------------2=============-| D|--0---------------0=============-|--0---------------2=============-| A|---------------------------------|------------------0=============-| E|--3------------------------------|--0===============---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a a i m m a a a m m m i m i p p i p p L 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 [57]D E|--2====================----------| B|--3====================----------| G|--2====================----------| D|--0====================----------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | R a,m,i,p L 2,3,1 Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) Grade 4-Late intermediate Johann Pachebel is German like Bach and is a master of the organ. Pachelbel met the Bach family in Eisenach and became the teacher of Johann Christoph Bach, the older brother of Johann Sebastian Bach. Canon in D is a Wedding classic alongside with Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. Canon in D is the most famous piece of music by Johann Pachelbel. It was written in or around 1680, during the Baroque period, as a piece of chamber music for three violins and basso continuo, but has since been arranged for a wide variety of ensembles. The Canon was originally paired with a gigue in the same key. American film director Robert Redford used the piece as the main theme for his 1980 Academy Award-winning film Ordinary People. Technique 56 unique bars. Play once. Some barre chords. mostly Bm and F#m on the 2nd fret. T=thumb, subsitute with 1(index) if uncomfortable. Basic chord progression is D-A-Bm-F#m-G-D-G-A. This song has a mirror image start and end where chords at a higher octave are played. Easy to play with a duet instrument. Passages can be interchanged easily. Song can go on as long as you want provided you keep to the same chord progression. You can even play the same passage twice but start slow. Midway thru the song Bar[25] onward...more notes! Keep in time with the tempo by playing and holding the root chord note so you won't get lost. Tips Memorize D-A-Bm-F#m-G-D-G-A. If you mess up, remember the progression and you will be ok. www.chrisliang.com