Pachelbel's Canon in D

Play the music steadily. Use the TAB suggested as a starting point. You can learn the chords
too if you wish. Follow the shape of the noteheads to help play at the correct pitch.

Moderato
Theme - each note lasts for 2 counts (minims). The chords repeat throughout the whole piece... it finishes with a final D chord.

D A B‹ F©‹ G D G A7

2 0
Guitar 4 3 2 0
2
0 2
TAB
4
⁄
## 4 E E E E E E E
Melody & 4 E
‹ F# E D C# B A B C#

Part 1 - the melody now becomes chordal

2 0
Guitar 3 2 3 2 0 0 2
4 2 0 2 0
TAB 4 2
⁄
# E EE
Melody &#E EE EE EE EE EE E
E
‹ F# E D C# B A B C#
D C# B A G F# G E

Part 2 - the notes now last for 1 count each (crotchets)

2 5 3 2 2 0 5 3 7 5 3
Guitar 3 3 3 0 3
TAB ⁄
## e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Melody &
‹ D F# A G F# D F# E D B D A G B A G
hold the D for 1+1/2
the C# for only 1/2

Part 3

™ j
2 2 5
Guitar 3 2 3 0 0 3 3 2
2 2 0 2
TAB 4
⁄
## e e
e e e e e e e e e e e e e™ e
Melody & J
‹ F# D A C # D F# A A B G A F# B D D C#
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Part 4 - the RH notes now last for 1/2 a count each (quavers). These notes have a single line added to the stem i

2 5 7
Guitar 3 2 3 3 2 0 2
2
TAB 0 2 4 0
⁄ 4

## e e e e e e
e e e e
Melody & e e e e e e
‹ D C # D D C # A E F# D D C# B C# F# A B

3 2 0 3 2 0
Guitar 3 2 0
2 0 0
TAB 4 2 4 2
⁄
## e e e e e e e e
Melody & e e e e e e e e
‹ G F# E G F# E D C # B A G F# E G F# E

Part 5 - most of the RH notes are 1/4 beat long. They are semiquavers. These are the notes with 2 lines on the stem j

2 3 5 2 3 5 0 2 3 2 0 2
Guitar 0 2 3 3 0
2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2
TAB 0 4 4
⁄
## e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Melody & e e eeeeeeeeee
‹ D F# G A F# G A A B C # D E F# G F# D E F# F# G A B A G A F# G A

0 2 3 5 2
Guitar 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 3 3
0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2
TAB 4 2 4 2 0 2 4 0
⁄
## e e e e e ee %%
Melody & e ee e e eeee e eee e eee e ee e %%
‹ G B A G F# E F# E D E F# G A B G B A B C # D A B C # D E F# G A F#
D
A
D