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Canon in D Major, by Johann Pachelbell
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The original tab here was not bad, but is wasn't quite accurate, either. This
one is a lot harder, and a little longer, but it is more accurate. It is set up
with a Drop-D Capol. If you cannot find one of these, get a cheap $2 capol, and
cut 1/4 inch off the top. Incidentally, this piece sounds best on a classical
guitar. In this style of playing, it is best to think of the piece as three
different independent lines: Bass, Melody, Accomp. Let the bass and melody ring
out as long as possible. Graphic file of musical notation (showing proper voices)
and midi file available by e-mail request.
Canon in D Major, by Johann Pachelbell, Arr. Matthew Nace
Tabbed By: Matthew Nace
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: D/E A D G B e
Tune all strings down a whole step. Drop-D Capol at 2nd Fret -- All notes and
chords relative to capol, Open 6th string listed as "D".
Spacing: - = 32 note
D A Bm Fm G D G A
------------2-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------3-------------------2---|------------3-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------2---|
----2-------------------2-------|--------4-------------------2---|------------0-------------------|------------0-----------2-------|
0-------------------2-----------|----4-------------------4-------|--------0---------------0---4---|--------0-----------2-----------|
----------------0---------------|2-------------------4-----------|----2---------------0-----------|----2-----------0---------------|
--------------------------------|----------------2---------------|3---------------D---------------|3-------------------------------|
D A Bm Fm G D G A
2---------------0---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------3-------------------2---|3---------------2---------------|0-------------------------------|0---------------2---------------|
----2-------2-----------2-------|--------4-------------------2---|----------------2---------------|------------------------2-------|
0-------------------2-----------|----4-------4-----------4-------|--------0---------------0---4---|--------0-----------2-------2---|
----------------0---------------|2-------------------4-----------|----2-------2-------0-----------|----2-------2---0---------------|
--------------------------------|----------------2---------------|3---------------D---------------|3-------------------------------|
D A Bm Fm G D G A
2---------------0---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
3-------3-------2-----------2---|3---------------2---------------|0-------------------------------|0---------------2---------------|
----2-------2-----------2-------|4-------4-------2-----------2---|0---------------2---------------|0---------------2-------2-------|
0-------------------2-----------|----4-------4-----------4-------|--------0-------4-------0---4---|--------0-----------2-------2---|
----------------0---------------|2-------------------4-----------|----2-------2-------0-----------|----2-------2---0---------------|
--------------------------------|----------------2---------------|3---------------D---------------|3-------------------------------|
D A Bm Fm G D G A
2---------------5-------3-------|2---------------2---------------|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
--------3-----------------------|--------3---------------5-------|3-------0-------3---------------|0-------3-------2---------------|
----2-------2-------2-------2---|----4-------4-------2-------2---|----0-------0-----------2-------|----0-------0-------2-------2---|
0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
----------------0---------------|2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------0---------------|
--------------------------------|----------------2---------------|3---------------D---------------|3-------------------------------|
D A Bm Fm G D G A
5-----------5---5---7---5---3---|2-----------2---2---3---2-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------3-----------------------|--------3-------------------5---|3---2---0---2---3---------------|0-------------------------------|
----2-------------------2-------|----4---------------------------|--------0---------------2-------|----2---0-----------------------|
0-------------------------------|------------------------4-------|--------------------4-------4---|--------0---4---2---------------|
----------------0---------------|2-------------------------------|------------------------5-------|----------------4---------------|
--------------------------------|----------------2---------------|3---------------D---------------|3---------------5---------------|
D A Bm Fm G D G A
--------------------------------|--------------------2---5---7---|3---2---0---3---2---0-----------|--------------------------------|
3---2---3-----------------------|----0-----------2---------------|------------------------3---2---|0-------------------------------|
--------------------2-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----2---0-----------0-----------|
4-----------0---2-------2---4---|0-------7---5-------------------|--------------------------------|------------4---2-------4---2---|
5---------------4---------------|5---------------4---------------|2---------------0---------------|2---------------4---------------|
----------------5---------------|7---------------2---------------|3---------------D---------------|3---------------5---------------|
D A Bm Fm G D G A
2---------------0---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|3---------------2---------------|0---------------3---2---0-------|0-----------0---2---------------|
------------0---2-------2---0---|0---4---2---0---2---------------|--------4---6---0-----------0---|0---------------2---4---2-------|
0---2---4-----------2-----------|--------------------5---4---2---|0-------------------------------|----4---2-----------------------|
5---------------0---------------|2-------------------------------|----2---------------------------|----------------0---------------|
--------------------------------|----------------2---------------|3---------------D---------------|3-------------------------------|
D A Bm Fm G D G A
5---2-3-5---2-3-5---------0-2-3-|2-------2-----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------2-3-5-|
--------------------0-2-3-------|----3-5-------------------------|----0---------------------------|----0---0---2-3-----2-3-5-------|
------------------2-------------|----------------2-4-2-5-2-----2-|0-----2-0-----------------0-2-4-|0-----2---------2-4-------------|
0-------0-----------------------|------------4-5-----------4-5---|------------4-2-4-2-0-2-4-------|--------------------------------|
----------------0-------0-------|2-------2-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
--------------------------------|----------------2-------2-------|3-------3-------D-------D-------|3-------3-----------------------|
D A Bm Fm G D G A
2---------------0---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------0------0h2~||
3-------3-------2-----------2---|3---------------2---------------|0-------------------------------|0-------3-------2---------------|3~||
----2-------2-----------2-------|4-------4-------2-----------2---|0---------------2---------------|0---------------2---------------|2~||
0-------------------2-----------|----4-------4-----------4-------|--------0-------4-------0---4---|--------------------2-------2---|0~||
----------------0---------------|2-------------------4-----------|----2-------2-------0-----------|----2-------2---0---------------|0~||
--------------------------------|----------------2---------------|3---------------D---------------|3-------------------------------|D~||
| h = hammer on
Note: For printing, this fits well on a landscape-oriented page, font size 7.5
pt for letter size paper, 9 for legal size paper.
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