Canon In D Major Tab by Johann Pachelbell ________________________________________________________________________________ Canon in D Major, by Johann Pachelbell ________________________________________________________________________________ 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: mattnace@hotmail.com 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". 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--------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---------------| 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----------------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 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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. =================================================================================