Canon In D Tab by Johann Pachelbel

Canon In D tab by Johann Pachelbel

Guitar Tab

Note: Don’t forget to drop that D...

For the chord purists amongst you, they are
(2 per bar): |D A|Bm F#m|G D|G A|

                    II..............
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|-------2--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-----3---------2|-------3-------2|-------0-------3|-------3-------2|
G-|---2---------2--|-----4-------2--|-----0-------2--|-----4-------2--|
D-|-0---------2----|---4-------4----|---0-------4----|---5-------2----|
A-|---------0------|-2--------------|----------------|---------0------|
D-|----------------|---------4------|-5-------0------|-5--------------|

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                    II..............
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|-2-------0------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-------3-----2--|-3-------2------|-0--------------|-0-----0-2-----2|
G-|-----2-----2----|-----4-------2--|-----0---2------|-----0-------2--|
D-|---0-----------2|---4---4---4---4|---0---0-----4--|---0-------2----|
A-|---------0------|-2--------------|-----------5---5|---------0------|
D-|-0--------------|---------4------|-5-------0------|-5--------------|

                    II..............
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|-2-------0------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-3---3---2---2--|-3-------2------|-0--------------|-0-----0-2-----2|
G-|---2-------2----|-4---4---2---2--|-0---0---2------|-0---0---2---2--|
D-|-------0-------2|---4-------4---4|---0---0-4---4--|---0-------2----|
A-|---------0------|-2-----2--------|-----------5---5|---------0------|
D-|-0--------------|---------4------|-5-------0------|-5--------------|

   II......II.......II..............                          II......
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|-----2---5---3--|-2-------2------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-3---3---------2|-----3-------5--|-3---0---3------|-3-------3---2--|
G-|---2---2-----2--|-----4-------2--|-----0-------2--|-----4-------2--|
D-|-0---------2----|---4---4---4----|---0---0---4---4|---5---5---2---2|
A-|---------0------|-2--------------|-------------5--|---------0------|
D-|----------------|---------4------|-5-------0------|-5---5----------|

                            IV........V......
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|----------------|-------------5-7|-----------0----|----------------|
B-|-3-2-3----------|---3-2-0---7----|-8-7-5-8-7---3-2|-0--------------|
G-|-----------2----|---------6------|----------------|---2-0-----0----|
D-|-------0-----2-4|-0--------------|----------------|-------4-2---4-2|
A-|---------0------|-2--------------|----------------|---------0------|
D-|-0--------------|---------4------|-5-------0------|-5--------------|

                    II..............
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------0--------|
G-|-------0-2---2-0|---4-2---2------|-0-----0--------|-0-------2-4-2-0|
D-|-0-2-4-----2----|-4-----5---5-4-2|---4-2---4-2-0-4|---4-2----------|
A-|---------0------|-2--------------|----------------|---------0------|
D-|-0--------------|---------4------|-5-------0------|-5--------------|

                    II.............                            V......
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|-----2---0------|---------2------|-7-------5------|-7-------5------|
B-|-------3-2---2--|-3--------------|-----0-------7-5|-----0-----5----|
G-|-----2-----2---0|-----4-------2--|-------0--------|-------0-----6--|
D-|---0------------|---4---4---4---2|---0-------0----|---0-----------7|
A-|---------0------|-2--------------|----------------|---------0------|
D-|-0--------------|---------4------|-5-------0------|-5--------------|

                                    II............
    |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
E-|-5---2-3-5---2-3-5---------0-2-3|-2-------2----------------------|
B-|---------------------0-2-3------|-----3-5-----------0------------|
G-|-------------------2------------|---------------0-2---2-0-2---0-2|
D-|--------------------------------|-------------4-------------4----|
A-|-----------------0--------------|-2------------------------------|
D-|-0------------------------------|-----------------4--------------|

    |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
E-|--------------------------------|---------------------------2-3-5|
B-|-----0-------------------------0|-----0---0---2-3---0-2-3-5------|
G-|-0-----2-0-----------------0-2--|-0-----2---------2--------------|
D-|-------------4-2-4-2-0-2-4------|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|-----------------0--------------|
D-|-5---------------0--------------|-5------------------------------|

                                  II...........
    |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
E-|-2-----0-2---0---0-----0-2-0----|--------------------------------|
B-|-----3---------3---2-3-------3-2|-3-----2-3-----------------3-2s3|
G-|--------------------------------|-----4-------------0------------|
D-|--------------------------------|-------------0-2-4---4-2-4------|
A-|-----------------0--------------|-2------------------------------|
D-|-0------------------------------|-----------------4--------------|

    |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|-----3---0-----------------0-2s3|-----3---3-----0-2-3-5-3-2-3-0-2|
G-|-4-----6-----2-0-2-0---0-2------|-4-----6-----6------------------|
D-|---------------------4----------|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|-----------------0--------------|
D-|-5---------------0--------------|-5------------------------------|

    |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
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-|--------------------------------|-4---------------4-----5-4---2--|
A-|-----------------0--------------|-2------------------------------|
D-|-0------------------------------|-----------------4--------------|

                   II..............                 II.............
    |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|-0------------------------------|-0---0--------------------------|
G-|-0---0-------0---2-----------2--|-0-----2-0-----------2----------|
D-|-0-----4-2-------4-----2-4------|-0-----------4---2-----5-4---2--|
A-|-----------------5---5----------|-----------------0--------------|
D-|-5---------------0--------------|-5------------------------------|

                                    II..............................
    |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
E-|--------------------------------|---------2-------2---2----------|
B-|-----3-2-3-------------0-2------|-----3-5-----3---------5-3---2--|
G-|-----------------2---2-------2--|--------------------------------|
D-|-4-----------4------------------|-4------------------------------|
A-|-----------------0--------------|-2------------------------------|
D-|-0------------------------------|-----------------4--------------|

                                II..III.............II..............
    |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |
E-|---------------------2-0-----2-s|-3------------------------------|
B-|-0---0---0---2---3-------3------|-----3-----------------------2--|
G-|-------2------------------------|-------6-4---4---2-------2---2--|
D-|--------------------------------|---------------------2-------2--|
A-|--------------------------------|-----------------0--------------|
D-|-5---------------0--------------|-5------------------------------|

           II...... ................                          II......
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|-2-----2-2-3-2--|----------------|-------0-2---0--|----------------|
B-|-3-------2-----5|-3-----3-3-5-3-2|-0---0---3---3--|-3-------------2|
G-|-2---2---2------|-4---4---2------|-0-0-------2---2|-0-5-4-5-2---2--|
D-|---0-----2------|-4-4------------|-0--------------|-0-------2-2----|
A-|---------0------|-2--------------|----------------|---------0------|
D-|-0--------------|---------4------|-5-------0------|-5--------------|

                     II...........                             II.....
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|-------5-5-7-5-3|-2-----2-2-3-2-0|----------------|----------------|
B-|-------7-7-8-7-5|-3-----3-3-5-3-2|-3--------------|-3------(2)----2|
G-|-----7----------|-4---4----------|---5-4-5-2---2--|-0-5-4-5-2---2--|
D-|---0------------|---4----(4)-----|-----------4---0|-0---------2----|
A-|---------0------|-2------or------|----------------|---------0------|
D-|-0--------------|--------(4)-----|-5-------0------|-5--------------|
                                                          optional note
     VII..VII........................                          V......
    |   |   |   |    |   |    |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|-----------7----|----10--------9--|-7-------5------|-7-------5-5----|
B-|-----71010--10-8|-7-----7-10p7---7|-------0-------7|-----0---5---5--|
G-|---7------------|---7-------------|-----7-------7--|-------0-6-----6|
D-|----------------|-----------------|---0-------0----|---0-----7------|
A-|----------------|----------9------|----------------|---------0------|
D-|-0-------7------|-9---------------|-5-------0------|-5--------------|

                     II......                                  II......
    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E-|-2--------------|----------------|----------------|-0--------------|
B-|-3-----3-----2--|-3-----------1--|-0-----3-----3--|-0-0-----3232323|
G-|-2---2-----2----|-4---4-------2--|-0---0---2-----2|-0---0---2------|
D-|---0-----------2|-4-4---4-------0|-0-0-------4----|-------0-2------|
A-|---------0------|-2---------0----|----------------|---------0------|
D-|-0--------------|---------4------|-5-------0------|-5--------------|
                                                                trill
.......
    |   |   |   |
E-|----------------|
B-|-3--------------|
G-|-2--------------|
D-|-4--------------|
A-|-0--------------|
D-|-0--------------|

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