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Canon in D

Johann Pachelbel
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro 1

C G Am Em F C F C/G

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--------0--------1--------0--------1------1-----------1---1----0---|
G|-----0--------0--------2--------0--------2----------0-------2------------0-|
D|---2--------0--------2--------2--------3--------2---------3----------0-----|
A|-3-----------------0--------------------------3----------------------------|
E|----------3-----------------0--------1------------------1---------3--------|

Intro 2

C G Am Em F C F G

e|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----3---0----1--------0---------------------1-------------0----------|
G|-------0--------0------2--------0----2--------0-----0--2-----2------0------|
D|---2--------0--------2---2----2---2------3------2----------3------0---0----|
A|-3-----------------0-------------------3---3--3----------3-----------------|
E|----------3-----------------0--------1-----------------1--------3----------|

Intro 3

C G Am F C G

e|-----0----3---1----0--------0----------------------3----1---3/5--3---1-----|
B|-1---------------------1--------3----1--------1----------------------------|
G|-0-----0--------0--------2--------0------2-----------0----2-------------0--|
D|---2--------0--------2--------2--------3---3----2------------------0-------|
A|-3-----------------0--------------------------3----------------------------|
E|----------3-----------------0--------1------------------1--------3---------|

Part 1

C C F G

e|-----------------------------------3-5--1-0----1--0-------------------------|
B|-1-0-0h1----------0----1-0-------5-----------3------3-1-0-------------------|
G|-0----------0---2------2---2-2/4---------------------------2-0--------------|
D|---------2----0--------------------------------------------3---3-2--0-3-2-0-|
A|-3-------------------0----------------------------3-------------------------|
E|------------3---------------------------1------------------1--------3-------|

Part 2

F C F C/G

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------1--------1--------1----1---0-----|
G|------------0---0-----2-0----0-----0--2---2----0--0-----2---2----0---0-----|
D|-----0h2-3----0---3-2-----3------2------3---3----2---2----3---3----0---0---|
A|-3-3----------------0----------2---------------3---------------------------|
E|------------3----------------0--------1-----------------1--------3---------|

Part 3

C Am F C

e|-----0--------------------------------------------3----1---3/5-------------|
B|-1-----1--3---0--------1----0--------1--------1----------------<12>--------|
G|-0--------------0--------2------0--------2------0---0----2-----<12>--------|
D|---2--------0--------2--------2---2----3---3-------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------0--------------------------3----------------------------|
E|----------3-----------------0--------1-----------------1-------------------|

Chorus 1

F

e|-3---0h1--3---0h1-3-----------0h1--0-------0-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------0-1-3----------1h3-------------------1-0h1-----1p0-----|
G|---0--------0-------0h2--------------2-------2-----0h2p0---0-------2-------2---|
D|-----------------------------------------------2/3-------3-----------3-------3-|
A|-3---------------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3--------------------------------0---------------1-----------|

F

e|-------------------------------------------------0h1-3--|
B|-----------------0h1------1p0-1---0----0h1-3-1-3--------|
G|-0---0-------0-2------2-------------2-------------------|
D|---3---3-2h3------------3-------3-----------------------|
A|-----3--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------1----------------3----------------|

[Chorus 2] (Same as Chorus 1)

F

e|-3---0h1--3---0h1-3-----------0h1--0-------0-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------0-1-3----------1h3-------------------1-0h1-----1p0-----|
G|---0--------0-------0h2--------------2-------2-----0h2p0---0-------2-------2---|
D|-----------------------------------------------2/3-------3-----------3-------3-|
A|-3---------------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3--------------------------------0---------------1-----------|

F

e|-------------------------------------------------0h1-3--|
B|-----------------0h1------1p0-1---0----0h1-3-1-3--------|
G|-0---0-------0-2------2-------------2-------------------|
D|---3---3-2h3------------3-------3-----------------------|
A|-----3--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------1----------------3----------------|

Chorus 3

Am

e|-0-------0----------------0-------------------------------------------|
B|-----1h3-----3-1--3-0h1-3---3-1p0--1-----0-1-------------------1-0h1--|
G|---0-------0---------------------------2------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2-------2-----0-2h3p2p0h2--------|
A|-3---------------------------------0-------------3--------------------|
E|------------------3----------------------------------0----------------|

F

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1p0----------------------0h1------1-0h1---0----0h1-3-1--0h1---0-------|
G|-2-------2---0----0-------0-2------2-------------2---------------2---------|
D|---3-------3---3----3-2h3------------3-------3----------0------------------|
A|------------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1---------------------------------1----------------3--------3-------------|

Outro

C Am F

e|-3------3--------3---5---3---1--0-----0--------0---1---0--------------------|
B|-1------1-----1--0-------0------------1-----1----------0---3--1-----1-----1-|
G|-0---0--0---0----0-0-----0-0--------2-2---2------0-----0-0--------2-2---2---|
D|---2-------------------0----------2------------------2----------3-----------|
A|-3--------3---------------------0-------0-----------------------------------|
E|--------s--------3-------s------------s--------0-------s------0-----s-1-----|

C F

e|---------3--------------------------------------|
B|-1-------1----1--------1-----1--1-------0-------|
G|-0---0---0--0--------2-2---2--------0---0-----0-|
D|---2---2-----------3--------------0---0-----0---|
A|-3---------3------------------------------------|
E|---------s-------1-----s-1------3-------s-3-----|

Repeat

C Am F

e|-3------3--------3---5---3---1--0-----0--------0---1---0--------------------|
B|-1------1-----1--0-------0------------1-----1----------0---3--1-----1-----1-|
G|-0---0--0---0----0-0-----0-0--------2-2---2------0-----0-0--------2-2---2---|
D|---2-------------------0----------2------------------2----------3-----------|
A|-3--------3---------------------0-------0-----------------------------------|
E|--------s--------3-------s------------s--------0-------s------0-----s-1-----|

C F

e|---------3----------------------------------------------|
B|-1-------1----1--------1-----1--1-------0-----------1---|
G|-0---0---0--0--------2-2---2--------0---0-----0----0----|
D|---2---2-----------3--------------0---0-----0-----2-----|
A|-3---------3-------------------------------------3------|
E|---------s-------1-----s-1------3-------s-3-------------|

******************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| s Slap

| < > Natural harmonic

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