Canon In D Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	D
Capo:	no capo

Author Pencom [a] 30,872. Last edit on Jun 24, 2024

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F#m

C#m

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Canon in D chords
Johann Pachelbel ("about" 1680) *
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbel%27s_Canon
 
D  A  Bm  F#m  G  D  G  A    x22
 
D  D D D A A Bm
Bm Bm Bm F#m F#m G  D  G  A  x4
 
D  A  Bm  F#m  G  D  G  A    x3
 
or
 
e|-2-0--------------|
B|-----3-2-0---0-2--|
G|-----------2------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
* Alternates:
 
Capo II
 
C  G  Am  Em  F  C  F  G   x22
 
C  C C C G G Am
Am Am Am Em Em F  C  F  G  x4
 
C  G  Am  Em  F  C  F  G   x3
 
Capo V
 
D   = A
A   = E
Bm  = F#m
F#m = C#m
G   = D
 
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Canon In D – Johann Pachelbel

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Wrote out the alternative so I can come back to this later G Am Em F C F G (x22) C G Am Am Em F C F G (x4) C G Am Em F C F G (x3)

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Alternate: C G Am Em F C F G x22 C G Am Am Em F C F G x4 C G Am Em F C F G x3 Lovely tab!

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