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Canon Guitar Tablature
Artist: Johann Pachelbel
Title: Canon in drop D (for two guitars)
Transcribed by: Ole-Johnny Tune
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Drop D (tune your low E one step down until it sounds like a D)

This is only a “correction” of Vegard Giskehaug’s (
[email protected]) transcription. I’ve added the rhythm guitar. 
I have tuned it up to its original tuning, D. It took me fookin’ ages, 
but this is correct version. All credits go to V. Giskehaug for 
figuring this tab out... I’m just the handyman ;) 
Rate it if you like!


Chords:
|D    |A    |Bm   |F#m  |G    |D    |G    |A	    |

Repeat this through the whole song!

Rhythm guitar: 
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--------------|

Solo guitar:

One slow strum downwards on each chord
-10----9-----7---5------------------
-10---10-----7---7----8----7----8---
-11---11-----7---7----7----7----7---
----------------------9----7----9---
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
                        
----------------------------------------------|
--10---10---10---12---10---8----7----8----10--|
--9----11---11---11---11---7----7----7----9--9|
--11---12---11---12---11---9----7----9----11--|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
                                                      
Riff 1:

-5--2-3-5-2-3-5-----------2-3---2-----2-----2----------------|----------------
--------------------2-3-5---------3-5---3-5-----------2-3-5--|--3-----3-3-5-3-
----------------2-4-------------------------------2-4--------|----4-6---------
----------------------------------------------4-5------------|----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------


----------------|----3-2--------------------2-3--|--5--2-3-5-2-3-5--------3---
-------------2--|--------5-3---2------2-3-5------|------------------2-3-5-----
---------2-4----|--4---------4----2-4------------|----------------------------
---2-4-5--------|--------------------------------|----------------------------
-5--------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------
----------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------

                         end riff 1
-2-----2-----2----------------||-------------------------|----3-2-------------
---3-5---3-5-----------2-3-5--||-3--3-5-3-------------2--|--------5-3---2-----
-------------------2-4--------||------------------2-4----|--4---------4---2-4-
---------------4-5------------||------------2-4-5--------|--------------------
------------------------------||----------5--------------|--------------------
------------------------------||-------------------------|--------------------
                                                                            

-------2-3--|--2--2-3-2--------------------------|--3-2-3-2------------3--2---
-2-3-5------|-----------5-3--3--5-2-2------------|----------5----2-3-5--------
------------|-------------------------4---2---2--|------------4---------------
------------|-------------------------------5----|----------------------------
------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------
------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------
                                                                              

-10-9-7----9-10--9---9-7---|--3-2-3--2---2------------------------------2----
-------10---------10----10-|-----------5---5-3---------------------2-3-5------
---------------------------|--------------------6-4-6-4--------2-4------------
---------------------------|-----------------------------5-4-5----------------
---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------
---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

-2-3-2-------------3-2-3-2-----------|-----------------|------9-7-5-3---------
-------5-3-2--3------------5-3--2-3--|--2-3-2-3-2-3----|----10--------5-------
----------------4--------------------|--------------2--|--11------------------
-------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------
-------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------
-------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------
                                                                              

-2--3-2---2----------7-10-9-----|--7----2-5-2-5----3-5-3---5------------------
-3------5---5-2----7-------10-7-|--8--8----------3-------5---5----------------
-2---------------7--------------|--7------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
                                                                              

-5--2-3-5-2-3-5-----------2-3--2------2-----2---------------------------------
--------------------2-3-5---------3-5---3-5-----------2-3-5-------------------
----------------2-4-------------------------------2-4-------------------------
----------------------------------------------4-5-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

---------------------------------------------------|--2-2-3-2-------3-2-3-5-2-
-3--5-3--------------3-2---------------------------|--3-3-----5-3-------------
-----------------2-4-----4-2-----------------------|--2-2---------------------
-----------2-4-5-------------5--4-5-4-2---2--------|--------------------------
---------5------------------------------5---5-4-5--|--------------------------
---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
                                                                              

-3---7-10-10-7-9-10-12-9-|-121412-10----7-10-10p9-9--7--------10-9-10-12-10-9-
-----8-------8-----------|------------10---------------10-8-7-----------------
-----7-------7-----------|----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------


----9--|--5-5-5-5/3--3-3-3/2------7---9-10-9-10-12-10-10|--10-9--------9-10---
-12----|----------------------7h8---8------10-----------|--------10-12-----12-
-------|-----------------------------------9------------|---------------------
-------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------
-------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------
-------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------
                                                                              

-9-12-9-----3-5-7-9—-10-9-7-5-3-5-3------2------|-----------------------------
-10-----10--3--------10-------3-----3--5---3-5--|-----------------------------
-9----------5--------11-------5-----------------|--repeat riff 1, then play:--
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
                                                    

-----------------------------------------2------------------------------------
--3---2---1-----------2-5---3---3---2----3------------------------------------
--------4---------2-4--------------------2------------------------------------
--------------4-5------------------------0------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   slow strum on D           


Aaaah, finally done...
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