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Canon in D
Johann Pachelbel
Simplified excerpt · main theme
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Length
- 0:43
- Key
- D major
Ready to play?
Watch it once, then it’s your turn. Notes fall toward the keys, and the song waits for you until you’re ready to keep time.
- Speed 1 to 10
- Loop any part
- Right, left or both hands
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How to learn this song
What you’ll learn
- A repeating eight-note bass line (a ground bass)
- Melodies that get busier each time
- Long notes, quarters, then flowing eighths
Where to put your hands
Left hand walks the same eight bass notes the whole way. Right hand starts high on F♯ and moves down the D major scale.
Tips
- 1Learn the left hand first: it never changes.
- 2In the eighth-note variation, keep your wrist loose and the notes even.
Parts of the song
ThemeVariation 1Variation 2