Canon In D (Easy 12 Hole Chromatic Duet) 1st

by Johann Pachelbel · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Canon In D (Easy 12 Hole Chromatic Duet) 1st Harp 
 By Johann Pachelbel 
 Range: C#4 to G6 
 This is the first harpist’s part in the duet and requires a key of “C” chromatic. 

 Tab Notations: 
 none = blow      - = draw         * = button in 
     ~ = trill        ! = staccato    -5__ = hold 
 |    | = measure, or bar 
 2_6 = slur, play smoothly from one note to the next 
 <<<< = gradually increase volume 
 >>>> = gradually decrease volume 
 q = soft/quietly mq = moderately quiet 
 l = loud ml = moderately loud 
 4/4 Time 
 
 
 Very Slowly 
 
    1 quietly 
 1st:|      |     |-6* 6 -5 5*|-4 -3 -4 4*| 
 
    5 
 1st:|-5 5* -4 -3 | 3 -2* 3 2_6|-5_-6* -7_7 -6*_-5 -6*_6| 
 
    8 crescendo< < < 
 1st:|-5_-4 -5_-7 7_-8 -7_7|-6*_-5 6_5* -5__-6 -7_-3| 
 
    10 
 1st:|-8__7 -7_-6* -5_-1 -5~~_5*| 
 
 moderately loud 
 1st:|-5 5* -5 -1 1* -3 2 -2* -1 -5 5* -4 4* -6* -7 -8| 
 
 1st:| 3 -2* 2 3 -2* 6 -5 5* -4 -7 7 -6* 6 7 -6* 6 | 
 
 moderately quiet 
 1st:|-5 6 -6* 7 -7 6 -7 7 -6* -8 -7 7 -7 7 -6* 6| 
 
 1st:|-5 -4 -8 8* -9 8* -8 -7 7 -6* 6 -8 -7 -8 -7 7| 
 
    15 moderately loud grow louder < < < < 
 1st:| -6* 6 -5 -6 |-4 -3 -8 8* | 
 
 l > > > mq grow louder < 
 1st:|-9 -5 5* -4 -5 |-5____ -1 -5 7 6 -7__| 
 
      moderately loud 
 1st:|__-7 -6* 7 -7 -6* 7 -7__ -3 -4 4* -5 6 -6* 7 -6 -5 6 -6*_ -2*_3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -2* 3 -3| 
 
   20 
 1st:|3 -4 -3 3 -2* 2 -2* 2 -1 2 -2* 3 -3 -4 3 -4 -3 -4 4* -5 -3 -4 4* -5 6 -6* 7 -7| 
 
 1st:|-6* -5 6 -6* 6 -5 6 5* -5 6 -6* 6 -5 5* -5 -4 4* -5 -1 2 -2* 3 -2* 2 -2* -5 5* -5| 
 
 1st:|-4 -5 5* -4 -3 3 -3 3 -2* 3 -3 -4 4* -5 -4 -5 5* -5 5* -4 5* -5 6 -5 5* -5 -4 4*| 
 
 1st:|-5 5* -4 -5 |-1 -5 -1 2 | 
 
    25 quietly 
 1st:| -3 -3 -2* -3| 3 -2* 3 6 | 
 
 1st:|-6* -2* 3 -2* 2 6 -6* 6 -5 -2* -1 -4 -3 -7 7 -7| 
 
 1st:|-8 -4 4* -4 -3 -7 7 -7 -8 -4 -3 -4 4* 8* -8 8*| 
 
 1st:|-9 -5 6 -5 5* 8* -9 8* -8 -4 -3 -4 4* 8* -10* 10| 
 
    30 grow quieter > > > 
 1st:|-9 -5 6 7 -6* -2* -3 -5 -4 7 -6* 7 6 -7 7 -7 | 
 
 quietly 
 1st:|-6* -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -3 -7 -6* -6* -6* -6* -2* -6* -7 -7| 
 
    32 
 1st:| 7 7 7 -5 -5 -5 -5 -9 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3 -3 6 5*| 
 
 1st:|-3 -6* -6* -6* 6 6 10 6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -7 -7 -3 -7| 
 
    34 
 1st:|-4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 4* 8* 8* 10| 
 
 moderately loud 
 1st:|-9 -5 6 -6* !-5 !5* 9*_-9_10 !9* !-8 -4_4*_-5 !-4 !4* -7_7_- 6* !6| 
 
    36 
 1st:|!-5 7_-6*_6 !7 !-6* -5_6_-6* !-7 !7 -8_-7_7 !-6* !6 -7_7_-6* !6 | 
 
 1st:|!-6* -9_9*_-9 !-6* !-7 -7_-8__8* !-7 !-6* -9_10_-10* !-9 !-10* -10*_10_-9 !9*| 
 
 1st:|!-8 -8_-7_-8 !9* !-9 -10*_10_-9 !-10* !11 -9_9*_-8 !-8 -7 6 -7 -7| 
 
     moderately quiet 
 1st:|-7 -7 -5 -7 | 7 -7 7 -5 -5~~~~~5*| 
 
   41 loud
 1st:| -5 -9 9* -8 -7 | -5 6 -6* -8 6__ 6| 
 
 1st:|-6*__ -2* -2*_3 -2*_2 -1__ -5 -5_6 -5_5*| 
 
   44 
 1st:|-4 -5 -5_5 -4_4 -3__ -7| 
 
 1st:|-7___ -7 -7__-8 -7__7 -6*__ -6* -6*_7 -6*_6 | 
 
   46 
 1st:|-5_5 -4_4 -3__ -7 7 -5 6__ 5*| 
 
      moderately loud 
 1st:|-5 -5 5*___ -4 -7___|_-7 7 -6*_____ 6 6 | 
 
    49 grow louder < < < 
 1st:|-6* -2* 2 -1 -5 5 |-4 -5 -3 -4 -3| 
 
      loudly 
 1st:|-3 -7_____7 -6* -10*___10|-9___ -9 -9 9*| 
 
    53 
 1st:|-9 -5 5* 8* -8 -4 -3 -7 | 7 11 -10* -6* -6* 6 10| 
 
    55 
 1st:|-10* -6* 6 10 -9 -5 5* 8*|-8 -8 -7 -3 3___10 -7 - 7| 
 
 very loudly 
 1st:|-6*_______ | 
 2nd:|-1________ | 
 very loudly