# Canon in D (after Pachelbel)

**Composer of this Composition:** Peter · **License out:** CC BY-SA 4.0
**Meter:** 4/4 · **Tempo:** quarter note ≈ 60 BPM (tolerance ±3) · **Length:** eight chords, two beats each, played through twice, about 32 seconds
**Directionality:** 0.3 (stay close to the chords)
**Allowed transforms:** trim, gain, fade (no pitch-shift, no time-stretch)

## Prose

Pachelbel's Canon, harmony only. Eight chords, two beats each, played through twice. About 60 BPM, in 4/4. Warm and unhurried. Let each chord settle.

## Chord anchors

| Step | Chord | Step | Chord | Step | Chord | Step | Chord |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | 2 | A | 3 | Bm | 4 | F#m |
| 5 | G | 6 | D | 7 | G | 8 | A |
| 9 | D | 10 | A | 11 | Bm | 12 | F#m |
| 13 | G | 14 | D | 15 | G | 16 | A |

Two beats on each chord. The second eight are the same progression again.

## Composition

4/4 · 60 BPM
[2 beats D]
[2 beats A]
[2 beats Bm]
[2 beats F#m]
[2 beats G]
[2 beats D]
[2 beats G]
[2 beats A]
[2 beats D]
[2 beats A]
[2 beats Bm]
[2 beats F#m]
[2 beats G]
[2 beats D]
[2 beats G]
[2 beats A]

## Credits

- **Music:** Johann Pachelbel, public domain. Canon and Gigue in D major. This Composition keeps the Canon progression only.
- **This text:** Peter. CC BY-SA 4.0.