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Old 06-02-2001, 05:18 PM
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Lesson 12: *Pachabel's Canon - sweep picking, tapping, arpeg


OK, this song is an old favorite for wedding and other gatherings. *Whether you knew it at the time or not, you have heard Pachabel's Canon. *It's based upon a few arpeggios and it is often played on piano, but it's a beautiful piece that we can use sweep picking and tapping on.

Here's the basic idea:
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----------15----------15------&amp;#0124;---------10--------10-----&amp;#0124;
-------14----------------14---&amp;#0124;-------9--------------9---&amp;#0124;
----16----------------------16&amp;#0124;----11------------------11&amp;#0124;
-17---------------------------&amp;#0124;-12-----------------------&amp;#0124;
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so, as you can see, the basic idea here is to pedal through a number of different chords. *Before I tab out the whole song, let's add a little bit of detail here. *Some of you may have automatically seen that line and decided to sweep pick it, but if not, try it. *It will take a little work, especially on the next couple of lines as the arpeggio shape spreads out a little.

A few tips on sweeping
* keep you hold on the pick light
* drag it across the strings, not picking each one
* focus on making your fingerings as accurate as possible

Also, let's add a little tapping here too. *Look how I modified the original phrase.

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-------------14-17-t22-14---------&amp;#0124;------------9-12-t21-9--------&amp;#0124;
----------15--------------15------&amp;#0124;---------10------------10-----&amp;#0124;
-------14--------------------14---&amp;#0124;-------9------------------9---&amp;#0124;
----16--------------------------16&amp;#0124;----11----------------------11&amp;#0124;
-17-------------------------------&amp;#0124;-12---------------------------&amp;#0124;
----------------------------------&amp;#0124;------------------------------&amp;#0124;
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This along the lines of how I'm going to work up the final piece, although I'll probably add a few more little phrases...so let's do it..

PACHABEL'S CANON
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-------------14-17-t22-17-14-t24-17-14-t22-17-14--------&amp;#0124;
----------15------------------------------------15------&amp;#0124;
-------14------------------------------------------14---&amp;#0124;
----16------------------------------------------------16&amp;#0124;
-17-----------------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
--------------------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
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------------9-12-t21-12-9-t22-12-9-t21-12-9--------&amp;#0124;
---------10---------------------------------10-----&amp;#0124;
-------9---------------------------------------9---&amp;#0124;
----11-------------------------------------------11&amp;#0124;
-12------------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
---------------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
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-------------10-14-t19-14-10-t21-14-10-t19-14-10------------&amp;#0124;
----------12-------------------------------------12---------&amp;#0124;
-------11-------------------------------------------11------&amp;#0124;
----12-------------------------------------------------12---&amp;#0124;
-14-------------------------------------------------------14&amp;#0124;
------------------------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
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---------5-9-t17-9-5-t19-9-5-t17-9-5------&amp;#0124;
-------7-----------------------------7----&amp;#0124;
-----6---------------------------------6--&amp;#0124;
---7-------------------------------------7&amp;#0124;
-9----------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
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----------7-10-t15-10-7-t14-10-7-t12-10-7------&amp;#0124;
--------8---------------------------------8----&amp;#0124;
------7-------------------------------------7--&amp;#0124;
----9-----------------------------------------9&amp;#0124;
-10--------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
-----------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
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---------2-5-t14-5-2-t15-5-2-t17-5-2------&amp;#0124;
-------3-----------------------------3----&amp;#0124;
-----2---------------------------------2--&amp;#0124;
---4-------------------------------------4&amp;#0124;
-5----------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
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----------7-10-t15-10-7-t17-10-7-t19-10-7------&amp;#0124;
--------8---------------------------------8----&amp;#0124;
------7-------------------------------------7--&amp;#0124;
----9-----------------------------------------9&amp;#0124;
-10--------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
-----------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
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------------9-12-t17-12-9-t19-12-9-t21-12-9--------&amp;#0124;
---------10---------------------------------10-----&amp;#0124;
-------9---------------------------------------9---&amp;#0124;
----11-------------------------------------------11&amp;#0124;
-12------------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
---------------------------------------------------&amp;#0124;
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(Edited by jem7vwh at 8:52 pm on June 2, 2001)
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Old 06-03-2001, 02:51 AM
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Lesson 12: *Pachabel's Canon


Speaking of canon's, I remember a cool one.

It's from "Headcuttin' Duel" in the Crossroads Suite. *It's referred to as a "round", "circle" or "perpetual canon". *Use some heavy delay with a single note repeat on the first section (a la Vai) for that true Crossroads feel. *:-)
(*= bend up a 1/4 step)

Jack Butler:[font=courier]
-18-&amp;#0124;17-15-------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;-------------&amp;#0124;
----&amp;#0124;------16-17-&amp;#0124;15----------&amp;#0124;-------------&amp;#0124;
----&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;---17-15-14-&amp;#0124;-------------&amp;#0124;
----&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;17-15*-------&amp;#0124;
----&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;------17-15--&amp;#0124;
----&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;-------------&amp;#0124;
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Eugene:[font=courier]
------------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;12-14-15-17-&amp;#0124;18-19--&amp;#0124;
------------&amp;#0124;---12-14-15-&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;-------&amp;#0124;
---------12-&amp;#0124;14----------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;-------&amp;#0124;
----12-14---&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;-------&amp;#0124;
--14--------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;-------&amp;#0124;
------------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;------------&amp;#0124;-------&amp;#0124;
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Enjoy!
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Lesson 12: *Pachabel's Canon


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