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Canon in D (Simplified)

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Note: These are two-hand piano notes for Canon in D (Simplified) by Pachelbel, based on arr. Gayla. . denotes a lower octave. # denotes a sharp note. RH = Right Hand melody. LH = Left Hand bass.
RH Right Hand (melody)
LH Left Hand (bass)
. Lower octave
# Sharp note

Hands Together — Part 1

RH
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
LH
D - .A - B. - .F# - G - .D - G - A -

Hands Together — Part 2

RH
D - C# - B  A  G - F# - (D-E) - (C#-E)
LH
D - .A - B. - .F# - G - .D - G - A

Hands Together — Part 3

RH
(A-D-F#) - (A-C#-E) - (B-D-F#) - (A-C#-F#) - (B-D-G) - (A-D-F#) - (B-D-G) -
LH
D - .A - B. - .F#. - G - .D - G -

Hands Together — Part 4

RH
(A-C#-E) - (D-F#) - (C#-E) - (B-D) - (A-C#) - (G-B) - (F#-A) -
LH
A - D - .A - B. - .F#. - G - .D -

Hands Together — Part 5 (Octave)

RH
(G-B) - (.E-C#) - (D-D) .F# A  G  F# .D F#  E  D .B D A
LH
G - A - D - .A - B. - .F#. - G - .D -

Hands Together — Part 6 (Octave)

RH
B .G  A  C#  (D-D) .F# A  G  F# .D F# D  E  B .G  A  .F#
LH
G - A - D - .A - B. - .F#. - G - .D -

Hands Together — Part 7

RH
G B .D  C#  D C# D .B  A  G  F# G  A  B  C#  D  G F# E G  F# .D
LH
G - A - D - .A - B. - .F#. - G - .D -

Hands Together — Part 8

RH
.B .D  D  C# - F# E F# .D  C# E  D  C#  B .D  C# .A  G  A  B .D F#
LH
G - A - - D - .A - B - .F# - G - .D

Hands Together — Part 9

RH
.D .B  C#  D .B  C#  D  E - A .F# G - A .F# G - A .A  B  C# - D  E F# G - F# .D  E
LH
- G - A - - D - .A - B -

Hands Together — Part 10

RH
F# .D E - F#  E  D  C# - B D C# - B  A  G - F# .D F# A - B  B  A - B  C# D -
LH
- .F# - G - .D - A -

Continuation — Part 11

RH
.A  B  C# D - E F# G  A - F# .D E - F# E D - C# .A B C# - D E F# G - F# .D E
LH
.A - B - .F#

Continuation — Part 12

RH
- G B .D - G .D .B  G - .D F# .D F# - .B .D G  G - .D F# .B .D - .C# D  E - D F# A - D .A .F# .D -
LH
G - .D - G - A - D -

Continuation — Part 13

RH
- .A C# E - A .E .C# A - B .D F# A .D - E A .C# - .D F# B - .C# F# A - F# .A -
LH
.A - B - .F#

Continuation — Part 14

RH
- G B .D - G .D .B  G - .D F# .D F# - .C# D  E - D F# A - D .A .F# .D -
LH
G - .D - G - A - D -

Continuation — Part 15

RH
- .A C# E - A  .C# - (D-F#) - (C#-E) - (B-D) - (A-C#) - (G-B) -
LH
A - D - .A - B - .F# - G -

Finale

RH
(F#-A) - (G-B) - (A-C#) - D - C# - B - A - G - F# - (D-E) -
LH
.D - G - A - D - .A - B - .F# - G - .D - G -

Finale — Ending

RH
(C#-E) - (.A-D-F#) -
LH
A - (.D-A-D) -
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