PACHELBEL’S CANON
by JOHANN PACHELBEL
For the Guitar

Line 1: C G Am Em

Line 2: F C F G

This classical piece is commonly played at weddings.

There are two ways to play this song: either with plucking or strumming only.

Plucking method:

C chord - pluck 2nd string once; pluck 3rd string once; back stroke last 4 strings; pluck 2nd string one more time.

G chord - Pluck 1st string once; pluck 2nd string once; back stroke last 4 strings; pluck 1st string once.

Am chord - Pluck 2nd string once; pluck 3rd string once; back stroke last 4 strings; pluck 2nd string once.

Em chord - Pluck 2nd string once; pluck 3rd string once; back stroke last 4 strings; pluck 2nd string once.

F chord - Pluck 3rd string once; pluck 4th string once; back stroke last 4 strings; pluck 3rd string once.

C chord - Pluck 2nd string once; pluck 3rd string once; back stroke last 4 strings; pluck 2nd string once.

F chord - Pluck 3rd string once; pluck 4th string once; back stroke last 4 strings; pluck 3rd string once.

G chord - Pluck 1st string once; pluck 2nd string once; back stroke last 4 strings; pluck 1st string once.

Strumming method:

One "hard" down stroke; pause 1 second; 1 down; 1 back; 1 down; 1 back; 1 down; 1 back.

This same sequence will apply to all the chords in this song.