Joe Satriani
Canon in C
Apparently this version of Pachelbel's Canon that I found
online was put together by Satch. It is definately the
best version of Canon for guitar that I've heard. It's
much more technical than any of the others. This is what I
came up with, although there is a lot missing. I have the
main structure of the song here, with a view parts left
out that I couldn't get. There may be a lot of bass notes missing
too. I'm not sure if this song uses 2 guitars for the whole thing,
or just for the last half of the song. Anyways, hopefully somebody
can use this tab and figure out the rest of the song.
Make sure to send it in to Ultimate Guitar.
tabbed by: M Ryan
Line 1 + 2
-0----------------------------------|
-1---0---1---0---1---1---1---0------|
-0---0---2---0---2---0---2---0------|
-----0---2---2---3---2---3---0------|
-3-------0--------------------------|
-----3-------0---1---0---1---3------|
Line 3 (let bottom note ring strong)
-0------------------------------------|
-1---3---1---0---1---1---1---0--------|
-----0---2---0---2---0---2---0--------|
-----------------3-------3------------|
-3-------0-----------3----------------|
-----3-------0---1-------1---3--------|
Line 4 (only slightly different from 3)
-0----------------------------------|
-1---3---1---0---------------0------|
-----0---2---0---2---0---2---0------|
-----------------3---2---3----------|
-3---2---0--------------------------|
-------------0---1---0---1---3------|
Line 5
-0----0------3-----------------0---------|
-1---1---3--------1-----1--0-------------|
---0-------0---0--2---2------0---0-------|
--------------------2--------------------|
-3----------------0----------------------|
---------3-----------------0-------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-------------1-------------0---3---------|
-2-----2-0-----0--2-----2----0---0-------|
-3---3-----2------3---3------------------|
---3----------------3--------------------|
-1-------0--------1--------3-------------|
Line 6
-0------0-1-3-----------------------0----------|
-1---1-3------3---3-----1-----0-1-3---0---0----|
---0------------0-------2---2-----------0------|
--------------------------2--------------------|
-3----------------------0----------------------|
------------3-----------------------0----------|
----------------------------------------------0h1-|
-----------0-1------------------0-1p0---0-1h3-----|
-2-----0-2-----0---0--2-----0-2-------2-----------|
-3---3-----------2----3---3-----------------------|
---3--------------------3-------------------------|
-1-----------0--------1-----------3---------------|
Line 7
-0-------0-1-3p1p0---0-------------------0h1-0----------------|
-----1-3-----------3---3p1p0-1p0---0h1h3-------3p1p0-1p0------|
---0-----------------------------2-----------------------2p0--|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
-3---------------------------0--------------------------------|
-------------3-------------------------------0----------------|
-----------------0-----------0---1p0---0-1p0---0--3p1p0-----------|
-----------0-1-3---3-1-0-1-3---1-----3-------3----------3p1p0-----|
-2p0---0-2----------------------------------------------------2p0-|
-----3------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-1---------------0---------------1----------------3---------------|
Line 8 (same as line 7, different ending)
-0-------0-1-3p1p0---0-------------------0h1-0----------------|
-----1-3-----------3---3p1p0-1p0---0h1h3-------3p1p0-1p0------|
-0-0-----------------------------2-----------------------2p0--|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
-3---------------------------0--------------------------------|
-------------3-------------------------------0----------------|
-----------------0-----------0---1p0---0-1p0---0--7-------------10-11-|
-----------0-1-3---3-1-0-1-3---1-----3-------3----------10-12-13------|
-2p0---0-2--------------------------------------------12--------------|
-----3----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-1---------------0---------------1----------------3-------------------|
Line 9
C G
-12--------12-------|-------15------15-|-----12------12-------|
-------13------13---|--12-------12-----|-13------13-----------|
----12---12--12--12-|----12---12--12---|---14--14--14--14-----|
-10-----------------|------------------|----------------------|
--------------------|--14--------------|-12-------------------|
--------------------|------------------|----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joe_satriani/canon_in_c_tab.html ]
-----12------12---|------8------8--|----8---8-|----8---8-------10-----10--|
-12------12-------|-10------10-----|-8----8---|--6---6-----12-----12------|
---12--12--12--12-|----10-10--10-10|---9-9-9-9|---7-7-7-7--0--0--0--0-----|
------------------|----------------|----------|---------------------------|
------------------|-8--------------|-7--------|--5------------------------|
-12---------------|----------------|----------|---------------------------|
Line 10
-12----12-|---10----10-|----------|----------|5-------|-------5-----5--8-7-|
-----13---|-------12---|13-----13-|12-----12-|------6-|8----8-----6----8---|
---12-----|-----12-----|-----14---|-----12---|----5---|---5-----7------7---|
-10-------|---9--------|---14-----|---14-----|--7-----|--5-------------5---|
----------|------------|12--------|----------|8-------|7------5------------|
----------|------------|----------|12--------|--------|--------------------|
Line 11
------------------------6-----7------7------|
-5------3-/-6-/----5------------8-----------|
-5------2-/-5-/----5--------------9---------|
--------------------------------------------|
-3------2-/-5-/----0----6-----7-------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--5-8-5----3-7-3----1-5----------------|
---------------------------------------|can't figure out this part
---------------------------------------|
--3--------2--------0------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
this bass riff can be played by a second part in the background
for the next 3 bars in the tab
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
---2---2---0----0----2---2---0---0----3---3----2---2---3---3---5--5-|
-3-----------------0---0--------------------------------------------|
-----3---3---3-------------0---0----1---1----0---0---1---1---3--3---|
-0-----0---------3-------------------------|-------------0-------------------0-----|
-1-1-----1----0----0------h1-1/5---5-3-1-0-|---0-1-----1---1------0-1------3---3---|
-----0-----0---------0---------------------|-2-----2-0-------0---2----2--4-------4-|
-2---------------------0-------------------|---------------------------------------|
-3------------------------0----------------|---------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Reapeat above bar
--------3-3-3-3/5-3--0-----0-0------------|------------------------------------|
----3h5----------------0h1-----3-1-0------|------------------------------------|
--5---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Repeat above bar
-------------------------------------|-------------0------------1-0-----------|
-------------------------------------|---0-1-----1---1------0-1-----3-1-0-----|
-------------------------------------|-2-----2-0-------0--2-------------------|
-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
During the strumming of these chords, you can still hear light
finger picking in the background,
----------------1-----1---3-------------------------------------------|
--1------1------1-----1---3-------------------------------------------|
--0--0---2--0---2-----2---4-------------------------------------------|
--2--0---2--2---3--2--3---5-------------------------------------------|
--3--0------2---3--2--3---5-------------------------------------------|
-----3----------1--0--1---3-------------------------------------------|
--------3---3/7--7/10/8---12--10----8-----------8---------7-----7----|
-----1--------------------12-----------10----10---10---10---9--------|
------0-------------------12--------------10---------9--------9------|
---2----------------------12-----------------------------------------|
-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
let notes ring
-----3--3--0--1--0--1-1-0-----|-12-10-8-7-5-3-5-7-----------------------|
--1--3--3--0--3--0--1-----3-1-|-----------------------------------------|
--2--4--2--0--2--0--2---------|-----------------------------------------|
--2--5--3--2-----2--3---------|-----------------------------------------|
--0--5--3--2-----2--3---------|-----------------------------------------|
-----3--1--0-----0--1---------|-----------------------------------------|
----15--------15--------12--------12----------13----12-10---------------13----12-10----|
-17----17--15----15--13----13--12----12-10-13----13-------13-12---10-13----13-------13-|
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finish
