Canon In D (Easy 12 Hole Chromatic Duet) 1st Harp
By Johann Pachelbel
Range: C#4 to G6
This is the first harpist’s part in the duet and requires a key of “C” chromatic.

Tab Notations:
none = blow      - = draw         * = button in
     ~ = trill        ! = staccato    -5__ = hold
|    | = measure, or bar
2_6 = slur, play smoothly from one note to the next
<<<< = gradually increase volume
>>>> = gradually decrease volume
q = soft/quietly mq = moderately quiet
l = loud ml = moderately loud
4/4 Time


Very Slowly

    1 quietly
1st:|      |     |-6* 6 -5 5*|-4 -3 -4 4*|

    5
1st:|-5 5* -4 -3 | 3 -2* 3 2_6|-5_-6* -7_7 -6*_-5 -6*_6|

    8 crescendo< < <
1st:|-5_-4 -5_-7 7_-8 -7_7|-6*_-5 6_5* -5__-6 -7_-3|

    10
1st:|-8__7 -7_-6* -5_-1 -5~~_5*|

moderately loud
1st:|-5 5* -5 -1 1* -3 2 -2* -1 -5 5* -4 4* -6* -7 -8|

1st:| 3 -2* 2 3 -2* 6 -5 5* -4 -7 7 -6* 6 7 -6* 6 |

moderately quiet
1st:|-5 6 -6* 7 -7 6 -7 7 -6* -8 -7 7 -7 7 -6* 6|

1st:|-5 -4 -8 8* -9 8* -8 -7 7 -6* 6 -8 -7 -8 -7 7|

    15 moderately loud grow louder < < < <
1st:| -6* 6 -5 -6 |-4 -3 -8 8* |

l > > > mq grow louder <
1st:|-9 -5 5* -4 -5 |-5____ -1 -5 7 6 -7__|

      moderately loud
1st:|__-7 -6* 7 -7 -6* 7 -7__ -3 -4 4* -5 6 -6* 7 -6 -5 6 -6*_ -2*_3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -2* 3 -3|

   20
1st:|3 -4 -3 3 -2* 2 -2* 2 -1 2 -2* 3 -3 -4 3 -4 -3 -4 4* -5 -3 -4 4* -5 6 -6* 7 -7|

1st:|-6* -5 6 -6* 6 -5 6 5* -5 6 -6* 6 -5 5* -5 -4 4* -5 -1 2 -2* 3 -2* 2 -2* -5 5* -5|

1st:|-4 -5 5* -4 -3 3 -3 3 -2* 3 -3 -4 4* -5 -4 -5 5* -5 5* -4 5* -5 6 -5 5* -5 -4 4*|

1st:|-5 5* -4 -5 |-1 -5 -1 2 |

    25 quietly
1st:| -3 -3 -2* -3| 3 -2* 3 6 |

1st:|-6* -2* 3 -2* 2 6 -6* 6 -5 -2* -1 -4 -3 -7 7 -7|

1st:|-8 -4 4* -4 -3 -7 7 -7 -8 -4 -3 -4 4* 8* -8 8*|

1st:|-9 -5 6 -5 5* 8* -9 8* -8 -4 -3 -4 4* 8* -10* 10|

    30 grow quieter > > >
1st:|-9 -5 6 7 -6* -2* -3 -5 -4 7 -6* 7 6 -7 7 -7 |

quietly
1st:|-6* -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -3 -7 -6* -6* -6* -6* -2* -6* -7 -7|

    32
1st:| 7 7 7 -5 -5 -5 -5 -9 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3 -3 6 5*|

1st:|-3 -6* -6* -6* 6 6 10 6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -7 -7 -3 -7|

    34
1st:|-4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 4* 8* 8* 10|

moderately loud
1st:|-9 -5 6 -6* !-5 !5* 9*_-9_10 !9* !-8 -4_4*_-5 !-4 !4* -7_7_- 6* !6|

    36
1st:|!-5 7_-6*_6 !7 !-6* -5_6_-6* !-7 !7 -8_-7_7 !-6* !6 -7_7_-6* !6 |

1st:|!-6* -9_9*_-9 !-6* !-7 -7_-8__8* !-7 !-6* -9_10_-10* !-9 !-10* -10*_10_-9 !9*|

1st:|!-8 -8_-7_-8 !9* !-9 -10*_10_-9 !-10* !11 -9_9*_-8 !-8 -7 6 -7 -7|

     moderately quiet
1st:|-7 -7 -5 -7 | 7 -7 7 -5 -5~~~~~5*|

   41 loud
1st:| -5 -9 9* -8 -7 | -5 6 -6* -8 6__ 6|

1st:|-6*__ -2* -2*_3 -2*_2 -1__ -5 -5_6 -5_5*|

   44
1st:|-4 -5 -5_5 -4_4 -3__ -7|

1st:|-7___ -7 -7__-8 -7__7 -6*__ -6* -6*_7 -6*_6 |

   46
1st:|-5_5 -4_4 -3__ -7 7 -5 6__ 5*|

      moderately loud
1st:|-5 -5 5*___ -4 -7___|_-7 7 -6*_____ 6 6 |

    49 grow louder < < <
1st:|-6* -2* 2 -1 -5 5 |-4 -5 -3 -4 -3|

      loudly
1st:|-3 -7_____7 -6* -10*___10|-9___ -9 -9 9*|

    53
1st:|-9 -5 5* 8* -8 -4 -3 -7 | 7 11 -10* -6* -6* 6 10|

    55
1st:|-10* -6* 6 10 -9 -5 5* 8*|-8 -8 -7 -3 3___10 -7 - 7|

very loudly
1st:|-6*_______ |
2nd:|-1________ |
very loudly