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Pachelbel Canon in D

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80 BPM 3:03 D Major 2 tracks 927 notes
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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

Read the song by harmony, melody, rhythm, and section behavior.

80 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo80 BPM
Duration3:03
Tracks2
Notes927
Key / ScaleD Major
Pitch rangeD2 (38) - D6 (86)
Range span48 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
D5DAA5B5BmF#mF#5G5G
00:00 - 00:45
Pre-Chorus
Asus4Em7/AAsus4/DDABm(add9)F#5F#mDsus4/GG6
00:45 - 01:31
Chorus
Bm9/DGmaj7GAadd9Dmaj9/ADD/AEsus4/ADadd9/ABsus4
01:31 - 02:17
Bridge
GD5DGsus4GAA7DD/AAsus2
02:17 - 03:03

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Pachelbel Canon in D with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the melody, harmony, and rhythm with a practical study view.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Pachelbel Canon in D is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

  • Tempo: 80 BPM
  • Key / scale: D Major
  • Note count: 927
  • Duration: 3:03

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

Related context

This page is structured to help you move between melody, harmony, and timing without losing the shape of the arrangement.
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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Major
Pitch Range
D2 (38) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
927

Note Distribution

C
4 0.4%
C#
99 10.7%
D
188 20.3%
D#
0 0.0%
E
79 8.5%
F
0 0.0%
F#
130 14.0%
G
122 13.2%
G#
0 0.0%
A
192 20.7%
A#
0 0.0%
B
113 12.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Grand Pianoacoustic grand piano478
Grand Pianoacoustic grand piano449

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1D5
00:00M1.2D
00:01M1.3A
00:02M1.4A5
00:03M2.1B5
00:03M2.2Bm
00:04M2.3F#m
00:05M2.4F#5
00:06M3.1G5
00:06M3.2G
00:07M3.3D
00:08M3.4D5
00:09 - 00:09M4.1 - M4.2G
00:10M4.3A5
00:11M4.4A
00:12M5.1D
00:12M5.2D/F#
00:13M5.3A5
00:14M5.4A/E
00:15M6.1Bm
00:15M6.2Bm/D
00:16M6.3F#5
00:17M6.4F#m/C#
00:18M7.1G
00:18M7.2G/B
00:19M7.3D5
00:20M7.4D/A
00:21M8.1G
00:21M8.2G/B
00:22M8.3A
00:23M8.4A/C#
00:24 - 00:24M9.1 - M9.2D
00:25M9.3A
00:26M9.4A/E
00:27 - 00:27M10.1 - M10.2Bm
00:28M10.3F#m
00:29M10.4F#m/C#
00:30 - 00:30M11.1 - M11.2G
00:31M11.3D
00:32M11.4D/A
00:33 - 00:33M12.1 - M12.2G
00:34M12.3A
00:35M12.4A7
00:36M13.1D
00:36M13.2D/F#
00:37M13.3A5
00:38M13.4A
00:39M14.1Bm
00:39M14.2F#sus4/B
00:40 - 00:41M14.3 - M14.4F#m
00:42M15.1G
00:42M15.2Dsus4/G
00:43M15.3D5
00:44M15.4D
00:45 - 00:45M16.1 - M16.2Dsus4/G
00:46M16.3Asus4
00:47M16.4Em7/A
00:48M17.1Asus4/D
00:48M17.2D
00:49 - 00:50M17.3 - M17.4A
00:51 - 00:51M18.1 - M18.2Bm(add9)
00:52M18.3F#5
00:53M18.4F#m
00:54M19.1Dsus4/G
00:54M19.2G6
00:55M19.3Dadd9
00:56M19.4Dmaj7
00:57M20.1Gmaj9
00:57M20.2Gmaj7
00:58M20.3Esus4/A
00:59M20.4F#m7/A
01:00M21.1Dsus2
01:00M21.2D/A
01:01M21.3A
01:02M21.4A7
01:03M22.1Bm
01:03M22.2Gmaj9/B
01:04M22.3F#m
01:05M22.4F#m7
01:06 - 01:06M23.1 - M23.2G
01:07M23.3Dmaj7
01:08M23.4Bm7/D
01:09M24.1Dsus4/G
01:09M24.2G6
01:10M24.3Asus2
01:11M24.4A
01:12M25.1Dsus2
01:12M25.2D/A
01:13M25.3A
01:14M25.4A7
01:15M26.1Bm
01:15M26.2Gmaj9/B
01:16M26.3F#m
01:17M26.4F#m7
01:18M27.1Dsus4/G
01:18M27.2G
01:19M27.3Dmaj7
01:20M27.4D6
01:21 - 01:21M28.1 - M28.2G
01:22M28.3Aadd9
01:23M28.4Dmaj9/A
01:24 - 01:24M29.1 - M29.2D
01:25M29.3Esus4/A
01:26M29.4Dmaj9/A
01:27M30.1Bm
01:27M30.2Gmaj7/B
01:28M30.3Gmaj9/F#
01:29M30.4Dmaj7/F#
01:30 - 01:30M31.1 - M31.2Gadd9
01:31M31.3Gmaj9/D
01:32M31.4Bm9/D
01:33M32.1Gmaj7
01:33M32.2G
01:34M32.3Aadd9
01:35M32.4Dmaj9/A
01:36M33.1D
01:36M33.2D/A
01:37M33.3Esus4/A
01:38M33.4Dadd9/A
01:39M34.1Bsus4
01:39M34.2F#sus4
01:40M34.3F#m
01:41M34.4Dmaj7/F#
01:42M35.1G
01:42M35.2Gadd9
01:43M35.3Dsus4
01:44M35.4Bm7/D
01:45M36.1Gadd9
01:45M36.2Dsus4/G
01:46M36.3Aadd9
01:47M36.4Dadd9/A
01:48M37.1Asus4/D
01:48M37.2D
01:49 - 01:50M37.3 - M37.4A
01:51M38.1Bsus2
01:51M38.2Bm
01:52M38.3F#m
01:53M38.4F#m7
01:54M39.1Gmaj9
01:54M39.2G6
01:55M39.3Dsus4
01:56M39.4D
01:57M40.1Gmaj9
01:57M40.2G
01:58M40.3A9
01:59M40.4F#m7/A
02:00M41.1Asus4/D
02:00M41.2D/A
02:01 - 02:02M41.3 - M41.4A
02:03M42.1F#sus4/B
02:03M42.2Bm
02:04M42.3F#m
02:05M42.4C#sus4/F#
02:06M43.1Gmaj7
02:06M43.2Em7/G
02:07M43.3Dsus4
02:08M43.4D
02:09M44.1Gadd9
02:09M44.2G
02:10M44.3A
02:11M44.4Esus4/A
02:12 - 02:12M45.1 - M45.2D
02:13M45.3Asus2
02:14M45.4A7
02:15M46.1Bm
02:15M46.2Bm/D
02:16M46.3F#5
02:17M46.4F#m7
02:18 - 02:18M47.1 - M47.2G
02:19M47.3D5
02:20M47.4D
02:21M48.1Gsus4
02:21M48.2G
02:22M48.3A
02:23M48.4A7
02:24M49.1D
02:24M49.2D/A
02:25M49.3Asus2
02:26M49.4Esus4/A
02:27M50.1Bm
02:27M50.2Bm/F#
02:28M50.3F#5
02:29M50.4C#sus4/F#
02:30 - 02:30M51.1 - M51.2G
02:31M51.3D5
02:32M51.4Asus4/D
02:33M52.1Gsus4
02:33M52.2G
02:34M52.3A
02:35M52.4A7
02:36M53.1Dmaj9
02:36M53.2D
02:37M53.3Dmaj9/A
02:38M53.4A
02:39M54.1Bm(add9)
02:39M54.2Bm
02:40M54.3Bm9/F#
02:41M54.4F#m/A
02:42M55.1Gadd9
02:42M55.2G
02:43M55.3Gmaj9/D
02:44M55.4D
02:45M56.1Gmaj9
02:45M56.2G
02:46M56.3A9
02:47M56.4A
02:48M57.1Dmaj7
02:48M57.2D
02:49M57.3Dmaj9/A
02:50M57.4A/E
02:51M58.1Bm9
02:51M58.2Bm
02:52M58.3Bm9/F#
02:53M58.4F#m/C#
02:54M59.1Gmaj9
02:54M59.2G
02:55M59.3Gmaj9/D
02:56M59.4D
02:57M60.1Gmaj7/D
02:57M60.2G
02:58M60.3Gadd9
02:59M60.4Asus4/E
03:00M61.1Dmaj9/A
03:00 - 03:03M61.2 - M62.2D