Canon in D (Simplified) ocarina tab

Composed by Johann Pachelbel. Written for the 12-hole Alto C ocarina. Challenging: 48 notes, Bb3 to F5, 17 sharps or flats, 5 big leaps.

The melody's opening entries (two slow statements, then the first eighth-note variation), as played by the first violin.

Canon in D (Simplified) ocarina notes

D C Bb A G F G A, Bb A G F Eb D Eb C, Bb D F Eb D Bb D C Bb G Bb F Eb G F Eb, D Bb C A Bb D F F G Eb F D Bb Bb Bb A

Letter names, phrase by phrase. The interactive tab shows the octave and a fingering chart for every note.

Melody source: John Chambers' ABC collection – Canon (Pachelbel), Paul Busman's single-line transcription (Chiff and Fipple), bars 3–10 (via abcnotation.com)