Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Pachelbel’s Canon in D is one of the most famous pieces of classical (well, baroque, strictly speaking) music in the world. In this piano tutorial we dig into the looped chord progression that underlies it, and explore how you can improvise on it for yourself, and also how it can help you develop and practise your understanding of music theory and your skills with piano chords.
Interleaved practice tutorial: youtu.be/9jpx77DZJYY
George Winston’s variations on Pachelbel’s Canon: youtube.com/watch?v=1wAGacczNho
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00:00 Why it’s so useful
03:59 The progression — Pachelbel’s chords
04:55 Improvisation demo on the progression
06:05 The underlying music theory
10:53 Making it work for you
13:44 A smoother bass line (the line cliché)
16:04 Annotated improvisation
#piano #chords
👉Improve your piano skills with my great value Piano Packs and 3 Ebook Bundle deal:
billspianopages.com/pianopacks
billspianopages.com/bundle
👉Revolutionise your music skills with my new book, How To Be A Better Musician:
bettermusicianbook.com
👉Join my Patreon community — we're a very friendly bunch of piano learners!
patreon.com/billhilton
👉My gear (in association with Sweetwater.com)
Nord Piano. Latest model is the Nord Piano 5: sweetwater.sjv.io/Gm3RNn
Rode NT-USB microphone: sweetwater.sjv.io/AWXR6a
Sony DCZV1/B digital camera: sweetwater.sjv.io/3erm1n
(Disclosure: I receive commission from Sweetwater if you click through and buy these or any other products from their website.)
Pachelbel’s Canon in D is one of the most famous pieces of classical (well, baroque, strictly speaking) music in the world. In this piano tutorial we dig into the looped chord progression that underlies it, and explore how you can improvise on it for yourself, and also how it can help you develop and practise your understanding of music theory and your skills with piano chords.
Interleaved practice tutorial: youtu.be/9jpx77DZJYY
George Winston’s variations on Pachelbel’s Canon: youtube.com/watch?v=1wAGacczNho
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Facebook: fb.me/billhiltonpiano​
Twitter: twitter.com/billhilton​
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00:00 Why it’s so useful
03:59 The progression — Pachelbel’s chords
04:55 Improvisation demo on the progression
06:05 The underlying music theory
10:53 Making it work for you
13:44 A smoother bass line (the line cliché)
16:04 Annotated improvisation
#piano #chords
