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21 Songs that use Pachelbel's Canon chord progression

David Bennett
1.16M subscribers
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Whether in its original form, or with slight adjustment, the chord progression used throughout Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D" has been repurposed into numerous pop songs, and Peter Waterman even claims that Canon is "the godfather of all pop music". My own original music is available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wKKJ... 🎶 And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON:   / davidbennettpiano   🎹 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Examples 3:08 Variations on the progression 6:27 Why is it so popular? ...more
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21 Songs that use Pachelbel's Canon chord progression
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2022Jun 26
Whether in its original form, or with slight adjustment, the chord progression used throughout Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D" has been repurposed into numerous pop songs, and Peter Waterman even claims that Canon is "the godfather of all pop music". My own original music is available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wKKJ... 🎶 And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON:   / davidbennettpiano   🎹 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Examples 3:08 Variations on the progression 6:27 Why is it so popular?

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David Bennett

1.16M subscribers