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Eight chords that inspired generations of hits
Pachelbel’s Canon (around 1700) is built on a sequence of eight chords, two per measure: C – G – A minor – E minor – F – C – F – G.
New chord: E minor (B-E-G, an inversion). You already know all the others.
Heard in: Basket Case (Green Day), Don’t Look Back in Anger (Oasis), Graduation (Vitamin C)
Right hand alone, two half notes per measure. The computer plays the bass.
The left hand plays the bass notes in half notes, along with the chords.