Crab Canon Bwv 1079
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Playing The Chord
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
J.S. Bach's 'Crab Canon'
Tabbed out using Tab Master 1.0 by Nick Zuccaro.
Arranged for two guitars, standard tuning.
The interesting thing about this piece is that it is the same backwards
and forwards in two parts..the ending of the second part is the reverse
of the beginning of the first part..I tried to incorporate timing in it
the best I could, because you need it for this piece...the notes marked
with an 'h' are half notes that start on the fourth count and continue
into the next measure....the pipes '|' are used to mark the beats.
| | | | | | | | | | | h | | | h
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|0-------1-------|--------~---0---|0---------------|
D|--------1-------|----------------|--------~-------|----4-------3---|
A|3---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | ^rest | | | |
e|----------------|--------1-------|------1---------|----------------|
B|------------1---|0-1-3-4---4-3-1-|3---3---4-3-1-0-|--0-1-4-3-1-0---|
G|--------0-------|----------------|--0-------------|2-------------2-|
D|----1-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | h | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3---2-------1---|1---0-----------|------------3---|1-------0-------|
A|----------------|--------4---3---|2-------3-------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------2-1-------|----------------|----------------|------1-0-------|
G|0-1-3-----3-1-0-|--0-1-3-1-0-----|------0-------1-|0---------1-0---|
D|----------------|3-----------3-1-|0-1-3---3-1-0---|--3-1---------3-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|------1---------|------0-1-------|----------------|
G|-----------------|0---0---0-------|--0-1---------0-|1-------0-------|
D|---------1-------|--3-------1-0-1-|3---------1-3---|--0-1-3---3-1-0-|
A|3----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|---------1-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-------0---0---0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1-0-1-------3---|1---------------|0-------1-------|3---------------|
A|-----------------|--------3-------|----------------|----3-------2---|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------1-------|
B|----------------|------1-2-------|--0-1-3-4-1-0---|0-1-3-4---3---3-|
G|----0-1-3-1-0---|0-1-3-----3-1-0-|2-------------2-|------------0---|
D|1-3-----------3-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | h | | | h | | | h | | | |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|------------0---|0---~-----------|
D|--------0---1---|1---2-------3---|3---4-----------|----~-----------|
A|3---4-----------|----------------|----------------|--------2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | | | | |
e|------1---------|----------------|
B|1-3-4---4-3-1-0-|1---------------|
G|----------------|----0-----------|
D|----------------|--------1-------|
A|----------------|------------3---|
E|----------------|----------------|
| | | | | | | |
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|1-------0-------|----------------|
D|----------------|1---------------|
A|----------------|--------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
How to play Crab Canon Bwv 1079
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.