Canon in D - Blues Lesson

Ivan Milenkovic

Canon in D - Blues Lesson

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- Ivan Milenkovic25th May 2008
  I'm glad I could help in any way. Thanks
- adam130224th May 2008
  sweet lesson helped me allot.
- Jerry Arcidiacono22nd May 2008
  Nice arrangement Ivan
- Nick Kellie21st May 2008
  very nice!
- Ivan Milenkovic21st May 2008
  Very cool! I'm glad you like it
- DethKlok21st May 2008
  Very cool. I like it a lot. I'm learning this immediately.
- Ivan Milenkovic20th May 2008
  Thanks a lot
- Gerardo Siere19th May 2008
  Very nice bluesy arrangment
- Henry Dietzel19th May 2008
  I always enjoy your lessons!! Well done
  
  Thanks
- Ivan Milenkovic17th May 2008
  Thank guys!
- Carlos Carrillo17th May 2008
  Hey Ivan!!!cool lesson!!!
  
  fantastic!
- fkalich17th May 2008
  That was pretty. Can't imagine how anyone would not like that.
- Dejan Farkas17th May 2008
  It sounds wonderful Ivan
- Orion17or17th May 2008
  Love it amazing arrangement
  ....but a famous comedian ruin cannon in d for me
  
  here he is, i met him a few times funny guy
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM
- Toni Suominen17th May 2008
  Great job Ivan!
- Hisham Al-Sanea16th May 2008
  nice version Ivan
- Gabriel Leopardi16th May 2008
  Cool version Ivan! Very nice!
- Nick32516th May 2008
  awsome blues cover of this
- Pablo Vazquez16th May 2008
  Great Job Ivan!! Cool!
- ItsMe16th May 2008
  nice soulfull licks
- Jenkinson16th May 2008
  Sweet! I am loving all the different styles covering Cannon.
- Marcus Siepen16th May 2008
  Wonderful Ivan, great job
- Alex8716th May 2008
  Very tasty blues version Ivan! Love it
- coffeeman16th May 2008
  Awesome , I love your tone, thanks Ivan!
- Pi3816th May 2008
  I love how you put in a bluesy, slow version of this when everyone else is playing so fast my fingers would explode if I even attempted to play their arrangements. Those versions are awesome to listen to, but are way out of my range. Thank you for putting an easier interpretation in!
- Martin la guitarra16th May 2008
  Brilliant!!!! Thanks
- kaznie_NL16th May 2008
  Very bluesy and very cool! Nice Job Ivan Nice guitar
- blindwillie16th May 2008
  Oh how I love this
- at lights end16th May 2008
  awesome
- David Wallimann16th May 2008
  Very tasteful licks. :-)
- Bogdan Radovic16th May 2008
  Very smooth arrangement Ivan !!
- Vinod Saranga16th May 2008
  Nice version Ivan
- RIP Dime16th May 2008
  Very cool!
- Capt.Z16th May 2008
  Nice!! This is a nice one!
  very bluesy!
- Juan M. Valero16th May 2008
  sweet arrangement
- Danilo Capezzuto16th May 2008
  but impressive
- Danilo Capezzuto16th May 2008
  Nice, simple version.
- Joe Kataldo16th May 2008
  Raw, Melodic Blues I like it
- Kristofer Dahl16th May 2008
  Spot on Ivan - not one note too much in here! Love it - thanks!

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- Tags: D Major Pentatonic, D Major, D Major Blues, Blues licks, Slow blues, Blues phrasing, Arrangement, Arranging, Phrases, Articulation, Vibrato
Hi fellow GMC'ers, today we will learn something very familiar but with a different feel to it. It is the famous piece "Pachelbel's Canon" or simply "Canon In D" in an arrangement for blues electric guitar! :)

As you may know, on the web you can find many versions of Canon In D, especially versions of JerryC's arrangement. Well I've tried to do something similar but very different. ;) We will be doing a blues version of Pachelbel's Canon and as we go through this (at first glance trivial) lesson, I will reveal how we can take a classical piece and turn it into a bluesy one.

By the end of the lesson I hope you will have enough knowledge to try to make your own blues arrangements of any composition, regardless of its progression. Also we will learn how to utilize our scale knowledge to create a bluesy solo over, in this case, a very classical progression.

This lesson contains:

- "Canon in D" composition arranged for blues guitar
- Blues arranging tips
- Smooth blues licks

Sound: Neck single pickup, Fender Tweed emulation, touch of cavernous reverb.

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