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A Chord Progression made famous by the well-known Pachelbel's Canon in D major, which is the Trope Namer.
The progression is usually in a major key, and usually runs as follows: I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V (repeat). If in a minor key, it is usually: i-v-VI-III-iv-i-iv-V (repeat). Occasionally, II, ii or ii° may be substituted for the last IV/iv, and I or Ib (or i or ib)note The "b"'s in this case mean "first inversion", not "flatted". Second inversions use "c"'s. may be substituted for the iii or III. An example can be heard here.
Comedian Rob Paravonian famously ranted about the ubiquity of this progression, although most of his medley would be better placed in The Four Chords of Pop. He has a point, though... (Interestingly, substituting Ib for iii as stated above allows the two tropes to overlap.)
Often used to create the bittersweet, nostalgic kind of feeling the piece is so famous for.
See also Falling Bass, an alternate bass melody which nevertheless meshes well with the chords of the Pachelbel's Canon Progression, and may also have been its origin. |
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It features in and is one of the themes of Kanon, which names itself after the piece. |
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The chorus of "The Way" by Fastball is a variant: I-V-vi-III7-IV-I-V. Their other song "Out of My Head" is also a variant: I-V-vi-I/I7-IV-I-II7-V7. Thus, so is the sample in Machine Gun Kelly and Camilla Cabello’s “Bad Things�. |
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In the anime Lucky Star, Tsukasa's ringtone sounds like a cheerier version of this. |
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Lamput: Music noticeably resembling the Trope Namer can be heard in "Boss's Mom" during the scene where a young Boss and his mom run towards each other. |
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Alfred J. Kwak: The main theme, sung in the original Dutch by Herman van Veen. The ending theme halfway does it, but mixes around the order of chords in the second half of the progression. |
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My Little Pony:
The verses of "Mirai Start", the Japanese theme song of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
The franchise's signature "My little pony, my little pony," jingle also qualifies, although it's only long enough to make it through the progression's first half. |
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In Summer Wars, the first section of the theme to "150 Million Miracles" follows the chord progression of I-IV-vi-iii-IV-iii-ii7-V |
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Lilith's theme in Bomberman 64: The Second Attack! uses a slight variation of this chord progression. |
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In Wolf 359, Eiffel goes on a rant about this song, referring to it as "The Mind Eraser" because it is such an Ear Worm that it will push any and all troubling thoughts about being trapped aboard a space station as part of some poorly-explained mission sponsored by a boss that you're pretty sure is at least kind-of-evil from your head. |
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Kirby:
"Gourmet Race" uses a variant in its final section: I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-iv7b-V.
"Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff" from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. |
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Most of the intro song from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as well. |
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Aphrodite's Child's "Rain And Tears", notable for being the first pop hit to use this progression. And by extension, "There's A Key" by 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor as it interpolates that song. |
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
"Komm, Süsser Tod" from The End of Evangelion
In Evangelion: Death and Rebirth, a recurring motif of the three main characters playing the piece is used to punctuate the recap portion. In fact, the sort-of framing sequence for the recap is the three characters (plus an Ensemble Dark Horse) getting together to practice the Canon (with Butt-Monkey Shinji playing the cello). |
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A horribly distorted organ version appears in the creepiest part of BioShock Infinite. |
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My Singing Monsters: The first few segments of Gold Island use it, before going into E Minor for the final part. Completing the song on this island is accomplished by raising all 30 Natural monsters, (excluding the fire elementals) 6 Seasonal monsters, Shugabush, Wubbox, AND all their rare/epic variants to level 15, and essentially the moment that signifies a Completed Compendium on the first 5 islands, so it has every right to feel as nostalgic and glorious as it is. |
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Roger Waters' "The Bravery of Being out of Range" utilizes the chord progression in its verses. |
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Spanish film Begin the Beguine uses it as a Recurring Riff throughout. |
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The chorus of Bananarama's "Love in the First Degree". |
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It's used as a theme in Ordinary People. |
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Maroon Five’s “Memories� |
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The "Perfect Christmas" song from Arthur's Perfect Christmas opens with Arthur playing it on the piano before transitioning to a more upbeat, livelier tune. |
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Pachelbel's Ganon, an Overclocked Remix track by djpretzel that rearranges Zelda's Lullaby and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's opening theme in an R&B style, with this as its backing track. |
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Canon is used in the final episode of Llamas with Hats from the point where Carl discovers Paul's dead body until Carl kills himself. |
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The verses of "Come Home, Perry" from the Phineas and Ferb episode "Oh, There You Are, Perry" are based on the canon. |
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Minor key version: "Sprinting Spirits" by Sato Naoki, from the Eureka Seven soundtrack, volume 2 disc 1. |
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Doja Cat's "Fancy" |
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"Hotel California" by the Eagles is based on a minor key variant. |
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Super Mario Bros.:
Parts of the ending music from Super Mario Bros. 2
The second half of the ending theme from Super Mario Bros. 3 starts with this sequence
Most of the intro song from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as well.
Parts of the credits theme from Super Mario 64, also implementing Falling Bass: I-Vb-vi-Ic-IV-Ib-ii-V.
The "Luma" theme from Super Mario Galaxy is built around a slight variation on this progression. |
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Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul, and Mary follows a similar chord progression: I-iii-IV-I-IV-I-vi-II7-V. |
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Dragon Ball GT 's "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" uses a version for its refrain that replaces the I-IV with iii-vi-♭VII or iii-vi-ii-III7 alternately. |
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Pokémon has several of these: the S.S. Anne from the first generation, Goldenrod City from the second generation, both Slateport City and (perhaps the most noticeable example, because of the arrangement) the marine science museum from the third generation, Mimikyu's theme from the 7th generation (which is very reminiscent of Vitamin C's Graduation Song), and the Tera Raid Battle theme from the 9th generation. |
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Mother 3 uses it in the theme of the Magypsies. |
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"Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 uses a slightly altered I-IV-vi-iii-IV-I-ii-V progression, but in terms of harmonic function it's an almost exact match. |
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"I Can Be Your Friend" from the VeggieTales story Are You My Neighbor? |
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| | VeggieTales |
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The choir at Mia's wedding in the sequel to The Princess Diaries sings the canon—first at the usual slower and more reverent pace (only to trail off when she runs out), then hilariously sped up when she rushes down the aisle to the altar. |
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| | The Princess Diaries |
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Mario & Luigi: Dream Team: The background pieces for Pi'illo Castle, Rose Broquet, and especially Mushrise Park all feature variations on this progression. |
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| | Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Video Game) |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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Peterpan's "Semua Tentang Kita"note "All About Us" substitutes the last IV chord with an vi and repeats the progression for the whole song, creating a melancholic mood fitting for a song about parting with closed ones. |
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| | Noah (Indonesia) (Music) |
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It plays twice in Clouds of Sils Maria, the first time when Valentine disappears right when Maria finally spots the cloud formation of the Maloja Snake, and the second time at the end when the Show Within a Show is about to be performed. |
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| | Clouds of Sils Maria |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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The B-section of "Singing Mountain" from Chrono Trigger uses a variation ending with ii-III instead of IV-V. |
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| | Chrono Trigger (Video Game) |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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In Tangled Ever After, it's the background music for the opening narration. |
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| | Tangled Ever After |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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If novelty songs from YouTube count, then a good example is Parry Gripp's "Raining Tacos" |
| | "Pachelbel's Canon" Progression / int_c720f71e |
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| | YouTube (Website) |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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Aerosmith - "Cryin'" (actually interpolates "Canon in D" in the bridge) |
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| | Aerosmith (Music) |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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Dragon Ball Z Kai 's "Dragon Soul" takes the former substitution and also swaps the first V with the first iii for its refrain. |
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| | Dragon Ball Z Kai |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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The save screen theme and, fittingly (see above), the music in the area themed after Mother in Yume Nikki both use this progression. |
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| | Mother (Video Game) |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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"Yatta!" by Happatai, used in the animutation "Irrational Exuberance". |
| | "Pachelbel's Canon" Progression / int_d84463e |
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| | Yatta! (Music) |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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South Park uses a Suspiciously Similar Song in the scene where Cartman has a tea party with his stuffed toys. |
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| | South Park |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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Mega Man 4's prologue uses this once. |
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| | Mega Man 4 (Video Game) |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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Kevin Bacon's character plays it briefly on trumpet in Queens Logic. |
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| | Queens Logic |
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Hospital Playlist: In a flashback to 1999, Seok-hyung demonstrates his proficiency on keyboards to the rest of the band by playing Pachelbel's Canon. Then, in a scene set 20 years later, the whole Five-Man Band plays Pachelbel's Canon together in an up-tempo rock arrangement. |
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| | Hospital Playlist |
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The first two games in the Atelier Series make use of it for their hardest to attain endings. |
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| | Atelier Series (Video Game) |
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The song "Itsumo Nando Demo" from Spirited Away makes use of a variation of this, where v replaces the iii in the verses. |
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| | Spirited Away |
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A skit on John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme portrayed Pachelbel himself as utterly sick of the Canon, being much more enthusiastic about his Fugue, his Sonata, or his Hexachordum Apollinis, eventually being forced to play it and singing about how much it annoyed him that this was all he was remembered for. ("All that it does is go dooby-dooby-dooby-dooby...") |
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| | John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (Radio) |
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Pachelbel's Canon is used during the "not-wedding" on Charmed in Season 3. |
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| | Charmed (1998) |
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"Pachelbel's Canon" Progression |
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The bassline to the first half of the Eight Melodies theme from MOTHER uses a slight variation: I-iib-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V. |
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| | EarthBound Beginnings (Video Game) |
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DragonForce - "Valley of the Damned" (chorus and instrumental part). This progression is popular in Melodic Power Metal in general, starting with Helloween's "Eagle Fly Free", arguably a one-song Trope Maker for the genre. |
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| | DragonForce (Music) |
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"Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff" from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. |
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| | Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Video Game) |
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The Piano Guys have their own version, Rockelbel's Canon. And prior to joining the group, member John Schmidt had his own version, Pachelbel Meets U2, which blends "Canon in D" with U2's "With or Without You." |
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| | The Piano Guys (Music) |
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