Canon Progression (Gospel)
Why do Green Day, Pet Shop Boys and Pachelbel sound the same?
Pachelbel's Canon Progression (I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V) from 1680 appears in Basket Case, Go West and dozens of modern songs. The harmony doesn't change — only the rhythm and style do.
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Famous songs
Canon in D (Pachelbel) · Basket Case (Green Day) · Go West (Pet Shop Boys) · Hook (Blues Traveler)
Did you know?
Pachelbel composed the Canon in D in 1680 for a wedding. 300 years later, its progression appears in "Let It Be", "No Woman No Cry", and hundreds of pop ballads.