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Crab Canon BWV 1079
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (31 March 1685 – 28 July 1750)
Crab Canon (from The Musical Offering BWV 1079 : a collection of keyboard canons and fugues and other pieces of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, based on a single musical theme given to him by Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia), to whom they are dedicated. This canon is called a "crab canon" because the 2nd part is the same as the 1st part, but written backwards.)
Guitar Solo. Intermediate.
With downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
With standard notation and Tablature (TAB).
With some finger position suggestions.
Pages : Two (2) pages.
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