Dust In The Wind Tab

by Kansas
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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(Travis fingerpicking)
The whole song is played with arpeggios.
The first thing to learn from it:
e|----------|
B|-0----0---|
G|----0---0-|
D|---0---0--|
A|-0---0----|
E|----------|
Repeat till you can play it with your eyes closed.
 
Then the rest is easy.  For the introduction here you have a tip:
through the introduction the 2nd string (B) makes something like this:
(the arpeggio will automatically do it, you don't have to worry about this)
 
B-1--0--3
(x6)
 
Then, here are the chords:
          (EADGBe)
C         (x3201x)
Cmaj7     (x3200x)
Cadd9     (x3203x)
Asus2     (x0220x)
Asus4     (x0223x)
Am        (x0221x)
G/B       (x2003x)
G         (3x000x)
Dm7       (xx0211)
D/F#      (2x023x)
Am/G      (3x221x)
Am add9   (x0750x)
G/A       (x0570x)
F(#11)/A  (x0350x)
F6(#11)/A (x0353x)
 
 
For G, D/F# and Am/G the arpeggio is played like this:
 
e|------------|
B|-0------0---|
G|----0-----0-|
D|---0-----0--|
A|------------|
E|-0----0-----|
 
And for Dm7 it is played like this:
 
e|-0------0---|
B|----0-----0-|
G|---0-----0--|
D|-0----0-----|
A|------------|
E|------------|
 
This is the last step:
Right when a paragraph is about to start there is an alteration in the arpeggio:
 
Example when the first sentence in a paragraph finishes: "#"
 
   Am             $ C             $ is G/B
e|--------------------|
B|-1------1--1--1-3-1-|
G|----2-----2--2------|
D|---2-----2--2-------|
A|-0----0----0--0-2-3-|
E|--------------------|
 
After the introduction it is only: "@"
   Am   $ C (starting the paragraph)
e|----------|
B|-1--1-3-1-|
G|---2------|
D|--2-------|
A|-0--0-2-3-|
E|----------|
 
 
But after the first Chorus it is played like this: *
 
   Am                $ C             $ is G/B
e|-----------------------|
B|-0h1----1----0h1---3-1-|
G|------2----2-----------|
D|-----2----2------------|
A|--0----0------0----2-3-|
E|-----------------------|
 
And in the instrumental part there is a very little alteration in the arpeggio that
you can practice after you've learned all the song:
 
   Amadd9  Amadd9  G/A    G/A
e|-------------0--------------0---|
B|-0---0---0-------0---0--0-------|
G|---5---5---5---5---7---7--7---7-|
D|--7---7---7---7---5---5--5---5--|
A|-0--0----0--0----0--0---0--0----|
E|--------------------------------|
 
 
*********************************Chords*********************************
 
For the introduction play:
C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C
Asus2 Asus4 Am Asus2
Cadd9 C Cmaj7 Cadd9
Am Asus2 Asus4 Am (in the last Am play directly alteration "@")
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
    C   G/B Am     Am
I close my eyes,
G           Dm7            Am               Am
Only for a moment and the moment's gone. (here you play the alteration "#" instead of both Am)
C   G/B   Am    Am
All my dreams,
G               Dm7       Am      Am
Pass before my eyes a curiosity.
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
D/F#  G           Am  Am/G
     Dust in the wind,
D/F#             G           Am
All they are is dust in the wind
 
(play this "*" when Am is said over "wind" at the end of the chorus)
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
C    G/bB Am   Am
Same old song,
G               Dm7        Am          Am (here you play "#" again instead of the Am's)
Just a drop of water in an endless sea,
C   G/B Am  Am
All we do,
G               Dm7               Am         Am
Crumbles to the ground tho' we refuse to see.
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
D/F#  G           Am  Am/G
     Dust in the wind,
D/F#           G          Amadd9(x2)  G/A(x2)            F(#11)/A(x2)       F6(#11)/A F(#11)/A
All we are is dust in the wiiiiii-----iiiiiiiiiiiiiiind, ooooooooooooooh ho hooooooooooooo.
 
 
[Instrumental] (Here there is an instrumental part with the following chords)
 
Amadd9  Amadd9  G/A  G/A
F(#11)/A  F(#11)/A  F6(#11)/A  F(#11)/A (it is not a mistake, the last chord here is F(#11)/A)
REPEAT THIS ANOTHER TIME
 
INTRODUCTION AGAIN (with the alteration included)
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
      C     G/B    Am   Am
(Now) Don't ha-ang o-on,
G                Dm7          Am            Am (here you play "#" again instead of the Am's)
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky.
    C    G/b  Am    Am
It slips a-awa-a-ay,
    G              Dm7           Am         Am
And all your money won't another minute buy.
 
 
[Chorus 3]
 
D/F#  G           Am  Am/G
     Dust in the wind,
D/F#           G           Am                  Am/G
All we are is dust in the wind. (all we are is dust in the wind)
D/F#  G           Am                  Am/G
     Dust in the wind, (everything is dust in the wind)
D/F#           G           Am
Everything is dust in the wind
 
 
Instead of this last Am in "wind" keep playing this till the end:
 
e|-0-------0-------0-------|
B|-1---1---0---0---3---3---|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2--|
A|-0--0----0--0----0--0----|
E|-------------------------|
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Creative-Noise
It's really a shame that the other version of this tab has such a high rating... This one must get over looked a lot. I only decided to check it out of curiosity and turns out it's much better. Great job explaining and the chords seem to be dead on at first glance. Perfect.
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williamandres
HEY thanks!! this tab is excellent!!!
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TheRealMcDudu
Guitar Tabs for dummies (Like me) Thanks man! :-)
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