Dust In The Wind Tab
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
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Capo: | no capo |
Author Unregistered. 2 contributors total, last edit on Feb 15, 2020
(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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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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HEY thanks!! this tab is excellent!!!
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Guitar Tabs for dummies (Like me)
Thanks man! :-)
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