Dust in the Wind Kansas
by: Kansas
This is 100% accurate, i'm completly sure about this!!! There are no mistakes
so try it!
The whole song is played with finger picking and that's why i thought it is
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:
trough the introduction the 2nd string (B) makes something like this:
(the finger picking will aumaticaly do it, you don't have to worry about this)
B 1--0--3
(X6)
But as you play it you wont even notice about it
Then, here are the chords:
(EADGBe)
C (x3201x)
Cmaj7 (x3200x)
Cadd3 (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 finger picking 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 finger
picking:
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 ---------------------
*********************************Chords*********************************
For the introduction play:
[C] [Cmaj7] [Cadd9] [C]
[Asus2] [Asus4] [Am] [Asus2]
[Cadd9]Am Asu[C]s2[Cmaj7] Asus4[Cadd9] Am (in the last Am play directly alteration "@")
(1st paragraph)
I cl[C]ose [G/B]my e[Am]yes,[Am]
[G]Only for a m[Dm7]oment and the m[Am]oment's gone. (he[Am]re you play the alteration "#" instead of both Am)
[C]All [G/B]my dre[Am]ams,[Am]
[G]Pass before my e[Dm7]yes a curi[Am]osity.[Am]
(chorus)
[D/F#] D[G]ust in the w[Am]ind,[Am/G]
[D/F#]All they are is d[G]ust in the w[Am]ind
(play this "*" when Am is said over "wind" at the end of the chorus)
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kansas/dust_in_the_wind_tab_ver_3.html )
(2nd paragraph)
[C]Same [G/bB]old s[Am]ong,[Am]
G Dm7 Am Am (here you play "#" again instead of the Am's)
Just a drop of water in an endless sea,
[C]All [G/B]we d[Am]o,[Am]
[G]Crumbles to the [Dm7]ground tho' we ref[Am]use to see.[Am]
(2nd chorus)
[D/F#] D[G]ust in the w[Am]ind,[Am/G]
[D/F#]All we are is d[G]ust in the [Am]wiii[Am]iii---ii[Amadd9]iiiiiiiii[Amadd9]iiiind, o[G/A]oooo[G/A]oooh ho [F(#11)/A]hoooooooo[F(#11)/A]ooooo.
Here there is an instrumental part with the following chords:
[Amadd9]F(#11)/[Amadd9]A F(#11[G/A])/A [G/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 te alteration included)
(and starts the last paragraph)
(Now) [C]Don't [G/B]ha-ang [Am]o-on,[Am]
G Dm7 Am Am (here you play "#" again instead of the Am's)
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky.
It s[C]lips [G/B]A-awa[Am]-A-ay,[Am]
And [G]all your money [Dm7]won't another [Am]minute buy.[Am]
(Last chorus)
[D/F#] D[G]ust in the w[Am]ind,[Am/G]
[D/F#]All we are is d[G]ust in the w[Am]ind. (all we are is [Am/G]dust in the wind)
[D/F#] D[G]ust in the w[Am]ind, (everything is [Am/G]dust in the wind)
[D/F#]Everything is d[G]ust in the w[Am]ind
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 -----------------------
And in the instrumental part there is a very little alteration in the pickin 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 ------------------------------
And that is the end!!! you've finished!!! wasn't it easy? haha!;)
Mail me at luchyk_pa@yahoo.com or mluzherrera@aol.com
(not for corrections, there can't be any, I'm not joking, just for opinion)
I have Life By The Drop from Stevie Ray Vaughan too so ask me for it
And I have a video that shows a hand playing this and Life Bye The Drop just if
you want to know how it is played correctly.
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