Dust in the Wind Kansas
by: Kansas
This is 100% accurate, i'm completly sure about this!!! There are no mistakes
so try it!
(travis finger picking)
The whole song is played with arpeggio 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 arpeggio 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 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]Am Asu[C]s2[Cmaj7] Asus4[Cadd9] Am (in the last Am play directly alteration "@")
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kansas/dust_in_the_wind_tab_ver_8.html )
(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)
(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# 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.
(Here there is an instrumental part with the following chords)
[Amadd9]F(#11)/A[Amadd9] F(#11)[G/A]/A F[G/A]6(#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 that is the end!!! you've finished!!! wasn't it easy? haha!;)
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