Dust In the Wind
Kansas (Kerry Livgren, 1977)
Fingerpicking Pattern
A |--X--------------X-------|
E |-----------X-------------|
C |--------X-----------X----|
G |--X-----------X----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chords for Intro
_____C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C Am Amadd9 Am6 Am
A |--3--|--2--|--5--|--3--||--3--|--2--|--5--|--3--||
E |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||
C |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||
G |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--||
Intro
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] [G↓] |
I [C] close [G] my [Am] eyes [Am] ...
[G] Only for a [Dm] moment and a [Am] moment's gone [Am] ...
[C] All [G] my [Am] dreams [Am] ...
[G] pass before my [Dm] eyes a curi- [Am] osity [Am] ...
Chorus
[D] ...Du...[G] ust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] All we are is [G] dust in the [Am] wind [Am↓] [G↓]
[C] Same [G] old [Am] song [Am] ...
[G] Just a drop of [Dm] water in the [Am] endless sea [Am] ...
[C] All [G] we [Am] do [Am] ...
[G] crumbles to the [Dm] ground though we re- [Am] fuse to see [Am] ...
Chorus
[D] ...Du...[G] ust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] All we are is [G] dust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
Solo (continues from Chorus)
... ... ... ... | [G] | [G] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [G] | [G] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [G] | [G] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Am] | [Am] |
Like Intro
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] [G↓] |
[C] Don't [G] hang [Am] on [Am] ...
[G] Nothing lasts for- [Dm] ever but the [Am] earth and sky [Am] ...
It [C] slips [G] a- [Am] way [Am] ...
and [G] all your money [Dm] won't another [Am] minute buy [Am] ...
Chorus
[D] ...Du...[G] ust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] All we are is [G] dust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] ...Du...[G] ust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] Everything is [G] dust in the [Am] wind [Am] ... [Am↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 6/25/19 JJ
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Kansas (Kerry Livgren, 1977)
Fingerpicking Pattern
A |--X--------------X-------|
E |-----------X-------------|
C |--------X-----------X----|
G |--X-----------X----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chords for Intro
_____C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C Am Amadd9 Am6 Am
A |--3--|--2--|--5--|--3--||--3--|--2--|--5--|--3--||
E |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||
C |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||
G |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--||--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--||
Intro
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] [G↓] |
I [C] close [G] my [Am] eyes [Am] ...
[G] Only for a [Dm] moment and a [Am] moment's gone [Am] ...
[C] All [G] my [Am] dreams [Am] ...
[G] pass before my [Dm] eyes a curi- [Am] osity [Am] ...
Chorus
[D] ...Du...[G] ust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] All we are is [G] dust in the [Am] wind [Am↓] [G↓]
[C] Same [G] old [Am] song [Am] ...
[G] Just a drop of [Dm] water in the [Am] endless sea [Am] ...
[C] All [G] we [Am] do [Am] ...
[G] crumbles to the [Dm] ground though we re- [Am] fuse to see [Am] ...
Chorus
[D] ...Du...[G] ust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] All we are is [G] dust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
Solo (continues from Chorus)
... ... ... ... | [G] | [G] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [G] | [G] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [G] | [G] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Am] | [Am] |
Like Intro
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] [G↓] |
[C] Don't [G] hang [Am] on [Am] ...
[G] Nothing lasts for- [Dm] ever but the [Am] earth and sky [Am] ...
It [C] slips [G] a- [Am] way [Am] ...
and [G] all your money [Dm] won't another [Am] minute buy [Am] ...
Chorus
[D] ...Du...[G] ust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] All we are is [G] dust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] ...Du...[G] ust in the [Am] wind [Am] ...
[D] Everything is [G] dust in the [Am] wind [Am] ... [Am↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 6/25/19 JJ
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