Dust In The Wind chords

by Kansas

Song Key: C Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 92 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Chords: C, Cmaj7, Cadd9, Asus2, Asus4, Am, Am/G, G, G/B, G/A, D/F#, Dm7, F, F6, F/A

Extras: Guitar TAB for the 1st 8 bars of Intro (similar picking pattern throughout the song), pdf download.

Chord Chart Legend
C Major Cmaj7 Cadd9 Am Am/G Asus2 Asus4 G Major G/B D/F# Dm7 F Major FaddD F/A
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
C Major-LH Cmaj7-LH Cadd9-LH Am-LH Am/G-LH Asus2-LH Asus4-LH G Major-LH G/B-LH D/F#-LH Dm7-LH F Major-LH FaddD-LH F/A-LH

Dust In The Wind


             C    Cmaj7     Cadd9       C    Asus2    Asus4     Am       Asus2    
Intro: 4/4 |    -        |          -      |        -        |       -         |

             Cadd9    C    Cmaj7    Cadd9      Am     Asus2    Asus4   Am   G/B   
           |             |        -        |       -         | 1&2&    3&4  &  | 


      C      G/B  Am      G           Dm7             Am            G/B
1. I  close  my   eyes    On-ly for a mo-ment and the mo-ment’s gone
   C    G/B  Am        G               Dm7          Am
   All  my   dreams    Pass be-fore my eyes a cu-ri-o-si-ty

 
    D/F#    G        Am  Am/G   D/F#            G             Am       G
Chorus: Dust  in the wind       All they are is dust in the | wind / /   |


   C     G/B  Am      G              Dm7          Am           G/B
2. Same  old  song    Just a drop of wa-ter in an end-less sea
   C    G/B  Am    G                Dm7                 Am
   All  we   do    Crum-bles to the ground though we re-fuse to see


    D/F#    G       Am  Am/G   D/F#            G           Am
Chorus: Dust in the wind       All they are is dust in the wind...


             Am           G          F        F6     F
Instr: |   (wind)   |          |    (Oh)    |     -     |
 

             Am           G          F        F6     F   
       |            |          |           |     -      |   


         C    Cmaj7     Cadd9       C    Asus2    Asus4     Am       Asus2    
       |    -        |          -      |        -        |       -         |

         Cadd9    C    Cmaj7    Cadd9      Am     Asus2    Asus4   Am   G/B   
       |       -     |        -        |       -         | 1&2&    3&4  &  | 
                                                                       (Now)
 
       C     G/B  Am    G                   Dm7           Am           G/B
3. Now don’t hang on    No-thing lasts  for-e-ver but the earth and sky
      C     G/B   Am         G               Dm7             Am
   It slips a  -  way    And all your mon-ey won’t a-no-ther mi-nute buy


    D/F#    G       Am  Am/G    D/F#          G           Am  
Chorus: Dust in the wind        All we are is dust in the wind...

                                       
    D/F#   G        Am  Am/G   D/F#            G            Am  
Chorus: Dust in the wind       Ev’-ry-thing is dust in the (wind)...

   Am      Asus2     Asus4     Am    Asus2     Asus4   Am     Asus2
|(wind) -         |        -  (the | wind)  -        |     -         | 

    Asus4     Am   Asus2     Asus4   Am    Asus2
||:        -     |        -        |     -       :||... repeat to fade

Dust In The Wind TAB - Intro:


Dust In The Wind Intro - TAB

Song Details:

  • Songwriter: Kerry Livgren
  • Lyrics Begin: I close my eyes, Only for a moment and the moment’s gone.
  • Performing Artists: Kansas
  • Single:
    Recorded: 1977
    Released: 1978
    B-side: Paradox
  • Genre: Soft rock, Pop rock
  • Album: Point of Know Return
    Recorded: June – July 1977
    Released: October 1977
Kansas
Kansas
L to R: Phil Ehart, Robby Steinhardt, Kerry Livgren,
Rich Williams, Steve Walsh, Dave Hope

Origins: Topeka Texas, USA

Original band members: Steve Walsh (keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, vocals), Kerry Livgren (lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, vocals), Rich Williams (rhythm guitar), Dave Hope (bass, vocals), Phil Ehart (drums, percussion), Robby Steinhardt (violin, vocals).

Music Styles: Progressive rock, art rock

Active Years: 1973-1984, 1985-present

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