How to Play "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas on Guitar

[@mytu2180]

I agree with people follow you -- this is the best tutorial that i 've ever seen . Thank you so much . Do some more beautiful song , please !

[@patrickkoh1056]

We need his special talent, but not sure why he dont do more : (

[@farithrosh]

Lol

[@farithrosh]

Huh i replied on this comment

[@mycountrymyhome]

​@@patrickkoh1056 more lessons the same plz

[@samuelw3295]

Thank you for getting right to the point. Most of these other guys have to blah blah blah before they even get to the lesson. Very clear and concise.

[@shyamsundar100]

Spot on

[@glibbergloop]

Same......!

[@SarcasmPhD]

This is by far one of THE top guitar lessons on KZbin. This song is all in the finger picking. You nailed this! Excellent job!

[@toluwanile]

Finally! I can now play the entire song! It took about a week and a half to learn it completely with no errors! I feel so proud, might upload a video response.

[@CaptnCrampon]

One of the, if not the, best tutorials for this song. In the last 14 years there’s been dozens of tutorials, many with way too much talking, over explaining, and just too arduous to sit through. I went through many before this popped up in my feed and I said “ we’ll, here it is”. This tutorial just made it too easy and a no brainer. THANK YOU WORDLESS GUITAR WARRIOR!

[@pjmnash]

Thank you--am relearning this at 67. I remember when they first came out and bought their LP

[@jjm321100]

I looked at many tutorials for this song and found this one to be the best. Showing the chords and the picking patterns simultaneously made it very easy to learn. Hope to catch more of your tutorials in the future. Glad you're out there. Thanks!

[@edgarcruzsr9695]

Right? No blah blah blah...❤ it.@jj

[@debbies9389]

This is an awesome tutorial!! THANK YOU!! Yes you have to watch the video - hit pause, play, pause etc - to understand the picking pattern but the way he does it makes that easy. I was a very basic beginner in 2006 and hadn't touched my guitar for 8 years. Heard Dust in the Wind on the radio two weeks ago and decided to start learning to play again. Googled the song, landed on this video and I am back to learning again celebrating my 60th birthday. Once again, Thank you. Maybe one day I will be good enough at playing this solo to post it on You Tube.

[@blowa]

really glad to hear that! all the best for your 60th birthday! let me know if u ever post ur solo! greets from germany!

[@rsmanrubia]

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[@joseywales5743]

Debbie S Ya I agree with this post..great tutorial and I was the same, played occasionally and mid 2009 I just stopped playing then recently bought a new epiphone and turorials like this are huge for me. thanks!!

[@flxdcatbruce9416]

I'm going to join in with you and Debbie S and say that I started playing with a flat pick in 1966 and still play daily. But because I was to lazy to learn to finger pick I lost out learning how to play this wonderful classic. That is until I came across this fantastic easy to follow tutorial and after three months of daily practice....I still suck, but I'm sure having fun. I thank blowa for the time and energy it took to produce this excellent free tutorial, your efforts are highly appreciated..

[@wilsonnaula6802]

Debbi

[@monstertrucktennis]

Far and away the most concise vid tutorial for this song.No jibber jabber or yakkitty yak.Just visual learning.Well done Sir.

[@MichaelMolli]

I wish we could get more tutorials like this one.

[@gregmccarter5386]

Yes with no talk..

[@marcosperez2807]

Thank you for dedicating your excellent time as a great teacher and musician to us.

[@GypsyEncounters]

This is easily the best tutorial video i have come across. I love how you illustrated the placement of your fingers, and the pace was perfect. Slow enough to clearly see each string as you pluck, but not too slow, to where you dont hear the song forming as you go along. And lastly, the way you showed each chord ontop of the screen, in tab form. All of the things i just pointed out are things ive found in other videos, but never all together in one video. I REALLY HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER MAKING MORE TUTORIALS. I have made a tutorial a while back on a simple finger pick pattern, and after watching my own video, i realized some people are meant to be teachers, and others were meant to be students. I am a better student.

[@444yvon]

Clear close up view, slow moves, no talking, every chord visible, repetition of the whole melody in between in the right rithm. I think everyone of us is looking forward to more of your video's. I am a beginner and have studied your video and practiced this song for many days now, the result is really rewarding, thanks to this video. Thnx Yvon (Holland)

[@triarrecho]

Nice tutorial. You can see that this guy really like to teach. I saw no funny faces or backgrounds, only what you need to see. The chords showing is also fantastic. Congratulations and keep teaching us, please!

[@ajoxtoby]

Just discovered this excellent tutorial! Like the focus on the right hand. Just got to add the fadeout.

[@piotrkot8873]

Awesome! I've learnt this song thanks to You. Even when You're not talking or explaining this is the best tutorial I've ever seen.

[@dicherazzaumanasei]

Bravo: he teaches without speaking, without bothering with so many words, that in the end only practice is needed

[@flyinghigh1883]

Fantastic lesson. Best and easiest to understand I've come across. Thank you!

[@joeglynn2185]

I am not sure why everyone teaching on guitar does not use this method. Its the best I have seen yet, Thanks very much

[@tira903]

This is tue best tutorial i have ever seen and then i was curios If there are more tutorials and realized thats the only one....that makes me so sad...

[@brucecoxsr8512]

Got the dust off my old guitar at 65 and I'm learning to play again thank you it's still in me you brought it out keep doing what you do I have my soul back

[@karengittins6648]

Haha ... at 57 I'm not far behind you. But lockdown made me revisit my guitar again (so some good's come of it!) ... and I have to say, I'm loving it. Good luck with it all. Keep on picking ... and smiling!!

[@brucecoxsr8512]

@@karengittins6648 Yeah thank you for the pic me up get it I know old guitar humor but really you keep at it tune I know I'll stop🤐

[@Rawlings777]

Dude bravo.. This is literally the first comment i've ever made on a video. Thank you for going through the time to make this song easy to learn for everyone

[@WongFeiFox]

When you haven't played since your son was born 5yrs ago, then one day you pick up the guitar, go straight back to this song and your fingertips bleed after 10mins. God I miss those callouses. Couldn't find the tutorial I learnt from when KZbin was a baby in 2006, but this version kicks ass.

[@jorisvanschilt6179]

Thank you for this upload. This is by far the best tutorial to play Dust in the wind.

[@leslee6107]

Just found your site. As a beginner i have been fumbling with this tune for a couple of weeks now but instantly made a significant advancement within minutes of using your teaching method, thank you

[@hotballz1000]

this is the easiest song for me to learn because of this guy made it look easy

[@Acinortele]

Without a doubt the best guitar lesson! Perfect, complete didactic. With a teacher like this, it's easy to learn and master the instrument. Congratulations.

[@CabinFever52]

Makes me wish I still had my guitar. Was the first song I ever learned to play--40 years ago. Great tutorial, but somehow it seemed easier with my boyfriend teaching me in person.

[@GerardVaughan-qe7ml]

40 years ago ! I had no idea it was such a "classic". How unaware of me that is !

[@ChefCrys01]

I am just learning to play guitar & I wanted to learn 'Dust in The Wind'. I nearly cried tears of joy when I found this tutorial! Thank you so much for taking the time to do it right with the picking AND the chords. Thank you, thank you! God bless!

[@markbraaten9086]

this is the bes Dust in the Wind tutorial I have seen. Thanks for the video!

[@tamirajeweet94]

49 people can't afford a guitar Great tutorial. When I first started out playing the guitar I watched how you played the intro, now a year later I returned to your tutorial to learn the other parts too. Thanks for this man. Timeless song, timeless tutorial.

[@Berksmash]

Dude, first tutorial? That was fantastic! Do more please! You're brilliant!

[@Commentleaver-c6x]

First and only!

[@cvtnfyf]

I haven't played the guitar for 10 years, your video has been in my head for a long time, I bought a new guitar and very quickly remembered how to play this melody and that the analysis of this melody was the best only in your style, Thank you very much)

[@Jimbojenkins]

the best tutorial that I've seen on you tube that I can actually follow. Thanks and hope you make more tutorials! Jim

[@1brotherjames]

***** I agree with you on that!

[@dianegreaves8927]

I love this, so easy to learn. The best tutorial yet. Thank You ! I'm retired 65 years old and I now have time to learn the guitar.

[@tvoommen4688]

Decades ago when I heard the song for the first time, I believed that the accompaniment is made of 2 guitars. Thank you, for I have been making amateur efforts to follow the finger styles as shown in the video.

[@sandilandi9801]

Fantastic video Absolutely best I've seen I'm pretty much a newbie and would help if you also gave info on when verse and chorus start and what the transitions are so we could learn where to begin singing and where it is the solo and which part but all in all it's a fantastic tutorial! Thanks from someone who really needs more videoed like this 😍😍🎸

[@michaelgradisek6590]

Most impressive. I read comments as well and seems wee all agree it is much better than talking constantly it throws you off. Showing your picking hand, especially with this one ( Kansas Dust in the Wind ), then showing tabs instead of trying to find out where fingers are. Most tutorials it's very difficult to tell where fingers are placed on fret board. THANK YOU, DO PLENTY MORE!!!

[@FeuervogelM39]

Absolut PERFEKT. Noch besser geht es kaum. Danke für diese Lehrstunde. :-)

[@carlslaney6356]

I love the way you just show the picking sequence and don't waste time verbally dictating what your doing. Thanks for the great non verbal communication.

[@PaulPriceAstro]

Great thanks. I had most but not all of it. I hold B on the 1st fret too on the Dm, think it sounds nicer, but that maybe just me.

[@wisedyes]

This is the BEST and clearest finger picking lesson ever!! Please make more!!

[@stacyedwards696]

FANTASTIC VIDEO PRESENTATION OF PLAYING DUST IN THE WIND. This is the most lucid method of teaching guitar finger picking. EXCELLENT. Hooked me, I'll return again and again.

[@johnhartney7576]

GREAT TUTORIAL!!! This is the by far the best I have seen. You show very well exactly what you are doing, and I love the tabs in the vid. The few changes that you made sound natural to me. Perfect, 10/10!

[@PepperMarioo]

Great job ! :) I learned the first part today ! Ill come back for the rest :) thanks a lot !

[@chadkline8257]

Kioquirk wWork!ej

[@PepperMarioo]

What ? I'm sorry i don't understand xD

[@dconeal0227]

I got a guitar for Christmas and have been looking for a song that is fairly easy to learn. I like the way you break it down it seems easy to learn the song that way. I will keep watching and practicing .

[@blowa]

woah woah keep the horses buddy! :) just here me out, the way i show it in this video is the way kansas plays it, 2 chords are little different..see more info for that.. so just follow this tut and you will play it right! if you play a drifferent picking pattern it's fine..you won't notice big differences to my version/orignal version...till you come to the solo part!there the different pickingpattern will be noticed!

[@nicolen.9642]

Thanks! Great way to learn, very accurate. I used it to play "Dust in the Wind". If you're still doing that method I'd need you to do "Cocaine Blues" Keith Richards's version (not Rev. Gary Davis's) can't find an accurate teaching of it :-(( Thanks

[@aldoe1980]

Best tutorial for this song. Let the guitar do the talking. Not all these others who just show off and barely get to the point.

[@leslieviljoen]

Brilliant! Looks so complicated on a tab but when you explain it, it's so easy. Thanks a lot.

[@SuperZinger1]

Yes, thank you for not engaging in a bunch of blah, blah, blah! This is the way to do an instructional music video! Bravo!

[@CRASH793]

whoa! ur amazing(: and i can finally play this song right, ive only been playing since like this august and i can play this song at the same speed and correctly, im proud of myself!(: do more songs please!

[@SarcasmPhD]

This, by far, is one of THE best guitar lessons on KZbin. Its all about the finger picking, chords come second. You nailed it! Excellent job!

[@miguelbaezjr]

Good tutorial having trouble with am/g chord pinky doesn't stretch up there :D practice

[@My55Gibson]

Dude, thanks for the video. I am a novice player just starting to practice more and more. This video has encouraged me to practice practice practice. I have been practicing this song for about a week now and finally have made it through. Never thought I could even finger pick. Thanks again and keep posting great songs.

[@rabsil100]

Fantastic Patience ! Many Thanks !

[@SilverIlly3]

Please do more tutorial videos it's just amazing! One girl taught me this song by your tutorial and than I practiced a lot again with the help of your tutorial and now I can play this beautiful song just because of you! amazing! please more! :)

[@rickhelps6830]

Fantastic tutorial! Have wanted to learn this song for some time. I am quite new at playing, so forgive my ignorance. I am somewhat confused by the names you give the chord shapes. For example: Am2?...is that not Asus2? (at least the chord shape). Keep up the great work!

[@blowa]

Hey Rick, i'm glad my video help you! your probably right, when i made the video i was pretty much a beginner, sorry for mixing up some of the names! cheers

[@stevekonwent9144]

A beginner? Amazing... How much of a beginner were you?

[@Gruzam0512]

thank you!

[@13BEAST666]

This is one of the most genious and beautiful songs ever creater by human beings. I take my hat off and bow to that man who composed it. And a big thank goes to the very guitarist who taught us how to play this masterpiece. Blowa, dankeshoen aus Russland!

[@immacentaur8793]

you're fingers looks like it's running in slowmo ala Baywatch...

[@cindy20861]

This is the fifth version of this video but the only one which is going to allow me to learn the song so fast thanks for the Practical pickings and chord changes

[@tommarvoloriddle5543]

i can't read the chords, cause it's upside down or something :P lel, i am fucked... again... i can't play shit. i quit.

[@franciscoanaya8881]

yeah they aren't upside down, if you look down at your fretboard that's what you play

[@usernamemykel]

That should un-fuck him. Or is it de-fuck??

[@robib52]

I never saw a tutorial as good as that one. Clear, simple, right to the point, unbeleivable. Thanks.

[@robib52]

But i recently noticed you just did one, very sad.

[@pandamangary]

jesus..i've been srching alll day for a good guide to this song and this is Heven sent! The best man! thumbs up!!

[@H3LIOTROP3]

I've been playing for 20+ year, and I just now got the chance to learn and play this old song properly, with your really well done tutorial! I dunno how the hell some people give this thumbs down. This vid is great! Thanx :D

[@davidjohnston7157]

Thank you! Beginner guitarist here. This is the best way to teach a song on guitar that iv'e seen so far.

[@kratos218]

After a few days of watching n playing along i can honestly say I've got this down as well as you. Thankyou for uploading one of the best tutorials to one of my most favourite songs.. You should do more videos! Bravo

[@MrDannyhux]

this is by far the best tut i have seen on youtube in a long time had no problems learning this song thanks to this tut in a few hours Thx a lot

[@You4eea]

I rarely leave comments, but I felt I needed to here to say THANK YOU! I can't tell you how frustrating it is to see all the tuts out on this song it they only show the intro... Thank you for taking the time to post the whole tut, it is much appreciated. This is what the internet is all about, not just to entice people to buy lessons but to pass on creativity and knowledge from the heart not the pocket. Very nice!

[@ronstewart4660]

Thanks! Just getting into finger picking. I have looked at a couple of people trying to show it. I love the way you 'squeeze' the strings to show us where you are. Thanks so much, I need all the help I can get.

[@Mindwalker10]

I just wanted to let you know that of all the MANY tutorials I've watched, this is one of the absolute best! Just the way that you do it with the closeups and the fretboard diagrams makes this video especially superb. Thanks so much for taking your time with this great lesson! If there were more patient teachers like you, the world would certainly be a better place. It's too bad, after all the effort you obviously put in, that you still have to endure negative comments. Well done!

[@royalredus]

Whew, it'll take me a while to get that last part, but I love this demo. I like how you squeeze the strings you're getting ready to pluck. Thanks!

[@FendergtrJam]

You didn't say one word and understood your lesson perfectly thumbs up my friend 👍🤘👏

[@ajazz88]

learned the first part in 1 hour. great video and teacher. look forward to more and i honestly like that you dont say a word. I hate videos that take 10 minutes to explain what we dont need to know. thank you!

[@SarcasmPhD]

This is the BEST and most accurate version of the original, "Dust in the Wind", by Kansas. A big plus, including the chords as you focus on the picking. Well done!

[@1brotherjames]

The #1 best freaking tutorial I have seen yet! Great job my friend!

[@snickster5]

I agree with many previous comments. This is the best available video on KZbin to learn the song. All the necessary info is there. Thanks for the tabs too. Beautiful job. Thanks a million!!

[@Bastelhirni]

Finally, I get it. By far the best tutorial for "Dust in the Wind". Thanks for that.

[@Ezienne844]

This video was amazingly done, and you are a wonderful teacher. I Wish All tutorials were made in this style. And for once, a video that deserves it's 1 Mil. Views!

[@nascarlurg]

cmon ...you need more videos...you have explained this better than anyone so far....TY bigtime!!!!!!

[@CBx91]

I have to say. This has been the best instructional vid I've seen in a while. Great job!

[@guitarkidgonewild]

i was driving home pissed because this song sounds so hard to play. but all it took was watching this for 10 mins and its so easy. thank you kind sir.

[@gonz5six]

Awsome! Finally someone shared how to play this song with tablature and slow enough for us first timers to learn it. Wonderfull tutorial.

[@patrickkoh1056]

BEST **** 4 stars. CLEAR video of fingers + clear CHORD. Easy tutorial w/o a single word. Difficult piece for beginners, so other videos are hard to follow. THANKS!! p/s-Could anotate the plucking string #.

[@GUMBY1942]

Dude you are by far the best teacher on youtube, taking the time to do this takes a lot of patience thanks for the video its great.

[@sebring1960]

You know, even if I never heard this song before, not knowing the time signature or the melody, it's still beautiful to hear regardless, because the guitar is, in and of itself, a beautiful instrument! Thanks

[@sorrytryagain1]

Thanks, this was really helpful!! Never would have gotten it without this. Only somehow I failed to notice what fingers were doing what, so now I ended up learning it using my thumb and three fingers, one per string. The notes and timing are the same so it sounds identical. I don't think I can go back and unlearn it now. Been working on it for a week or so and it's getting smoother every day. Thank you again!!!!

[@sylviavargas274]

You are fantastic you made it very clear to see where you are plucking the strings, thanks for taking time to teach us.

[@sshivita]

Hello, I just wanted to tell you that this is an outstanding tutorial, I know that some say, there is no talking at all, but who needs talking when the video is so easy to follow. Thank you very much.

[@rogerjudy1]

this is the best lesson,easy to follow,finally have the whole song down

[@maribeltoro9815]

Thank you !!!! this is the best tutorial I found for "Dust in the wind"

[@reynaldobatiduan5514]

thanks bro this is great tutorial

[@RockFORCEs]

Seriously , this is an amazing tutorial, so easy to understand, and you didnt even have to speak. Thank you very much !

[@goodawood]

Dude, you really put this together well, especially the ending slash chords. Thanks a whole lot. Been working on the intro for several months. Already had the travis picking down.

[@dirtyshortsPU]

For those that don't like the two chord changes, learn it both ways and decide for yourself instead of picking this awesome video apart. It's no harder to play the Dm7 than the Dm. The three finger D/F may take a little more effort though than the 2 finger Blowa showed you. Eventually you'll want to learn the 3 finger way. Tom Petty uses it in Yer So Bad, Buffett in Pirate looks at Forrty and Zevon uses it in Lawyers, Guns and Money but drops his pinky on high E 3rd fret.

[@kevito111]

this video is a legend

[@RogLichKing]

Damn guys,cause you've learned how to play through other tuts it doesn't mean that every tut has to be of the same "structure".And whoever has a brain can actually figure out how's that tut SOOOOO RIGHT AND EASY!! TY a lot for uploading blowa!

[@Lasdosconzeta]

just wanted to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! The way you teach it makes it much easier for the standard guitar player you rock, man

[@matthewkritsberg6860]

Getting down that Dm --> Am (high E) was tricky for my right hand! Beautiful, I've been trying to learn this song for years but ran into the same problem. Could only find the intro. So glad you posted this.

[@MadMess007]

I learned the whole thing beginning to end all from this same video. Definitely the best tutorial on any guitar song I've tried. Perfect video, Not talk, no confusion, no waste of time and very easy to follow. Thanks man. I sound like a pro with this song. Let's do more ok??