Online Acoustic Guitar Lessons: Dust In The Wind Fingerstyle

by admin on February 21, 2010

Online Acoustic Guitar Lessons focusing on fingerstyle guitar on a used, cheap Taylor 355 model 12-string converted to a sixer. This guitar lesson covers the right hand fingerpicking patterns used to play this awesome piece from the classic rock genre. The chord progression used is: C-Cmaj7-Cadd2-C-Aadd2-Asus4-Am-Aadd2-Cadd2-C-Cmaj7-Cadd2-Am-Aadd2-Asus 4-Am Hit the big yellow SUBSCRIBE button above to get updates whenever another lesson gets launched on youtube. Email me through the “Send Message” link on my channel www.youtube.com if you’d like me to teach you more of the song. Check out my cheap guitars info and reviews at www.cheap-guitars-report.com

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{ 25 comments }

theliberalmedia08 February 21, 2010 at 5:32 pm: You make this look so easy! It’s a pleasure to watch and listen to you. My days of trying to learb guitar are behind me, but I still enjoy seeing how some of my favorite songs are played. Really nice work.
SleepyBoBos February 21, 2010 at 6:08 pm: Good work, Thanks. That’s pretty much a Travis pick, yes?
hellswinter February 21, 2010 at 6:22 pm: Thanks! This was actually a lot easier to learn than it looked. Great lesson!

Tip for the fretting hand: Never lift your middle finger off the 4th string/2nd fret. It never needs to move from there. If you keep it down, and learn to move you’re other fingers to the appropriate frets, you’ll be able to move between chords quicker.
NoblessGuitar February 21, 2010 at 7:20 pm: Nice
SadCuteDreamer February 21, 2010 at 7:36 pm: thank you man… this lesson is great… I take guitar for the first time, and I want to learn this song… sooo this is so helpful for me:)
ntrnate February 21, 2010 at 8:04 pm: sick
harryo1962 February 21, 2010 at 8:48 pm: thank you so much for the clear concise finger picking pattern.
Mingtenance February 21, 2010 at 8:51 pm: Thanks for you lesson. I am working hard on this.
thanks for the upload. Are you going to show us the entire song?
blatrla February 21, 2010 at 9:30 pm: great job man thanks very very much
cheapguitars February 21, 2010 at 9:36 pm: @jacketspaul

Yes, very good observation, you’re sharper than most here on YT ; ) and I truly respect that…couple things to note: these chord symbols are universal (ie, piano, orchestra, etc), I come from Music School theory which is not guitar specific, thus “add2″ and “add9″ are interchangeable, my preference is to not confuse the “add9″ with the 9th, since the number 9 implies the flatted 7

thanks again for your intelligent comments–it’s refreshing.

~cg
jackstpaul February 21, 2010 at 9:59 pm: I think you’re referring to the (9th) chord, aren’t you, because isn’t there also a 2nd (in theory) chord, which an add2 isn’t. It’s the “add” that makes the distinction, or should, to the reader. But yes a 2nd and a 9th are the same tone, and I just always see it as add9 when it’s in the next higher octave, rare as it is that I look at scores or tabs.
cheapguitars February 21, 2010 at 10:11 pm: actually the number 9 usually implies the flatted (ie dominant) 7th, that’s why I don’t like that one, and a 2 is a 2 is a 2, it doesn’t mean you play it an octave lower
djumili February 21, 2010 at 10:49 pm: good lesson
jackstpaul February 21, 2010 at 10:52 pm: Great job.

On chord shape names, when a chord adds a note that’s more than an octave above the root note, i.e. its above the root tone in its 2nd octave position, it’s usually referred to numerically by the number it is in the scale starting at the root note. I.e. your Cadd2 is really Cadd9; your Aadd2 is really Aadd9. I always see that in notation. Its important for young guitarists to see that to get the octave placement of the added tone right; critical to this song’s beauty.
OstropoloS February 21, 2010 at 11:17 pm: oh boy idiots making nail comments about classical guitarists… have u ever heard of andres segovia? anyway… great lesson, i love how u put out all the chords at first heh saves so much time, thank you
jeny0111 February 22, 2010 at 12:16 am: thank you soo much! this has been very helpful…that u for taking the time n doin this video
dodikrajnek February 22, 2010 at 12:47 am: Very unkind of you. You should admire a man who makes such sacrifices for his dreams.
On the other hand, all of you who condemn his manicure, you should tear apart just for a moment your “blissfully” ignorance and search great guitar players. You will notice something.
Very swell finger picking.
GavinoPro February 22, 2010 at 12:51 am: i thought it was a woman’s hand in the first place, then suddenly i saw your face and i went like OMFG!!!
dwayne4080 February 22, 2010 at 1:18 am: whew..
thanks
JesusOfSuburbiaIdiot February 22, 2010 at 1:55 am: Ok Your nails are gross , i Almost THREW UP.
But other than that , Very good guitar playing
JesusOfSuburbiaIdiot February 22, 2010 at 2:05 am: ROFL
krymell357 February 22, 2010 at 2:58 am: my nail was that long till it broke! starting again but have to say its so easy to play guitar with a long thumb nail!
hkbuddy88 February 22, 2010 at 3:49 am: You teach it very good, clearly indicated the important part for learners, it’s easy to follow your way of fingering, I hope to learn from you more songs. What about the Hotel Califonia ? Can you show us a better way to learn ?
vGbaraka February 22, 2010 at 4:27 am: disgusting.
369Rm February 22, 2010 at 5:20 am: and i close my eyes !!