Blowin’ In The Wind Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Blowin’ In The Wind chord chart by Bob Dylan. This is such a great song and can be played fingerpicking or strumming depending on what version you listen to.
I will be using this version here:
(157) Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind (Audio) - YouTube
Now Bob does some add in some things like walk downs that we are not going to go over in detail here, but I would highly recommend using a straight arpeggio pattern with an alternation bass line. What do I mean but that?
G chord example with strings
Beat: 1 2 + 3 4 +
String: 6 32 5 32
C chord example with strings
Beat: 1 2 + 3 4 +
String: 5 32 4 32
You can also you a Travis Picking pattern if you’d like on this song and that will work as well.
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If you would like to strum the songs, use the strumming pattern below:
Strumming:
1 2 + 3 + 4
B D DU D
Blowin’ In The Wind Guitar Lesson:
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Blowin’ In The Wind Chord Chart:
Intro: G G
Verse:
G C D G
How many roads must a man walk down,
G C G G
before you call him a man?
G C D G
Yes, and how many seas must a white dove sail,
G C D D
before she sleeps in the sand?
G C D G
Yes, and how many times must the cannon balls fly,
G C G G
before they're forever banned?
Chorus:
C D G C
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
C D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Interlude:
C D G C
C D G G
Verse:
G C D G
How many years can a mountain exist
G C G G
Before it's washed to the sea?
G C D G
Yes, and how many years can some people exist,
G C D D
before they're allowed to be free?
G C D G
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head,
G C G G
and pretend he just doesn't see?
Chorus:
C D G C
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
C D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Interlude:
C D G C
C D G G
Verse:
G C D G
How many times must a man look up,
G C G G
Before he can see the sky?
G C D G
Yes, and how many ears must one man have,
G C D D
before he can hear people cry?
G C D G
Yes, and how many deaths will it take ‘til he knows,
G C G G
that too many people have died?
Chorus:
C D G C
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
C D G
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Outro: C D G C C D G (hold)
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