Bob Dylan - Blowin in the wind
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Capo: 7
Tuning: E A D G B E
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Blowin' in the Wind – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (1963)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
As of December 2018, Dylan has performed this song in concert roughly 1,560
times (http://bobdylan.com/songs/blowin-wind/) in very different arrangements.
This probably is the reason why people disagree so violently about keys,
chords, capo positions etc. Dylan changes all of these ever so often –
it all depends on which version one is talking about.
For this tab, I had a closer look at the studio version released on "The
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" in 1963 and tried to put down what I heard. This
version is in D major, but Dylan is using a capo 7th fret here and is
playing G, C and D shapes.
capo: 7th fret
play: G
key: D
For chords in original key, transpose this tab -5 to D.
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SPECIAL VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
D/A x-0-0-2-3-2
C/B x-2(2)0-1-0
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
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[Intro]
| G | % |
[Verse 1]
GHow many Croads G/Bmust a D/Aman walk doGwn
BeGfore you Ccall G/Bhim a Gman?
GHow many Cseas G/Bmust a D/Awhite dove saGil
BeGfore she Csleeps G/Bin the D/Asand?
Yes, ’n’ Ghow many Ctimes G/Bmust the D/Acannonballs flGy
BeGfore they’re CforG/Bever Gbanned?
[Chorus]
The CanC/Bswer, my D/AfrienD/F#d, is Gblowin’ in the Cwind C/G
C C/B D/A | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
[Interlude]
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A | G | G |
[Verse 2]
Yes, ’n’ Ghow many Cyears G/Bcan a D/Amountain exGist
BeGfore it is Cwashed G/Bto the Gsea?
Yes, ’n’ Ghow many Cyears G/Bcan some D/Apeople exGist
BeGfore they’re aCllowed G/Bto be D/Afree?
Yes, ’n’ Ghow many Ctimes G/Bcan a D/Aman turn his heGad
An’preGtend he Cjust G/Bdoesn’t Gsee?
[Chorus]
The CanC/Bswer, my D/AfrienD/F#d, is Gblowin’ in the wiCnd C/G
C C/B D/A | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
[Interlude]
| C C/B | D/A | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G | % |
[Verse 3]
Yes, ’n’ Ghow many .C.. times must a Dman look Gup
BeGfore he can CseG/Be the Gsky?
Yes, ’n’ Ghow many CeaC/Grs must Done D/F#man Ghave
G C G/B | D/A D/F# | D/A D/F# |
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ’n’ Ghow many Cdeaths G/Bwill it D/Atake till he Gknows
That Gtoo many Cpeople have dG/Bied? G
[Chorus]
The CanC/Bswer, my D/AfrienD/F#d, is Gblowin’ in the Cwind C/G
C C/B D/A | G |
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
[Coda]
| C C/B | D/A | G | C C/G |
| C C/B | D/A D/F# | G G