Desert Wind
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EbmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Cody Jinks - Desert Wind (Lifers 2018)
Transcribed by Ben Brown
ben.beavis@gmail.com
Oct 1 2023
TUNING: EADGBe
[CHORDS]
Ebm Bb Ab F F#
e|---6---| e|---6---| e|---4---| e|---1---| e|---2---|
B|---7---| B|---6---| B|---4---| B|---1---| B|---2---|
G|---8---| G|---7---| G|---5---| G|---2---| G|---3---|
D|---8---| D|---8---| D|---6---| D|---3---| D|---4---|
A|---6---| A|---8---| A|---6---| A|---3---| A|---4---|
E|---x---| E|---6---| E|---4---| E|---1---| E|---2---|
[Intro]
Ebm Bb Ebm Bb (downstrokes) [Palm mute root note, then strike chord]
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
B|-----7-----6-----7-----6---|-----7-----6-----7-----6---|
G|-----8-----7-----8-----7---|-----8-----7-----8-----7---|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|
A|---6-----.-8---6-----.-8---|---6-----.-8---6-----.-8---|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---------6-----------6-----|
[Verse 1]
"City Light's, ain't treatin' me right, this side of the wall"
Ebm Ab
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----4-----4----------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----4-----4----------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----5-----5----------------|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----6---.-6----------------|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-6---6-6------1-2-1-----|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---4-----------4------------|
"I'm thinkin' it's time, to turn on a dime, for the Sierra Madre call"
Ebm Bb F Bb
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----6-----1-----6------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----6-----1-----6------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----7-----2-----7------------|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----8-----3-----8--(slight bend)|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-8---.-3---.-8----1b~-----|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---6-----1-----6--------------|
"I caught wind, from a friend of a friend, of a mighty wealth untold"
Ebm Ab
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----4-----4---------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----4-----4---------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----5-----5---------------|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----6---.-6---------------|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-6---6--------1-2-1----|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---4-----------4-----------|
"If the stories are true, nothin' left to do, but head down to Mexico"
Ebm Bb F Bb F
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----6-----1-----6-----1---|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----6-----1-----6-----1---|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----7-----2-----7-----2---|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----8-----3-----8-----3---|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-8---.-3---.-8---.-3---|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---6-----1-----6-----1-----|
[Chorus]
"Desert wind, blowin' me away again, now you're my only friend, I've got left to call"
Ebm F# Bb F Bb Ebm
e|---6-6----6-6-----6-6--------------2-2------2-2------2-2------------6-6----1-1-----6-6--------------6-6-|
B|---7-7----7-7-----7-7--------------2-2------2-2------2-2------------6-6----1-1-----6-6--------------7-7-|
G|---8-8----8-8-----8-8--------------3-3------3-3------3-3------------7-7----2-2-----7-7--------------8-8-|
D|---8-8----8-8-----8-8--------------4-4------4-4------4-4------------8-8----3-3-----8-8--------------8-8-|
A|-6-6-6----x-x---6-8-8-----------4--4-4------4-4---4--4-4------------8-8----3-3-----8-8---1--------6-----|
E|--------6---------------6---4------------2-----------------2--4--6-------1------6-----------4--2--------|
(Ebm cont.)
e|---6-6-----6-6----6-6---|
B|---7-7-----7-7----7-7---|
G|---8-8-----8-8----8-8---|
D|---8-8-----8-8----8-8---|
A|---x-x---6-6-6----x-x---|
E|-6--------------6-------|
[Verse 2]
"Bought a two-bit mule, from a horse thievin' fool, to cross the Rio Grande alone"
Ebm Ab
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----4-----4----------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----4-----4----------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----5-----5----------------|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----6---.-6----------------|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-6---6-6------1-2-1-----|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---4-----------4------------|
"I had to steer clear, but I had not a fear, where the Federale roam"
Ebm Bb F Bb
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----6-----1-----6------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----6-----1-----6------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----7-----2-----7------------|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----8-----3-----8--(slight bend)|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-8---.-3---.-8----1b~-----|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---6-----1-----6--------------|
"Once I was through, I knew what to do, I had to send that old mule home"
Ebm Ab
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----4-----4---------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----4-----4---------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----5-----5---------------|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----6---.-6---------------|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-6---6--------1-2-1----|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---4-----------4-----------|
"I'm now on the trail, that lead most to hell, after Pancho Villa's gold"
Ebm Bb F Bb F
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----6-----1-----6-----1---|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----6-----1-----6-----1---|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----7-----2-----7-----2---|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----8-----3-----8-----3---|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-8---.-3---.-8---.-3---|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---6-----1-----6-----1-----|
[Chorus]
"Desert wind blowin' me away again, now you're my only friend, I've got left to call"
Ebm F# Bb F Bb Ebm
e|---6-6----6-6-----6-6--------------2-2------2-2------2-2------------6-6----1-1-----6-6--------------6-6-|
B|---7-7----7-7-----7-7--------------2-2------2-2------2-2------------6-6----1-1-----6-6--------------7-7-|
G|---8-8----8-8-----8-8--------------3-3------3-3------3-3------------7-7----2-2-----7-7--------------8-8-|
D|---8-8----8-8-----8-8--------------4-4------4-4------4-4------------8-8----3-3-----8-8--------------8-8-|
A|-6-6-6----x-x---6-8-8-----------4--4-4------4-4---4--4-4------------8-8----3-3-----8-8---1--------6-----|
E|--------6---------------6---4------------2-----------------2--4--6-------1------6-----------4--2--------|
(Ebm cont.)
e|---6-6-----6-6----6-6---|
B|---7-7-----7-7----7-7---|
G|---8-8-----8-8----8-8---|
D|---8-8-----8-8----8-8---|
A|---x-x---6-6-6----x-x---|
E|-6--------------6-------|
[Interlude]
Ebm F# Bb F Bb Ebm
[Verse 3]
"Followed the words, that I'd been told, amongst the hillside shadows cold"
Ebm Ab
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----4-----4----------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----4-----4----------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----5-----5----------------|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----6---.-6----------------|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-6---6-6------1-2-1-----|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---4-----------4------------|
"When I talked to him, I caught a chill, for the cavern it did hold"
Ebm Bb F Bb
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----6-----1-----6-----1----|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----6-----1-----6-----1----|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----7-----2-----7-----2----|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----8-----3-----8-----3----|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-8---.-3---.-8-----3----|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---6-----1-----6-----1------|
"The answers to questions I never had, with riches I could hold"
Ebm Ab
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----4-----4---------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----4-----4---------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----5-----5---------------|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----6---.-6---------------|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|---.-6---6--------1-2-1----|
E|---------6-----------6-----|---4-----------4-----------|
"But truth of a man, ain't built with hands, or Pancho Villa's gold."
Ebm Bb
e|-----6-----6-----6-----6---|-----6---|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----6---|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8---|-----7---|
D|---.-8-----8---.-8-----8---|-----8---|
A|---6-----.-x---6-----.-x---|-----8---|
E|---------6-----------6-----|-----6---|
[Chorus]
"It's that Desert wind blowin' me home again, now you're my only friend, I'll ever call"
Ebm F# Bb F Bb Ebm
e|---6-6----6-6-----6-6--------------2-2------2-2------2-2------------6-6----1-1-----6-6--------------6-6-|
B|---7-7----7-7-----7-7--------------2-2------2-2------2-2------------6-6----1-1-----6-6--------------7-7-|
G|---8-8----8-8-----8-8--------------3-3------3-3------3-3------------7-7----2-2-----7-7--------------8-8-|
D|---8-8----8-8-----8-8--------------4-4------4-4------4-4------------8-8----3-3-----8-8--------------8-8-|
A|-6-6-6----x-x---6-8-8-----------4--4-4------4-4---4--4-4------------8-8----3-3-----8-8---1--------6-----|
E|--------6---------------6---4------------2-----------------2--4--6-------1------6-----------4--2--------|
(Ebm cont.)
e|---6-6-----6-6----6-6---|
B|---7-7-----7-7----7-7---|
G|---8-8-----8-8----8-8---|
D|---8-8-----8-8----8-8---|
A|---x-x---6-6-6----x-x---|
E|-6--------------6-------|
[Outro]
Ebm F# Bb F Bb Ebm
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|x Dead note
|. Palm mute
|b Bend
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How to play Desert Wind
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.