BeginnerfolkKey: G100 BPM4/4

How to Practice Blowin' in the Wind

Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' in the Wind' is one of the most-played folk songs ever written and a cornerstone of the 1960s folk movement. The simple chord progression, the universal lyric, and the singalong chorus have made it a folk-bar and protest-rally standard for sixty years.

Song Details

Key
G
Tempo
100 BPM
Time
4/4
Style
boom-chuck

Structure

VerseG | C | G | G | G | C | D | D
ChorusC | D | G | Em | C | D | G | G

What to Focus On

Simple chord changes (typically G-C-D). Steady acoustic strumming. Singing the contemplative lyric with restraint.

Practice Tips

  1. 1

    Three chords, no excuses. Master the changes and the lyric is what's left.

  2. 2

    The lyric is rhetorical. Don't oversing it — let the questions do the work.

  3. 3

    The chorus is meant to be sung in groups. Lead with confidence.

Why This Song

It's the great Dylan protest standard — and a 1960s folk milestone.

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