Sandstorm
Passenger Key
Am
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3
E|-------------|
B|-------x-----|
G|-----------x-|
D|-----x---x---|
A|-x-----------|
E|-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 +
For the G and Em chords, start on the low E string, but the rest of the pattern remains the same.
If you listen to his live stream, you will notice that he throws in plenty of variation including addition
of the high E string at times. He also hammers on to fret 3 of the B string at times to take Em to Em7.
Notes in parentheses in verse 2 are individual walking notes. The chord marked as F* sounds as though he is
playing an Fsus2 in the picked version of the chord.
Verse
Bm* x04430
Am7 x02213
G5
3x003x
Intro
Am Bm
*
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------1---1-|-------1---1-|-------1-----| s3-----------|
G|------(2)----|------(2)----|-------------|-------4-----|
D|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----4---4---|
A|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Am Bm
*
e|| -------------|-------------|-------------|------------- ||
B|| -1---------1-|-------1-----|-------1-----|s3----------- ||
G
||.-------2-----|-----------2-|-------------|-------4-----.||
D
||.-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----4---4---.||
A
|| -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0----------- ||
E
|| -------------|-------------|-------------|------------- ||
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Am Gsus4
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-1---------1-|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|
G|-------2-----|-----------2-|-----------2-|-----------0-|
D|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----0---0---|
A|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Instrumental
Am Am7
E|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-3p0---------|
B|-1---------1-|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|
G|-2-----2-----|-----------2-|----------(2)|----------(0)|
D|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|
A|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
C
E|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-3p0---------|
B|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|
G|-----------0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|
D|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|
A|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Gsus4 G5 Em7
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-1h3---3-----|-------3-----|-3s5-------5-|-5p0-------0-|
G|-----------0-|-----------0-|-------0-----|-------0-----|
D|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-3-----------|-3-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Asus2 Am Gsus4
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-0h1-------1-|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|
G|-------2-----|-----------2-|-----------2-|-----------0-|
D|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----0---0---|
A|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Intro
Am Bm* x3
Am Gsus4
Instrumental
Am Am7 Am C Gsus4 G5 Em7 Asus2 Am Gsus4
Verse 1
Am C
Crash land out in the desert
G
Picking through the wreckage
Am G
With shaking hands
Am C
Ash and embers still burning
G
Propeller still turning
Em Am
Churning the sand
Chorus
F C
*
Lover oh my lover
Em Am
I know I'm not easy to understand
F C
*
Cover darling take cover
Em
For I am the sandstorm
Am
And you are the sand
Instrumental
Am Am7 Am C Gsus4 G5 Em7 Asus2 Am
Verse 2
E G B Am C
( )
Last night was painful in hindsight
G
Like a drunk in a bar fight
Am G
Ashamed and alone
Am C
You’re like a fox in the headlights
G
Running out through the dark night
Em Am
Silent as stone
Chorus
F C
*
Lover oh my lover
Em Am
I've never been easy to understand
F C
*
Cover darling take cover
Em
For I am the sandstorm
Am
And you are the sand
Instrumental
Am Am7 Am C Gsus4 G5 Em7 Asus2 Am
Chorus
F C
*
Well, lover oh my lover
Em Am
I know I'm not easy to understand
F C
*
Cover, my darling take cover
Em
For I am the sandstorm
Am
And you are the sand
Outro
Em
I am the sandstorm
Am
And you are the sand
Em
Well, I am the sandstorm
Am
You are the sand
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| s Slide
| () Ghost note
Chords Used