Shape of My Heart - Sting
from the album "Ten Summoner's Tales"
transcribed by Luis Ferreira
transcribed by Jerome Olivier (Enzo) jerome@info.enserb.u-bordeaux.fr
transcribed by John Kean keanj@agresearch.cri.nz
Shape Of My Heart - transcribed by Luis Ferreira
This is NOT the way Dominic Miller plays it. I've got Sting's concert in Oslo
(1994) in videocassette and it is definitely harder than this. Dominic Miller
uses an electric-shaped acoustic guitar, which makes it easier to play in the
high frets as he does. The names of the chords might not be correct, too.
( If you want to play with the record, then use a capo on the 2nd fret )
Intro:
Em Bm Am B
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e--3--------3-----|--2--------2-----|--0--------0-----|--0-----0--|--------|--
B--------0-----0--|--------0-----0--|-----------------|-----------|--4-----|--
G-----------------|-----------------|--------2-----2--|-----------|-----4--|--
D--2--2-----------|--0--0-----------|-----------------|-----------|--------|--
A-----------------|-----------------|--0--0-----------|--0--0-----|--2-----|--
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|--------|--
C/E Bm Am B
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e--3--------3-----|--2--------2-----|--0--------0-----|--0-----0--|--------|--
B--------1-----1--|--------0-----0--|-----------------|-----------|--4-----|--
G-----------------|-----------------|--------2-----2--|-----------|-----4--|--
D--2--2-----------|--0--0-----------|-----------------|-----------|--------|--
A-----------------|-----------------|--0--0-----------|--0--0-----|--2-----|--
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|--------|--
C B C B7 ? Em
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e---------------3--------|-------------|-----------|-----------|--0--|--0--|-
B---------5--------5-----|-------0--0--|--------4--|--5--5--5--|--0--|--0--|-
G---------------------5--|-------1--0--|--------4--|--5--5--5--|--2--|--0--|-
D------5-----5-----------|-------0--0--|-----4-----|--5--5--5--|--1--|--2--|-
A---3--------------------|--2^0--------|--2--------|--3--3--3--|--2--|--2--|-
E------------------------|-------3--3--|-----------|-----------|--0--|--0--|-
{ Repeat the intro for each verse }
{ You may find it nice to play A---2~\0-- between each verse. I do :) }
He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He doesn't play for respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
Em Em7 C B7?
That's not the shape The shape of my heart
Now there's a change in key, which goes something like:
Bm F#m Em F#
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e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|--
B--3--------3-----|--2--------2-----|--0--------0-----|--0-----|--------|--
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--3-----|--
D--------4-----4--|--------4-----4--|--------2-----2--|-----2--|-----4--|--
A--2--2-----------|--0--0-----------|-----------------|--------|--------|--
E-----------------|-----------------|--0--0-----------|--0-----|--2-----|--
G/D F#m Em F#
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e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|--
B--3--------3-----|--2--------2-----|--0--------0-----|--0-----|--------|--
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--3-----|--
D--------5-----5--|--------4-----4--|--------2-----2--|-----2--|-----4--|--
A--2--2-----------|--0--0-----------|-----------------|--------|--------|--
E-----------------|-----------------|--0--0-----------|--0-----|--2-----|--
C D F# G F#7 Bm
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e------------------------|-------------2--|-----------|--3--3--|--2--|--2--|-
B---------------3--------|-------------3--|--------2--|--3--3--|--2--|--3--|-
G------------------4-----|----------2-----|--------3--|--4--4--|--3--|--4--|-
D---------5-----------5--|-------0--------|-----4-----|--5--5--|--2--|--4--|-
A------5-----5-----------|----------------|--4--------|--5--5--|--4--|--2--|-
E---3--------------------|--2^0-----------|-----------|--3--3--|--2--|--2--|-
Bm7 G F#7 Em ( And now back to the original key )
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who smile are lost
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
Em Em7 C B7? Em
That's not the shape of my heart
Em7 C B7?
That's not the shape The shape of my heart
Repeat the intro, and while the e----12--|--
last Em is still ringing, play: B---12---|--
Enjoy! G--12----|--
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| | "You see a city in the desert lies |
| Luis Ferreira | The vanity of an ancient king |
| | But the city lies on broken pieces |
| sd021@diana.fc.ul.pt | Where the wind howls and the vultures sing" |
| | Sting - The Soul Cages |
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Shape Of My Heart - transcribed by Jerome Olivier (Enzo)
(based on the transcription by Luis Ferreira)
I play it acoustically this way :
F#m7 E6 B5 C#
x9BxAx x7Bx9x 7x9x7x 9xBAxx
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--
B-10----------10--|-9-----------9---|-7-----------7---|-7---------------|--
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|--
D-11------11--11--|-11------11--11--|-9-------9---9---|-9-------11--11--|--
A-9-----9---------|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-----------------|--
E-----------------|-----------------|-7-----7---------|-7-------9-------|--
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D/F# E6 B5 C#
x9CxAx x7Bx9x 7x9x7x 9xBAxx
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--
B-10----------10--|-9-----------9---|-7-----------7---|-7---------------|--
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|--
D-12------12--12--|-11------11--11--|-9-------9---9---|-9-------11--11--|--
A-9-----9---------|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-----------------|--
E-----------------|-----------------|-7-----7---------|-7-------9-------|--
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D Aadd9 C# D F#sus4/7M F#m
x57775 x024xx x4666x x5777 2444xx 2442xx
e---------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
B-----7------7----|-------------6---|-7---7-7---------|-----------------|-
G-------------7---|-4^2-2-------6---|-7---7-7-4---4---|-2---------------|-
D----7-7-------7--|-2---2-----6---6-|-7---7-7-4---3---|-4---------------|-
A-5---------------|-0-------4-------|-5-------4---4---|-4---------------|-
E-----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|-2---------------|-
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He doesn't play for respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
F#m F#m7 D C#7 (stay in C#7)
That's not the shape The shape of my heart
Now there's a change in key, which goes something like:
C#m7 B6 F#5 Ab
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--
B-5-----------5---|-4-----------4---|-2-----------2---|-2---------------|--
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-------|--
D-6-------6---6---|-6-------6---6---|-4-------4---4---|-4-------6---6---|--
A-4-----4---------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----------------|--
E-----------------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-2-------4-------|--
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G/B B6 F#5 Ab
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--
B-5-----------5---|-4-----------4---|-2-----------2---|-2---------------|--
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-------|--
D-7-------7---7---|-6-------6---6---|-4-------4---4---|-4-------6---6---|--
A-4-----4---------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----------------|--
E-----------------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-2-------4-------|--
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D E9 Ab A Ab7 C#m7 C#m7/B
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
B---------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-------5---|-
G-----6------6----|-------------5---|-6---6-6-5---5---|-----4-------4---|-
D----7-7------7---|-4^2-2-------6---|-7---7-7-4---4---|---6---6---6---6-|-
A--------------7--|-2---2-----6---6-|---------6---6---|-4---------------|-
E-5---------------|-0-------4-------|-5-------4-------|---------7-------|-
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A Ab7 F#m
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
B-----------------|-----------------|--return to beginning--------------|-
G-6---6-6-5---5---|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
D-7---7-7-4---4---|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
A---------6---6---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
E-5-------4-------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who smile are lost
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
F#m F#m7 D C#7 F#m
That's not the shape of my heart
F#m7 D C#7
That's not the shape The shape of my heart
F#m7 E6 B5 C#
x9BxAx x7Bx9x 7x9x7x 9xBAxx
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--
B-10----------10--|-9-----------9---|-7-----------7---|-7---------------|--
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|--
D-11------11--11--|-11------11--11--|-9-------9---9---|-9-------11--11--|--
A-9-----9---------|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-----------------|--
E-----------------|-----------------|-7-----7---------|-7-------9-------|--
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D/F# E6 B5 C# F#m7
x9CxAx x7Bx9x 7x9x7x 9xBAxx strum(a.h)
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-(14)
B-10----------10--|-9-----------9---|-7-----------7---|-7---------------|-5-(17)
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|-2-(14)
D-12------12--12--|-11------11--11--|-9-------9---9---|-9-------11--11--|-4-
A-9-----9---------|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-
E-----------------|-----------------|-7-----7---------|-7-------9-------|-2-
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
a.h artificial harmonics (just for fun)
olivier
Enzo Email : jerome@info.enserb.u-bordeaux.fr
http://www.enserb.u-bordeaux.fr/~jerome
Shape Of My Heart - transcribed by John Kean
This is not exactly how it is played on the album, but makes a pretty good
approximation for a solo guitar.
Standard tuning, capo 2nd fret.
4/4 time, all beats spaced evenly in the tablature.
INTRO:
Em D6 A5 B7sus4 B7
||--3---------3-----|-2---------2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
||--------0---------|-------0---------|-5---------5-----|-5-------4-------|
||*-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-------2---------|-----2-------2---|
||*-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C/E D6 A5 B7sus4 B7
|-3---------3-----|-2---------2-----|-----------------|------------------|
|-------1---------|-------0---------|-5---------5-----|-5-------4--------|
|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-------2---------|-----2-------2----|
|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----2-------2---|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2------2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
C C Gsus4 G B7
|--------0-------3--|-----0-----------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------1------|---------1-------|-h1-----0---------|---------4-------|
|------0-------0----|-----0-------0---|--0---------0-----|-----2-----------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------0-------0---|-----4-------4---|
|-h3-------3--------|-3-------3-------|------------------|-2-------2-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--3-------3-------|-----------------|
C Am * Em Em
|-0-----0---------|-0---------------|-0----------------|-----------------||
|-1-----1---------|-1---------------|-0----------------|-----------------||
|-0-----0---------|-2---------------|-0----------------|----------------*||
|-----2-------2---|-2---------------|-2----------------|----------------*||
|-3-------3-------|-0---------------|-2----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------------|-----------------||
VERSE 1: [guitar repeats intro tab]
He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He doesn't play for respect
VERSE 2:
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
CHORUS: [guitar repeats intro tab]
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
VERSE 3:
He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades
CHORUS [up to point marked * in the intro tab]
INTERLUDE: [begins at point marked * in the intro tab]
* Em Em7 C/E Asus2/F#
||-0-------0-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1--------|-0-------0-------|
||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------|-2-------2-------|
||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2--------2---|-----2-------2---|
||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0----------------|-2---------------|
heart That's not the shape.......
Asus2/F# Asus2/F# Asus2/F#
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------||
|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------||
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------||
shape of my
Bm A6 Em F#7sus4 F#7
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-3---------3-----|-2---------2-----|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
||-------4---------|-------2---------|-------0---------|-4-------3-------|
||-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
||-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
heart
Gmaj7/B A6 Em F#7sus4 F#7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3---------3-----|-2---------2-----|-0---------0-----|------------------|
|-------0---------|-------2---------|-------0---------|-4-------3--------|
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----|
|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2------2-|
G G D/F# F#7
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------0-------3--|-----0-----------|-------3---------|---------2-------|
|------------0------|---------0-------|---2-------2-----|-----3-------3---|
|------0-------0----|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-h3-------3--------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
G F# G G/F#
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
|-------2---0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----0-------0---|-4-----2---0-----|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-----1-------1---|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|
Em F#7 G G
|-7-----5---3-----|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-------5---3-----|-0---------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------||
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-0---------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------||
|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-3---------------|-----------------||
VERSE 4: [guitar repeats intro tab]
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
VERSE 5:
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear are lost
CHORUS [up to point marked * in the intro tab]
ENDING: [begins at point marked * in the intro tab]
* Em Em7 C/E Asus2/F#
||-0-------0-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1--------|-0-------0-------|
||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------|-2-------2-------|
||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2--------2---|-----2-------2---|
||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0----------------|-2---------------|
heart That's not the shape of my
Em Em7 C/E Asus2/F#
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1--------|-0-------0-------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------|-2-------2-------|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2--------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0----------------|-2---------------|
heart That's not the shape of my
Em D6 A5 B7sus4 B7
|-3---------3-----|-2---------2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-5---------5-----|-5-------4-------|
|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-------2---------|-----2-------2---|
|---------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
heart
C/E D6 A5 B7sus4 B7
|-3---------3-----|-2---------2-----|-----------------|------------------|
|-------1---------|-------0---------|-5---------5-----|-5-------4--------|
|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-------2---------|-----2-------2----|
|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----2-------2---|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2------2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Em
|-0---------------|-----------------||
|-0---------------|-----------------||
|-0---------------|-----------------|| Fine.
|-2---------------|-----------------||
|-2---------------|-----------------||
|-0---------------|-----------------||
\\\\ John Kean
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