Shape Of My Heart Tab by Sting

Shape Of My Heart tab by Sting

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Sting
SHAPE OF MY HEART (4:38)
Ten Summoners Tales (1993, A & M)

Thanks to Jerome Olivier for his version of this beautiful song, from which
I based my transcription. The 9-14 and 7-13 spannings (tone sounds more
accurate to my ears) seem a bit challenging at first, but with practice
Corrections & comments are always welcomed. Hope you
all enjoy it, Gehan Cheung

()= ghost note[not picked]    + = count
m = slight palm mute          X = rest

Intro:
e-----------------------------|--------------------|
B-----------------------------|-7-(7)---7---7------|
G-14-(14)----14-13-(13)----13-|-----------------10-|
D----(11)-11-------(11)-11----|---(9)-9-------9----|
A-9--(9)--------7--(7)--------|--------------------|
E-----------------------------|-7-(7)-------7---9--|

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|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-7-(7)---7---7------|
|-14-(14)----14-13-(13)----13-|-----------------10-|
|----(12)-12-------(11)-11----|---(9)-9-------9----|
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-14-(14)-------12-(12)-------|-7-(7)-------7---9--|

|------------------|------------------|------4-(4)-|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|----------10------|-0--(0)-----6-(6)-|-7-7--7-(7)-|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|-----11------11---|-2--h2------6-(6)-|-7-7--4-(4)-|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|---9----9-------9-|-2--(2)---6-------|------4-(4)-|-4-(4)-(4)-(4)-|
|------------------|-0--(0)-4---------|-5----4-(4)-|-4-(4)-(4)-(4)-|
|-7----------------|------------------|------------|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|

1st Verse(00:23):
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-7-(7)---7---7------|
|-14-(14)----14-13-(13)----13-|-----------------10-|
|----(11)-11-------(11)-11----|---(9)-9-------9----|
|-9--(9)--------7--(7)--------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-7-(7)-------7---9--|

|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-10-(10)----10---------------|-7-(7)---7---7------|
|---------------13-(13)----13-|-----------------10-|
|----(12)-12-------(11)-11----|---(9)-9-------9----|
|-9--(9)----------------------|--------------------|
|---------------12-(12)-------|-7-(7)-------7---9--|

|-----------------------|
|----------10-(10)-(10)-|
|-----11----------------|
|---9----9--------------|
|-----------------------|
|-7---------------------|

|------------------|------4-(4)-|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|-0--(0)-----6-(6)-|-7-7--7-(7)-|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|-2--h2------6-(6)-|-7-7--4-(4)-|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|-2--(2)---6-------|------4-(4)-|-4-(4)-(4)-(4)-|
|-0--(0)-4---------|-5----4-(4)-|-4-(4)-(4)-(4)-|
|------------------|------------|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|

        He deals the cards...
        And those he plays...
        He doesn't play...
        He doesn't play...

2nd Verse(00:46) (Repeat Intro. tabs):

        He deals the cards...
        The sacred ....
        The hidden law...
        The numbers lead...

3rd Verse(01:09) (Repeat Intro. tabs):

        I know that the spades...
        I know that the clubs...
        I know that diamonds...
        But that's not...

4th Verse(01:32) (Repeat Intro. tabs):

        He may play...
        He may lay...
        He may ...
        While ..

5th Verse(01:54) (Repeat Intro. tabs; changes as noted):

        I know that the spades...
        I know that the clubs...
        I know that diamonds...

        But that's..................my heart

                                     |-2-2-2-2-|
                                     |-2-2-2-2-|
                                     |-2-2-2-2-|
                                     |-4-4-2-2-|
                                     |-4-4-4-4-|
                                     |-2-2-2-2-|

        That's not the shape..........

      |----------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
      |-7--------7-----7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
      |-7--------7-----4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
      |----------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
      |-5--------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
      |--------------------|---------|

        The shape of my  heart.............
            +      +
      |-----X------X--||-------------------|----------------|2x
      |-----X------X--||----------4-4----4-|-2-2----2-2-----|
      |-----X------X--||-9-9----9----------|--------------5-|
      |-----X------X--||--(6)-6----(6)-6---|--(4)-4-----4---|
      |-----X------X--||-4-4------2-2------|----------------|
      |-----X------X--||-------------------|-2-2------2---4-|

      |---------------|---------------|
      |---------5-----|---------------|
      |-----6-----6---|-1---1-----5---|
      |---4---4-----4-|-2-------4---4-|
      |---------------|-2------6------|
      |-2-------------|-0-0---4-------|

                                      m
      |-----4-4-|---------|-----4-4-|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
      |-----5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-----5-5-|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
      |-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
      |-7-7-6---|-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-6---|-4-(4)-(4)-(4)-|
      |-----6---|-4-4-4-4-|-----6---|---------------|
      |-5-------|---------|-5-------|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-|


6th Verse(02:53) (Repeat Intro. tabs):

        And if ...
        You'd maybe ...
        I'm ...
        The mask ...


7th Verse(03:16) (Repeat Intro. tabs):

        Those ...
        And find...
        Like those...
        And those ...


8th Verse(03:39) (Repeat Intro. tabs; changes as noted):

        I know that the spades...
        I know that the clubs...
        I know that diamonds...


        But that's................. my heart
            That's not..............my heart

           |---------------4------4-|--2-2-2-2-|2x
           |-7-------7-----7------7-|--2-2-2-2-|
           |-7-------7-----4------4-|--2-2-2-2-|
           |---------------4------4-|--4-4-2-2-|
           |-5-------------4------4-|--4-4-4-4-|
           |------------------------|--2-2-2-2-|


            That's not the shape.........

           |---------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
           |-7-------7-----7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
           |-7-------7-----4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
           |---------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
           |-5-------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
           |-------------------|---------|


       The shape of my heart.
           +      +
       |---X------X-|------------------------------|--------------------|
       |---X------X-|------------------------------|-7-(7)---7---7------|
       |---X------X-|--14-(14)----14-13-(13)----13-|-----------------10-|
       |---X------X-|-----(11)-11-------(11)-11----|---(9)-9-------9----|
       |---X------X-|--9--(9)--------7--(7)--------|--------------------|
       |---X------X-|------------------------------|-7-(7)-------7---9--|


       |-----------------------------|---------------|-2-2-----14-|
       |-----------------------------|-7-----7-7-----|-2-2---14---|
       |-14-(14)----14-13-(13)----13-|---7-----7--10-|-2-2-14-----|
       |----(12)-12-------(11)-11----|-----9---------|-4-4--------|
       |-----------------------------|---------------|-4-4--------|
       |-14-(14)-------12-(12)-------|-7-------7--9--|-2-2--------|

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