STING - "shape of my heart" Tablature

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 15:35:45 -0500
From: Gehan Cheung <gehan@fractaloon.com>
Subject: s/sting/shape_of_my_heart.tab

Sting
SHAPE OF MY HEART (4:38)
Ten Summoners Tales (1993, A & M)
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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
they become routine. I minimized the lyrical content per OLGA's new rules.
Corrections & comments are always welcomed. Hope you
all enjoy it, Gehan Cheung <gehanc@hotmail.com>

()= 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--|

|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-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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