STING'S MOST COPIED RIFF - Why it's so HARD to get it right

Summary by Krater

This video breaks down the guitar chords and fingerpicking technique used in Sting's 'Shape of My Heart', revealing how composer Dominic Miller created the complex accompaniment.

From the video

Answers: How do you play Shape of My Heart by Sting on guitar?

• Guitar fingerpicking technique
• Chord progressions and inversions
• Andalucian cadence
• Syncopation and anticipated bass
• Sixth chords

What it concludes

• The song Shape of My Heart is based on a descending baseline in the key of F sharp minor and uses the Andalucian cadence.
• The original song's complex accompaniment relies on sixth chords and chord inversions rather than standard barre chords.
• The high E string in the iconic riff can be played without fretting by tuning it up to F and barring the fourth fret.