Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951 in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England), known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist for the rock band The Police. Throughout his career, Sting has incorporated distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, New Age, and worldbeat into his music.
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This was created with sincere thanks to Claudio. I couldn't have worked this out! In some parts of the world they use do re me fa so.... rather than C D E F ... so I don't think anybody understood what he had contributed. Have a look for Sister Moon Sting on YouTube to hear this in it's full glory. To play this at the correct pitch you need a capo on the 2nd fret, but I can't sing as high as Sting, so this is more comfortable for me, particularly when he goes up an octave at the ends that gorgeous sax fades in. I've tried to capture some of the sax solos for the guitar, but you need to listen to original to get the timing right. The backing is really subtle, so you have to be very soft and smooth on the guitar. Em6 to F#m7 is just a matter of turning the finger on the 2nd fret into a barre on the fret. Very easy! I haven't tried to transcribe the sax at the end. Too hard. Instead I've added that mysterious spread chord followed by the plucked harmonic on the and E strings with the little finger just touching them gently above the fifth fret. (Pluck them quite back towards the bridge) May take practice to get a nice high ring.
Em+9 A7Em+9 A7 Sister moon - will be my guide Em+9 A7Em+9 A7 In your blue blue shadows - I would hide (Sax fill) e|---------------------| B|-2--4--2-------------| G|----------2--H4~~~~~~|(Hammer on) D|-2-------------------|( or slide) A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Em+9 A7Em+9 A7 All good people - asleep tonight Em+9 A7Em+9 A7 I’m all by myself - in your silver light (B7 x21202 C7+ x32303 Em6 042000) B7C7+Em6A7 I would gaze - at your face - the whole night through Em6F#m7C7B7Em+9 242222 C7 032310) I’d go out of my mind, but for you Em6F#m7C7B7Em+9 A7Em+9 A7 I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em+9 A7Em+9 A7 Lying in - a mother’s arms Em+9 A7Em+9 A7 The primal root - of a woman’s charms (Sax fill) e|---------------------| B|-2--4--2-------------| G|----------2-H4~~~~~~-| D|-2-------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Em+9 A7Em+9 A7 I’m a stranger to the sun - My eyes are too weak Em+9 A7Em+9 A7 How cold is a heart - When it’s warmth that he seeks?
B7C7+Em6A7 You watch - every night, - you don’t care what I do Em6F#m7C7B7Em+9 A7 I’d go out of my mind, but for you Em6F#m7C7B7Em+9 A7 I’d go out of my mind, but for you
G#mC#7G#mC#7 466444 C#7 446464) My mistress’ eyes - are nothing like the sun G#mC#7G#mC#7 My hunger for her - explains everything I’ve done C#m7D#m7EA7 446454 -> D#m7 668676) To howl at the moon - the whole night through Em6F#m7C7B7C#m7F#7 And they really don’t care if I do Em6F#m7C7B7Em+9 A7 I’d go out of my mind, but for you Em6F#m7C7B7Em+9 A7 I’d go out of my mind, but for you