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How to play Shape Of My Heart on piano

Written by Sting & Dominic Miller

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Learn Shape Of My Heart in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Bm – C#7 – D – C#m – Bm – C#7 – D
How it goes
Shape Of My Heart sits in F# minor: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; C#7 is C#, E#, G# and B; D is D, F# and A; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmivC#7V7DVIC#mvBmivC#7V7DVI
- BmB · D · F#
- C#7C# · E# · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
- C#mC# · E · G#
2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: D – E – F#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEF#m
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#

What chords are in Shape Of My Heart?

The loop is Bm – C#7 – D – C#m – Bm – C#7 – D (iv – V7 – VI – v – iv – V7 – VI) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Shape Of My Heart in?

F# minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Shape Of My Heart?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Shape Of My Heart easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Shape Of My Heart?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.