Chords of: Shape of My Heart by: Sting. (C#m, Bm, D6, F#m) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Shape of My Heart” by Sting is in B Minor and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 196 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Bm, D6, F#m.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → C#m → D6 → A → F# → C#m → Bm → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:37 | 14% |
| F#m | 0:28 | 10% |
| C#m | 0:24 | 9% |
| D6 | 0:23 | 9% |
| A | 0:22 | 8% |
| C#7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| D | 0:19 | 7% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 3% |
F#m – C#m – Bm – F#/C# – C# – D – C#m – Bm – F#/C# – C#7 – D6 – A – C#m – C# – D – Abm7b5 – F#m – F# – F#m – C#m – D6 – F#/C# – C#aug – D – C#m – Bm – C#7 – D6 – A – C#m7 – C# – D – B7 – Bm – F#m – A – Bm – C#7 – C#aug – D – Amaj7 – Bm – C#7 – D6 – B7/D# – A – C#m7 – Bbm – …
