SHAPE OF MY HEART - Guitar lesson tutorial / how to play (Sting / Miller)

In this guitar lesson / tutorial we'll learn how to play " Shape of my Heart ", by Sting / Dominic Miller.
It looks like an easy guitar riff, but the lesson unlocks all the details to make it sound like Dominic.
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[@InGratitudeIam]

That's the way Dominic plays it live because of the guitar he uses on stage. When he was in the studio, he used an electric nylon guitar that had a cutaway and he started up at the 14th fret. The studio version is much easier. This was what Dominic said in an interview with Rick Beato.

[@RG-cm8qv]

Yes! Would love to see someone break down the studio version clearly for someone who wants to learn the song correctly the way it was recorded and doesn't understand music language and can't really learn it without tabs. I have tried to search for the real tabs and can't find them anywhere. Would pay money for the tabs.

[@taccamine8312]

He also says the intonation can be troublesome that high up on the fretboard. So thats why he plays it lower live.

[@A67255]

What’s that song “He’s Mr Know it all”, why don’t you post a video with your playing knowledge shown instead of commenting. People like you get on my f*king nerves .

[@albertolombardimusic]

Check out my guitar courses here : lessons.albertolombardi.com/ Thanks for leaving your thoughts down in the comments!

[@raghuveergurrapu7404]

The best tutorial of this complex song

[@albertolombardimusic]

Cheers

[@aldwintalentscout9410]

Outstanding Musicianship. I absolutely loved it!

[@albertolombardimusic]

cheers

[@aldwintalentscout9410]

@@albertolombardimusic You have high potentials, and you should embrace it. I'm a talent scout at Sessions and love what you're doing. Would love to get you in front of our global audience of music fans. Are you interested? Our team sent you an email for more details. Let me know if you got it.

[@jonoleary4035]

Several years ago I spent hours watching Dominic Miller play this song live to get all of the correct fingering and nuances. You have captured it all with great accuracy. Great Job, as always! The bridge was unfortunately left out but is somewhat easier to figure out.

[@albertolombardimusic]

Thanks Jon

[@KrwiomoczBogurodzicy]

Amazing! Good explanations, as usual. Grazie.

[@albertolombardimusic]

Cheers!

[@Feelgoo49]

Awesome!

[@vitodonatone846]

Bravissimo Alberto....lezione stupenda soprattutto perché riesci a cogliere particolari che altri non mostrano

[@albertolombardimusic]

Grazie Vito

[@gianclaudiocitarda2608]

Virtuosismo da brividi!!!!! Well done

[@albertolombardimusic]

Thanks grazie

[@Bernd_Boeckmann]

Alberto, you're a great teacher, showing all details very clearly, playing slowly, so one can follow. You can't wish for more! If I hadn't already bought the songbook of Dominic Miller your PDF would be a good addition to this video. See you on some Monday show again!

[@albertolombardimusic]

I learned a few tricks from Stefan 😂 thanks My friend

[@swedishbaron]

Wow! How am I supposed to do THAT!? Well done Signiore!

[@albertolombardimusic]

Ahaha yes! Cheers

[@musological]

That's perfectly accurate, nice.

[@albertolombardimusic]

Cheers!

[@fabriziobrocchini]

Bravo come sempre!

[@albklang1272]

Well played.

[@oliver8186]

Thanks for this video and the explanation of this great riff😊

[@MassimoBertini]

You are really great Alberto!!!

[@albertolombardimusic]

Thank you 💛

[@davidhell2164]

thx alberto for the tutorial !!

[@albertolombardimusic]

cheers

[@Shuvaloff]

Дякую! Сподобалось. Той слайд на четвертий акорд, та примарна нота додають барви грі. Україна. Херсон

[@francescamanolo2671]

Magnificent! What is the mark and model of the guitar you're playing on ? Beautiful sound. What ampli too ?

[@albertolombardimusic]

Thanks ! It's a cheap Yamaha, no amp just a really good mic (Neumann U87)

[@francescamanolo2671]

@@albertolombardimusic Thanks a lot. Really nice sound, and bravo for this beautiful riff play and details sharing. :)) What Yamaha guitar model, by the way ?

[@trigi89]

Bellissima lezione come sempre! Ci insegni Deep River Blues di Doc Watson in Italiano? Please 🤪

[@albertolombardimusic]

Bellissima! la dovrei imparare io prima però aahaa.

[@trigi89]

@@albertolombardimusic verrebbe cmq fantastica 🤣

[@kejdzu]

Where can I find these sound effects in the playground guys? Please help me

[@Simon-xi8tb]

"Now im gonna teach you this riff.." Me: Ou, great... "Sea shell suspended 4th seven" Me: 0..o

[@larsekman3532]

Excuse me, when playing that A chord, stretching your third finger to the fifth fret on the low E string, why not just playing the A string instead? no stretching needed.

[@albertolombardimusic]

That’s the way Dominic Miller plays it, I can only guess he went that way for the sound (darker). Of course you can play it however you want but it does sound different

[@BrianMered]

At last, an in-depth, blow by blow tutorial. Great job, thanks!

[@noelmemarzadeh975]

For all the young ones this is also known as lucid dreams

[@Domzdream]

That chord at (7:03) I’ve been trying for a few months, but nah my body can’t bend that way. My fingers literally cannot so this, so I’ve got a solution. Anyone who’s battling with this, let me know, I’ll give you a nice tip.

[@daedalusjones4228]

I like the way you talk about it, just talking about the chords. Most other videos are people saying "sixth string seventh fret fourth string ninth fret second string first fret fourth string 12th fret. blah blah blah." I can't listen that stuff. They're spitting out string of numbers. It's mind-numbing. It's micromanaging. And it's unmusical. Yours is much better.

[@alexxak338]

Alberto, the very first chord is not correct. The tab would be -x-9-11-x-10-x. Listen once again to the song. When you do the second round, then you play the 3rd string on the 7th fret. Many online tabs are wrong about this. In the bridge it’s the same. First, you play the 5th string on the 11th fret. The second round you do the 4th on the 7th tread in the fist bar.

[@ronniecraft3895]

Alberto you have a great gift as a singer ,and player, but what a great teacher too , what a blessing to us all , God Bless ,and keep the tunes coming , your fan and friend !!!!!!!

[@albertolombardimusic]

Thank you Ronnie very sweet!

[@asbestos20]

Just a simple F# Minor in the end? Oh come on Dominic. So simple. You should have used F# minor add 6 dominant 7 sus 2 dim 4 instead 😅

[@stefanoriva8502]

Tra tanti tutorial in inglese speravo che questo fosse in italiano... Vabbè

[@md4843]

you make it look so easy, so relaxed. My wrist and fingers are killing me trying to contort into these chord stretches lol

[@EricSmith9000]

Me too. And then you wake up one morning and it's easy.

[@landwirtschaft2116]

Did you learn it by now since your comment a year ago? And how long did it take you? I also really struggle with those stretches, but also i have those mornings where i wake up and suddenly it's a little bit easier…

[@bratislavkukobat8168]

For me is verry dificult to play. My fingers broked down 😮

[@Apocalypse3]

Great tutorial now my fingers are dislocated😅

[@alessiograziani6355]

Incredibile come la la scelta dei giusti accordi abbia trasformato un F#m E D B7, in un capolavoro....

[@albertolombardimusic]

già..

[@tamdsms]

Sweet! Your knowledge just blows me away, naming, knowing, & recognizing all those esoteric chord shapes at a glance. I'm a "Monkey see, monkey do guitarist." Those chords shapes are just intellectual hand spaghetti to me. I'd need a keyboard & more structural chord theory to figure them out. Maybe in the next life (Ha-Ha-Ha). Ciao & kind regards :-D , :-) , :-) , :-)

[@albertolombardimusic]

Harmony is a fun thing actually!

[@tamdsms]

Harmony, yeah. The chords Don Felder uses on "Hotel California" are all bizarre inversions of conventional chords too ("caged" chords, cubed). Already have # 43 reminder on: thanks for posting the thumbnail early!!! Kind regards :-D , :-) , :-) , :-) .

[@albertolombardimusic]

@@tamdsms thank you for being present 💛

[@tamdsms]

@@albertolombardimusic My pleasure! :-D , :-) , :-) , :-) .

[@mk8530]

The Shape of My heart hurts.

[@vikassrivastava7180]

Really what a class playing.... Just mesmerizing.... Will hope to see full song tutorial with detailed explanation which will be precious gift to all your fans. Regards Vikas from India 🇮🇳

[@albertolombardimusic]

Hi Vikas, thank you. The song is basically this riff repeated over and over! Cheers

[@vikassrivastava7180]

@@albertolombardimusic I have listen this original song and this entire song had been played in two different scale and also seen several Tutorials for my son... Definitely your intro part is best and more in detailed structure. I will glad if you could play entire part. Thanks for your reply.

[@normancloete420]

WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME GUITAR!!!😁😁

[@orenarad9024]

On the 10th shape (with the hammer-on) why not play the base on the open A 5th string instead of the A on the 6th string?? So much easier with the same note.

[@albertolombardimusic]

It's something the Dominc Miller does, probably for the sound

[@BFromUpNorth]

Wow that sounds so clean and the tone is amazing. Any info on the guitar and recording setup

[@albertolombardimusic]

It's an older cheap Yamaha with a Neumann km184

[@danieledesillo3397]

Impeccabile. Quello che non mi tornava era la ghost note. Ma il resto della canzone??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@albertolombardimusic]

Non è tutta uguale? 😂

[@valentinmmarkvukaj6553]

Great video mate, Very musical and in details explained... 10 out of 10👌😊!

[@albertolombardimusic]

Cheers !

[@jaimemantilla5365]

Grazie Alberto 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@stefanovessicchio1502]

Grande Alberto, quando una canzone la fai diventare un'opera d'arte!!

[@albertolombardimusic]

Stefano 💛 qui ho solo copiato al meglio possibile 🎸🎸

[@mirtonmorenz5982]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@ThePhotocon1]

Bravo! And, thank you for sharing this with us.

[@christopherneubert4674]

This is the correct playing of the song. The un-copyable Sting…wonderful pop/classical music. Doesn’t happen much in todays pop music. Wonderful!

[@albertolombardimusic]

I agree..

[@davidbarron8231]

1100!

[@nicoengerer5959]

Very nice, just found your channel🤩 You have a new Fan now🖖

[@albertolombardimusic]

That's sweet, thanks!

[@dienitendoswitchtester8430]

Very nice thanks

[@albertolombardimusic]

Cheers!

[@albertofilippocapria18]

Illustrazione magistrale: bravo, davvero!

[@michaeldinunzio3002]

Very precise teaching thank you

[@albertolombardimusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paullindahl3245]

Excellent lesson

[@albertolombardimusic]

Thank you Paul

[@ernestoosvaldobellucci]

Excelente.... Maestro "!!!!!!!!

[@Roppie74]

Aha, the ghost note is what i heard. Thanks!

[@kaori-himawari]

あああああ～💦 I didn't know your lesson of this song…… I did my learn by myself from STING and Dominic’s video. It was very tough and was hard for me… Thank you… このレッスンを知ってたら楽だったのになー💦

[@albertolombardimusic]

You can get a few more details here then :)

[@kaori-himawari]

@@albertolombardimusic I want and I will. Thank you always. You are very good Teacher.

[@mouadgaming863]

thank you master

[@JGCanning]

Hey! Any chance of sharing the shaker backing track file? It’s perfect! Thanks!

[@albertolombardimusic]

Shoot me a message via my website

[@landwirtschaft2116]

This percussive pluck ghostnote is a really cool information that other tutorials missed! I realised that something was wrong there with my playing, compared to the original. But i didn't understand what's going on until you pointed it out. Thanks a lot!

[@albertolombardimusic]

Awesome !

[@simonecastelfranato]

Bravo 👏

[@albertolombardimusic]

Grazie

[@patrickflanagan8008]

Excellent tutorial, thank you so much. Subscribed.

[@albertolombardimusic]

Thanks Patrick

[@richardwedlich8823]

Thank you.

[@tahahajizadeh6529]

Thank you man 🙏🏻

[@vincizara]

If you like to learn something the teacher must explain well to understand it. And this is the man you looking for nice brother Grazie! 👍

[@albertolombardimusic]

cheers Binson

[@rtortortorto]

Great lesson

[@Commiek]

This is great! finally someone that plays it like Dominic

[@albertolombardimusic]

cheers!

[@polvere2500]

Grazie Alberto, non voglio passare da provinciale, ma visti tutti i tutorial di questo brano in Inglese, non sarebbe "bello" farne uno in italiano? Grazie ancora

[@albertolombardimusic]

Ciao Roberto, me lo chiedono spesso, ma ho scelto tempo fa di avere un canale in inglese. Grazie!

[@polvere2500]

👍

[@ulix4]

Great lesson. Great teacher. Great song. Thank you

[@albertolombardimusic]

cheers!

[@conlamusicaaotraparte6206]

Very good tutorial, Alberto. I wonder why the A bass note of the A chord in 7:50 is not played on the open 5th string. It would be way easier and the sound texture of the chord is practically the same.

[@albertolombardimusic]

I play this song live quite often and I have to say that A chord does sound different played with an open low A. If you get used to the sound of the fretted note, the open string sounds funny...

[@taccamine8312]

It's the same with the D6 with the added upper A. It is easier played with a loose D string. Could it be Domenic avoids loose strings in case Sting suddenly decides to changer the key?

[@Domzdream]

Man you play so cleanly. Wish I had that talent.

[@albertolombardimusic]

Just takes practice!

[@vat777]

Не понимаю по английски, но музыка интернациональна, поэтому все понятно! Спасибо за подробный разбор! Супер! Спасибо! Со Светлой Пасхой!

[@albertolombardimusic]

you too!

[@giampietrocerolini]

Ben fatto Alberto. Capita raramente un tutorial (da un italiano per giunta) sintetico ma allo stesso tempo accurato. Grazie

[@albertolombardimusic]

Grazie 💛💛

[@maxf242]

E aggiungo che parli un inglese accettabile. Infatti Alberto parla un fantastico inglese

[@vat777]

Лучший!!!

[@vinderloovince3011]

Very nice playing and tutorial 🙂

[@albertolombardimusic]

cheers

[@mazzmarin]

Grazie Alberto 🎵🎶

[@albertolombardimusic]

Yeah!

[@LuisDiestra1]

Is it my hands or my guitar. Trying to get the positions makes my hands stretch so so so much 😢😢😢😢

[@albertolombardimusic]

It is a stretch. Dominic Miller and sting both use guitars with very short scale (fretboard) when playing this song.

[@dickspits8819]

You have a new subscriber

[@albertolombardimusic]

Cheers