{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1506632,"song":"August Winds","artist":"Sting","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1506632-august-winds-chords-by-sting/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1506632?type=chord","rating":4.6371,"votes":18,"content":"Lots of beautiful chords underpin this song from Sting’s 2013 The Last Ship album. \r\n\r\nThis tune is picked - Sting tends to pick the bass note then two or three higher notes, \r\nso for each of the chords I’ve indicated just the strings that he picks on the piece - \r\n\r\nI hope that it makes sense!\r\n\r\nStandard tuning, Capo 2\r\n\r\nChords\r\n======\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]      x3505x\r\n[ch]Cm9[/ch]    x3x43x\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]    x2x03x\r\n[ch]Asus[/ch]   x0x00x\r\n[ch]C/G[/ch]    3x201x\r\n[ch]F6[/ch]     1x201x\r\n[ch]C/F[/ch]    1x021x\r\n[ch]Gsus[/ch]   3x353x\r\n[ch]G6[/ch]     3x343x\r\n[ch]E/G#[/ch]   4x21xx\r\n[ch]Am7[/ch]    x2x01x\r\n[tab][ch]F(2)[/ch]   xx355x\r\nF6(2)  xx353x[/tab]\r\n[ch]Eadd9[/ch]  x0405x\r\n[ch]A7sus4[/ch] x0403x\r\n[ch]D/F#[/ch]   2xx23x\r\n[ch]D/F[/ch]    1xx23x\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]     x02210\r\n[ch]G6[/ch]     3x000x\r\n[ch]C/E[/ch]    xx301x\r\n[ch]C(2)[/ch]   x3x01x\r\n[ch]Dm7[/ch]    x57x5x\r\n[ch]F[/ch]      1x32xx\r\n\r\n                        \r\nIntro\r\n=====\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Cm9[/ch]  x4\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\n=======\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]F6[/ch]   [ch]C/F[/ch]   [ch]Gsus[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nWhen Au -gust  winds  are   turn-ing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]     [ch]F6[/ch]   [ch]C/F[/ch]   [ch]Gsus4[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nThe fishing boats set out    u-pon   the  sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E/G#[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nI watch 'til they sail out of sight[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F2[/ch]       F6(2)     [ch]Gsus4[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nThe winter   follows   soon[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E/G#[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nI watch them drawn in-to the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eadd9[/ch]    [ch]A7sus4[/ch]   [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nBe-neath the August   moon[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n=======\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]F6[/ch]   [ch]C/F[/ch]   [ch]Gsus[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nNo  one   knows  I     come here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]F6[/ch]   [ch]C/F[/ch]   [ch]Gsus[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nSome things I      don't sha -are[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E/G#[/ch]     [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nI can't ex-plain the reasons why[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F2[/ch]    F6(2)       [ch]Gsus4[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nIt moves me close to tears[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E/G#[/ch]      [ch]Am7[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nOr something in the season's change[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Eadd9[/ch]   [ch]A7sus4[/ch]    [ch]Gsus4[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nWill find me wandering here[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3\r\n=======\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]F6[/ch]   [ch]C/F[/ch]   [ch]Gsus[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd in  my    pub   -lic   mo  -ments[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]Asus[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]D/F[/ch]\r\nI hear the things I say but they're not me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G6[/ch]                [ch]E/G#[/ch]    \r\nPer-haps I'll know be-fore I die[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am7[/ch]                [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nAd-mit that there's a reason why[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C(2)[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G6[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nI count the boats re-turning to the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C(2)[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G6[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nI count the boats re-turning to the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]F6[/ch]   [ch]C/F[/ch]   [ch]Gsus[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\n\r\nVerse 4\r\n=======\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]F6[/ch]   [ch]C/F[/ch]   [ch]Gsus[/ch]   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd in  my    pri   -vate  mo  -ments[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G/B[/ch]       [ch]Asus[/ch]      [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]D/F[/ch]\r\nI drop the mask that I've been forced to wear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G6[/ch](2)             [ch]E/G#[/ch]    \r\nBut no-one knows this secret me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Asus[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nWhere albeit un-consciously[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C(2)[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G6[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nI count the boats re-turning from the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C(2)[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G6[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI count the boats re-turning from the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm9[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Cm9[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Cm9[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Cm9[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    \r\n                 Oooh  oooh  oooh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm9[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Cm9[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Cm9[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   \r\n     Oooh oooh oooh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n-----------------------------------------\r\n\r\nI hope I’ve done it justice!\r\n\r\nKevin O’Brien\r\nWatford\r\nEngland\r\nJuly 2014\r\n\r\nwatfordkev@gmail.com","plain_text":"Lots of beautiful chords underpin this song from Sting’s 2013 The Last Ship album. \n\nThis tune is picked - Sting tends to pick the bass note then two or three higher notes, \nso for each of the chords I’ve indicated just the strings that he picks on the piece - \n\nI hope that it makes sense!\n\nStandard tuning, Capo 2\n\nChords\n======\n\nC      x3505x\nCm9    x3x43x\nG/B    x2x03x\nAsus   x0x00x\nC/G    3x201x\nF6     1x201x\nC/F    1x021x\nGsus   3x353x\nG6     3x343x\nE/G#   4x21xx\nAm7    x2x01x\n\nEadd9  x0405x\nA7sus4 x0403x\nD/F#   2xx23x\nD/F    1xx23x\nAm     x02210\nG6     3x000x\nC/E    xx301x\nC(2)   x3x01x\nDm7    x57x5x\nF      1x32xx\n\n                        \nIntro\n=====\nC   Cm9  x4\n\n\nVerse 1\n=======\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2\n=======\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3\n=======\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG/B    Asus   C/G   F6   C/F   Gsus   G6\n\nVerse 4\n=======\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n-----------------------------------------\n\nI hope I’ve done it justice!\n\nKevin O’Brien\nWatford\nEngland\nJuly 2014\n\nwatfordkev@gmail.com","chords":["C","Cm9","G/B","Asus","C/G","F6","C/F","Gsus","G6","E/G#","Am7","F(2)","Eadd9","A7sus4","D/F#","D/F","Am","C/E","C(2)","Dm7","F","Gsus4","F2"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,3,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}