Sister Moon
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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To play this at the correct pitch you need a capo on the 2nd fret, but I can't
Em6 to F#m7 is just a matter of turning the finger on the 2nd fret into a barre on the
fret. Very easy!
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
Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)
Em+9: 024000
Em6: 042000
A7: 002020
e|----0-2-|-3----2-0----|-----------------|---0-2-3------|-7-5--3-2-0----|-------------|---------|
B|-0------|----------0--|-----------------|-0---------5--|------------4--|--0-2/4\2----|---------|
G|--------|-------------|--2--------------|--------------|---------------|----------2--|--0------|
D|--------|-------------|-------2/5\2-----|--------------|---------------|-------------|----2-4--|
A|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
E|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
Em+9 A7 Em+9 A7
Em+9 A7 Em+9 A7
Sister moon - will be my guide
Em+9 A7 Em+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 A7 Em+9 A7
All good people - asleep tonight
Em+9 A7 Em+9 A7
I’m all by myself - in your silver light
( B7x21202 C7+x32303 Em6042000)
I would B7gaze - at your C7+face - the Em6whole night A7through
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em+9
242222 C7032310)
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em+9 A7 Em+9 A7
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em+9 A7 Em+9 A7
Lying in - a mother’s arms
Em+9 A7 Em+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 A7 Em+9 A7
I’m a stranger to the sun - My eyes are too weak
Em+9 A7 Em+9 A7
How cold is a heart - When it’s warmth that he seeks?
You wB7atch - every C7+night, - you don’t Em6care what I A7do
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em+9 A7
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em+9 A7
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
(Sax fill)
e|-5~~~~~~|-------------|-0--7-/11--------|-9-7----------|---6-9-11-12\--|-6~~~~~------|
B|--------|-0-2-4--2--4-|-----------------|-----8~~~~~~~~|---------------|-------------|
G|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
D|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
A|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
E|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
G#m C#7 G#m C#7
466444 C#7446464)
My mistress’ eyes - are nothing like the sun
G#mMy hunger for C#7her - explains G#meverything I’ve C#7done
C#m7 D#m7 E A7
446454 -> D#m7668676)
To howl at the moon - the whole night through
And they Em6really F#m7don’t C7care if B7I C#m7doF#7
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em+9 A7
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em+9 A7
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em+9
Sister moon
(Harm)
e|-----------0---5-------|
B|---------4-----5-------|
G|-------0---------------|
D|-----4-----------------|
A|---2-------------------|
E|-0---------------------|
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Sister Moon
by Sting
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
Em6
A7
B7
C7+
F#m7
C7
G#m
C#7
C#m7
D#m7
E
F#7
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To play this at the correct pitch you need a capo on the 2nd fret, but I can't
Em6 to F#m7 is just a matter of turning the finger on the 2nd fret into a barre on the
fret. Very easy!
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
Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)
Em
+9: 024000
Em6
: 042000
A7
: 002020
e|----0-2-|-3----2-0----|-----------------|---0-2-3------|-7-5--3-2-0----|-------------|---------|
B|-0------|----------0--|-----------------|-0---------5--|------------4--|--0-2/4\2----|---------|
G|--------|-------------|--2--------------|--------------|---------------|----------2--|--0------|
D|--------|-------------|-------2/5\2-----|--------------|---------------|-------------|----2-4--|
A|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
E|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|---------|
Em A7 Em A7
+9 +9
Em A7 Em A7
+9 +9
Sister moon - will be my guide
Em A7 Em A7
+9 +9
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 A7 Em A7
+9 +9
All good people - asleep tonight
Em A7 Em A7
+9 +9
I’m all by myself - in your silver light
B7 C7+ Em6
( x21202 x32303 042000)
B7 C7+ Em6 A7
I would gaze - at your face - the whole night through
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em
+9
C7
242222 032310)
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em A7 Em A7
+9 +9
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em A7 Em A7
+9 +9
Lying in - a mother’s arms
Em A7 Em A7
+9 +9
The primal root - of a woman’s charms
(Sax fill) e|---------------------|
B|-2--4--2-------------|
G|----------2-H4~~~~~~-|
D|-2-------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Em A7 Em A7
+9 +9
I’m a stranger to the sun - My eyes are too weak
Em A7 Em A7
+9 +9
How cold is a heart - When it’s warmth that he seeks?
B7 C7+ Em6 A7
You watch - every night, - you don’t care what I do
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em A7
+9
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em A7
+9
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
(Sax fill)
e|-5~~~~~~|-------------|-0--7-/11--------|-9-7----------|---6-9-11-12\--|-6~~~~~------|
B|--------|-0-2-4--2--4-|-----------------|-----8~~~~~~~~|---------------|-------------|
G|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
D|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
A|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
E|--------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
G#m C#7 G#m C#7
C#7
466444 446464)
My mistress’ eyes - are nothing like the sun
G#m C#7 G#m C#7
My hunger for her - explains everything I’ve done
C#m7 D#m7 E A7
D#m7
446454 -> 668676)
To howl at the moon - the whole night through
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 C#m7 F#7
And they really don’t care if I do
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em A7
+9
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em6 F#m7 C7 B7 Em A7
+9
I’d go out of my mind, but for you
Em
+9
Sister moon
(Harm)
e|-----------0---5-------|
B|---------4-----5-------|
G|-------0---------------|
D|-----4-----------------|
A|---2-------------------|
E|-0---------------------|
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