Sting sings: Shape of my heart.

© of Winslie Gomez

Watched Sting on Jonathon Woss, (sorry Ross) last night. No idea what channel, just happened to sit down with a glass of Rioja. The interview was a good bit of banter, Woss Style.

It’s the song ” Shape of My Heart” that got my attention.

The chord phrasing was just beautiful. Like the repetitive sound of gentle lapping at the waters edge of a Scottish Loch, surrounded by granite hills and of course, “.. a loaf of bread and thou beside me” borrowed from;

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough,
A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse–and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness–
And Wilderness is Paradise enow.

“How sweet is mortal Sovranty!”–think some:
Others–”How blest the Paradise to come!”
Ah, take the Cash in hand and waive the Rest;
Oh, the brave music of a distant Drum!

– Omar Khayyam

You may not know that Sting used to be a maths teacher and the words of the song reflect that magical alchemy of numbers and the illusion of life. No wonder it was covered by so many others from Back Street Boys to Sugababes etc.

Watch the video, courtesy of Newplayrock. And Wow! Thank You.

STING Sings
“Shape Of My Heart”

He deals the cards, as a meditation
And those he plays, never suspect
He doesn’t play, for the money he wins
He don’t play for respect
He deals the cards, to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden laws of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs, weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s not the shape of my heart

He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal, a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s not the shape of my heart
That’s not the shape, the shape of my heart

And if I told you that I loved you
You’d maybe think there’s something wrong
I’m not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
For those who speak know nothing
But find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear are lost

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s not the shape of my heart
That’s not the shape of my heart

More STING related info here

Samba Pa Ti. Carlos Santana

© of Winslie Gomez

Woodstock. Thanks to Alvinlee

IMG Thanks to Wikimedia

Decided to try my hand at playing lead guitar. Jimi Hendirix has always been my absolute guitar god, but I never tried lead guitar, ever. As always comfortable being a rythmn guitarist.

Maybe it’s a mid life crisis!
One of my favs is Carlos Santana, s o o o, why not see if I could emulate the unmistakeable Santana sound and try playing Samba Pa Ti.

ENJOY the Youtube videos

Video courtesy of dutajrdjtlqk

OR

Big Thank you to kondurperu3

Liked Bos’un on Santana and worth a visit to the sea dog

Would you like to try it too!

Samba Pa Ti – TAB

from Guitartab.com

Samba Pa Ti

Music by Carlos Santana from the album “Abraxas”

Legend of symbols used in this tab:

5/7 Slide up from fret 5 to 7
7\5 Slide down from fret 7 to 5
/5 Slide up “from nowhere”
5\ Slide down “to nowhere”
5b7 Pick fret 5, then bend two frets
[5]b7 Bend two frets before picking
5b7r5 Pick, bend two frets, release bend
5h7 Pick fret 5, hammer on fret 7
7p5 Pick fret 7, pull of to fret 5
(7) The note is still ringing from a previous hit
~~~ Left hand vibrato
X Fret string loosely to mute the sound

G Bm Em
|—————–||————-|—————|—————-|
|—————8-||————-|-6/7—7h8p7—|—————-|
|———7-8h9—||-5h7—–4h7-|—————|—————-|
|–7-9-10———||——–5—-|————-9-|—————-|
|—————–||————-|—————|—————-|
|—————–||————-|—————|—————-|

Am7 G Bm Em
|——————|————-|—————|—————-|
|—————-8-|————-|-6/7-7–7h8p7–|—————-|
|———-7-8h9—|-5h7—–4h7-|—————|—————-|
|—7-9-10———|——–5—-|————-9-|—————-|
|——————|————-|—————|—————-|
|——————|————-|—————|—————-|

Am7 D Am7
|–5h7-5h7p5———5—-|—–7——|–5h7p5h7p5—————|
|————8-(8)p5-8b10-|—–10b12–|————8—-(8)p5—-|
|————————-|————|————————–|
|————————-|————|————————–|
|————————-|————|————————–|
|————————-|————|————————–|

D [hold] Am Bm
|—————–|———————-|———|—————–|
|-8b10r8p5-5h7p5–|———5———5–|———|——4/5h7——|
|—————7-|-(7)——7-5\4/5h7—|———|-4–7——-4–7-|
|—————–|——————–7-|-(7)—–|—————–|
|—————–|———————-|———|—————–|
|—————–|———————-|———|—————–|

Am D (D) G
|-5h7-5h7p5-5———5—-|-(5)—-|—————–|————–|
|————-8-8p5-8-8b10-|-(8b10)-|—————8-|————–|
|————————–|——–|———7-8h9—|-5h7——4-7-|
|————————–|——–|–7-9-10———|————–|
|————————–|——–|—————–|————–|
|————————–|——–|—————–|————–|

Bm Em Am7 G
|—————-|——–|——————|————–|
|-6/7-7–7h8p7—|——–|—————-8-|————–|
|————-7–|-9——|———-7-8h9—|-5h7—–4-7–|
|————–9-|——–|—7-9-10———|————–|
|—————-|——–|——————|————–|
|—————-|——–|——————|————–|

Bm Em ~~~~ Am7
|—————|——12———12—————–|-5h7-5h7p5—–5—-|
|-6/7-7–7h8p7–|—-12—15b17—–14-14b16r14p12—|———-8p5–8b10-|
|—————|–12—————————–14-|——————–|
|————-9-|————————————|——————–|
|—————|————————————|——————–|
|—————|————————————|——————–|

D ~~~~~~ Am7 D [hold] Am
|-(5)——-7—–|-5h7p5h7p5—-|-3/5———-|——————-|——–|
|-(8b10)—-10b12-|———-8p5-|—–5-5h7p5–|——5———-5-|——–|
|—————–|————–|————7-|-(7)—7-5\4/5h7—|——–|
|—————–|————–|————–|——————-|-7–7/8-|
|—————–|————–|————–|——————-|——–|
|—————–|————–|————–|——————-|——–|

Bm Am D (D)
|—————5h7-5h7p5-5———5—–|–(5)——5/7-|—(7)———–|
|—————-|———8-8p5-8-[8]b10-|-([8]b10)——|—————–|
|–7-7–8/9-7-7–|————————|—————|—————–|
|-9—9——9—|————————|—————|—————–|
|—————-|————————|—————|—————–|
|—————-|————————|—————|—————–|

(w/Fill 1 these 2 measures………)
G Bm Bbm Am D
|————7-7—–|-(7)———-|——–5h7-5h7p5—-|———-5——|
|—8-8-8-10—10b12-|(10b12)–7—-|-(7)————-8-7-|-(7)-7-8———|
|——————–|———9b11-|-(9b11)————–|—————–|
|——————–|————–|———————|—————–|
|——————–|————–|———————|—————–|
|——————–|————–|———————|—————–|

Fill 1:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|—-10——-12——–|————12——|
|—-13b15—-15b17—–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|

(w/Fill 2 these three measures……………)
G Bm Bbm Am
|———–7-7—–|-(7)———–|————–5h7-5h7p5—–|———5-|
|–8-8-8-10—10b12-|-(10b12)–7—-|————————8-7-|-(7)-7-8—|
|——————-|———-9b11..(hold)….r9—————-|———–|
|——————-|—————|—————————-|———–|
|——————-|—————|—————————-|———–|
|——————-|—————|—————————-|———–|

Fill 2: (….doubles 1st gtr….)
|——-10——|————–5h7-5h7p5—–|———5-|
|——-13b15….(hold)…r13————8-7-|-(7)-7-8—|
|—————|—————————-|———–|
|—————|—————————-|———–|
|—————|—————————-|———–|
|—————|—————————-|———–|

Gtr. Solo: double time
G Am G Am ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|———–3-5-|-(5)/7——–|————–3-5–|————————|
|—3-3-3h5—–|————–|——3-3-3h5——|–3h5p3———-(3)h5–|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|

G Am G Am
|———–3-5-|-(5)/7–(7)\3-|————–3-5–|——————–|
|—3-3-3h5—–|————–|——3-3-3h5——|–3h5p3———–3-|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|

G Am
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-8h10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10-|-(10)-8-7-7p5———5–7—–|
|————————————|————–8-7–8———–|
|————————————|—————————-7–|
|————————————|——————————-|
|————————————|——————————-|
|————————————|——————————-|

G Am G
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|-3——————–|——-0————7/10-|-10–10–10–7-10-7-10–10-|
|—3/5\3-5-3b5r3p0—-|——0-3p0————–|—————————|
|——————2b4-|-(2b4)—–2b4r2p0——-|—————————|
|———————-|——————2——|—————————|
|———————-|————————-|—————————|
|———————-|————————-|—————————|

Am G Am
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-(10)-8-7-7p5——5-7-|-3——–12—–|———————————|
|————-8-7-8—–|—3/5\3—–15b17r15—15—15—15—15—15—–|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|

G Am
~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|——————————|———————-|
|(15)-15-15-15p12————–|———-15–(15)p12-|
|—————-14b16r14p12—|-12-14b16————-|
|—————————14-|———————-|
|——————————|———————-|
|——————————|———————-|

G Am
|——————-12————-|——————————-|
|-15-15b17r15p12-15—-15b17r15p12-|-15-15-15———————-|
|———————————-|———-14b16-14b16r14p12—-|
|———————————-|—————————-14-|
|———————————-|——————————-|
|———————————-|——————————-|

G Am
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|———————–|——————–12———————-|
|———————–|——————12–15p12———–15b17-|
|-12—-14b16—-14b16…..r14–14p12-14b16———14b16r14p12——|
|———————–|——————————————–|
|———————–|——————————————–|
|———————–|——————————————–|

G Am
~~~
|-(15b17)r15p12————————–|-12-14-14–15-15–17-17–15-15–14-|
|————–15b17r15p12—————|———————————–|
|————————-14b16r14p12—-|———————————–|
|————————————14–|———————————–|
|—————————————-|———————————–|
|—————————————-|———————————–|

G Am
|-14–12-12\10-12\———|————————–|
|——————12h13p12\10h12p10\8-10p8\7-5—–5-|
|————————–|——————–7b9—|
|————————–|————————–|
|————————–|————————–|
|————————–|————————–|

G Am ~~~
|——5—————12—|————12—————————-|
|—-5———–15b17——|–12–15b17—-14b16r14p12–14b16r14p12—|
|-7b9—7b9r7p5/———-14b16————————————-14-|
|—————————|——————————————|
|—————————|——————————————|
|—————————|——————————————|

G ~~~ Am
|————-17b19-|-[17]b19r17p15-17-17——12h14-|
|——————-|———————17\——–|
|-12-14b16———-|——————————–|
|——————-|——————————–|
|——————-|——————————–|
|——————-|——————————–|

G Am
|-15p14p12-14p12\10-12p10-8-7-5-3-5-|-5——-5h7p5————-5–/11/12—|
|———————————5-|—5-7/8——-8-8\7p5—5————-|
|———————————–|———————-7b9————–|
|———————————–|—————————————|
|———————————–|—————————————|
|———————————–|—————————————|

G Am ~~~ G
|-12\10-10\8-8\7-7\5-5\3-3\2-2p0————–|—3-5-7-/10\6/7-5-7-|
|————————-|—–3p1-1p0-0—–|———————|
|————————-|—————2—|-0——————-|
|————————-|——————-|———————|
|————————-|——————-|———————|
|————————-|——————-|———————|

Am ~~ G
|—————–|——————————————————-|
|——-5\3-3h5p3-|-5p3-0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-|
|-7b9r7———–|——————————————————-|
|—————–|——————————————————-|
|—————–|——————————————————-|
|—————–|——————————————————-|

Am G
|———————————/12-|-22–22-21–21-20–20–19–19\—–|
|-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0—–|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|

Am
|-17-17-15-14-12—————–|
|—————15b17r15p12——|
|————————–14b16-|
|——————————–|
|——————————–|
|——————————–|

G
|—12————12————————-12—————-15b17-|
|-12–15p12—–12–15p12—–12-15p12—–12–15p12—————–|
|———-14b16———14b16——–14b16———14b16r14p12——|
|——————————————————————–|
|——————————————————————–|
|——————————————————————–|

Am G Am ~~~~
|-(15b17)r15p12—————-15-|-14-12———-12-|———————|
|————–12-15————–|——15p12-15\3—|——————10-|
|——————-14b16r14-12—|——————-|-14b16r14-12–12\1—|
|———————————|——————-|————14——-|
|———————————|——————-|———————|
|———————————|——————-|———————|

G Am G Am
~~~~ ~~~
|-7h8—-7——7——|-5—0———0-|-12-10—-|-12–12h14-12h14p12—-|
|–h8-10—8-10—8-10-|—5—5-5b7r5—|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|

G Am G
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
|———————–|———12h14-12h14p12-|——————-|
|-15–12-15-15b16r15b17-|-(15b17)—————-|-15–12-15p12——|
|———————–|————————|————-14b16-|
|———————–|————————|——————-|
|———————–|————————|——————-|
|———————–|————————|——————-|

Am
|————————————————————-|
|————————————————————-|
|-(14b16)r14p12-14b16r14p12-14-[14]b16r14p12-14-[14]b16r14p12-|
|————————————————————-|
|————————————————————-|
|————————————————————-|

G (Begin to fade)
|——————————————-|
|——12—–12—–12—–12—–12-15b17-|
|-14b16–14b16–14b16–14b16–14b16———|
|——————————————-|
|——————————————-|
|——————————————-|

Am
|-12——-12———————-12-12\———————|
|——–12–15p12—————12—12\———————|
|—14b16———14b16r14p12–12—–12\-X\——-/X-X\——|
|—————————-14————-\X\—/—–\—–|
|———————————————-\X/————|
|————————————————————-|

G Am G
|-3p2-0————-|————–|—3-5—5-3—2/-|
|——-3-0———|————–|——-5—–3—-|
|———–0——-|————–|——————|
|————-4-0-2-|————–|——————|
|——————-|-0-2–2p0—–|——————|
|——————-|———-3-0-|-3—————-|

Am G Am
|-12———————–12\10-10\7-7\5-5\3-3h5p3———————0–X/|
|—————————-|—————–|—5-3b5r3p0———0-0-0-X/|
|–14b16r14p12-14b16r14p12—|—————–|————2b4r2p0-0-2——|
|————————-14-|—————–|——————-2———|
|—————————-|—————–|—————————–|
|—————————-|—————–|—————————–|

G Am
|-12————————12——–12—X\-12-15b17-17b19-19b22\-22b23-|
|—15-12—————–12–15p12-X—15-X\——|———————-|
|——–14b16r14p12-14b16————————-|———————-|
|————————————————–|———————-|
|————————————————–|———————-|
|————————————————–|———————-|

G
|-7p5-3p2—————-|
|———5-3/5b7r5p3–3-|
|————————| Fade to black………Whew!!!!!!!!!
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Dumped, divorced, strikes back. Some descriptions for Obama

towards Rev Wright.

© of Winslie Gomez

Is it genuinely possible that both men could be equally right?

Rev Jeremiah Wright is not a politician, who needs to be “wise as serpents and harmless as doves”.

Equally, Barack Obama is not a theologian.

Some would suggest, it’s the politics of appeasing majority white vote, at the expense of the black population. Life is never simply black or white. There are unavoidable complexities.

As ex-bible college I agree with Rev Wright on the basic biblical exegesis, but draw the line on delivery and verbage. But, that’s easy for someone sitting across the pond in UK. Or am I being subjective and want the best for each of them?

Is it possible that Rev Wright adopted a linguage appropriate to his specific audience (why should he represent all Black Theology!)

This has already been mentioned in earlier posts. Wright on the Button

The offence it would appear is that ex-pastor Jeremiah Wright, committed a crime by his parody on God Bless America, into God Da** America.

Was he completely off his rocker to use offensive terminology?
I can accept from a UK perspective that a nation where patriotism has a higher expectation will undoubtedly be offended. In a way, perhaps, that is exactly what the preacher wanted to do.

To awaken the nation into taking a good look at itself and it’s history.

It would be prudent to leave this subject to the Americans and here is one doing just that and does Pastor Wright preach Black Supremacy some obviously think so.

For us as observers, the importance of this election is relevant, especially as the UK Conservative Party appears to be growing in popularity and if the people of USA elect either Clinton or McCain, then we are in for the next world war.

I am reminded of another preacher by the name of Jesus cursing an unproductive fig tree, as recorded in Matthew ch 11: versus 12-21.

Video of Rev Wright at National Press Club from YouTube

Carnegie Council has an ineresting article

I would quote, for example, a South African theologian by the name of Madipoane Masenya, who I emphasize is very much a liberal activist and feminist thinker. She makes a remark: “If any African finds it difficult to be at home with the Old Testament, they really need to examine themselves to see if they might not have lost their Africanness in some way.” Could such a statement possibly be made of Europeans or Americans or Canadians? I don’t think so.

Hilary Sells Fear, Should Tears Fail

In her determination to re-enter the White House.  But this time around, as the President rather than the wife in the bedroom, while her husband the President was being relieved.

Even from far off UK, this stinks;  like pig shit on a newly ploughed field.

Interesting song on

With refernece to the Clinton Ad Campaign:

The stern male narrator quotes wartime president Harry Truman’s famous political maxim, which Clinton has repeatedly invoked on the campaign trail: “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”

“You need to be ready for anything — especially now, with two wars, oil prices skyrocketing and an economy in crisis,” the narrator says. “Who do you think has what it takes?”

The 30-second broadcast does not mention Obama by name, and the Clinton campaign denied it was hurling a negative attack on the Illinois senator after a debate last week in which he complained about a barrage of hostile questions.

“It is entirely a positive ad,” Clinton’s new chief strategist Geoff Garin told reporters.

“It states why Hillary Clinton is the right choice to be president of the United States now. We’re at a moment where we need a president who’s got the strength and knowledge to take on very tough challenges,” he said. Source

 

Incidentally, this is the same person who is named after Sir Edmund Hilary, allegedly!

 Video on Time.com Scroll down to “Obama Responds to Clinton in New Pennsylvania Ad” .