Sting Tunes: Bridging Punk, Pop, and Jazz
Sting is an English musician who, before embarking on a successful solo career, fronted the band The Police alongside Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers.
Between his solo work and his time with The Police, Sting has delivered a remarkable catalogue of hits, including Roxanne, Every Breath You Take, Fragile, Englishman In New York, So Lonely, Shape Of My Heart, Fields Of Gold, It’s Probably Me, Seven Days, and Message In A Bottle.
He’s also made guest appearances on an astonishing range of albums by artists such as Les Paul, Melody Gardot, Shaggy, Ricky Martin, All Saints, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor, Tony Bennett, Sam Moore, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Black Eyed Peas, Craig David, Tina Turner, and Phil Collins. Perhaps most famously, he provided backing vocals on Dire Straits’ smash hit Money For Nothing.
Including his work with The Police, Sting has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
His accolades include seventeen Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, one Golden Globe, an Emmy, and four Oscar nominations.
Recognition started to pour in during the new millennium. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2000), was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2002), and then the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Police (2003). He was awarded a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II (2004), honoured by the Kennedy Center (2014), and received the prestigious Polar Music Prize (2017).
Sting also appears regularly on “greatest of all-time” lists. He was ranked #62 on Paste’s 100 Best Living Songwriters, #63 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists of Rock, and #80 on Q magazine’s Greatest Musical Stars of the 20th Century.
His most recent release, 44/876, is a collaboration with Shaggy. Naturally, it earned him yet another Grammy in 2019.
Sting Tunes | Related Pages
Angel Eyes | Chords + TAB
You can learn to play Angel Eyes by Frank Sinatra using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and Spytunes video guitar lessons.
| Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F | Am/E Am/Eb |
Try to think that love’s not around…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Angel Eyes (Frank Sinatra) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Englishman In New York | Chords + TAB
You can learn to play Englishman In New York by Sting using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Em7 A | Bm Bm9 Bm/A |
I don’t drink coffee, I take tea, my dear…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Englishman In New York (Sting) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Every Breath You Take | Chords + TAB
You can learn to play Every Breath You Take by The Police using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Aadd9 | Aadd9 | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
Every breath you take, and every move you make…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Every Breath You Take (The Police) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Message In A Bottle | Chords + TAB
You can learn to play Message In A Bottle by The Police using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| C#sus2 Asus2 | Bsus2 F#madd9 |
Just a castaway…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Message In A Bottle (The Police) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
My Funny Valentine | Chords + TAB
You can learn to play My Funny Valentine by Chet Baker using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, the original recording, and cover versions.
| Cm | Cmmaj7 | Cm7 | Cm6 |
My funny Valentine, sweet comic Valentine…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: My Funny Valentine (the Real Book) Guitar Lesson with TAB and chord analysis.
Roxanne | Chords + TAB
You can learn to play Roxanne by The Police using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and Spytunes video guitar lessons.
| Gm | Dm/F | Ebmaj7 | Dm |
Roxanne, you don’t have to put on the red light…
Start learning with the full lesson series: Roxanne – Guitar Lessons with TAB.
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