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Practical Arrangement by Sting from The Last Ship album
For any questions mail me to fffoma@gmail.com
Basically, this is a jazzy piano piece. This one is tough to play on the guitar, so I
tried to cover the full harmony and provide some possible voicings for you. But sorry in
advance if it too complex, it's just what it is. You can try to simplify the chords by
playing first part of it (e.g. GMaj7/9 > Gmaj7, GMaj7b5 Gmaj7), but song will lose it's
charm a little bit in this case. Enjoy and good luck!
Key: B Minor, afterwards modulate to C Minor
Time: 4/4
GMaj7/9......[3x4435]
Em9/A........[x0577x]
C7sus4.......[x4442x]
GMaj7b5......[3x442x]
Em6/9........[0x402x]
C#9sus4......[x4444x]
F#7#5........[2x233x]
AbMaj7b5.....[4x553x]
D7b9.........[x5454x]
Fm6/9........[1x303x]
D9sus4.......[x5555x]
G7#5.........[3x344x]
D7sus4.......[x5553x]
Csus2........[x3001x]
Bm9
e|-----------5--------------------------|
B|--------3-----2-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----4--------------------------------|
A|--2-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
* * * *
Am I Bm9asking for the moon'
GMaj7/9 G6 Em9
Is it really so implausible'
That you and I could sEm9/Aoon A7
Come to sDMaj7ome kind of arrangement' F#7sus4 F#7
Bm9 GMaj7/9
I'm not asking for the moon
I've always been a realist G6
When it's rEm9eally nothing more Em9/A A7
Than a sDMaj7imple rearrangement F#7sus4 F#7
With one rBmoof above our heads C7sus4 C7
F#m F#mMaj7 F#m7
A warm house to return to
We cEm9ould start with separate beds Em9/A A7
I could slDMaj7eep alone or lF#7sus4earn to F#7
I'm not sBmuggesting that we'd findBm/A some earthly pG#m7b5aradise forEm9ever
I mean how CMaj7often does that happen now'Bm/F# The answer's probably never F#7
But we could cGMaj7b5ome to an arrangement, a prEm6/9actical arrangement
C#9sus4 F#7#5 Bm9 Gm9 G7#9
And you could learn to love me given time
I'm not prCm9omising the moon
I'm not prAbMaj7omising a rainbow Ab6
Just a prFm9actical solution Bb7sus4 Bb7
To a sEbMaj7olitary life G7sus4 G7
I'd be a fCm9ather to your boy
A shAbMaj7oulder you could lean on Fm9
How bad could it be Bb7sus4 Bb7 EbMaj7
To be my wife' G7sus4 G7
With one rCmoof above our heads D7b9 D7
Gm GmMaj7 Gm7
A warm house to return to
You wFm7ouldn't have to cook for mBb7sus4e Bb7
You wEbMaj7ouldn't have to learn to G7sus4 G7
I'm not suggCmesting that this prCm/Bboposition hereAm7b5 could last forFm9ever
I've no intDbMaj7ention of deceiving yCm/Gou, you're far too clG7ever
But we could cAbMaj7b5ome to an arrangement
A prFm6/9actical arrangement
And pD9sus4erhaps you'd learn to love mG7#5e given tFm9ime G7#5
It mAbMaj7ay not be the rCm/Bbomance that you hAm7b5ad in mFm9ind
But you could lD7sus4earn to love me G7#5
GDb9iven tCsus2ime