Other arrangements of Fortress Around Your Heart
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Un der the ruins (Gm7)of a walled (Dm)cit y
crum bling towers (Gm7)in beams of (Dm)yel low light.
No flags of truce, (Gm7)no cries of (Dm)pit y;
the seige guns had been pound (Gm7)ing through (Dm)the night.
It took a day to build the cit y.
We walked through its streets in the af ter noon.
As I re turned a cross the fields I’d known,
I rec og nized the walls that I once made.
Had to stop in my tracks for fear of (B7)walk ing on the mines I’d laid.
And if I’ve built this for tress a (D)round your heart,
en (Em)cir cled you in trench es and barbed (D)wire,
then (Em)let me build a (G)bridge,
for I can not fill the chas m,
and (Cm7)let me (Dm7)set the (Ebmaj7)bat tle (F)ments on (Gsus2)fire.
Then I son went off to fight some bat tle
that I’d tence in you vent ed in side my head.
A way so long for years and years, y.
you prob a through bly thought or e ven wished that I was dead.
While I the ar mies are the all sleep ing
I rec og nized tat the fields where we’d made,
I had to stop in my tracks for fear of (B7)walk ing on the mines I’d laid.
And if I’ve built this for tress a (D)round your heart,
en (Em)cir cled you in trench es and barbed (D)wire,
then (Em)let me build a (G)bridge,
for I can not fill the chas m,
and (Cm7)let me (Dm7)set the (Ebmaj7)bat tle (F)ments on (Gsus2)fire.
This I son has now be come your home, tle
a I’d tence in you seem ed pre pared to pay.
It took a day to build the cit y.
We walked a through bly its streets in the af that ter noon, dead.
As I re turned a cross the all sleep ing
I rec og nized tat the fields where we’d made,
I had to stop in my tracks for fear of (B7)walk ing on the mines I’d laid.
And if I’d laid.
And if
Fortress Around Your Heart — Visual Piano Sheet Music
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"Fortress Around Your Heart" in visual bar notation — see every note as a colored bar on the staff. Easier to read than traditional sheet music. Scrolls automatically as you play. Key of Bb, 120 BPM.
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About “Fortress Around Your Heart”
- Why does "Fortress Around Your Heart" show as colored bars instead of notation?
- Bar Notation replaces traditional noteheads with colored horizontal bars on a simplified staff — each bar's vertical position is the pitch and its length is the duration. Much easier to read than classic sheet music while still showing the full arrangement of "Fortress Around Your Heart".
- What key is "Fortress Around Your Heart" by Sting played in?
- Fortress Around Your Heart is arranged in the key of Bb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Fortress Around Your Heart"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Fortress Around Your Heart" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "Fortress Around Your Heart"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Fortress Around Your Heart"?
- "Fortress Around Your Heart" was originally performed by Sting. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Fortress Around Your Heart"?
- This arrangement uses 16 chords: Am, B7, Cm7, Cpow, D, Dm, Dm7, Eb7, +8 more.
- What other songs by Sting can I play here?
- Try "DESERT ROSE", "WHEN WE DANCE", "IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this real sheet music for "Fortress Around Your Heart"?
- It's a simplified visual notation using colored bars instead of traditional notes. Each bar's vertical position shows the pitch and its length shows duration — much easier to read for beginners while still showing the complete arrangement of "Fortress Around Your Heart".
- Can I see all the notes in "Fortress Around Your Heart"?
- Yes! The Bar Sheet shows every note in the arrangement as a colored bar. The sheet scrolls automatically during playback, or you can scroll manually to study any section. The song is in the key of Bb at 120 BPM.