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Capo: no capo
Tuning: G C E A
Under Pressure by Queen + David Bowie (1981)
Tempo: 114 BPM, Key: D, Genre: Rock
d---D-u---u-D-u-
Bridge Strum d-d-d-d- d-d-d-d-
d-d-d-du-
Arpeggio Picking: pluck strings G-C-E-A-E-C once per chord
Bass line (Top two High G, bottom two, Low G)
A|-5--5--5--5-5-5-----| or A|-5--5--5--5-5-5--0--|
E|-----------------5--| E|--------------------| x2
C|-2--2--2--2-2-2-----| x2 C|-2--2--2--2-2-2--0--|
G|-----------------2--| or G|--------------------|
Ukulele #5, played every 3 measures
A|-------|
E|-3--5--|
C|-2--2--|
G|-------|
Intro Riff 1 & 2 with Chords and piano chords
| D | D | D | D | D |
| D | D | D | D | D |
| D | D | D | D | D |
Bass line (Top two High G, bottom two, Low G)
A|-5--5--5--5-5-5-----| or A|-5--5--5--5-5-5--0--|
E|-----------------5--| E|--------------------| x2
C|-2--2--2--2-2-2-----| x2 C|-2--2--2--2-2-2--0--|
G|-----------------2--| or G|--------------------|
NC G↓ C↓ G↓ C↓
Turned a-way from it all like a blind man Sat on a fence but it don't work
G↓ C↓
Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
Bass line (Top two High G, bottom two, Low G)
A|-5--5--5--5-5-5-----| or A|-5--5--5--5-5-5--0--|
E|-----------------5--| E|--------------------| x2
C|-2--2--2--2-2-2-----| x2 C|-2--2--2--2-2-2--0--|
G|-----------------2--| or G|--------------------|
Intro/Verse/Outro Strum
Verse 3 & 4 Strum
Intro Riff 1
Intro Riff 2
Intro
Verse 1
DDoom doom bah deh ADoom doom ba deh GDoom doom bah ADeh deh
DPressure … pushing Adown on me … Pressing Gdown on you, no man ask Afor
Under Dpressure … that burns a Abuilding down … Splits a Gfamily in two
Puts Apeople on streets
DMmmm bah bah deh ADoom bah bah deh GPlee deh dah AEe deh dah, that's Ok
Chorus
It's the Gterror of knowing what the Aworld is about
GWatching some good friends screaming … "ALet me out!"
G A D↓ D↓ G↓ A↓
Pray to-morrow gets me higher, Pressure on people, people on streets
Interlude
CDay day de mm hm GDa da da ba ba FOkay
Verse 2
DChipping around, AI kick my brains around the Gfloor
(Ooh____________________________________)
GThese are the days it Anever rains but it pours
(Ooh_________________________________)
DEe do bay bup, EeA do bay ba bup Ee doG bup, bay buAp
Ooh________________________________________
DPeople on streets … Dee da Dee Ada day
(Ooh___________________________)
GPeople on streets … Dee da Dee Ada dee da dee da
(Ooh____________________________________)
Chorus
It's the Gterror of knowing what the Aworld is about
GWatching some good friends screaming … "ALet me out!"
Pray to-Gmorrow gets me Ahigh, high, high___________
D↓ D↓ G↓ A↓
Pressure on people, people on streets
(high_____________
Bridge
FWhy? - GWhy? - FWhyyyyyyyGyyyyyyFyyyyy? ALove, love, love, love, love
(Whyyyyyyyyyyyy?)
AInsanity laughs under pressure we're breaking
Verse 3
ACan't we gDive ourselves one more Gchance? A
AWhy can't we Dgive love that one more Gchance? A
AWhy can't we Dgive love, give love, Ggive love, give love
DGive love, give love, Agive love, give love?
Verse 4
ABecause Glove's such an Aold fashioned Dword and love Adares you to Gcare for
The Apeople on the (people on streets) Dedge of the Anight
AAnd love (people on streets) Gdares you to Achange our way of
GCaring a-About ourselves GThis is our Alast dance
G A D↓ D↓ A↓ G↓ A↓
This is our last chance This is our - selves___
N.C.Under pressure
Outro
Outro Riff 1
Under Dpressure D
D | G A |
Under pressure
D | D | D↓ G↓↓ A↓ |
Pressure
[Finger snaps to fade …]