Under Pressure Chords & Tabs
a HUGE thank you to whoever submitted the under pressure tab for the queen
and david bowie version. it was a big help in developing this tab. if
there are any problems or questions feel free to email me. have fun~
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the blood brothers - under pressure
intro riff
e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------| x2
D-------------------------|
A-5--5--5--5--5-5-5--0----|
E-------------------------|
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chords used:
D E A G
e-----|-----|-----|-----|
B-----|-----|-----|-----|
G--7--|--9--|-----|-----|
D--7--|--9--|--7--|--5--|
A--5--|--7--|--7--|--5--|
E-----|-----|--5--|--3--|
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riff played a lot faster than the original
(but expected from the blood brothers)
D A
e------------5--------5-----|---9-----------------9-----|
B------7----------7-----7---|--------10------10-----10--|
G--7------7----7----------7-|-9---9-------9------------9|
D---------------------------|---------------------------|
A---------------------------|---------------------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|
G A
e----------7-------7-----|-------5----------------|
B----8----------8----8---|---5-------5------------|
G-7-----7----7---------7-|-6---6---6---7p6p4------|
D------------------------|--------------------(7)-|
A------------------------|------------------------|
E------------------------|------------------------|
D
pressure
A G
down on you down on me
A
no man ask for
D
under pressure
A
burns a building down
G
family (in) two
A
puts people on streets
D A G A
G
it's the terror of knowing
A
what this world is about
G
watching some good friends
A
scream let me out
G
pray tomorrow
A
brings you higher
D A
pressure on people
G A
people on the streets
e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------| x2
D-------------------------|
A-5--5--5--5--5-5-5--0----|
E-------------------------|
** it is incredibly hard to tell whats going on here, but hopefully this
will suffice:
e--5--|
B--9--|
G--7--|
D-----|
A-----|
E-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blood_brothers/under_pressure_tab.html ]
chipping through
get around
with my brains on the floor
these are the days
it never rains but pours
G
it's the terror of knowing
A
what this world is about
G
watching some good friends
A
scream let me out
G
pray tomorrow
A
brings you higher
D A
pressure on people
G A
people on the streets
e----------------|
B----------------|
G----------------| x3
D----------------|
A---------3------|
E---3------------|
turned away from it all
like a blind man
sat on a fence but it don't work
keep coming up with love
but it's so cracked and torn
C F
why why why why?
C F C A C
love love love love love love love love love love
A
insanity cracks under pressure we're cracking
D G A G
can't we give love one more chance?
D G A G
why can't we give ourselves one more chance?
D G A G
why don't we give love give love?
D G A G
give love give love give love give love give love?
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just use the root and octave for the rest of the song!
D E A G
e-----|-----|-----|-----|
B-----|-----|-----|-----|
G--7--|--9--|-----|-----|
D--x--|--x--|--7--|--5--|
A--5--|--7--|--x--|--x--|
E-----|-----|--5--|--3--|
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D E
cause love's such an old fashioned word
(why can't we give love one more chance?)
D A
and love dares you to care
(why can't we give love one more chance?)
D E D A
for the people on the edge of the night
(why can't we give love one more chance?)
D E
and love dares you to change our way
(why can't we give love one more chance?)
D A
of caring about ourselves
D E
this is our last dance
D A
this is our last dance
D A G A
this is ourselves
fill
A
e----------|
B--7-------|
G------7---| x5
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|
under pressure
under pressure
