Pressure
View chords used in this chart
Tuning: Drop D on Jason and Josh then standard EADGBe on Hayley
You will confuse what x means so I will explain it to you briefly
"x means" palm mute
"9(x3)" means that you have to hit that string 3 times at 9th fret.
"(x3) this part" means you have to repeat that riff 3 times
"Hayley: (x3)" means that you have to repeat Hayley's part 3 times
Players:
Jason: Guitar 1(rhythm)-DADGBe
Josh: Guitar 2(lead)-DADGBe
Hayley: Guitar 3(Rhythm)-EADGBe
Intro:
Part 1:
Jason only:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--11-11\9-9--14--14-14\11-11--11--11-11\9-9--6--6-6/7\6/7--|
D|--x---x--x-------x---x--x--x--x---x---x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-x--|
A|--9---9--9\7-7--12--12-12\-9--9---9---9--9\7-7--4--4-4/5\4/5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 2: (Drum starts)
Jason :
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--11-11\9-9--14--14-14\11-11--11--11-11\9-9--6--6-6/7\6/7--|
D|--x---x--x-------x---x--x--x--x---x---x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-x--|
A|--9---9--9\7-7--12--12-12\-9--9---9---9--9\7-7--4--4-4/5\4/5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Josh:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9(x8)-0(x8)-5(x8)-7(x8)---|
A|-9(x8)-0(x8)-5(x8)-7(x8)---|
D|-9(x8)-0(x8)-5(x8)-7(x8)---|
Hayley: On simple chords Bm-D-G-A
e|-2(x8)-2(x8)-3(x8)-0(x8)---|
B|-3(x8)-3(x8)-3(x8)-2(x8)---|
G|-4(x8)-2(x8)-0(x8)-2(x8)---|
D|-4(x8)-0(x8)-0(x8)-2(x8)---|
A|-2(x8)-x(x8)-2(x8)-0(x8)---|
E|-x(x8)-x(x8)-3(x8)-x(x8)---|
Verses:
Part 1: (tell me where our time went/now that I'm losing hope)
Jason: (x2)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-9(x2)-12\-5(x2)-5p-0(x2)-0h-4(x2)-4--|
D|-9(x2)-12\-5(x2)-5p-0(x2)-0h-4(x2)-4--|
Josh: (x2)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-4(x2)--------------------------------|
D|-4(x2)----5(x2)-5p-0(x2)-0h-4(x2)-4---|
A|-2(x2)-0h-5(x2)-5p-0(x2)-0h-4(x2)-4---|
D|-------0h-5(x2)-5p-0(x2)-0h-4(x2)-4---|
Hayley: (x2) In chords Bm-G-D-F#
e|-2(x2)-3(x2)-2(x2)-2(x2)---|
B|-2(x2)-3(x2)-3(x2)-2(x2)---|
G|-4(x2)-0(x2)-2(x2)-3(x2)---|
D|-4(x2)-0(x2)-0(x2)-4(x2)---|
A|-2(x2)-2(x2)-x(x2)-4(x2)---|
E|-x(x2)-3(x2)-x(x2)-2(x2)---|
Part 2: (Cause I fear I might break/Somethings I'll Never Know)
Jason: (x2)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-9(x4)-5(x4)-0(x4)-4(x4)---|
D|-9(x4)-5(x4)-0(x4)-4(x4)---|
Josh: (at time 0:30 only)
e|-----5\2----|
B|-2/3--------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
D|------------|
Hayley: (x2) In chords Bm-G-D-F#
e|-2(x4)-3(x4)-2(x4)-2(x4)---|
B|-2(x4)-3(x4)-3(x4)-2(x4)---|
G|-4(x4)-0(x4)-2(x4)-3(x4)---|
D|-4(x4)-0(x4)-0(x4)-4(x4)---|
A|-2(x4)-2(x4)-x(x4)-4(x4)---|
E|-x(x4)-3(x4)-x(x4)-2(x4)---|
Chorus:
Jason: (x2)
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-5(x8)-0(x8)-4(x8)-5(x3)-11/12\11-|-5(x8)-0(x8)-4(x8)-5(x8)--|
A|-5(x8)-0(x8)-4(x8)-5(x3)-11/12\11-|-5(x8)-0(x8)-4(x8)-5(x8)--|
D|-5(x8)-0(x8)-4(x8)-5(x3)--9/10\-9-|-5(x8)-0(x8)-4(x8)-5(x8)--|
Josh: (x2)
(x3) this part (x4) this part
e|----------17-------------|-----------5/7\5-|----------17-------------|
B|----15----------15----15-|----15-----------|----15----------15----15-|
G|-14----14----14----14----|-14----14--------|-14----14----14----14----|
D|-------------------------|-----------4/5\4-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Hayley: (x4) at chords G-D-F#-G
e|-3(x4)-2(x4)-2(x4)-3(x4)---|
B|-3(x4)-3(x4)-2(x4)-3(x4)---|
G|-0(x4)-2(x4)-3(x4)-0(x4)---|
D|-0(x4)-0(x4)-4(x4)-0(x4)---|
A|-2(x4)-x(x4)-4(x4)-2(x4)---|
E|-3(x4)-x(x4)-2(x4)-3(x4)---|
Interlude: (without you)
Josh only: (x2)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-x-x-7--7(x5)-|
A|-x-x-5--5(x5)-|
D|-x-x-0--0(x5)-|
(Repeat Intro Part 2)
Bridge:
Part 1: (Somethings I'll never know and I had to let them go)
Jason: (x2)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|-9(x3)-9/12\5(x3)-5\4-0(x3)-0h2-4(x4)-|
Josh: (x8)
e|----------9--------------|
B|----10---------10----10--|
G|-11----11---11----11-----|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
Hayley: Idle
Part 2: (Starts at 2:18)
Jason: (x2)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9(x4)-5(x4)-0(x4)-4(x4)--|
A|-9(x4)-5(x4)-0(x4)-4(x4)--|
D|-9(x4)-5(x4)-0(x4)-4(x4)--|
Josh: (x10) So in x9 & x10, Jason and Hayley are idle before chorus
e|----------9--------------|
B|----10---------10----10--|
G|-11----11---11----11-----|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
Hayley: (x2) In chords Bm-G-D-F#
e|-2(x4)-3(x4)-2(x4)-2(x4)---|
B|-2(x4)-3(x4)-3(x4)-2(x4)---|
G|-4(x4)-0(x4)-2(x4)-3(x4)---|
D|-4(x4)-0(x4)-0(x4)-4(x4)---|
A|-2(x4)-2(x4)-x(x4)-4(x4)---|
E|-x(x4)-3(x4)-x(x4)-2(x4)---|
(Repeat Chorus Twice)
Coda: (better off without me)
Jason & Josh
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-11/12\11------|
D|-11/12\11--7~--|
A|--9/10\-9--5~--|
D|-----------0~--|
Hayley: in chord D
e|----2~--|
B|----3~--|
G|----2~--|
D|----0~--|
A|----x~--|
E|----x~--|
----------------- Acordes -----------------
How to play Pressure
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.