CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Under Pressure, chord by chord.

Chords of: Under Pressure by: Holy Ten, SaintFloew. (Bb, F#, C#6, C#) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Under Pressure”

“Under Pressure” by Holy Ten, SaintFloew is in Db Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, F#, C#6, C#.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → C#6 → Ebm7 → Bmaj7 → C# → F# → Bmaj7 → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:5426%
Bmaj70:3718%
Ebm70:3517%
C#0:3014%
C#60:2411%
C#/G#0:073%
Bbm0:073%
F#maj70:021%

Chord progression, in order

Bmaj7 – C#6 – Ebm7 – F# – Ab – Bmaj7 – C# – F# – C#/G# – Bmaj7 – C#6 – F#/C# – Ebm7 – C#/G# – Bmaj7 – C# – Ebm7 – F# – C#/G# – Bmaj7 – C# – Ebm7 – F# – Bmaj7 – C# – Ebm7 – F# – C#/G# – Bmaj7 – C# – F# – Bmaj7 – C# – F# – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – C#6 – F# – Bmaj7 – C#6 – F# – Ab7 – Bmaj7 – C# – F# – Bmaj7 – C#6 – Ebm7 – …