Chords of: Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie) by: Queen, David Bowie. (G7, D, G, A) 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.
“Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie)” by Queen, David Bowie is in D Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, D, G, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Abmaj7 → C → G/D → D7 → Gm → D → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:54 | 21% |
| G | 0:36 | 14% |
| A | 0:29 | 11% |
| G6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| A7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| C | 0:10 | 4% |
| D7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Gm – Abmaj7 – C – G/D – D7 – Gm – D – Gmaj7 – D – A – D6 – G – A/G – E7/G# – D – Ebm7b5 – Bm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – G – Dmaj7 – D – C#m7 – A – Bm – Amaj7 – D – C#m – A – G/B – A – G6 – F#m7 – G – A – D – Daug – G – D – A – Bm – A – D – A/C# – Bm – G – Bm7 – …
