Got Me Under Pressure

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Got Me Under Pressure - ZZ Top
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Tabbed by: axe victim

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It's mostly fifth chords ( chords with no 3rd ) or power chords. The
guitar solos are based on the Blues pentatonic scale in the key of E.
Billy likes to play pinch harmonics, practice playing them and it will
help you to play a bit like him.

Tuning: EADGBe


[Intro]


   E5                             
E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|-----9---7-------9---9---7~~~~~~| 
D|-----9---7---9---9---9---7~~~~~~| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------------| 

   E5                                                               
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|-----9---7-------9---9---7~~~~~~| 
D|-9-------9---9---9-------9---9--|-9---9---7---9---9---9---7~~~~~~| 
A|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7--|-7------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| 

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - 

& - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


A few times then...


   E       D5/E                                             E      
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|---------0-------0-----------0--|-----0-------0-----------2~~~~~~| 
A|---------0-------0-----------0--|-----0-------0------------------| 
E|-0------------------------------|-----------------3--h4----------| 

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - 
& - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


   E       D5/E                                             E      
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|---------0-------0-----------0--|-----0-------0-----------2~~~~~~| 
A|---------0-------0-----------0--|-----0-------0------------------| 
E|-0------------------------------|-----------------3--b4----------| 

A few times then...


[Verse]

   E
 " She     likes   wearing     lip  -   stick
   she     likes   French      cui  -   sine...........but she
   won't   let me  use      my pas  -   sion "

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|---------2-------2-----------2--|-----2-------2-----------2~~~~~~| 
A|---------2-------2-----------2--|-----2-------2------------------| 
E|-0------------------------------|-----------------3--h4----------| 

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - 
& - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

   E
" unless it's in a lim - ou - sine      she's got me un  -  der... "

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|---------2-------2-----------2--|--------------------------------| 
A|---------2-------2-----------2--|--------------------------------| 
E|-0-----------------------0------|--------------------------------| 

[Chorus]

( use first finger as a barre across the seventh fret, D, G,
and B strings, and use 2nd and 3rd fingers to hammer-on/pull-off )


   E           Em7 (0x978x)                         A
 " pressure                                   she's got me  under... "

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|---------------------8--p7------|-7~~h8~~~-----------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|-----------------2-------2------| 
D|-------------7--h9-----------7~~~~~~~h9~~~--------2-------2------| 
A|--------------------------------|-----------------0-------0------| 
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E           Em7 (0x978x)
 " pressure "

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|---------------------8--p7------|-7~~h8~~~-----------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|-----------------0-------2------| 
D|-------------7--h9-----------7~~~~~~~h9~~~--------0-------2------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

Repeat verse, more or less the same.

Repeat chorus.

Guitar solo 1:


   E5                               D5
 (rhythm chords for solo...)

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|-9------------------------------|-7------------------------------| 
D|-9------------------------------|-7------------------------------| 
A|-7------------------------------|-5------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5
 (rhythm chords for solo...)

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|-9-------9---9---9-------9---9--|-9-------9---9---9-------9---9--| 
A|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7--|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7--| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

Guitar solo 1:


   E5                               D5
01:20

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|-----8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----0--| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|/9---------------------------7--|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - 
& - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


   E5                                                              
E|---------0-------0~~~-----------|--------------------------------| 
B|-3b5-----0----------------------|-----3---0----------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|-------------0-2/4--------------| 
D|--------------------------------|---------------------2~~~-------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                               D5                              
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------2------|---------2---------------2---2--| 
A|-------------2--h5--------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                                                              
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|---------2-------5^~~--------2--|---------2---2-----------0------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                               D5                              
E|---------0-------0-------0---0--|---------0-------3-------5------| 
B|-3b5----------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                                                              
E|-5b7~~~~~~----------------------|-3--p0~~~-----------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------7--| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                               D5                              
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------3--| 
B|-----8~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|h9---------------------------7--|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                                                              
E|-----2--p0-------0--------------|-0-------0-------0--------------| 
B|-------------------------3^-----|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                               D5                              
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|-2-------2-------2-----------2--|-----2-----------2-------5^~~---| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                                                              
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------2^~~~--------0----------------------| 
D|---------2-------2--------------|-----------------2~~~-----------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                               D5
01:52

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|---------2~~~------------0------|-2-------0-------2--p0----------| 
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------2--| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                                                              
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|-----2--p0-------2-------5^-----|-2-------2~~~-------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------2--| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                               D5
01:59

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|---------2-------2--------------|--------------------------------| 
A|h5------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------0---0--------0-----------3-------3------| 

   E5

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|---------3-------3--p0---3--p0--|-----3--p0-------0-------0------| 

   E5                               D5
02:05

E|--------------------------------|-------------------------0------| 
B|-----------------------3/5~~~---|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|-----------------2--------------|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|-0-------3--p0------------------|--------------------------------| 

   E5                                                              
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
G|-2b4~~~~~----------------0------|--------------------------------|  
D|-----------------------------2~~~~-------------------------------|  
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
E|--------------------------------|---------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 

   Em7                                                              
E|-------------------------x------|-x-----------15----------15\----| 
B|-------------------------12-----|-12----------12----------12\----| 
G|-------------------------12-----|-12----------12----------12\----| 
D|-------------------------12-----|-12----------12----------12\----| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

E|(0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~)

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - 
& - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

   Em7                                                              
E|-----15----------15------15-----|-15------15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~x--| 
B|-----12----------12------12-----|-12------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------| 
G|-----12----------12------12-----|-12------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------| 
D|-----12----------12------12-----|-12------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

E|(0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~)

Middle part:


   A5
 " I'm     gonna   give her a   message                        and... "

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--| 
A|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - 
& - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


   F#5
 " here's  what I'm gonna  say                            it's all... "

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|-4------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|-4-------4---4---4-------4---4--|-4-------4---4---4-------4---4--| 
E|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--| 

   E5
 " over... "  ( etc... )

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--| 
E|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--| 

Repeat middle part chord sequence.

Repeat chorus.

Guitar solo 2: ( same chord sequence as guitar solo 1. )

Solo to end...


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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato or sustain
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  bend note
| ^  slight bend ( or quarter tone bend )

• A
• A5
• D5

  5
• E
• E5
• Em7
• F#5