Pressure Off – Duran Duran
Nghệ sĩ: Duran Duran
Hợp Âm Chuẩn
Duran Duran - Pressure Off (2015)
Tabbed by: trevgreg
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Here is the lone single off of the band’s 2015 album, Paper Gods. This is one of two songs on the album that
feature the band’s frequent collaborator, Nile Rodgers, on guitar. Please remember that these are just basic
chord arrangements and not necessarily what Nile is playing specifically, especially considering his usual
style of play! I have an approximate styling for his playing on the intro and chorus riff below the lyrics as
well.
The final ‘A’ chord played in the intro, interlude before the middle 8 and the middle 8 itself appear to be
played briefly by Nile and are very short.
[Intro/Chorus/Middle 8/Outro] E C A
[Verses]
Intro
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Stepping out, stepping out, stepping out and jumping off
ch]A[/ch
Stepping out, stepping out, stepping out and jumping off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Stepping out, stepping out, stepping out and jumping off
ch]A[/ch
Pressure off, pressure off; pressure, pressure, pressure off
Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
The past is another country
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch
The present will never last
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
The future it's still tomorrow
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch
Are we living too fast?
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Searchlight the crowd I fix on your face
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch
I know it well, but it's a dream I can't place
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Something is happening to me
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch
Maybe it's happening to you, you, you, you
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Everybody everywhere feel it in the air, oh yeh
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Everybody everywhere step out into the future
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh it's up to you now
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh it's up to you now
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
Interlude 1
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch
Stepping, stepping, stepping
ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch
It’s time to take the pressure off
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
We're swimming with the rat-race
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch
We're running against the tide
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
And it's everybody's business
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch
When there's nowhere to hide
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Searchlight the crowd I'm fixed onto you
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch
There is a way out of this into the blue
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Something is happening to me
ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch
Maybe it's happening to you, you, you, you
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Everybody everywhere feel it in the air, oh yeh
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Everybody everywhere step out into the future
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh it's up to you now
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh it's up to you now
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
Interlude 2
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Stepping out, stepping out, stepping out and jumping off
ch]A[/ch
Stepping out, stepping out, stepping out and jumping off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Stepping out, stepping out, stepping out and jumping off
ch]A[/ch
Pressure off, pressure off; pressure, pressure, pressure off
Middle 8
ch]E[/ch
I'm lost don't wanna be found
ch]C[/ch
I'm up not gonna be down be down
ch]A[/ch
Outside looking into myself
ch]A[/ch
Just me I couldn't be anyone else
ch]E[/ch
Is it bad when you're feeling this good?
ch]C[/ch
Are we all misunderstood?
ch]A[/ch
It's fine going out of my mind, going out of my mind, going out of my mind
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Everybody everywhere feel it in the air, oh yeh
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Everybody everywhere step out into the future
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh it's up to you now
ch]A[/ch
It's time to take the pressure off
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh it's up to you now
Outro
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Step out into the future
ch]A[/ch
Jump off into the future
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch
Step out into the future
ch]A[/ch
Jump off into the future
N.C.
Step out into the future
Here is my best guess as to how Nile actually plays the intro and chorus, based off his fingerings and style.
It’s not perfect, but with a bit of palm muting and up-and-down motions, it should sound somewhat close.
ch]E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch
e|----------8---10----10-9--10--9--------------|
B|--10-9----8---8-----7--7--7--7---------------|
G|--9--9----9---9-----9--9--9--9---------------|
D|--9--9----10--8-----7--7--7--7---------------|
A|--7--7----10--10-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|