Date: Sat, 28 Sep 96 20:06:26 PDT From: Martin HermansHere you go, Peter. Replace my old tab of "Got me under Pressure" with this new and improved one. Thank you. -Martin "Got Me Under Pressure" by ZZ Top from their 1983 release ELIMINATOR I hope this more complete version fills some of the needs of the people who have been requesting it. It's more or less the whole song up to the final solo. ---------------| ---------------| -9-9p7---9-9p7-| -9-9p7-7-9-9p7-| -------7-------| ---------------| -----------------|---------------| -----------------|---------------| -----------------|---9p7---9-9p7-| repeat this a few times -9---9-9-9---9-9-|-9-9p7-7-9-9p7-| -7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7-----7-------| -----------------|---------------| (palm mute this E5) --------------|--------------------| --------------|--------------------| --------------|--------------------| -0---0------0-|--0-------------2---| then repeating this four times brings -0---0------0-|--0-----------------| you up to the first verse --------------|------0--0--3-------| first verse: She likes wearing lipstick E-|-----------------|----------------------| B-|-----------------|----------------------| G-|----9--9------9--|--9-------------------| D-|-9--9--9------9--|--9-------------2--2--| A-|-7---------------|----------------------| E-|----------0------|------0----3b4--------| She likes French cuisine But she E-|-----------------|----------------------| B-|-----------------|----------------------| G-|----9--9------9--|--9-------------------| D-|-9--9--9------9--|--9-------------2--2--| A-|-7---------------|----------------------| E-|----------0------|------0----3b4--------| wont let me use my passion unless E-|-----------------|----------------------| B-|-----------------|----------------------| G-|----9--9------9--|--9-------------------| D-|-9--9--9------9--|--9-------------2--2--| A-|-7---------------|----------------------| E-|----------0------|------0----3b4--------| its in a limousine. She got me under pres- E-|-----------------|----------------------| B-|-----------------|----------------------| G-|----9---9-----9--|----------------------| D-|-9--9---9-----9--|----------------------| A-|-7--7------------|----------------------| E-|-0----0----------|----------------------| sure she got me under pressure ----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------| ----------8p7---|-7-h8-8\--------|---------8p7---|-7h8---------| ----------------|----------2--2--|-------------7-|-------------| -9--9-7h9-----7-|(7)h9-9\--2--2--|-9---7h9-----7-|-7h9----0--2-| -7--7-----------|----------0--0--|-7---7---------|--------0--2-| -0--0-----------|----------------|-0-------------|-------------| Then start to play verse 2 the same way. "She likes the art museum, she don't like Pavlov's dog. She's fun at the mind museum, she like it in a london fog. She don't like other women, she likes whips and chains. She likes cocaine..." and flippin out with Great Danes. She's E-|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------| B-|-----------8p7-----|-7h9-------------------|------------------| G-|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------| D-|-------7h9------7--|-7h9-------------------|------------------| A-|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------| E-|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------| CHORUS: about all I can handle its too much for my brain It's got me under E-|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------| B-|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------| G-|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------| D-|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------| A-|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------| E-|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------| pres- sure its got me under pressure ----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------| ----------8p7---|-7-h8-8\--------|---------8p7---|-7h8---------| ----------------|----------2--2--|-------------7-|-------------| -9--9-7h9-----7-|(7)h9-9\--2--2--|-9---7h9-----7-|-7h9----x--x-| -7--7-----------|----------0--0--|-7---7---------|--------x--x-| -0--0-----------|----------------|-0-------------|-------------| Then wait another bar and start the guitar solo. I hope this new tabbing method makes it easier to practice. The parts of the solo where the fret numbers don't fit under the count numbers means I had to jam them in cuz they are grace notes or sixteenth notes 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B-|------8----------|---7-----------0|-3---5---5------|---3------------| G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----2-0-4------| D-|-7/9------------5|/7--------------|----------------|-----------2----| A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------- G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------- D-|--------------2--|-----2-------2-2|-----2---5---2-2|-----2-2--------- A-|--------0h2-2---2|----------------|-------2--------|----------------- E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- | B-|------5---5---5-5|---5---8-----10-10b12------------|-8---------------| G-|--7b8------------|----------------|----------------|---9-------------| D-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------8/| A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B-|----8-----------09\7-------------8|---7------------|-5---5---5------| G-|-----------------|----------------|-----9---9---7--|-------------0--| D-|-/9--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------0| A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D-|--2---2---2-----2|---2-----2---5--|-----2---2----5/7-----5----------| A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------7------| E-|-----------------|----------------|-------0---0----|----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D-|------5b7---5----|-7---5--7b5-----|-------------5--|----------------| A-|-----------------|---------------7|---7-7-7-7------|-7---7---------01/ E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3/4/5 G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D-|------2---2------|-2--------------|----------------|---------2------| A-|-/2-2------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E-|--------0-----0-0|-----3---0---0-0|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0|-0-0-3p0--------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------| B-|-----------------|----------------|------------12h15p12 G-|-----------------|-2b4---------0--|----------------| D-|-----------------|---------------2|-2--------------| A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------| E-|-----------------|----------------|-----0----------| Then for the next three bars, mute the strings with your fret hand and pick them alternating with: | | 12 12 12 | Bridge I',m gonna give her'es what I'm her a message gonna say It's all 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 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|-4---4-4-4---4-4|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| E-|-----------------|----------------|-2---2-2-2---2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| over She 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E-|-----------------|-----------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------| G-|-----------------|-----------------| D-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| {repeat previous six bars) "might get out a nightstick and hurt me real, real bad...by the road side in a ditch. dit, dit,dit,dit" and go back to the chorus riff. You are on your own for the rest of the song. Any questions about playing this or other popular (eg, don't ask me how to play the solo to ten foot pole) ZZ Top songs: