[Intro - BPM 114 - No drums] Riff over D A/D G/D A/D E ------------------5----repeat with A/D and G/D lifting first finger off 5th fret on A B 7---------7----8--7----5-5---3-3--5-5--- G 7---------7-x2-7--7----6-6---4-4--6-6--- D 7---------7----7--7----7-7---5-5--7-7--- A 5-5-5-555-0-------5----5-0---5-0--5-0--- E --------
(mute chords a bit so dont play low bass notes by accident and controls ring) [D][A/D-x57655 or xx0220][G/D-55433][A/D]
[D] Boom, boom, bah, bah [A/D-xx0220] Boom, boom, bah, bay B [G/D-xx0001] b boom, bah, bay, bay. [A/D]
[Verse 1 - Drums in] [D] Pressure pushing [A/D] down on me Pressing [G/D] down on you, no man ask [A/D] for Under [D] pressure that burns a [A/C#] building down Splits a [G/B] family in two Puts [A] people on streets [D] Boom, bah, bay, bay, [A/C#] boom, bah, bay, bay Do [G/B] day dah do day dah, [A] that's okay
[Verse 2 - Bass drum on all quarter notes - no snare] It's the [G] terror of knowing What this [A/G-3x222x] world is about [G] Watching some good friends Screaming [A/G] , "Let me out!" Pray [G] tomorrow gets me [A/G] higher Pressure [D/F#]on [D/F#]people - people [G]on the [A]streets [Drums stop]
[Intro riff over D] [D] Day, day, dee, dee dee oo, oo, bop. Okay!
[Verse 3 - Sing some of this low - Drums back in] [D] Chippin' around, [A/D] kick my brains 'round the floor [G/D] These are the da [A/D*] ys - it never rains but it pours [D] De doh, dah, d [A/C#] oh, de, de, doh, dah, doh [G/B] Mm, dah ,doh , [A] ba ,la ,lop [D] People on streets, de, dah, [A/C#] de, dah, day [G/B] People on streets, de, dah, [A] de, dah, de, dah
[Verse 4 - Bass drum on all quarter notes - no snare] It's the [G] terror of knowing What this [A/G] world is about [G] Watching some good friends Screaming [A/G] , "Let me out!" Pray [G] tomorrow gets me [A/G] higher higher higher... Pressure [D/F#]on [D/F#]people, people [G]on the [A]streets
[Verse 5 - Drums stop - SING OCTAVE DOWN - DON'T TRY TO KEEP UP WITH FREDDIE] Turned a [G] way from it all like a [C] blind man [G] Sat on a fence but it [C]don't work (bass drum come back in) Keep [G] coming up with love but it's so [C] slashed and torn (perhaps just play chords here to imply the vocals?) [DONT SING FREDDIE BIT - VOCALS COME BACK IN ON 'Love'] Why [Am] , why, [F] why. [G/F-1x0003] ..? [F][G/F] [A] Love In [A]sanity (drums stop)laughs under pressure we crack (snare pick up in)+[G] Can't we
[Verse 6 - Full drums] [D] give ourselves one more [G] chance? [A] Why [G] can't we [D] give love that one more [G] chance? [A] Why [G] can't we [D] give love, give love, [G] give love, [A] give lo [G] ve, [D] give love, give [A/C#] love?..
[Verse 7] 'Cause [G/B] love's such an [A] old-fashioned [D] word And love [A/C#]dares you to [G/B]care for The [A]people on the [D]edge of the [A/C#]night And love [G/B]dares you to [A] change our way of (backward drums) [G] Caring a [A/G] bout ourselves [G] This is our [A/G] last dance [G] This is our [A/G] last dance [D/F#] This is our[G] selves[A] .... Under (original riff back in) [D] pressure, under pressure, [G][A7] [D] pressure [G][A7]
Sophie Ellis-Bextor-Murder On The Dancefloor - BPM - 117
[Intro - No drums - Half bar each chord] [Emaj7-022444][B][F#m][A] x 2
(starting note is D# so effectively Emaj7) It's [Emaj7-022444] murder on the dance [B] floor [F#m] But you [A] better not kill the [E] groove [B] DJ, gonna [F#m] burn this goddamn [A] house right down
[Pause] 1 bar
[Verse 1- Disco drums - There are passing Gm chords between G# and F#] Oh, I [G#m] know I know I know I know I know I know About [G#m] your [F#m] kind And [G#m] so and so and so and so and so [G#m]I'll have to [F#m] play
[Extra 2 bars] [E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus] [E] If you [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way I [A] will prove you wrong [E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way Boy [A] just come along [E][B] Hear me when I [F#m] say [A] hey [Extra bar] [A][A]
[Chorus] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[Vamp 1 bar][E]
[Verse 2] [G#m] Oh, I know I know I know I know I know I know there may [F#m] be others And [G#m] so and so and so and so and so and so You'll [F#m] just have to pray
[Extra 2 bars] [E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus] [E] If you [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way I [A] will prove you wrong [E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way Stay [A] another song [E] I'll [B] blow you all a [F#m] way hey [A] [Extra bar] [A][A]
[Chorus - String part uses G#min7 and G#minadd4] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] turn this house around some how
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[1 bar][E]
[Solo - Strum each chord once then improv pentatonic riff] [G#m][(Gm)] - [F#m][(Gm)] - [G#m][(Gm)] - [F#m] [Extra 2 bars] [E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus] [E] Don't [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way I [A] will prove you wrong [E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way Boy [A] just come along [E] Hear [B] me when I [F#m] say hey [A] [Extra bar] [A][A]
[CHORDS CHANGE - Interlude - DRUMS STOP] It's [Emaj7] murder on the dancefloor[B][F#m] But you [A] better not kill the [E] groove [B][F#m][A] It's [E] murder on the dancefloor[B][F#m] But you [A] better not steal the moves [E] DJ[B], gonna [F#m] burn this goddamn [A] house right down
[Chorus] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[Chorus] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[End] [E]
[Notes] [Bendy Riff] E --------------0- B --------------0- G ---9-11b13b11p9- D -11-----------x- A --------------11 E ----------------
