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Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure Chords

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ChordsEm, D, C, B, G, Bm, G7, Cm, Am, B7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em] [Em]
[Em]I’m the strong one, I’m not nervous, [D]I’m as tough as the [C]crust of the earth is
[Em]I move mountains, I move churches, [D]and I glow ’cause I [C]know what my worth is [B]
[Em]I don’t ask how hard the work is, [D]got a rough, indes[C]tructible surface
[B]Diamonds and platinum, I find them, I flatten them,
I [B]take what I’m handed, I break what’s demanded, but

[verse 2]
[Em]Under the surface, I feel berserk as a [D]tightrope walker in a [C]three-ring circus
[Em]Under the surface, was Hercules [D]ever like “Yo, I don’t [C]wanna fight Cerberus?”
[Em]Under the surface, I’m pretty surе I’m [D]worthless if I can’t be of [C]servicе
[B]A flaw or a crack, [B]the straw in the stack, [B]that breaks the camel’s back
[B]What breaks the camel’s back?

[verse 3]
It’s [Em]pressure like a drip, drip, drip, that’ll never [C]stop, whoa [D]
[Em]Pressure that’ll tip, tip, tip till you just go [G]pop, whoa [D]ah ah
[Em]Give it to your sister, your sister’s older
[C]Give her all the heavy things we can’t shoulder
[G]Who am I if I can’t run with the [B]ball?

[verse 4]
If I fall to, [Em]pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won’t let [C]go, whoa [D]
[Em]Pressure like a tick, tick, tick till it’s ready to [G]blow, whoa [D]ah ah
[Em]Give it to your sister, your sister’s stronger, [C]see if she can hang on a little longer
[G]Who am I if I can’t carry it [B]all? If I falter

[verse 5]
[Em]Under the surface, I hide my nerves and it [D]worsens, I worry [C]something is gonna hurt us
[Em]Under the surface, the ship doesn’t [D]swerve as it heard how [C]big the iceberg is
[Em]Under the surface, I think about my [D]purpose, can I somehow [C]preserve this?
[B]Line up the dominoes, [B]a light wind blows, [B]you try to stop it tumbling
[B]But on and on it goes, but

[verse 6]
[G]Wait, if I could [Bm]shake the crushing [G7]weight
Of expect[C]ations would that [Cm]free some room up for [G]joy?
Or relax[Bm]ation? Or simple [G7]pleasure?
Instead we [C]measure [Cm]this [Em]growing pressure
Keeps [D]growing, keep [Am]going, ’cause [B7]all we know is

[Closing]
[Em]Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that’ll never [C]stop, whoa [D]
[Em]Pressure that’ll tip, tip, tip till you just go [G]pop, whoa [D]ah ah
[Em]Give it to your sister, it doesn’t hurt and
[C]See if she can handle every family burden
[G]Watch as she buckles and bends but never [B]breaks, no mistakes, just
[Em]Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won’t let [C]go, whoa [D]
[Em]Pressure like a tick, tick, tick till it’s ready to [G]blow, whoa [D]ah ah
[Em]Give it to your sister and never wonder, [C]if the same pressure would’ve pulled you under
[G]Who am I, if I don’t have what it [B]takes, no cracks, no breaks, no mistakes, no [Em]pressure

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ArtistJessica Darrow
AlbumEncanto Soundtrack
GenresAlternative, Children, Pop
Year2021
KeyEm

How to play Surface Pressure on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure on guitar requires 10 chords and 18 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Surface Pressure uses these transitions most often: Em → D (10), D → C (9), and D → Em (8). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Em to D;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
Em to D

2. D → C chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from D to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
D to C

3. C → Em chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
C to Em

4. C → B chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

To move from C to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.
C to B

5. B → Em chord transition

To move from B to Em;

  1. While playing B, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to D string fret 2.

6. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

7. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

8. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

9. G → B chord transition

To move from G to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

10. G → Bm chord transition

To move from G to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

11. Bm → G7 chord transition

To move from Bm to G7;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 1.

12. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

13. C → Cm chord transition

To move from C to Cm;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

14. Cm → G chord transition

To move from Cm to G;

  1. While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 1 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

15. Cm → Em chord transition

To move from Cm to Em;

  1. While playing Cm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

16. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

17. Am → B7 chord transition

To move from Am to B7;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

18. B7 → Em chord transition

To move from B7 to Em;

  1. While playing B7, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.

Surface Pressure chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Surface Pressure.

  • Surface Pressure includes 85 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Surface Pressure contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Surface Pressure connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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