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Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure Ukulele Chords

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

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

EmEm
EmI’mthestrongone,I’mnotnervous,DI’mastoughastheCcrustoftheearthis
EmImovemountains,Imovechurches,DandIglow’causeICknowwhatmyworthisB
EmIdon’taskhowhardtheworkis,Dgotarough, Cindestructiblesurface
BDiamondsandplatinum,Ifindthem,Iflattenthem,
IBtakewhatI’mhanded,Ibreakwhat’sdemanded,but
EmUnderthesurface,IfeelberserkasaDtightropewalkerinaCthree-ringcircus
EmUnderthesurface,wasHerculesDeverlike“Yo,Idon’tCwannafightCerberus?”
EmUnderthesurface,I’mprettysurеI’mDworthlessifIcan’tbeofCservicе
BAflaworacrack,Bthestrawinthestack,Bthatbreaksthecamel’sback
BWhatbreaksthecamel’sback?
It’sEmpressurelikeadrip,drip,drip,that’llneverCstop,whoaD
EmPressurethat’lltip,tip,tiptillyoujustgoGpop,whoaDahah
EmGiveittoyoursister,yoursister’solder
CGiveheralltheheavythingswecan’tshoulder
GWhoamIifIcan’trunwiththeBball?
IfIfallto,Empressurelikeagrip,grip,grip,anditwon’tletCgo,whoaD
EmPressurelikeatick,tick,ticktillit’sreadytoGblow,whoaDahah
EmGiveittoyoursister,yoursister’sstronger,Cseeifshecanhangonalittlelonger
GWhoamIifIcan’tcarryitBall?IfIfalter
EmUnderthesurface,IhidemynervesanditDworsens,IworryCsomethingisgonnahurtus
EmUnderthesurface,theshipdoesn’tDswerveasitheardhowCbigtheicebergis
EmUnderthesurface,IthinkaboutmyDpurpose,canIsomehowCpreservethis?
BLineupthedominoes,Balightwindblows,Byoutrytostopittumbling
BButonandonitgoes,but
GWait,ifIcouldBmshakethecrushingG7weight
Of CexpectationswouldthatCmfreesomeroomupforGjoy?
Or Bmrelaxation?OrsimpleG7pleasure?
InsteadweCmeasureCmthisEmgrowingpressure
KeepsDgrowing,keepAmgoing,’causeB7allweknowis
EmPressurelikeadrip,drip,dripthat’llneverCstop,whoaD
EmPressurethat’lltip,tip,tiptillyoujustgoGpop,whoaDahah
EmGiveittoyoursister,itdoesn’thurtand
CSeeifshecanhandleeveryfamilyburden
GWatchasshebucklesandbendsbutneverBbreaks,nomistakes,just
EmPressurelikeagrip,grip,grip,anditwon’tletCgo,whoaD
EmPressurelikeatick,tick,ticktillit’sreadytoGblow,whoaDahah
EmGiveittoyoursisterandneverwonder,Cifthesamepressurewould’vepulledyouunder
GWhoamI,ifIdon’thavewhatitBtakes,nocracks,nobreaks,nomistakes,noEmpressure
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ArtistJessica Darrow
AlbumEncanto Soundtrack
GenresAlternative, Children, Pop
Year2021
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure on ukulele 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

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Switching from Em 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 C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.

Em to D

2. D → C chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

Switching from D to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

D to C

3. C → Em chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

To move from C to Em:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

C to Em

4. C → B chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to B:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

C to B

5. B → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from B to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

6. Em → G chord transition

Switching from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

7. G → D chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

8. C → G chord transition

Switching from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

9. G → B chord transition

To move from G to B:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

10. G → Bm chord transition

Switching from G to Bm:

  1. While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

11. Bm → G7 chord transition

Switching from Bm to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

12. G7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

13. C → Cm chord transition

Switching from C to Cm:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

14. Cm → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to G:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

15. Cm → Em chord transition

To move from Cm to Em:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section.

16. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am:

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

17. Am → B7 chord transition

Switching from Am to B7:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

18. B7 → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section.

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 Ukulelearn.
  • Surface Pressure contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Surface Pressure connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 27%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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