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Fast Car chords (Tracy Chapman)

Fast Car chords: Cmaj7, G5, Em, Dadd4. Play along in your browser: the guitar above is set up for the song and plays the picking and strumming part while you strum the strings or press the chord keys. Key of G, 104 BPM, capo 2. With the capo on fret 2 it sounds in A.

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Chords
Cmaj7, G5, Em, Dadd4
Key
G, sounding A
Tempo
104 BPM
Capo
fret 2
Tuning
standard
Guitar part
picking and strumming

Chord diagrams

Your shapes for this song

x32
Cmaj7
xx23
G5
7frxxx12
Em
5frxxx13
Dadd4

How to play Fast Car

Follow the chord changes, one bar at a time.

Key of G, 104 BPM, capo 2. With the capo on fret 2 it sounds in A. 2 bars, looped:

  1. Cmaj7 / G5
  2. Em / Dadd4
Fast Car: picking pattern
Bar 14:2 3:0 2:02:14:2 3:0 2:04:0 3:0 2:32:33:0
Bar 25:7 3:0 2:85:75:5 3:0 2:72:73:0

4 beats a bar in 8th notes. B the bass string of the chord, B2 the next string up, 1 to 6 the strings from high e to low E, D and U a strum, string:fret a note away from the chord shape, an empty cell a rest.

Open picking

Key of G, 104 BPM, capo 2. With the capo on fret 2 it sounds in A. 2 bars, looped:

  1. Cmaj7 / G5
  2. Em / Dadd4
Fast Car: strumming pattern
BarDDUUD

4 beats a bar in 8th notes. D down, U up, d and u light strokes, x a muted chuck, an empty cell a rest. A heavier line starts a beat.

Open strum
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