Guitar tabs for Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

[MiszPasawaii]

Maan ! i need the chords please :)

[peterhopqk]

@MiszPasawaii Why don't you read the tab in the intro? The chords are below.

[h1a2n3n4a5h6]

And also when you watch it live, you can see that its the tenth fret.

[h1a2n3n4a5h6]

I find that instead of playing the 8----7 , 10----9 sounds better, plus thats what a lot of other tabs say. 

[peterhopqk]

@h1a2n3n4a5h6 Sounds better in which way?

It depends on which position you use your capo.

[h1a2n3n4a5h6]

@peterhopqk With the capo on second like you have in the tabs. 

[peterhopqk]

@h1a2n3n4a5h6 Yeah that's right. The tab that I show here is without using a capo actually.

[h1a2n3n4a5h6]

@peterhopqk oh ok, cos it says on the taps to capo the 2nd fret.

[peterhopqk]

@h1a2n3n4a5h6 Like I said,I don't make guitar tabs usually, but I thought it was easy to understand.

Basically the 2nd fret (where your capo is) is now your open strings, so your 3rd fret is fret 1, 4th fret is fret 2, etc....

[h1a2n3n4a5h6]

@peterhopqk i know how to read tabs.... i wasnt saying about the tabs, its just that she plays it doing 10-----9, not 8------7

[peterhopqk]

@h1a2n3n4a5h6 Yes, you were saying about the tabs "plus thats what a lot of other tabs say".

It's been confusing now, If she's playing 10----9, how can you play the 0 and 1 notes with a capo on the 2nd fret?

[hoddiair]

@peterhopqk If the capo is on the second fret the first fret infront of the capo becomes first fret.. for example if the capo is on the 5th fret then the 6th fret becomes the 1 in tabs :)

[unchaineddrag8n]

Mooie versie van dit nummer!

[jakeslatts]

that was so good! where is that tab at?? i've been looking all over for it..

[mrssprincess]

omg your verry verry good ! the best of luck for the fucher ! :)

[nyffa123]

hi peter are you from sweden, if you are i have som questions for you

[peterhopqk]

I'm not from Sweden

[chordwangler]

Very sweet, but Tracy plays it in dropped D, if you listen to the base-line.

[peterhopqk]

No that's not true. Apart from using a capo, Tracy also plays open E minor and open G chords in the chorus. If you play that with a dropped D, it doesn''t sound right.

I think you need to listen to the bassguitar.

[n8webb]

thanks for adding the tabs in text format--thats great!

[rightdroite]

Nice!! thanks!!

at 15 to sec you make a variation in the tabs... can you provide those in the comments??

[animalroxanna]

nice !

[Rakii0n]

Can this song be played without capo too ??

[peterhopqk]

Yes you can.

[Truegen]

You can play ANY song without a capo, it just takes it into a lower key. Alotta people move the capo to fret 1 because it's easier to sing that way

[Rakii0n]

I already found out ^^ .  thanks anyway ;]

[sk8erguy9]

I LOVE THAT RIFF!!!!

[tonjes21]

thanks !!! really helpt me!

[tonjes21]

thanks !!! really helpt me!

[bklyntigr]

genius psa

[pchaplo]

Very tight and skillful. Nice clean sound. Please do the chords for the chorus where she strums so laid-back and beautiful!

[x2close2theampx]

nice video. just donweing, what kind of strings do you use?

[peterhopqk]

Normally I use D`addario Strings EJ16, 0.12 light.

Martin Strings sounds great too.

[cbsophia]

yeahh really cool :D

[howsey182]

were can i get the tabs for ideots for that song lol nice work

[hrblocked]

Nice Job!!! I've been wanting to learn to play that song