Fast Car Acoustic Guitar Lesson - Tracy Chapman

[wexwright]

Finally got the strumming sorted on this with your expert help - thanks very much

[kikowazaki]

i did it thx :) u r  a good teacher ...

[MsRamones16]

yes it is wrong!! and it's supposed to be picked!!

[MsRamones16]

yes it is wrong!!

[Jkaneshige]

Mann... all your lessons are GREAT! Your explanations have me immensely. THANKS.

[zimmy5zk]

this is wrong

[ThePainRemover]

@zimmy5zk You're an idiot

[kikadee123]

In your 'Caption' box the strumming pattern, what does the X mean:L :) thanks

[racheygriff96]

@kikadee123 the X means mute :) but you don't have to mute you could just strum down again :)

[TheJimcasey123]

How are you doing the "Em" Sorry. Don't know chords just learning :P

[PhilyBdizzle]

@TheJimcasey123 Pause the video at 0:17 and he shows a picture of it. Unless you were wondering about em7 that ones a few seconds behind that.

[95Tezza95]

thank you so much for this :) i've got the hang of strumming thanks to you. I really appreciate your help.

[barbs19788]

you are handsome

[sxctime1]

I am sooo slooow! :(

[kemcyPeace]

thank you Handsome Alvin : )

[tojenter1]

you are good :]

[nalihD]

this was the very first song i played on my guitar in 2004. Very simple.

[Sonic09gstar]

great tutorial u exsplained everything the way i wanted to hear it cheers

[simplechordsmusic]

Nice, just love that song! Also check out my cover of the song..

[JazzmineMartinez]

Thank you, I'm glad I found this by chance. Nice teaching! :)

[markle100]

thankss so much :) really helped me so much first song i can actually strum now, cheers

[educationalmaterials]

Good to hear, thanks for the comment!!!!!

[heemanhey]

Thanks, was looking for a strumming version of this. Also you got a good voice man.

Cheers from The Netherlands

[wildwestpoint]

you look like Harry Potter

[globin3]

best tutorial ever :) thank you

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!

[joshuao3]

Thank you for posting such a complete tutorial. I'm new to strumming and I found this very helpful!!

[educationalmaterials]

Glad it was useful, check out all my other videos for more songs to strum

[Moonbow321]

Finally a video that posted what chords are used! Thanks.

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[zeinacafiti]

Thanks for that excellent tutorial. Very easy to play ...

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!

[letslol95]

omg, this is fantastic educationalmaterials! (-;

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[QueenAlternative]

Exelent tutorial video.. I like.. Thanks

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks, much appreciated!!!

[TheCyrillos]

Awesome dude it helped alot thanks!

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!

[adidasbooi]

I LOVE IT

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[boob92300]

juste un petit commentaire... cest les accords de talking about a revolution.... cest pas fast car

is not fast car^^

[educationalmaterials]

Yes it is

[stevens2k1]

man this vid is the best to learn fast car tanks man ur da best!!!

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[jackbenfield2010]

great work man really helped me!

[antoniorodrigues27]

thanks man

this video help me a lot

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!!

[SixPerx]

me encanta

[Tisjemoeder]

I would love to have the tab! Can you send it to me? Perfect work! Awesome!!

[educationalmaterials]

Send me an email and I will send it as an attachment

[bester34]

Thanks for emailing the music to me

[bester34]

great work mate

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[smash3r123]

good job

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[Davidnumber23]

nice way to do it.. good job mate !

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[numetalci]

sounds like the song named "talking bout a revolution", it may be because your using the same chords

but i still lke it

[educationalmaterials]

Yep it is similar chords except with a capo.

[th3r33c3]

thanks this was a great help

[educationalmaterials]

No problem at all!!!!

[stagecrewie]

This is wonderful. I've always wanted to play this song but was never good at finger-picking. Thank you so much, it helped tremendously!

[educationalmaterials]

No problem and thankyou very much for hte comment!!!

[federicocutillas]

thanks dude

[educationalmaterials]

No probs!!!

[brid1234]

Thanks heaps, excellent tutorial!

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!!

[elchilton]

@brid1234 Go to TABABUNGA  . COM you will find guitar video tabs with the tablature to the song, everything is free, join and upload your own videos and tabs. TABABUNGA THE YOUTUBE OF GUITARISTS!

[flaperise]

Amazing!!

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[MrAlphaDave]

Great lessons! Thanks a lot and btw you have a new subsciber ;)

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks and thanks for the sub!!

[SuperAttorney]

yet another great lesson, thanks

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the nice comment!!!!!

[iluffjmac1138]

ahh, i've only been playing for three months..

pretty much teaching myself..

but i'm catching onto this pretty well..

i'm having to practice insanely. but thankkkyou:)

chech out my videoos? :)

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks for the comment and keep n practicing!!

[iluffjmac1138]

i got it:)

thankk you so so much.

i was trying to learn this for my momma

it's her favorite.

[Haakonfl]

omg i cant do it! i am a beginner and dont know a singel chord. and you are just making it worser by playing as a pro :D you know where i can learn the chords and play them pretty fast? Btw great video!

[educationalmaterials]

Check out the chord diagrams at the start of the song to see where to put your fingers to play the chords. I suggest you might want to start with something easier like Knockin on Heavens Door, check out my lesson on it, it is a good starting song

[Alex12Over]

Hey guys, thanks for your guitar lesson. There's just a mistake on your details on the right. Because on the video you say :

Cadd9 ; G --> DU X* UUDU; D X* DUDU

and on your details(writting on the right) you say :

Cadd9 ; G --> DU XU* UDU; D X D* UDU

Well, sorry for my english mistakes :)

Hope someone will answer me.

Good job !

[educationalmaterials]

Hey thanks for pointing that out, I think I changed my mind on how to show when you change chords, I think the asterix before the change is makes more sense so go with the video

[Koffinlaus]

Tip: I learned from Mike Herberts - If you don't own a capo you could just get a pencil and a rubber band - It should work fine. :)

[educationalmaterials]

Yep that does work or you could just buy a capo, they are really cheap

[MrBrandonkee]

can you send me the tab?

[frobtje]

Is it a problem if you don't have that thing on your guitar cuz i dont have it

I'm a beginner so..

thanks

[educationalmaterials]

That "thing" is called a Capo, it only means that you can't play the song in the original key so therefore you can't play along with a recording

[WlCKEDgoogly]

You will still be able to play it, it will just be in a different key. Play it like the capo (thing on the guitar) fret 0.

[zachmax2]

great lesson, made it simple and easy. Thanks Heaps

[educationalmaterials]

No problem at all, glad you liked it!!!!!

[momo8127]

thanks a lot...keep goin`..

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!

[BurgerAndDrink]

thanks so much!

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, glad you found it useful!!

[carolinex16]

oh ya i ment tanks!!:L

[educationalmaterials]

No problem at all, happy to help out

[carolinex16]

yaaaaaaaaay!:D

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks I guess?????

[luke2963]

Just right. Good stuff.

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[GodzGothika92]

i love this song :)

[educationalmaterials]

One of my favourites also

[Shanzoodr]

Thanks mate

[educationalmaterials]

No problem

[SamAndNickVideos]

Im just wondering... how did you play the chords. With a pick or you fingers. I have a hard time with fingers because I bite my nails... :'(

[educationalmaterials]

With a pick, it sounds much nicer, I don't like the sound of strumming with fingers, not clean enough.

[Shadowsilk1]

try to take a G instead of Em7 in the verse i think it sounds better :)

[educationalmaterials]

Yep that would also work

[cleansolomon]

you are the man.

[educationalmaterials]

Thankyou

[anotheroke]

Thanks for sharing! Watch and learn is fun:)

[educationalmaterials]

Glad you liked it, thanks for the comment!!!!

[theguitarguy66]

I hope you can take the bad with the good....I have played this song for some time and it's not correct. You are offering lessons playing the song incorrectly??

[educationalmaterials]

At no point have I ever said this is correct, all I have said is that this is my interpretation of the song, this is how we perform it live, so no I am not offering lessons playing the song incorrctly I am just showing how I do it. I get paid a lot of money to give private lessons but I thought I would do something for those who might not be able to affford proper lessons.

[sakuraness]

These are one of the songs that convinced me I needed to lean how to play guitar. Now I can finally do so with your help!

[educationalmaterials]

Good work on your part, well done

[kweerd]

Hi Alvin,

Nice work.

Can you send me the tab file please?

Thanks,

Cor.

[2write2sing2dance]

Thanks a million for this.

[educationalmaterials]

No problem

[Toen85]

I just spent a few hours playing along with your video for "Let Her Cry". Very nicely done and easy to follow. Thanks for posting James.

[educationalmaterials]

Glad you found it useful!!!!

[hyyya]

thanks heaps, now i can play one of my favourite songs :D

[educationalmaterials]

and thanks for the comment!!!

[trinvesting]

Actually, instead of a capo, I just use a clothes pin. You know the thing you use to hang your clothes out to dry?  It works just as well.

[educationalmaterials]

Yep that would also work!!!

[sparks158]

a rubber band and pencil works very well as well.

[educationalmaterials]

Doesn't look so professional when I play gigs though!!!!!

[SLIMTM22]

do u have to have a kapo

[educationalmaterials]

Only if you want to sing/play it in the original key, it sounds fine not using a capo you just won't be able to play along with our version or the original. Capo's are pretty handy and relatively cheap (about $20 in Aus for a basic one) so it worth getting one.

[SLIMTM22]

STUPID QUESTION ALERT : what is a kapo and whats its purpose

[educationalmaterials]

It is like a clamp that fits over the neck of a guitar. It can be used for 2 purposes, firstly if a song is not in the right key for a singer then you can simply use a capo to put it in a higher key without having to play different chords. Secondly sometimes it is only possible to play a particular song using certain chords and to have it in the right key you need to use a capo to do this. You can also use a capo to avoid playing difficult chords such as bar chords.

[xxxxLaurenmcxxxx]

hey i was just woundering is there anything that i could use instead of a kapo i havnt got one and dnt no were to find one so i was woundering if there was an easy substute that i could use

[educationalmaterials]

Have a look at the ther comments and you will find some suggestions that other use. You don't have to use one, you can play it open but it will be in a different key than our version (and the original). An music store will carry capo's and they are very cheap and extremely useful!!!

[elchenuk]

Great work! This is a really well put together and useful video lesson, well done. How can I get the tabs for this song?

[princespongy]

ei man..thanks for the chords..great job..I combined your chords and the originals plucking..sounds good..^^

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, post a video up when you are finished so I can have a listen and also make sure you check out our cover of the song also!!

[mountainboarderuk]

i wanna learn to play but i cant pick it up its well hard

[educationalmaterials]

This song can be a little tricky for beginners as they have difficulty changing chords half way through a bar. Try the chorus first as it uses one chord per bar at the start and uses a similar strum or alternatively try a different song such as Let It Be the beginner version using a capo which is a lot easier. Make sure you check out our cover of these songs by clicking on the video reply.