Fast Car Featuring Tracy Chapman (Two versions: single and performance) - Luke Combs

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“Fast Car Sheet Music”

Please, notice that the vocals are written using a treble clef with the numeral 8 below it 𝄠 (a suboctave clef). This indicates that pitches sound one octave below the written score. Play the right hand one octave lower than written. I also *doubled note values* to make sightreading easier for beginners. The track isn't recorded in the 2/2 time.

Imitate the vocal delivery by Tracy Chapman & Luke Combs or it won't sound as the song. The vocal part is

rhythmic but with pitch inflections (slurred notes). All inflected notes should be played very quietly.

A predominant vocal style is *staccato*.

"Fast Car" is played with a straight rhythm in common time. It is easy to count for beginners; accent strong beats to maintain a steady pulse. Practice slowly along with the recording.

To keep listeners attention, the chorus of "Fast Car" was made to be the biggest part of the song. I colored it *blue* for your convenience: it is easier to learn a piece of music when you have a mental scheme of it. Play every part differently, as expressively as possible. If some notes are too difficult to play, omit them focusing on emotions instead of sightreading.

A single vocal line accompanied by an instrumental part constitutes the entire musical texture. "Fast Car" has a well organized melody and homophonic arrengement: the instrumental part provides a harmony to support the vocal but lacks its own melody.

"Fast Car" is transcribed in the original key, A Major, and uses basic major and minor chords *D A F♯m E.* A chord change creates a meaningful harmonic progression.

The aesthetic value of a melodic line is achieved through the use of conventional tonal behavior.

00:26 You've got a fast car and I want a ticket to anywhere

00:56 You've got a fast car and I got a plan to get us out of here

01:26 See, my old man has got a problem

01:56 Chorus

02:48 You've got a fast car, we go cruising

03:50 You've got a fast car, I've got a job