Wyclef Jean feat. Paul Simon – Fas Car Piano& Ukulele Chord Progression

Wyclef Jean feat. Paul Simon – Fas Car Piano& Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsEmDadd11CG6/BAm

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This is the chord progression of Fast Car by Wyclef Jean feat. Paul Simon on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em
Yeah, this those Jersey boys
Dadd11
Na, na, na, na, na, naaaah

[Verse]
Em
I heard a man say Jesus Walks
Em
Me myself I heard Jesus talk
Em
Cause when I heard this beat I felt Jesus force
Em
I heard it through the wire that he made it out the coma
Dadd11
From a fast car
Dadd11
It was a fast car (Yeah!)

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[Verse]
Em
Every day is like the wild wild West
Em
Some of us are Bad Boys, some of us are Outlawz
Em
Unsolved mystery, the killer get away
Em
L.A., Vegas at the end of the day
Dadd11
In a fast car,
Dadd11
Drivin a fast car (Yeah!)

[Chorus]
C                                    Em
You don’t gotta be no billionaire
C
To get a ticket up to the moon
Em
We all know somebody up there
C
You need a helpin hand, look up right here
C
To help you see clearly now
Em
To help you see clearly now
C          C           G6/B          Am
I hope you see clearly now

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[Verse]
Em
What would you do after your bachelor party
Em
In the bar celebratin with all your homies
Em
Go outside and you ready to ride
Em
Then over 51 shots but you ain’t ready to die
Dadd11
In your fast car, yeah
Dadd11
In your fast car (Paul Simon, talk to ’em)

[Verse] Paul Simon
Em
When that fast car picks you up
Em
You will have no choice
Em
You may hear the tires screamin
Em
But you will have no voice
Dadd11
When that fast car picks you up
Dadd11
You will weep and smile and see
C
Heaven in the headlights
C                                      Em
Mile after mile after mile after mile
(Yeah, you don’t gotta be no billionaire)

The other parts of the song have the same pattern of progression.

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How to play Fas Car: key, chords and progression

Fas Car by Wyclef Jean feat. Paul Simon is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: Em, Dadd11, C, G6/B and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dadd11 – Em – Dadd11 – C (VII – i – VII – VI in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Dadd11 and G6/B are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Dadd11 chord on guitar (xx0032)
Dadd11D F♯ A G
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Fas Car chords: questions

What key is Fas Car in?

Fas Car by Wyclef Jean feat. Paul Simon is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Fas Car?

Fas Car uses 5 chords: Em, Dadd11, C, G6/B, Am.

What is the chord progression of Fas Car?

The main progression is Dadd11 – Em – Dadd11 – C (VII – i – VII – VI).

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