CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Fast Car, chord by chord.

Chords of: Fast Car by: Luke Combs. (Ab, Fm7, Ab6, Ab/Eb) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Fast Car”

“Fast Car” by Luke Combs is in Ab Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 169 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Fm7, Ab6, Ab/Eb.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 4:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Abmaj7 → Ab → C#maj7 → Ab → Ab/Eb → Ab6 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab1:5645%
Fm70:3915%
C#maj70:2911%
Ab/Eb0:208%
Eb0:135%
Ab60:094%
Eb60:083%
Abmaj70:052%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – C#6 – Ab – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Fm7 – Eb – Ab/Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab/Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Fm7 – Ab – Fm7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Bb/F – Eb – Ab/Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Fm7 – Cm – Ab – …