Lockdown Licks no. 396. “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman.
Picking introduction. Played on a HB35+ with capo at 2 into a NUX M8 amp on clean channel with slight reverb.
“Fast Car” is a song by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released on April 6, 1988 by Elektra, as the lead single from her self-titled debut studio album. Tracy Chapman’s appearance on the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute helped the song become a top-ten hit in the United States, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, it initially reached number five on the UK Singles Chart in 1988.