Major view
A major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = D (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Jonas Blue - Fast Car - Chord
Key A major – F# minor Chords F#m, E, A, Dmaj7, D Easy key G (capo 2)
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Key: A | Gbm | F#m
Capo: 0
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car
F#m E
I want a ticket to anywhere
Dmaj7 A
Maybe we make a deal
F#m E
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Dmaj7 A
Any place is better
F#m E
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Dmaj7 A
Maybe we'll make something
F#m E
Me myself, I got nothing to prove
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car
F#m E
I got a plan to get us out of here
Dmaj7 A
I been working at the convenience store
F#m E
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Dmaj7 A
Won't have to drive too far
F#m E
Just 'cross the border and into the city
Dmaj7 A
You and I can both get jobs
F#m E
And finally see what it means to be living
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A
You see, my old man's got a problem
F#m E
He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is
Dmaj7 A
He says his body's too old for working
F#m E
His body's too young to look like his
Dmaj7 A F#m E
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give
Dmaj7 A
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him"
F#m E
So I quit school and that's what I did
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car
F#m E
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Dmaj7 A
We gotta make a decision
F#m E
Leave tonight or live and die this way
Dmaj7 A F#m E
D A
So I remember when, we were driving, driving in your car
D A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
F#m D
City lights lay out before us
F#m E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
D F#m E
And I had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m E D E
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car
F#m E
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
Dmaj7 A
you still ain't got a job
F#m E
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
Dmaj7 A
I know things will get better
F#m E
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Dmaj7 A
We'll move out of the shelter
F#m E
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
Dmaj7 A F#m E
D A
So I remember when, we were driving, driving in your car
D A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
F#m D
City lights lay out before us
F#m E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
D F#m E
And I had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m E D E
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car
F#m E
And I got a job that pays all our bills
Dmaj7 A
You stay out drinking late at the bar
F#m E
You see more your friends than you do your kids
Dmaj7 A
I'd always hoped for better
F#m E
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
Dmaj7 A
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
F#m E
so take your fast car and keep on driving
Dmaj7 A F#m E
D A
So I remember when, we were driving, driving in your car
D A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
F#m D
City lights lay out before us
F#m E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
D F#m E
And I had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m E D E
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car
F#m E
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
Dmaj7 A
You gotta make a decision
F#m E
Leave tonight or live and die this way
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A
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Jonas Blue - Fast Car Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Jonas Blue – Fast Car: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Dmaj7 and ends on A. Its chords belong to both A major and F#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = E (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between A major and F# minor because it comes to rest on A and F#m is heard 47 times against 42 for A. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to A or to F#m; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | A | Tonic — home | A · C# · E | 42× |
| ii | Bm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F# | — |
| iii | C#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C# · E · G# | — |
| V/vi | C# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to F#msecondary dominant | C# · E# · G# | — |
| IVmaj7 | Dmaj7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F# · A · C# | 36× |
| IV | D | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F# · A | 18× |
| V | E | Dominant — strongest pull home | E · G# · B | 47× |
| vi | F#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F# · A · C# | 47× |
| vii° | G#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G# · B · D | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | F#m | Tonic — home | F# · A · C# | 47× |
| ii° | G#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G# · B · D | — |
| III | A | Relative major — the bright side | A · C# · E | 42× |
| iv | Bm | Subdominant — moves away from home | B · D · F# | — |
| v | C#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | C# · E · G# | — |
| V | C# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C# · E# · G# | — |
| VImaj7 | Dmaj7 | Submediant — warm colour | D · F# · A · C# | 36× |
| VI | D | Submediant — warm colour | D · F# · A | 18× |
| VII | E | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | E · G# · B | 47× |
Analysis
The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 5 different chords appear 190 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.
Chord movement
- Dmaj7 A AIVmaj7 → Iplagal cadence F#mVImaj7 → III ×36
- D F#m AIV → vi F#mVI → iVI → i ×9
- D A AIV → Iplagal cadence F#mVI → III ×6
- D E AIV → VIV → V F#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×3
The move to watch is Dmaj7 → A, heard 36 times. From the A side it reads IVmaj7 → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the F#m side it is VImaj7 → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- A major pentatonic and F# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (A – B – C# – E – F#): start from A for a brighter phrase, from F# for a bluesier one.
- Over F#m, land on F#, A, C# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over E, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
The song on the circle of fifths
- Played in the song — chord of the key
- Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
- Played — borrowed or outside chord
- Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Capo and easier keys
With A major shapes
- No capo — open A shapes
- Capo 2 + G shapes
- Capo 5 + E shapes
With F# minor shapes
- Capo 2 + Em shapes
- Capo 4 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
- 3 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
The opening Dmaj7 lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are F#m, E, A, Dmaj7; read them as vi–V–I–IVmaj7 in A or i–VII–III–VImaj7 in F#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Dmaj7 → A (IVmaj7 → I in A, VImaj7 → III in F#m): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is A; the ear comes to rest in A.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Jonas Blue - Fast Car Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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