Play Chasing Cars on Guitar

Chasing Cars is a very popular song by the band Snow Patrol. It is arguably the easiest and most popular song to play on the guitar. Whether you're just staring out, or you want to learn how to play a song that everyone can sing along to, Chasing Cars is a great choice.

Steps

Playing the First Chord

  1. Play the first chord. This is called an "A" chord.
  2. Put your index finger on the second fret of the D (fourth) string.
  3. Put your middle finger on the second fret of the G (third) string.
  4. Put your ring finger on the second fret of the B (second) string.
  5. Strum the top five strings.

Playing the Second Chord

  1. Play the second chord. This is called an "E" chord.
  2. Put your index finger on the first fret of the G (third) string.
  3. Put your middle finger on the second fret of the A (fifth) string.
  4. Put your ring finger on the second fret of the D (fourth) string.
  5. Strum all of the strings.

Playing the Third Chord

  1. Play the third chord. This is called a "D" chord"

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  2. Put your index finger on the second fret of the G (third) string.
  3. Put your ring finger on the third fret of the B (second) string.
  4. Put your middle finger on the second fret of the E (first) string.
  5. Strum the top four strings.

Continuing the Song Play

  1. Keep this chord progression. In Chasing Cars, this chord progression is used the whole way through. It uses the "A" chord for two bars, the "E" chord for two bars and then the "D" chord for two bars. As long as you can keep this pattern up, you can play the song.
  2. Learn the song. This song is extremely simple and doesn't require any vigorous strumming or skill. After learning all of the chords, you need to learn the actual song. Chasing Cars only has two parts, a verse and a chorus. Listen to the song to see how they both work.
    • The verse. Keeping the A, E, D chord progression, pick the third string and then the first string over and over. You should hear the riff that is played throughout the song. This riff is also played during the first chorus.
    • The chorus. Instead of picking the notes like you do in the riff, just strum the A chord, then the E chord and then the D chord. Down strum on every beat, don't miss any out. Remember that the song is counted like this: "1&2&3&4&" and strum on all of the beats. Try to make the upbeats' strum louder than the downbeats' strum to add dynamics.

Tips

  • The simple strumming pattern makes the song easy to sing along too.
  • Practice as much as you can.
  • Remember that the thinnest string(High E string) is the bottom string, when seen from the guitarist's perspective.

Warnings

  • With nobody singing, the same chords over and over might get boring for the audience.

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