Drive my Car analysis game

Sections Analysis Lyrics

Introduction 2 bars only No lyrics

Drum kit bass guitar and lead guitar
Common time established

Verse Three male voices – voices double the same line and
then harmonise at the fourth line
Drum kit ostinato patterns
Bass guitar play repeating pattern.
Cow bell enters on the beat Tambourine
Happy-go-lucky mood established for whole song
Asked a girl what she wanted to be
She said baby, "Can't you see
I wanna be famous, a star on the screen
But you can do something in between"

Chorus Three voices in harmony. Baby you can drive my car

Keyboard playing chords in 2 against 3 syncopation Yes I'm gonna be a star
Bass guitar playing patterns Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I love you

Instrumental One bar only No lyrics

Cow bell on beat again

Verse Three male voices – voices double the same line. I told a girl that my prospects were good
Bass guitar play repeating pattern. And she said baby, "It's understood
Cow bell continues on the beat Working for peanuts is all very fine
But I can show you a better time"

Chorus Three voices in harmony. Baby you can drive my car

Keyboard playing chords as before Yes I'm gonna be a star
Bass guitar playing patterns Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I love you
Episode Voices 1 bar only Beep beep'm beep beep yeah
 Humorous touch to the mood

Episode cont 8 bars No lyrics

Lead guitar solo features ‘LH slide’ technique
Bass guitar continues to play repeating patterns.

Chorus Three voices in harmony Baby you can drive my car

Instrumental parts repeat as in previous chorus Yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I love you

Instrumental One bar only No lyrics

Cow bell keeps beat

Verse Three male voices – voices double the same line. I told that girl I can start right away
Bass guitar play repeating pattern. And she said, "Listen baby I got something to say
Cow bell continues on the beat I got no car and it’s breaking my heart, but I found a
Main point of the lyrics comes out here – no car! driver and that’s a start

Chorus Three voices in harmony. Baby you can drive my car

Keyboard playing chords again Yes I'm gonna be a star
Bass guitar playing patterns again Baby you can drive my car
Instrumental parts repeating as in previous choruses And maybe I love you

Coda/Outro Instrumental parts are essentially the same as in the Beep beep'm beep beep yeah
chorus sections. Beep beep'm beep beep yeah
Fade out to finish Beep beep'm beep beep yeah
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah (fade out)