s ▁suggestion . ▁Harrison ▁had ▁been ▁listening ▁to ▁Ot is ▁Red ding ' s ▁" Res pect " ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁influence , ▁" D rive ▁My ▁Car " ▁contains ▁more ▁bottom ▁end ▁than ▁previous ▁Beat les ▁record ings , ▁m im ick ing ▁the ▁bass - he avy ▁sound ▁captured ▁in ▁Red ding ' s ▁M emph is ▁studio . ▁Author ▁Robert ▁Rod rig uez ▁describes ▁the ▁track ▁as ▁an ▁" over t ▁R & B ▁work out " ▁and ▁a ▁rare ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les ▁demonstr ating ▁their ▁adm iration ▁of ▁St ax ▁and ▁Mot own ▁artists ▁on ▁the ▁mostly ▁folk ▁rock - orient ed ▁Rub ber ▁Soul . ▁ ▁McC art ney ▁sang ▁the ▁main ▁vocal ▁part , ▁giving ▁it ▁an ▁ener get ic ▁push ▁that ▁journalist ▁Rich ie ▁Unter berger ▁calls ▁" a ▁command ing ... ▁hard ▁rock ▁vocal ". ▁The ▁vocal ▁r ides ▁above ▁a ▁simple ▁two - ch ord ▁fun k ▁r iff ▁in ▁the ▁verse , ▁and ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁complex ▁ch orus ▁containing ▁piano - dri ven ▁jazz - style ▁key ▁mod ulations . ▁McC art ney ▁over d ub bed ▁both ▁the ▁piano ▁part ▁and ▁the ▁slide ▁guitar ▁solo . ▁The ▁song ▁opens ▁with ▁a ▁bl ues y ▁r iff ▁played ▁on ▁two ▁electric ▁gu it ars , ▁before ▁the ▁bass ▁enters . ▁This ▁opening ▁section ▁was ▁also ▁over d ub bed ▁onto ▁the ▁basic ▁track . ▁According ▁to ▁music ologist ▁Walter ▁Ever ett , ▁it