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Riptide Ukulele Lesson – Vance Joy

Vance Joy’s 2013 hit Riptide has been one of the most popular songs to play on ukulele since it’s debut 5 years ago. Thanks to its positive feel and pop culture references throughout, Riptide has become a modern classic. Let’s take a look at how to play it…

Riptide Chords

The good news is that there are just four chords in Riptide and you’ll probably already be familiar with them (especially if you’ve ever read my post about four chords). The chords are Am, G, C and F.

Nothing too tricky there. If you do know the chords well I’d throw a few chord inversions in the mix to keep your chord knowledge developing.

The original key to this song is actually C# which is half a step up from regular tuning. If you want to play along with the record you’ll need to drop a capo on at fret 1.

The intro, verses and chorus all use the same 3 chords in the same order throughout. Those chords are…

If you’ve played ukulele for a while, those chords will be pretty familiar to you. You can give your pinkie finger a rest on this one, you won’t need it.

You’ll be playing a bar of Am, a bar of G and 2 bars of C.

Strumming Pattern

Riptide has an incredibly recognisable rhythm that really drives the song. If you get the rhythm right, you’re pretty much there.

For almost the whole song, the strumming pattern is down, down, up, down, up repeated. As with any rhythm, the say it play it rule is true. If you can say the rhythm out loud, you can play it. Here’s what that rhythm looks and sounds like.

It’s actually pretty simple and shouldn’t be too difficult to get to grips with. Because it’s so simple it’s really crucial to get the timing bang on. I’d recommend using a metronome to get this down.

I like to play the first 2 down strums with a little more emphasis to really accent them. It should end up sounding something like this…

(Note in the audio file I’m playing without a capo)

The song tears along at a pretty rapid rate – 155bpm to be precise so take it slowly initially. Speed will come with time. You can actually get faster at playing ukulele by taking things very slowly. Tortoise and the hare!

Song Structure

For the most part the song remains pretty much the same throughout simply repeating Am, G and C. This only changes later on in the song where our F chord makes it first appearance.

Take a look at the PDF songsheet below for the full breakdown.

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9 thoughts on “ Riptide Ukulele Lesson – Vance Joy ”

Great…This will be my next tune !!

Hi Is the sound file working?

It should be – is it not working for you?

Put the speaker to your ear, that’s all I could do lol

This was really helpful, thanks! I was struggling trying to find a way to keep my rhythm when counting out aloud in order for it to be the same pace. Once again, thanks!

Hi I am a newbie at playing ukulele and your lessons help but are not that easy for me to follow I will still try to follow along other wise my dad will say I don’t like playing musical instruments when I do this is not a life story so I shall go but if you old try make them easier please do bye for now

If you head to the beginner’s section you should find some easy stuff that will get you moving along nicely.

Thank you so much for this! So easy to follow!

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Riptide — Vance Joy

Текст и аккорды для укулеле

Вступление:
Am G C C
Am G C C

Am G C
I was scared of dentists and the dark,
Am G C
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations,
Am G C
Oh, all my friends are turning green,
Am G C
You’re the magicians assistant in their dreams.

Am G C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am G C
Ooh, and they come unstuck

Припев:
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

Am G C
There’s this movie that I think you’ll like,
Am G C
This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City,
Am G C
This cowboy’s running from himself.
Am G C
And she’s been living on the highest shelf

Am G C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am G C
Ooh, and they come unstuck

Припев:
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

Am G
I just wanna, I just wanna know,
C Fmaj7
If you’re gonna, if you’re gonna stay,
Am G
I just gotta, I just gotta know,
C Fmaj7
I can’t have it, I can’t have it any other way

Am G C
I swear she’s destined for the screen,
Am G C
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you’ve ever seen, oh

Припев:
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

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Vance Joy – Riptide

Опубликовано Polina в 21.08.2016 21.08.2016

Вступление | Am | G | C | C | — 2 раза

| Am | | G | | C | C |
I was scared of dentists and the dark
| Am | | G | | C | | C |
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
⠀ | Am | | G | | C | C |
Oh, all my friends are turning green
⠀ | Am | | G | | C | C |
You’re the magician’s assistant in their dream
| Am | G | C | C |
a-wooh
| Am | G | | C | | C |
Oh, and they come unstuck

Припев
| Am | G | | C |
Lady, running down to the riptide
| C | | Am |
Taken away to the dark side
| G | | C | | C |
I wanna be your left hand man
| Am | | G | | C |
I love you when you’re singing that song and
| C | | Am |
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
| G | | C | | C |
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

| Am | | G | | C | C |
Is this movie that I think you’ll like

⠀ | Am | | G | | C | | C |
This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City
⠀ | Am | | G | | C | C |
This cowboy’s running from himself
⠀ | Am | | G | | C | C |
And she’s been living on the highest shelf
| Am | G | C | C |
a-wooh
| Am | G | | C | | C |
Oh, and they come unstuck

| Am | | Am | | G | | G |
I just wanna, I just wanna know
| C | | C | | F | | F |
If you’re gonna, if you’re gonna stay
| Am | | Am | | G | | G |
I just gotta, I just gotta know
| C | | C | | F | | F |
I can’t have it, I can’t have it any other way
| Am | | G | | C | C |
I swear she’s destined for the screen
| Am | | G | | C | | C |
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you’ve ever seen, oh

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Riptide Ukulele Chords – Vance Joy

Easier version to play is in key of Am (1 halftone down)

Voice Range: A# – A# (1 Octave + 1 half tone) – how to use this?

Intro: A# m, G# , C# , C# x2

A# m I was scared of de G# ntists and the C# dark
A# m I was scared of G# pretty girls and sta C# rting conversations
Oh, A# m all my frie G# nds are turning C# green
A# m You’re the magicia G# n’s assistant in their C# dream

A# m Ooh, G# ooh, ooh C#
A# m Ooh, an G# d they come C# unstuck

A# m Lady, G# running down to the C# riptide
Taken away to the A# m dark side
G# I wanna be your C# left hand man
A# m I love you G# when you’re singing that C# song and
I got a lump in my A# m throat ’cause
G# You’re gonna sing the C# words wrong

A# m There’s this movie th G# at I think you’ll like C#
A# m This guy decides to qui G# t his job and head C# s to New York City
A# m This cowboy’s G# running from him C# self
A# m And she’s been living G# on the highest shelf C#

A# m Ooh, G# ooh, ooh C#
A# m Ooh, an G# d they come C# unstuck

A# m Lady, G# running down to the C# riptide
Taken away to the A# m dark side
G# I wanna be your C# left hand man
A# m I love you G# when you’re singing that C# song and
I got a lump in my A# m throat ’cause
G# You’re gonna sing the C# words wrong

Fingerpicking:
Single Notes: D# – F F – G# (hold) D# – F x4

A# m I just wanna, I just wanna k G# now
C# If you’re gonna, if you’re gonna s F# tay
A# m I just gotta, I just gotta know G#
C# I can’t have it, I can’t have it any other F# way
A# m I swear she’s de G# stined for the scr C# een
A# m Closest thing to Mic G# helle Pfeiffer that y C# ou’ve ever seen, oh

A# m Lady, G# running down to the C# riptide
Taken away to the A# m dark side
G# I wanna be your C# left hand man
A# m I love you G# when you’re singing that C# song and
I got a lump in my A# m throat ’cause
G# You’re gonna sing the C# words wrong

A# m Lady, G# running down to the C# riptide
Taken away to the A# m dark side
G# I wanna be your C# left hand man
A# m I love you G# when you’re singing that C# song and
I got a lump in my A# m throat ’cause
G# You’re gonna sing the C# words wrong

A# m Lady, G# running down to the C# riptide
Taken away to the A# m dark side
G# I wanna be your C# left hand man
A# m I love you G# when you’re singing that C# song and
I got a lump in my A# m throat ’cause
G# You’re gonna sing the C# words wrong
And I got a lump in my A# m throat ’cause
G# You’re gonna sing the C# words

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Riptide — Vance Joy

Текст и аккорды для укулеле

Вступление:
Am G C C
Am G C C

Am G C
I was scared of dentists and the dark,
Am G C
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations,
Am G C
Oh, all my friends are turning green,
Am G C
You’re the magicians assistant in their dreams.

Am G C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am G C
Ooh, and they come unstuck

Припев:
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

Am G C
There’s this movie that I think you’ll like,
Am G C
This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City,
Am G C
This cowboy’s running from himself.
Am G C
And she’s been living on the highest shelf

Am G C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am G C
Ooh, and they come unstuck

Припев:
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

Am G
I just wanna, I just wanna know,
C Fmaj7
If you’re gonna, if you’re gonna stay,
Am G
I just gotta, I just gotta know,
C Fmaj7
I can’t have it, I can’t have it any other way

Am G C
I swear she’s destined for the screen,
Am G C
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you’ve ever seen, oh

Припев:
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
Taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you’re singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

C Am
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
G C
You’re gonna sing the words wrong

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