![]() ![]() This only changes later on in the song where our F chord makes it first appearance. Tortoise and the hare! Song Structureįor the most part the song remains pretty much the same throughout simply repeating Am, G and C. You can actually get faster at playing ukulele by taking things very slowly. The song tears along at a pretty rapid rate – 155bpm to be precise so take it slowly initially. (Note in the audio file I’m playing without a capo) It should end up sounding something like this… I like to play the first 2 down strums with a little more emphasis to really accent them. I’d recommend using a metronome to get this down. Because it’s so simple it’s really crucial to get the timing bang on. It’s actually pretty simple and shouldn’t be too difficult to get to grips with. Here’s what that rhythm looks and sounds like. If you can say the rhythm out loud, you can play it. As with any rhythm, the say it play it rule is true. If you get the rhythm right, you’re pretty much there.įor almost the whole song, the strumming pattern is down, down, up, down, up repeated. Riptide has an incredibly recognisable rhythm that really drives the song. You’ll be playing a bar of Am, a bar of G and 2 bars of C. You can give your pinkie finger a rest on this one, you won’t need it. ![]() If you’ve played ukulele for a while, those chords will be pretty familiar to you. The intro, verses and chorus all use the same 3 chords in the same order throughout. If you want to play along with the record you’ll need to drop a capo on at fret 1. The original key to this song is actually C# which is half a step up from regular tuning. If you do know the chords well I’d throw a few chord inversions in the mix to keep your chord knowledge developing. 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). Thanks to its positive feel and pop culture references throughout, Riptide has become a modern classic. On June 11, 2020, the RIAA certified ‘Riptide’ as 6x platinum, Vance Joy’s highest certification to date.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. One day after a brief trip to the store, he returned home and played the melody on the ukulele, which he built on to finish the song a few days later. During long afternoons while his roommate was at work, he would work on it bit by bit. – Vance JoyĪccording to an interview with American Songwriter, the song remained untouched and unfinished for four years from when Vance started writing it in 2008 until 2012. ![]() ![]() It is more like a stream of consciousness. I had a bunch of different ideas and words, it wasn’t even a general story line like I was referring to an experience or anything. Sometimes, you know, I will try to write and stick a bunch of different ideas and images together and it won’t work and I’ll think, “oh, that doesn’t sound right” or “it sounds too weird and it all conflicts with each other,” but for some reason that all came together well for “Riptide,” and when things happen like that it is a bit beyond your control. It peaked at 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Critics praised its clever lyrics filled with pop culture references. The intro and first single to Vance Joy’s debut EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing was a critical and commercial success. There's this movie that I think you'll like This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City This cowboy's running from himself And she's been living on the highest shelf Oh, oh-o-oh, and they come unstuck Lady, running down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left hand man I love you when you're singing that song and I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong I just wanna, I just wanna know If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay I just gotta, I just gotta know I can't have it, I can't have it, any other way I swear she's destined for the screen Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh Lady, running down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left hand man I love you, when you're singing that song and I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong Oh lady, running down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left hand man I love you when you're singing that song and I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong Oh lady, running down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left hand man I love you when you're singing that song and I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong, yeah I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong ![]()
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