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 got a lump in my throat 'cause you're gonna ~ sing the words wrong. But you unlocked 4,500+ new tunes in the process. Riptide by Vance Joy continues to be one of the most popular ʻukulele songs from the last five years. At that time he was also pursuing his degree in law. 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. Pre-Chorus Am G C Ooh.
We go over the chords for the Verse and Chorus Am, G and C, repeating over and over. You can program these metronomes to speed up over time. Am G C Ooh, ooh ooh Am G C hold Ooh, and they come unstuck 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. And I got a lump Am G C In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong. Thanks to its positive feel and pop culture references throughout, Riptide has become a modern classic. And if you wanna play the entire tune from start to finish, learning this solo is worth it. Am G C I love you when you're singing that song.
And as the minutes go by, the tempo gradually gets faster and faster. But Part 2 is where the magic really happens. Am G C I love you when you're singing that song. Other Tidbits The original key is a half step higher than what is written here. That strumming sequence is below. Strumming Pattern Riptide has an incredibly recognisable rhythm that really drives the song.
Am G C Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen oh. And it'll take time to clean them up. Am G C This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City. And these chords and the chord progression remain the same no matter whether you are playing the song on a guitar, a keyboard or a piano. Many critics have praised the clever and ambiguous lyrics of the song.
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 Fingerpicking Am G I just wanna, I just wanna know, C F If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay, Am G I just gotta, I just gotta know, C F strum and hold I can't have it, I can't have it any other way Strum once and hold: 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 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 And she's been living on the highest shelf. But using one lets you play in the original key while fingering much simpler chords. 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 With currently just over 1. Song Structure For the most part the song remains pretty much the same throughout simply repeating Am, G and C. There are a few parts that slow down.
Intro Am G C x 2 Verse Am G C I was scared of dentists and the dark. The original key to this song is actually C which is half a step up from regular tuning. The strumming for this song Down-Down-Up-Down-Up. 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 There's 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 I love you when you're singing that song. As with any rhythm, the say it play it rule is true.
Am G C Ooh, ooh ooh Am G C hold Ooh, and they come unstuck 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. Riptide: the History of the Song On the Billboard Hot 100 charts, Riptide peaked at 30 upon its release. Vance Joy As to the creator of the song, the 31-year old Vance Joy is an Australian indie folk-pop singer and songwriter. And this is due to the fact that all through the verses, the chorus and the bridge, the song uses the same melody and the melody is made up of no more than four basic chords—Am, G, C and F. 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. .
If you're a total newbie, be sure you know how to tune your instrument and read chord diagrams. In the second half of the song right before the bridge is a short riff. 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 G C I got a lump in my throat 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong. Pre-Chorus Am G C I swear she's destined for the screen. The studio recording is in the key of C major. Capo on 1st fret Intro: Am G C 2x 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 Oh all my friends are turning green, Am G C You're the magicians assistant in their dreams. However, once he found some success, chiefly with his Bon Iver-inspired songs, Joy started to give serious thought about a career as a musician.
Chorus x 3 Am G C Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away Am G C To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man. If you've never seen a tab before,. 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. And then in the year of the Christ 2012 came the defining moment with the release of Riptide. 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. For almost the whole song, the strumming pattern is down, down, up, down, up repeated.
Below are tabs and video tutorials - for both guitar and ukulele. Am G C And she's been living on the highest shelf Am G C Ooh, ooh ooh Am G C hold Ooh, and they come unstuck 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. And I got a lump Am G C In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong. There is also a touch of irony in the fact that despite the expressly dark content of the song, it has been able to garner huge popularity among schoolchildren and early teenagers. Am G C And she's been living on the highest shelf Am G C Ooh, ooh ooh Am G C hold Ooh, and they come unstuck 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.