How to Play Riptide on Guitar?

Vance Joy - Riptide can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, C, F chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Riptide with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Vance Joy - Riptide Chords

Chord reference Am, G, C, F

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artist Vance Joy

Album God Loves You When You're Dancing

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2013

Key Am

Vance Joy - Riptide can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, C, F chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Riptide with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.