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Or, you can simply put a capo on the first fret, play the easier chords, and boom, you’ll be playing the song in the original key of C#! I definitely recommend the second option. First, you can take the first set of chords shown above – the ones in the key of C# – and just swap them out with what I’ve written above. If you really want to be able to play along with the original recording of Riptide, you’ve got a few options.
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So that’s Am for two measures, then G for two measures, followed by C for two measures, and finally F for two measures. To play the bridge, simply add the F chord onto the end of our Am-G-C progression, and play each of the chords for two measures. If you just wanna, you just wanna know, the bridge section is where the F chord is introduced. To play both the verse and the chorus, play Am for a measure, followed by G for a measure, and then C for two measures. This is the progression for both the verse and the chorus, which are only differentiated by their strumming patterns (more on that in a minute). Now, for the majority of the song you’ll only need Am-G-C. Originally recorded in the key of C#, the entirety of Riptide is made up of only four chords – A#m, G#, C# and F#.Īs you can see, those chords can get a little complicated, so in this lesson we are going to drop the song down a half step to the key of C, making our four chords Am, G, C and F. When it comes to the chords, I wanna be your left hand man. So what are you waiting for? Let’s go running down to the Riptide! Four Chords So congratulations on reaching this formative milestone in your ukulele playing journey! Riptide’s got the classic, upbeat uke sound, and it is actually quite easy to play. One might go so far as to say that, as a uke player, learning Riptide has become a rite of passage. Think about it, if someone pulls out a uke and just starts strumming the opening chords of Riptide, most people in the room are going to know what it is, even if they don’t know what it’s called. It’s upbeat, catchy, and easily recognizable. “Do you know Riptide?” – If you have an ukulele and at least one friend, Vances are you have been asked that question before. Easily one of the most popular and recognizable songs played on the ukulele, Riptide first dropped in 2013, and has since become a go-to crowd pleaser for ukulele players everywhere.