En este tutorial vamos a aprender como tocar riptide en ukelele (de Vence Joy), prestando especial atención a los acordes y el rasgueo.
Acordes Riptide
[Verso 1]
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.
[Pre estribillo]
Am
G
C
Ooh, ooh ooh
Am
G
C
Ooh, and they come unstuck
[Estribillo]
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
[Verso 2]
Am
G
C
There’s this movie that I think you’ll like,
Am
G
this guy decides to quit his job
C
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
[Pre estribillo]
Am
G
C
Ooh, ooh ooh
Am
G
C
Ooh, and they come unstuck
[Estribillo]
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
[Verso 3]
Am
Gsus4
G
I just wanna, I just wanna know,
C
Faadd9
If you’re gonna, if you’re gonna stay,
Am
Gsus4
G
I just gotta, I just gotta know,
C
Faadd9
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
losest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer
C
that you’ve ever seen, oh
[Estribillo]
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
[Estribillo]
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
[Estribillo]
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
Review de la canción
Riptide es una canción escrita por el músico australiano Vance Joy y publicada en mayo de 2013 dentro del álbum EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing. De ritmo alegre y estilo indie, esta canción narra la historia de un joven que cae enamorado de una chica de mala reputación.
La canción llegó a alcanzar el puesto 7 en la lista ARIA Singles Chart y tiene el record de mayor duración en ella con 120 semanas consecutivas dentro de las 100 mejores.
De igual forma, son muchos los covers que existen de esta Riptide en ukelele, destacando el de Grace VanderWaal y Taylor Swift.
Análisis de Riptide (ukulele tutorial)
Los acordes de Riptide en el Ukelele son:
Siendo Do la tónica de la canción, destacamos el de La menor (sexto en la progresión) y Sol (quinto), el cual varía en ciertas partes para convertirse en acorde sostenido.
De igual forma, merece la pena destacar el acorde de Fa con novena añadida (Faadd9), el cual es un acorde mayor al que le incluimos la novena mayor para un sonido más original.
