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Vance Joy – Riptide song meaning and facts
In today’s article, we are going to help you learn how to play Riptide on ukulele. This beginner guide will help you learn to play this song on your ukulele in no time.
James Keogh is an Australian singer-songwriter who is recording under the name of Vance Joy. He took his stage moniker from the storyteller character in the Peter Carey book Bliss.
This ukulele-led song is a track from his debut EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing, which was launched in March 2013 by Mushroom Group label Liberation Music. It peaked at number 7 on the ARIA singles chart and was the best-selling song of 2013 in his home country by an Australian.
This was inspired by an encounter with a lady. Joy recalled to 3Links Music: “Around the time I wrote the song I met this lady. I asked her what she did and she was like ‘I am a magician’s assistant.’ I didn’t actually know where to go from there. I guess she never gets tired of laying that line on people.”
The song’s melody came to Joy on his way back from his local store to buy some food for dinner and he found himself humming the chorus. The song earned Joy a five-album deal with Atlantic Records after a talent scout at the label got to hear the tune.
“I did have a good feeling about the song, an instinct. I knew it was special. It has a certain spark to it, it connects with other people,” Joy told News.com.au:
“I’m really grateful for it. It is such a valuable thing for me to have written that song. I can not believe it came out of me. I was fortunate to channel it, I really feel like I snagged this fish out of the ocean.”
Strumming Pattern
This song strumming pattern is pretty easy for beginners also it goes – D D UDU (down, down, up, down, up).
For better and easier strumming we suggest you keep moving your hand up and down even when you are not playing any notes, a term that’s also known as “ghosting”.
“Riptide” Ukulele Chords Structure and Lyrics
You’re
Uh
And I l
I gotta lump in my thr
This
This c
U
And I l
I gotta lump in my thr
I s
And I l
I gotta lump in my thr
And I l
I gotta lump in my thr
I gotta lump in my t
(Outro)
watch: How to play Riptide on ukulele (with one additional chord)
watch: Vance Joy playing Riptide on Ukulele
Conclusion
You will be in a position to play Riptide perfectly on Ukulele with good practice and determination. Once you master this 3/4 chords song you will be able to enjoy it with your friends and family.
