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Tuning: E A D G B E
Vance Joy - Riptide
Tuning: Open G6 (D G B E) / Open G#6 (D# G# B# E#)
Key: A minor (A B C D E F G A) / A# minor (A# B# C# D# E# F# G# A#)
Tempo: 100 bpm (average)
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
Link to my tutorial on YouTube: http://youtu.be/G49s8tIPVV4
To be clear, Vance uses Open G#6 tuning on the albumversion and Open G6
tuning in all the live performances I found. The chords here is written
in G6 tuning, below I've written shapes and also names i Open C6 tuning.
: Am G C x2
Intro
AmI was scared of dGentists and the dCark
AmI was scared of prGetty girls and stCarting conversations
Oh, Amall my frGiends are turning grCeen
You're the mAmagicians assGistant in their drCeams
Ah AmoooGh,C ah AmoohG, and they cCome unstuck
AmLady, rGunning down to the rCiptide, taken away to the dAmark side
GI wanna be your lCeft hand man
I lAmove you whGen you're singing that sCong and, I got a lump in my thrAmoat 'cause
YGou're gonna sing the wCords wrong
ThAmere's this movie thGat I think you'll lCike
This gAmuy decides to qGuit his job and hCeads to New York City
This cAmowboy's rGunning from himsCelf
And shAme's been living Gon the highest shCelf
Ah AmoooGh,C ah AmoohG, and they cCome unstuck
AmLady, rGunning down to the rCiptide, taken away to the dAmark side
GI wanna be your lCeft hand man
I lAmove you whGen you're singing that sCong and, I got a lump in my thrAmoat 'cause
YGou're gonna sing the wCords wrongC
AmI just wanna, I just wanna Gsus4know, GifC you're gonna, if you're gonna Fmaj7stay
AmI just gotta, I just gotta Gsus4know, GI Ccan't have it, I can't have iFmaj7t any other way
I swAmear she's dGestined for the scrCeen
ClAmosest thing to MGichelle Pfeiffer thCat you've ever seen oh
AmLady, rGunning down to the rCiptide, taken away to the dAmark side
GI wanna be your lCeft hand man
I lAmove you whGen you're singing that sCong and, I got a lump in my thrAmoat 'cause
YGou're gonna sing the wCords wrong
Oh lAmady, rGunning down to the rCiptide, taken away to the dAmark side
GI wanna be your lCeft hand man
I lAmove you whGen you're singing that sCong and, I got a lump in my thrAmoat 'cause
YGou're gonna sing the wCords wrong
Oh lAmady, rGunning down to the rCiptide, taken away to the dAmark side
GI wanna be your lCeft hand man
I lAmove you whGen you're singing that sCong and, I got a lump in my thrAmoat 'cause
YGou're gonna sing the words wrCong and, I got a lump in my thrAmoat 'cause
YGou're gonna sing the wCords wrong
Chords:
Am (2 2 1 0) (Dm in Open C6 tuning)
G (0 0 0 3) (C in Open C6 tuning)
C (2 0 1 0) (F in Open C6 tuning)
C (2 0 1 3) (he uses this variation in the Stick and on the Interlude)
Gsus4 (0 0 1 3) (Csus4 in Open C6 tuning)
Fmaj7 (3 2 1 0) (Bbmaj7 in Open C6 tuning)
Sometimes live he replaces the Fmaj7 with a:
Fadd2 (3 2 1 3) (Bbadd2 in Open C6 tuning)
Clarification:
Chordname (G C E A) which is now tuned to either (D G B E) or (D# G# B# E#)
Free papers for this song are available in .pdf on my website, you can find
the link in the description on the YouTube tutorial. Among the papers available
are Lyrics & Chords, Lyrics & Chords plus (with added numbers of strumming pattern
rounds per chord), Chord Diagrams and Playing Patterns (strumming patterns and the
Interlude on tablature). If you need further help or explanations don't hesitate to
ask, if it's a subject where other people may benefit from the answer it's best done
by posting a comment on the tutorial, but posts here and personal messages will also
be answered (though not as fast)!
//Robert