Riptide by Vance Joy has become a very popular and well-liked song lately, and was also one of the first songs I mastered on my new guitar. The chords are very easy, and perfect for a beginning guitarist, so here you go!
The starting chord is A minor(Am). First, put your pointer finger on the B string on the first fret.
Next, put your middle finger on the D string on the second fret.
There's your Am chord! Now onto the second chord of the song, G major(G).
First, you place your pointer finger on the A string on the second fret.
Then, place your middle finger on the biggest E string of the third fret.
Finally, put your ring finger(or pinky finger if it's too big of a stretch) on the smallest E string of the third fret.
First, place your pointer finger on the B string of the first fret and your middle finger on the D string of the second fret. I grouped these two steps together because C can be a bit of a stretch, so placing your fingers one by one can be difficult.
Finally, your ring finger goes on the A string of the third fret.
There's the C chord! The final chord of the song is a difficult one: F major(F).
First, place your pointer finger, similar to C and Am chords, on the B string of the first fret.
Then, put your middle finger on the G string of the second fret.
Then, place your ring finger on the A string of the third fret. Stretch!!
Finally, your pinky finger goes right under your ring finger on the D string of the second fret.
There you have it! Those are all the chords to Riptide. You can listen to the song to get the strum pattern down, and until then, practice practice practice! If you continuously switch chords and memorize the placements, you will master this song in no time!
