If you’re down tuning with a low-G, just move the open Eb-string note onto the 3rd fret of the C-string. This is actually how Vance plays it – with a “high-g” (even though it’s tuned down). If you tune your uke to Eb-Ab-C-F, as shown in the section on tuning, you’ll have to play the picking differently. Adapting the Picking for Vance’s Down-Tuning This one isn’t as nice, but works in a pinch if you only have a low-G uke. This one sounds best to my ears since it utilizes the open G-string to create a ringing sound. In the song chords above there are two versions of the breakdown picking shown in tab. Getting one might help you achieve the sound if you want to be super exact. My ear tells me that it’s likely that Vance used a thin flatpick to strum the rhythm part. On the strums in parenthesis you miss the strings as you go by.įor more on this concept, check out my book, Right Hand Technique For Ukulele, which includes the secret to groovy strumming. If you superimpose the two on top of each other it looks like this: The Strum: D D U D UĮverywhere there is a gap in the original pattern you don’t strum – but your hand keeps moving! So all together the pattern will look like: D(U)D(U)(D)UDU Your hand is now going to make the motion of: DUDUDUDU in the same space as the “real” strum, which, remember, is: D D UDU.īut you aren’t going to hit the strings for every strum otherwise it would sound wrong! Instead, you are going to (while continuing the non-stop down/up pattern) move your hand closer to your body when it’s time to sound the strings and further away from your body when it’s not. To do this, you need to change how you think of the pattern a bit. Intro: Am G C (x2) 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-Chorus: Am G C Ooh, ooh, ooh Am G C/ Ooh, and they come unstuck Chorus: Am G C Lady, running down to the riptide 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 Am I got a lump in my throat 'cause G. If you keep the strumming hand “ghosting” over the strings during the times you don’t play, it’s much easier to keep your momentum and build a groove. The trick is to keep your hand moving down and up even when you aren’t strumming the uke! That’s down, down, up, down, up (then repeat). This means the above chords need to be A#m, G#, C#, and F# to match the pitch.į What is the Strumming Pattern for Riptide? Why Does the Recording Sound Different than my Uke? :) just enter 0, click the I Want This button, and enter your email. I can't have it, I can't have it any other wayĬlosest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York CityĪnd she's been living on the highest shelf There's this movie that I think you'll like I love you when you're singing that song and You're the magicians assistant in their dreams I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
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