Piano Notes for Riptide
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Riptide by Vance Joy.
Key Information for the Song Riptide by Vance Joy
Key Signature: Five flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)
Scale: Bb minor / Db Major Scale (five black keys)
Bb minor Scale Notes: Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab
The relative major of Bb minor is Db major (same notes but arranged in a different order).
Db Major Scale Notes: Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C
The enharmonic equivalent of Db major is C# major (same notes but written or notated differently).
C# major Scale Notes: C#, D#, E# (F), F#, G#, A#, B# (C), C#
Tempo: 190 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Riptide Piano Tutorial
Piano Keys Layout
Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast (16th note of sheet music).
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes (quarter note, half note, or a whole note of sheet music).
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Riptide Piano Notes and Chords
Verse 1
I was scared of dentists and the dark
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
Oh, all my friends are turnin’ green
You’re the magician’s assistant in their dream
| *Bb~ C~ Db~ Eb F~ | Bb~~ Ab~ Gb | F~~~
I was scared of dentists and the dark
| Bb | Ab | Db | Db
| *Bb~ C~ Db~ Eb~ | F~ Bb Ab~~
I was scared of pretty girls
| Bb | Ab
Gb~ | F~ Eb~ F~ Eb~ | F~~ Ab~~
and starting conversations
| Db | Db
F~ | F~~ F~~ F~~ | F~~ F~ Eb~ | F~~~
Oh, all my friends are turnin’ green
| Bb | Ab | Db | Db
F~ | F~ Eb~ F Eb~ | F~ Eb~~ F
You’re the magician’s assistant
| Bb | Ab
Eb~ F~ | Eb Db~~~
in their dream
| Db | Db
Pre-Chorus
Oh-ooh, oh-oh
And they come unstuck
F~ | Bb~~~ | Ab~~~ | F~~~
Oh-ooh,
| Bb | Ab | Db | Db
| F~ | Bb~~~ Ab~ | F~~~
oh-oh
| Bb | Ab
Ab~ | Bb~~ Ab~~ Bb~ Ab~~~
And they come unstuck
| Db
Chorus
Lady, runnin’ down to the riptide
Taken away to the dark side
I wanna be your left hand man
I love you when you’re singin’ that song and
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
You’re gonna sing the words wrong
| F~ F~~ | F F~ Ab~ F Eb~ | Eb~~ Db~~
Lady, runnin’ down to the riptide
| Bb | Ab | Db
| F F F Ab~ F Eb~ | F~~ F~~
Taken away to the dark side
| Db | Bb
| F F~ Ab~ F~~ | Eb~~ Db~~ Db~~~
I wanna be your left hand man
| Ab | Db
Eb~ | F~~ F~~ | F F~ Ab~ F Eb~ | Eb~~ Db~~
I love you when you’re singin’ that song
| Bb | Ab | Db
| F F~ Ab~ F Eb~ | F~~ F~~
and I got a lump in my throat ’cause
| Db | Bb
| F F~ Ab~ F Eb~~~ | Db~~~~
You’re gonna sing the words wrong
| Ab | Db | Db
Verse 2
There’s this movie that I think you’ll like
This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City
This cowboy’s runnin’ from himself
And she’s been livin’ on the highest shelf
| *Bb~ C~ Db Eb~ F~ | Bb~~ Ab~ Gb~ | F~~~
There’s this movie that I think you’ll like
| Bb | Ab | Db | Db
*Ab~ | *Bb~ C~ Db~ Eb~ | F~ Bb Ab~ Gb~~
This guy decides to quit his job and
| Bb | Ab
| F~ Eb~ F Eb~~ | F~~ Ab~~
heads to New York City
| Db | Db
Eb~ | F~~ F~~ | F Eb~ F~~ F~~~
This cowboy’s runnin’ from himself
| Bb | Ab | Db | Db
| F~ Eb~ F Eb~~ | F~ Eb~ F~ Eb F~ | Eb Db~~~
And she’s been livin’ on the highest shelf
| Bb | Ab | Db | Db
Pre-Chorus
Oh-ooh, oh-oh
And they come unstuck
F~ | Bb~~~ | Ab~~~ | F~~~
Oh-ooh,
| Bb | Ab | Db | Db
| F~ | Bb~~~ Ab~ | F~~~
oh-oh
| Bb | Ab
Ab~ | Bb~~ Ab~~ Bb~ Ab~~~
And they come unstuck
| Db
Chorus
Lady, runnin’ down to the riptide
Taken away to the dark side
I wanna be your left hand man
I love you when you’re singin’ that song and
I got a lump in my throat ’cause
You’re gonna sing the words wrong
| F~ F~~ | F F~ Ab~ F Eb~ | Eb~~ Db~~
Lady, runnin’ down to the riptide
| Bb | Ab | Db
| F F F Ab~ F Eb~ | F~~ F~~
Taken away to the dark side
| Db | Bb
| F F~ Ab~ F~~ | Eb~~ Db~~ Db~~~
I wanna be your left hand man
| Ab | Db
Eb~ | F~~ F~~ | F F~ Ab~ F Eb~ | Eb~~ Db~~
I love you when you’re singin’ that song
| Bb | Ab | Db
| F F~ Ab~ F Eb~ | F~~ F~~
and I got a lump in my throat ’cause
| Db | Bb
| F F~ Ab~ F Eb~~~ | Db~~~~
You’re gonna sing the words wrong
| Ab | Db | Db
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