Beartooth – Riptide Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Beartooth – Riptide Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsC#mAG#EBF#m

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[Intro]
C#m
Riptide, it's a riptide
C#m             A
Riptide, it's a riptide

[Verse 1]
        C#m
Finally frozen
C#m
No more emotion
C#m
Started escaping now
             G# A
everything's numb
            C#m
Dove in the deep end
C#m
Stuck and I can't swim
C#m
So out of breath I know
             G# A
I don't have long

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[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
Yeah this is way too much,
just give me the rush
C#m
Yeah this is way too much,
just give me the rush

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[Chorus]
            C#m
I'm done explaining my pain
        E
This is way too much
        B
I wanna feel euphoria
A
Give me the rush
               C#m
Cause it's the last time
       E
that I romanticize
B                  A
The riptide that's trying
to drown me
E                   F#m
Full of excuses for way too long
C#m                      A
Don't wanna sing another hopeless
song
           C#m
Cause it's the last
            E
time that I romanticize
B
The riptide
It's a riptide

[Post-Chorus]
C#m
Riptide, it's a riptide
C#m
Riptide, it's a riptide

[Verse 2]
         C#m
I'm so ashamed of
C#m
My vicious problems
C#m
Keeping the worst of
            G# A
me all to myself
         C#m
It's overwhelming
C#m
Not ever telling
C#m
The ones I love that
             G# A
I gotta find help

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[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
Yeah this is way too much,
just give me the rush
C#m
Yeah this is way too much

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[Chorus]
            C#m
I'm done explaining my pain
        E
This is way too much
        B
I wanna feel euphoria
A
Give me the rush
               C#m
Cause it's the last
            E
time that I romanticize
B                  A
The riptide that's trying
to drown me
E                   F#m
Full of excuses for way too long
C#m
Don't wanna sing
        A
another hopeless song
           C#m
Cause it's the last
            E
time that I romanticize
B
The riptide
       A
It's a riptide

[Bridge]
C#m
Don't wanna die
C#m
I guess I gotta let it go
C#m
Don't wanna die
C#m
I guess I gotta let it go

[Pre-Chorus]
            C#m
I'm done explaining my pain
        A
This is way too much
        B
I wanna feel euphoria
A
Give me the rush
               C#m
Cause it's the last
            A
time that I romanticize
B
The riptide, yeah

[Chorus]
            C#m
I'm done explaining my pain
        E
This is way too much
        B
I wanna feel euphoria
A
Give me the rush
               C#m
Cause it's the last
            E
time that I romanticize
B                  A
The riptide that's trying
to drown me
E                   F#m
Full of excuses for way too long
C#m
Don't wanna sing
        A
another hopeless song
           E
Cause it's the last
            B
time that I romanticize
A
The riptide
A
It's a riptide

[Outro]
C#m
Riptide, it's a riptide
C#m
Riptide, it's a riptide

How to play Riptide: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Riptide by on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Riptide by Beartooth is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 6 chords: C#m, A, G#, E, B and F#m.

Most of the song cycles through A – C#m – E – B (VI – i – III – VII in C♯ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, F, E, C, G, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

Riptide chords: questions

What key is Riptide in?

Riptide by Beartooth is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Riptide?

Riptide uses 6 chords: C#m, A, G#, E, B, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Riptide?

The main progression is A – C#m – E – B (VI – i – III – VII).

Is Riptide easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, F, E, C, G, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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