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House of the Rising Sun by The Animals Guitar Lesson and TAB

The Animals

SONG DETAILS

DIFFICULTY:

2

TUNING:

Standard

TIME SIGNATURE:

6/8

KEY:

A minor

House of the Rising Sun was recorded in 1964 by The Animals and although they didn’t originally write the song, they did make it incredibly well-known around the world.

It’s a very popular song for budding guitarists to learn as the chords aren’t too tricky (other than the dreaded F major chord) and it is great fun to play.

Let’s get on with the lesson!

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Intro

You can of course play House of the Rising Sun with a pick but it works just as well played with your fingers.

Make sure to start slow and to gradually build the speed as you improve. Rushing only leads to poor technique and sloppy playing.

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Verse

Once you’re at ease with the intro all you have to do is learn the chord progression for the remaining verses. Thankfully, there are no new chords so you’ve done most of the hard work already. There’s just some small variations to the progression.

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