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House of the Rising Sun chords & tab
Traditional
Verse 1
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one
Verse 2
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans
Verse 3
Oh mother, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
Guitar Tab
Key of Am, standard tuning. Read the high e string at the top.
Intro / verse arpeggio (repeat per chord):
Am C D F
e|---------0---------0---------2---------1-------|
B|-------1---------1---------3---------1---------|
G|-----2---------0---------2---------2-----------|
D|---2---------2---------0---------3-------------|
A|-0---------3-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------1-----------------|About this song
A traditional folk ballad from the American South about a life gone to ruin in New Orleans. Its rolling 6/8 arpeggio is one of the most recognisable fingerpicking patterns for beginners moving into intermediate playing.
How to play it: 6/8 feel — let each chord ring as an arpeggio. Pick the bass note first, then roll up through the chord.
Lead: A natural minor (A B C D E F G). Solo over the changes with A minor pentatonic (A C D E G) at the 5th fret.
Chord Diagrams
No capoAm
Chord Info
- Notes
- A – C – E
- Intervals
- 1 – ♭3 – 5
- Fingers
- 123
- Difficulty
- Easy
Strumming Pattern
- ↓1
- ·2
- ↓3
- ↑4
- ·5
- ↑6
6/8 feel — let each chord ring as an arpeggio. Pick the bass note first, then roll up through the chord.
Play with Beats
Fretboard View
Am as you fret it in open position.