Am C D F
There is a house in New Orleans,
Am C E E
They call the Rising Sun
Am C D F
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am C D F Am E Am E
And God, I know, I'm one
Am C D F
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gambling man
Down in New Orleans
And the only things a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's all a-drunk
I've got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear the ball and chain
So mothers, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your life in sin and misery
In the house of the Rising Sun
Repeat First Verse
>>>>>>>
Am C D F E
e|-----0-------------0-----------3--3------------1-1----------0--------
b|---1-^-1---------1-^-1--------2---^-2---------1--^-1--------^--0-----
g|--2----^-0------0----^-0-----3------^-0------2-----^-0-----1---^-0---
d|-2-------^-----2-------^----0---------^-----3--------^----2------^---
a|0-------------3------------------------------------------2-----------
e|--------------------------------------------------------0------------
Am C D F E
e|------ e|--0--- e|--3--- e|--1--- e|--0---
b|--1--- b|--1--- b|--2--- b|--1--- b|--0---
g|--2--- g|--0--- g|--3--- g|--2--- g|--1---
d|--2--- d|--2--- d|--0--- d|--3--- d|--2---
a|--0--- a|--3--- a|------ a|------ a|--2---
e|------ e|------ e|------ e|------ e|--0---
House of the rising sun - the Animals
Am C D F Am C E E
Am C D F
There is a house in New Orleans,
Am C E E
They call the Rising Sun
Am C D F
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am C D F Am E Am E
And God, I know, I'm one
Am C D F
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gambling man
Down in New Orleans
And the only things a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's all a-drunk
I've got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear the ball and chain
So mothers, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your life in sin and misery
In the house of the Rising Sun
Repeat First Verse
>>>>>>>>>>>
I think this is an improvement over the tab you have for the Animals'
version of House of the Rining Sun. This version has the descending bass
that really makes their arrangement.
I play the F# in the D/F# chord with my thumb; the chord could also be
fingered like this:
--2--ring finger
--3--pinkie
--2--middle finger
--0--
--0--
--2--forefinger
I generally use a full barre for the F, but that could also be done by
stopping the low E string with the thumb.
House of the Rising Sun
The version roughly follows the Animals version, but it's
been a while since I played it, and I may have muffed a few
notes. Anyway, this gives you the general idea.
It's my second try at writing and posting tab; if anyone can give
a helpful suggestion to make it better next time, I'd appreciate
the advice.
Am C/G D/F# F
e--------0------|--------0-------|-------2-----|--------1-----|-
B------1---1----|------1---1-----|-----3---3---|------1---1---|-
G----2-------2--|----0-------0---|---2-------2-|----2-------2-|-
D---------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-
A--0------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-
E---------------|--3-------------|-2-----------|--1-----------|-
Am E Am E7
|
e--------0------|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-
B------1---1----|-----0---0---|-----1---1---|-----3---3---|-
G----2-------2--|---1-------1-|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|-
D---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--
A--0------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|--
E---------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|--
there
Am C/G D/F# F
e--------0------|--------0-------|-------2-----|--------1-----|-
B------1---1----|------1---1-----|-----3---3---|------1---1---|-
G----2-------2--|----0-------0---|---2-------2-|----2-------2-|-
D---------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-
A--0------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-
E---------------|--3-------------|-2-----------|--1-----------|-
is a house in New Or leans they
Am G E E7
e--------0------|-------1------|-------0-----|-------0------|---------
B------1---1----|-----0---0----|-----0---0---|-----3---3----|--------------
G----2-------2--|---0-------0--|---1-------1-|---1-------1--|--------------
D---------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|------
A---------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|------
E--0------------|-3------------|-0-----------|-0------------|----------
call the ri sin sun it's
Am C/G D/F# F
e--------0------|--------0-------|-------2-----|--------1-----|-
B------1---1----|------1---1-----|-----3---3---|------1---1---|-
G----2-------2--|----0-------0---|---2-------2-|----2-------2-|-
D---------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-
A--0------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-
E---------------|--3-------------|-2-----------|--1-----------|-
been the ruin of many a poor boy and
Am E7 Am E7
e-------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0-------|-
B-----1---1----|------3---3----|------1---2----|------3---3-----|-
G---2-------2--|----1-------1--|----2-------1--|----1-------1---|-
D--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-
A-0------------|---------------|--0------------|----------------|-
E--------------|--0------------|---------------|--0-------------|-
me poor boy am one ...my..
....into next verse
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 22:57:26 -0800
From: Thomas Grubbs
To: Online Guitar Archive
Subject: supertab: "House of the Rising Sun" -- Animals
"House of the Rising Sun" as covered by the Animals
transcribed by Thom A. G. II
Of the versions I have seen so far, none seem quite right to me. After
reviewing the others I listened to it and here's what I got.
standard tuning, 6/8 time (six beats per measure)
intro: A E7 A C D F A E7 A E7 A - i think, but it is
somewhere in the middle of the regular progression:
A C D F | A C E E7 | A C D F | *A E7 A C D F A E7 A E7 | repeat thru out
RYTHM:/ /// / / | / /// / / | ETC.
BEATS:1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | ECT.
| |
e||-------0-----|-------0-----|-------2-----|-------1-----|
B||------1--1---|------1--1---|------3--3---|------1--1---|
G||-----2-----2-|-----0-----0-|-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|
D||-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-3-----------|
A||-0-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
E||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
e|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
B|------1--1---|------1--1---|------0--0---|------2--2---|
G|-----2-----2-|-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-|-----1-----1-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-0-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
e|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------2-----|-------1-----|
B|------1--1---|------1--1---|------3--3---|------1--1---|
G|-----2-----2-|-----0-----0-|-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|
D|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-3-----------|
A|-0-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
e|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
B|------1--1---|------2--2---|------1--1---|
G|-----2-----2-|-----1-----1-|-----2-----2-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|
E|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
e|-------0-----|-------2-----|-------1-----|
B|------1--1---|------3--3---|------1--1---|
G|-----0-----0-|-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|
D|-------------|-0-----------|-3-----------|
A|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|
e|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
B|------1--1---|------2--2---|------1--1---|------2--2---|
G|-----2-----2-|-----1-----1-|-----2-----2-|-----1-----1-|o
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|o
A|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|
I heard mention of the bass notes for the guitar being instead of
mine as A down to G down to F down to E. I deffinitely do not hear
that in the animals recorded cover of this song. If there is something
I just dont know, and you do please make it known.
tgrubbs@pilot.infi.net
Also, this peice is a exellent one to sing Amazing Grace to. ":p
From: John Marshall Daniel
Subject: House of the Rising Sun
Hmm...
Not Dylan, definitely not the Animals, probably traditional.
The chords posted earlier aren't the way I play it, though I haven't
played it in a while and may be a bit off. I'll check it when I get home
and if it's really wrong I'll repost tomorrow.Here goes.
I don't recall precisely what these chords are, just that (I'm pretty
sure) they're Asomething and Bsomething...
Asomething:
E 3
B 2
G 2
D 2
A
E
Bsomething:
E 1
B 3
G 3
D 3
A
E
Again, I don't remember the precise chord names.
Play this clean and get a friend to tool along with you on a cheezy
Casio keyboard for that Animals sound.
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
by some long-dead blues warrior
Dm F G Bsomething
There is a house in New Orleans
Dm F Asomething
They call the rising sun
Dm F G Bsomething
and its been the ruin of many a poor boy
Dm Asomething Dm
and God, I know I'm one
(repeat as necessary through the rest of the song.
Approximate lyrics continue)
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans
Now the only things a gambler needs
is a suitcase and a trunk
and the only time he's feeling satisfied
is when he's on a drunk
Now mothers
Tell your children
Not to do what I have done
And spend your life in sincere misery
in the House of the Rising Sun
--------
For each chord I play a little run down the strings in order like this,
hitting the 2 bass strings first:
EA DGBeBG
(Does this make sense? It means just start at the bass E string and go
down in order and come back up. But you knew that. Just listen to the
song, timing is pretty simple.)
Again, if I discover that this is really wrong I'll repost.
Swing,
jd
listening to "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" while watching RR at the Repub. Convention
This is my version of House Of the Rising Sun, by the Animals. I think
I learned this from some book or something.
The chord changes are as follows:
Am C D F Am C E E Am C D F Am E Am E .... {repeats, ad infinitum}
The chords are arpeggiated starting at the 5th string, all the
way to the 1st string and then back up the 2nd and 3rd strings.
For example:
The song begins with arpeggiated Am (let arpeggios ring out)
E ---------------
A -0-------------
D ---2-----------
G -----2-------2-
B -------1---1---
E ---------0-----
After arpeggiating for a while the song "breaks out" and instead of
arpeggios, the guitarist strums the same chords in the following rythm
(this is also the rythm for the arpeggios):
| |-|-| | | |
| | | | | | |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The chord voicings I use follow:
Am C D F E
----------------------------------------------
---0----3----0----0----2----------------------
---2----2----0----3----2----------------------
---2----0----3----2----1----------------------
---1----1----2----1----0----------------------
---0----0----3----1----0----------------------
I'm not positive F chord... It could be a barre chord, but I can't switch
to it fast enough, so I use the one shown above.
The bass line, I believe, is the note of every chord, an
octave lower. So, the bass line would be:
Am C D F Am C E E Am C D F Am E Am E
---------------------0--0-------------------0------0-
--0--3---------0--3---------0--3---------0------0----
--------0--3----------------------0--3---------------
-----------------------------------------------------
Both the bass line and guitar remain the same throughout the entire song
(except when the guitar switches from arpeggios to chords, for only the
last verse, I think, and then back to arpeggios)
jlewis@night.vtc.vsc.edu
From: roadrun@iol.ie (Roadrunner Tour Management)
Subject: House of the R.-Sun "beefed up"
Another way of playing House of the R. Sun:
There is a house in New Orleans
Am7 Cmj7 Dm7 Fmj7
They call the Rising Sun
Am7 Cmj7 E#9/ Eb9 (# = sharp and b =
flat, in this case change from
a
sharp 9 to a flat 9, "one bar each")
It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am7 Cmj7 Fmj7 Fm7
And god I know, I'm one
Am7 E#9 / Eb9 / Am7 ( in this case E#9 and Eb9 are
being played for
only "one
BEAT each)
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
by some long-dead blues warrior
Dm F G Bsomething
There is a house in New Orleans
Dm F Asomething
They call the rising sun
Dm F G Bsomething
and its been the ruin of many a poor boy
Dm Asomething Dm
and God, I know I'm one
(repeat as necessary through the rest of the song.
Approximate lyrics continue)
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans
Now the only things a gambler needs
is a suitcase and a trunk
and the only time he's feeling satisfied
is when he's on a drunk
Now mothers
Tell your children
Not to do what I have done
And spend your life in sincere misery
in the House of the Rising Sun