House of the rising sun Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans, Am C E7 They call the "Rising Sun", Am C D F It's been the ruin of many a poor girl, (boys?) Am E Am E7 And God, I know, I'm one. My mother was a tailor, She sewed those new blue jeans, my husbend he's a gambling man, (drinks) down in New Orleans. My husbend in a gambler, He goes from town to town, The only time, he's satisfied, is when He drinks his liquor down. Oh, mother, tell your children Not to do what I have done - Spend your lives in sin and misery In the House of Rising Sun One foot on the platform, The other's on the train, I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain. Going back to New Orleans, My race is almost run, I'm going to spend the rest of my life, Beneath that "Rising Sun". =========================== 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) Have fun with this version of "House of........."!!! It will leave you lots of room to improvise! Good Luck, "Roadrunner Tour Management" ( Carsten ) PS.:Any questions concerning the chords etc..., don't hesitate!!!! ====================================== House of the Rising Sun -Animals This is the picking pattern thru-out with chords. 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 ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 Date: Sun, 21 Apr 96 22:25:46 -0700 From: gordons 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.