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House of the Rising Sun -Animals

This is the picking pattern thru-out with chords.

Am C D F Ee|-----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 Ee|------ 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 FThere is a house in New Orleans,Am C E EThey call the Rising SunAm C D F

And It's been the ruin of many a poor boyAm E Am C D F Am E Am EAnd God, I know, I'm one

Am C D FMy mother was a tailorShe sewed my new blue jeansMy father was a gambling manDown in New Orleans

And the only things a gambler needs

Is a suitcase and a trunkAnd the only time he's satisfiedIs when he's all a-drunk

I've got one foot on the platformThe other foot on the trainI'm going back to New OrleansTo wear the ball and chain

So mothers, tell your childrenNot to do what I have doneSpend your life in sin and miseryIn the house of the Rising Sun

Repeat First Verse

___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

Date: Sun, 21 Apr 96 22:25:46 -0700From: 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 bassthat really makes their arrangement.

I play the F# in the D/F# chord with my thumb; the chord could also befingered 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 bystopping the low E string with the thumb.

House of the Rising SunThe version roughly follows the Animals version, but it'sbeen a while since I played it, and I may have muffed a fewnotes. Anyway, this gives you the general idea.It's my second try at writing and posting tab; if anyone can givea helpful suggestion to make it better next time, I'd appreciatethe advice.

Am C/G D/F# Fe--------0------|--------0-------|-------2-----|--------1-----|-

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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# Fe--------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 E7e--------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# Fe--------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 E7e-------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 -0800From: Thomas GrubbsTo: Online Guitar ArchiveSubject: supertab: "House of the Rising Sun" -- Animals

"House of the Rising Sun" as covered by the Animalstranscribed by Thom A. G. II

Of the versions I have seen so far, none seem quite right to me. Afterreviewing 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 issomewhere 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-----------|-------------|-------------|

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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-|oD|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|oA|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|

E|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|

I heard mention of the bass notes for the guitar being instead ofmine as A down to G down to F down to E. I deffinitely do not hearthat in the animals recorded cover of this song.