House of the Rising Sun

House of the Rising Sun

      You have already learned these chords on the preceding page. The following chords are written in the correct order for the song House of the Rising Sun.

(23.9)

Aminor, C, D, F, Amin., C, E, E, Amin., C, D, F, Amin., E, Amin.

You will use the same free stroke pattern as in the Prelude in a minor.

The thumb will always play the bass note.

Example:

              Am - thumb play the low A string
              D - thumb plays the open D string
              C - thumb plays the C on the A string

This is the finger pattern used. Play each pattern once for each chord symbol:

p            i           m           a            m             i
bass       3rd       2nd        1st         2nd          3rd
note       str.        str.         str.         str.           str.