Intro: Am C D F Am E Am E A|------0---------3---------0---------0---| E|-----0-0-------0-0-------2-2-------1-1--| C|----0---0-----0---0-----2---2-----0---0-| g|-2---------0---------2---------2--------| A|------0---------2---------0---------2---| E|-----0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--| C|----0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2-| g|-2---------1---------2---------1--------| Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans Am C E E They call the Risin' Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy. Am E Am And God, I know I'm one. Interlude: C D F Am E Am E Am C D F My mother was a tailor. Am C E E She sewed my new blue jeans. Am C D F My father was a gamblin' man Am E Am Down in New Or-leans. Interlude: C D F Am E Am E Am C D F Now, the only thing a gambler needs Am C E E Is a suitcase and a trunk Am C D F And the only time that he's satis-fied Am E Am Is when he's on a drunk Interlude: C D F Am E Am E Organ Solo ( For about 12- 16 bars ) Am C D F Oh, Mother, tell your children Am C E E Not to do what I have done. Am C D F Spend your lives in sin and misery Am E Am In the house of the risin' sun. Interlude: C D F Am E Am E Am C D F Well, I've got one foot on the platform. Am C E E the other foot on the train. Am C D F I'm goin' back to New Orleans Am E Am To wear that ball and chain. Interlude: C D F Am E Am E Am C D F Well, there is a house in New Orleans Am C E E They call the Risin' Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy. Am E Am And God, I know I'm one. Outro: C D F Am E Am D Am D Am D ( fade out with Am and D ) This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
5 ukulele chords used in "House Of The Rising Sun" by The Animals: Am, C, D, E and F
Replace E Chord to E7 sounds way better!??
Agreed that E7 sounds better.
But you can get pretty close to the actual intro if you pick each chord as:
1-234-3-2-3-
The current intro is written aspicking each chord as:
1-2-3-4-3-2-
Calling each string: 1-2-3-4
I know that’s not the same as tabs but hopefully it makes sense.
I found E7 works better instead of E
Em sounds pretty okay
I use Em instead of E or E7, it’s easier to switch to and sounds OK to me! ^_^
i really dig this site and love the idea of playing house of the rising sun on the ukulele. blogs like this have made growth as a musician possible. nice post keep up the hard work.
I find that playing the intro like 1-2-3-4-4-3-2 or G-C-E-A-A-E-C sounds really good for the intro.
@Say what? I NEED HELP: you read left to right, It didn’t make sense to me at first, also the numbers signify the fret you put your finger on (for instance 3, you out your finger on the third fret, easy, right?) and then the letters on the sides, signify the strings, If you want practice on reading the finger picking tabs, go to: SEVEN NATION ARMY – by white stripes…(its a fairly easy song to fingerpick)
I like playing it like this as well.
xA|-0—-0—–3—-3—–0—-0—–0—-0—-|
xE|—0—-0—–0—-0—–2—-2—–1—-1–|
xC|—-0—-0—–0—-0—–2—-2—–0—-0-|
xG|-2—-2—–0—-0—–2—-2—–2—-2—-|
xA|-0—-0—–2—-2—–0—-0—–2—-2—-|
xE|—0—-0—–0—-0—–0—-0—–0—-0–|
xC|—-0—-0—–2—-2—–0—-0—–2—-2-|
xG|-2—-2—–1—-1—–2—-2—–1—-1—-|
Great site, just starting with the Uke but can manage easily the tabs on this number. Brilliant for a beginner
I suggest to only replace the second E with an E7.
My favourite so far. Thank you for adding this.
Replacing E with E7 sounds a little more accurate
This song slaps
such a classic
xA|-x—-—-–x—-–|
xE|-x—–x—-–x—|
xC|—–x——-—x-|
xG|-x—––x——–|
xA|-x—-—-–x—-–|
xE|——-x—-–x—|
xC|—–x——-—x-|
xG|——–x—-—-–|
I think either of these are pretty close? I like to play the first set of fingering to emphasize the first note, and to help compensate for the uke’s lack of bass strings. But it can also sound kind of muddled compared to the original song, especially trying to play to tempo. The second fingering isn’t muddled and it’s easier. Let me know what you think.
xA|-x——–x—–| xA|-x———-x—-|
xE|-x—-x—–x—| xE|——x——-x–|
xC|—-x———x-| or xC|—-x———-x-|
xG|-x—–x——–| xG|——–x——–|
Beats: 1 2&3 4 5 6 1 2&3 4 5 6
I think either of these are pretty close? I like to play the first set of fingering to emphasize the first note, and to help compensate for the uke’s lack of bass strings. But it can also sound kind of muddled compared to the original song, especially trying to play to tempo. The second fingering isn’t muddled and it’s easier. Let me know what you think
I am so happy to see other people avoiding that dreaded E! I got sausage double jointed fingers and I too can’t get it AT ALL! E7 great call thanks!
If you’re going for the sound of the cover of this song by 5FDP Em works perfectly instead.
E7 instead of E, and at the end, when fading out, Dm sounds WAYYYYY better then D, when FADING OUT AT THE END ONLY THOUGH.