How to play House of The Rising Sun (easy)

In this guitar lessons, we show you how to play House of the Rising Sun. This song is a very old traditional folk song, but it is most well known for the version recorded by the Animals in 1964.

The song contains mostly beginner guitar chords;

Amin, C Maj, D Maj, and E Maj. The hardest chord is F Maj, but we will show you an easier version of that chord.

Skip to a specific part –

The chords you’ll need – 1:03

Amin – 1:20

C Maj – 1:44

D Maj – 2:08

F Maj – 2:36

E Maj – 3:29

Strumming Pattern #1- 3:52

Strumming Pattern #2- 7:07

Strumming Pattern #3- 7:45

You can also learn more ways to play the F chord here – https://youtu.be/oifMolrDyfU

How to strum in 6/8 https://youtu.be/a8HzyqvBdOk

You will also learn a variety of beginner strumming patterns that will work for this song. From a simple easy strum pattern to a more complicated strumming pattern that will sound more like the Animals version. If you are wanting to learn how to play House of The Rising Sun, you don’t want to miss this guitar lesson.