House of the Rising Sun Lead Guitar melody
by The Animals · posted by salomonman
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
These are the tabs for the characteristic guitar melody from the Animals' cover of House of the Rising Sun. Pretty hard to play but sounds very nice if you can put some speed into it. This melody is repeated throughout the entire song.
Here is a link to the song if you've never heard of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdPQp6Jcdk
You're going to be mimicing the lead guitar player. Enjoy!
-3” 5 -6 8 7 -6
4 5 -6 8 7 -6
-4 -6 -8 -9 -8 -6
-5 -6 7 -9 7 -6
-3” 5 -6 8 7 -6
2 5 6 8 -7 6
-3” 5 -6 8 7 -6
2 5 6 8 -8 6