Learn to play House of the Rising Sun by The Animals on guitar. We have put together the very best free lessons available online (Over 6.1 million people have watched these video lessons on their quest to play House of the Rising Sun.) and we are adding new lessons as they become available.
You can listen to the song here on Spotify while you play along!
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Marty Music
Over 3.1 million people have viewed this lesson online.
Marty takes this song and its’ difficult intricacies and makes them accessible to everyone right down to a beginner. He explains multiple ways to play each segment, so that you end up with something that suits you and your style.
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GuitarZero2Hero
This lesson has been viewed over 100,000 times!
This is an all time classic on the guitar and features a handful of really important elements of guitar playing such as open chord shapes and flatpicking. Not only is this a cool tune, it acts as an awesome picking exercise for those who want to improve their flatpicking skills.
00:00 LESSON PREVIEW
01:45 INTRO/BREAK RIFF (FLATPICKED)
05:31 VERSE RIFF (FLATPICKED)
06:21 INTRO/BREAK CHORDS (STRUMMED)
07:19 VERSE CHORDS (STRUMMED)
08:37 SONG DEMONSTRATION PLAYTHROUGH (FLATPICKED)
10:29 SONG DEMONSTRATION PLAYTHROUGH (STRUMMED)
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Justin Guitar
This lesson has been viewed over 2.5 million times.
Justin is one of the very best guitar teachers on the planet and this lesson is a great example of why. House of the Rising Sun can be as simple or as complex as your abilities permit and Justin shows ways that anyone can play to their ability.