House of the Rising Sun
Traditional
Tabbed by John Martin
This tab uses a technique called cross-picking. Developed by George Shuffler with the
Brothers, it involves using a pick in a constant roll across three strings. Use the pick
of down-down-up (DDU. In some cases you must use a DDU DDU DU pattern.
Am C
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G|---------2-----------2-----------|---------0----------0------------]
D|-----2-----------2---------------|------2---------2-------0----2---]
A|-0-----------0-----------0----2--|--3---------3--------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
D F
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|---------3---------3-------------|----------1----------1-----------]
G|-----2----------2----------------|------2----------2------------2--]
D|-0----------0---------0----2-----|--3----------3-----------3-------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
Am C
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G|---------2-----------2-----------|---------0----------0------------]
D|-----2-----------2---------------|------2---------2-------0----2---]
A|-0-----------0-----------0----2--|--3---------3--------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E E7
E|---------------------------------|----------0------------0---------]
B|-----------0-----------0---------|------3------------3-----------3-]
G|-------1-----------1-----------1-|--1-----------1------------1-----]
D|---2-----------2-----------2-----|---------------------------------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
Am C
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G|---------2-----------2-----------|---------0----------0------------]
D|-----2-----------2---------------|------2---------2-------0----2---]
A|-0-----------0-----------0----2--|--3---------3--------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
D F
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|---------3---------3-------------|----------1----------1-----------]
G|-----2----------2----------------|------2----------2------------2--]
D|-0----------0---------0----2-----|--3----------3-----------3-------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
Am E
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G|----------2----------2-----------|---------------------------------]
D|------2----------2---------------|----------2---------2------------]
A|--0-----------0----------0-------|------2---------2----------------]
E|-----------------------------3---|--0----------0----------0----3---]
Am Am
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G|---------2-----------2-----------|---------2---------2-------------]
D|-----2-----------2-----------2---|-----2----------2--------2-------]
A|--0----------0-----------0-------|--0---------0---------0----------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
Solo
Am C
E|----------0----------0-----------|----------3-----------3----------]
B|------1----------1-----------0---|------5-----------5------------5-]
G|--2----------2-----------2-------|--5-----------5------------5-----]
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
D F
E|----------5-----------5----------|-------------------------------0-]
B|------7-----------7-----------7--|-----------6-----------6---------]
G|--7-----------7-----------7------|-------5-----------5-------------]
D|---------------------------------|---7-----------7------------7----]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
Am C
E|------------12-----------12------|---------12----------12------0---]
B|-------13-----------13---------13|-----13----------13--------------]
G|--14-----------14----------14----|-12----------12----------12------]
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E E
E|---------0-----------0-----------|---------0----------0------------]
B|-----0-----------0-----------0---|-----0----------0----------------]
G|--9----------7-----------4-------|--2----------3---------------0---]
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
Am C
E|------------12-----------12------|---------12----------12------0---]
B|-------13-----------13---------13|-----13----------13--------------]
G|--14-----------14----------14----|-12----------12----------12------]
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
D F
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|----------10----------10---------|---------10----------10----------]
G|------11----------11----------11-|-----10----------10----------10--]
D|--12----------12---------12------|-10----------10----------10------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
Am E
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|----------5--------5-------------|---------------------------------]
G|------5---------5-----------5----|--------7----------7-------------]
D|--7----------7---------7---------|-----6---------6-----------6-----]
A|---------------------------------|--7--------7-----------7---------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
Am Am
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|----------5------------5---------|---------5--------5--------------]
G|------5-----------5------------5-|------5--------5---------5-------]
D|--7-----------7------------7-----|--7---------7--------7-----------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]