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Letter Notation : J. Nelson, October, 2012 By The Animals

The House of the Rising Sun

Bass Progression: Key of : Amin
A - C - min D - F - E
Chords: Amin (A-c-e) C (C-e-g) D (D-f#-a) F (F-a-c) E (E-g#-b)
Right Hand (Melody)
A A - B C - E D ↓ A - C – ↑ A G A - A G - ↓E E – ↑ A G A - A G -
There is a house in New Or - leans They call the Ris - ing Sun And it's been the ruin

E DD A - A↑ C –↓AA - A G# ↓E - ↑ G# A –
of ma-ny a poor boy And God I kn - ow I'm one
(2 Verse – Melodic Variation)
nd

↑ A GA - A G -↓E D↓A – ↑ A GA - A G -↓E E – ↑ A A - A G - E D A -

My moth - er was a tail - or She sewed my new blue-jeans My fa - ther was a gamb-lin'

A - A G # ↓E - ↑ B A –
Down in New Or - leans

Hands Together (Introduction)

RH: – A↑ c↑ e↑ A↓e↓c – C↑ e↑ g↑ C↓g↓e – D↑ f#↑ a↑ D↓a↓f# – F↑ a↑ c↑ F↓c↓a – A↑ c↑ e↑ A↓e↓c –
LH: A min – ↑ C – ↑ D – ↑ F – ↓ A min –
RH: – E↑ g#↑ b↑ E↓b↓g# – A↑ c↑ e↑ A↓e↓c – E↑ g#↑ b↑ E – (Vocals Begin)
LH: ↓E – ↑ A min – ↑ E –
RH: A A - B C - E D ↓A - C – ↑ A G A - A G - ↓E E –
There is a house in New Or - leans They call the Ris - ing Sun

LH: – A↑ C↑ E – C↑ E↑ G – D ↑F
#
F↑ A↑ C – A↑ C↑ E – C↑ E↑ G – E↑ G #↑ B
RH: – ↑ A GA - A G - E DD A - A↑ C – ↓ AA -
And it's been the ruin of ma-ny a poor boy And God

LH: (E-g#-b) / / / / / / – A↑ C↑ E – C↑ E↑ G – D ↑F
#
– F ↑C – A↑ C↑ E
RH: A G # ↓E - ↑ G # A A ↑ c ↑ e ↑ A ↓ e ↓ c – C ↑ e↑ g ↑ C ↓ g ↓ e – D ↑ f# ↑ a ↑ D ↓ a ↓ f# – F ↑ a ↑ c↑ F ↓ c↓ a
I kn - ow I'm one (Instrumental Interlude – similar to Introduction)

LH: –E ↑B – A min – ↑ C – ↑ D – ↑ F –
RH: – A↑ c↑ e↑ A↓e↓c – E↑ g#↑ b↑ E↓b↓g# – A↑ c↑ e↑ A↓e↓c – E↑ g#↑ b↑ E – (2nd Verse)
LH:↓Amin – ↓ E – ↑ A min – ↑ E –
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Letter Notation : J. Nelson, October, 2012 By The Animals

2nd & 3rd Verses

RH: ↑ A GA - AG - ↓ E D↓A - ↑ C – ↑ AAA - A G - E E
My moth - er was a tai - lor She sewed my new blue-jeans
Now the on - ly thing a gamb-ler needs Is a suit - case and a trunk

LH: – A↑ C↑ E – C↑ E↑ G – D ↑F
#
F ↑A – A↑ C↑ E - C↑ E↑ G – E
RH: – ↑ A G A - A G - E D ↓A - ↑ C – ↓ AA –
My fath - er was a gamb-lin' man Down
And the on - ly time he's sat - is - fied Is when

LH: (E-g#-b) / / / / / / – A↑ C↑ E – C↑ E↑ G – D ↑F
#
– F ↑C – A↑ C↑ E
RH: A G # ↓E - ↑ G # A A ↑ c ↑ e ↑ A ↓ e ↓ c – C ↑ e↑ g ↑ C ↓ g ↓ e – D ↑ f# ↑ a ↑ D ↓ a ↓ f# – F ↑ a ↑ c↑ F ↓ c↓ a
in New - oo Or - leans
he's o - n a drunk

LH: –E ↑B –A min – ↑ C – ↑ D – ↑ F –
Organ Interlude
RH: – A↑ c↑ e↑ A↓e↓c – E↑ g#↑ b↑ E↓b↓g# – A↑ c↑ e↑ A↓e↓c – E↑ g#↑ b↑ E – (2nd Verse)
LH:↓Amin – ↓ E – ↑ A min – ↑ E –

"House Of The Rising Sun"

There is a house in New Orleans

They call the Rising Sun Oh mother tell your children
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Not to do what I have done
And God I know I'm one Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new bluejeans Well, I got one foot on the platform
My father was a gamblin' man The other foot on the train
Down in New Orleans I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk Well, there is a house in New Orleans
And the only time he's satisfied They call the Rising Sun
Is when he's on a drunk And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one
[Organ Solo]

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