House of the Rising Sun for Classical Guitar

ByBradford Werner
2019

House of the Rising Sun for classical guitar. PDF Sheet Music for classical or fingerstyle guitar with free video lesson. Includes both a Notation-Only Edition and a TAB Edition. PDF download. The level is easy-intermediate with 1st position chords with melody, one chord at 5th fret. Includes a video performance and lesson (see below).

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The House of the Rising Sun is actually a traditional folk song, also called Rising Sun Blues. It tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans; many versions also urge a sibling or parents and children to avoid the same fate. The most popular version was recorded in 1964 by the rock group The Animals and was a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and also in the United States and France. Read more about the song via Wiki. Here’s my Video Lesson Link if you want to watch it on YouTube.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 97,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.