"House of the Rising Sun" Intro

The Animals

  • Lesson Type

    song

  • Instructor

    Jon MacLennan

  • Time to Finish

    4:54

The intro of “House of the Rising Sun” lays a lot of the groundwork that we’ll play throughout much of the song, so be sure to get this part down! In this lesson, we’ll show you how to play the arpeggiated five-chord progression that kicks the track off.

You’ll be playing:

  • Am, C, D, F and E chords
  • Arpeggio picking
  • Sweep picking