In New Orleans - House Of The Rising Sun Tab by Leadbelly

In New Orleans - House Of The Rising Sun tab by Leadbelly

Guitar Tab

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From the album Leadbelly - American Folk & Blues Anthology

The chords marked are as in standard tuning
This is tabbed for finger picking- but is easily adapted to flat picking


Introduction:

B |-------|
F#|-------|
D |-------|
A |-------|
E |-0h2h4-|
B |-------|
     D                G       D          Em7                 A7
B  |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F# |-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D  |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A  |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E  |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B  |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|

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      A7       D          G        E       A                D
B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------|
A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------|
E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------|

                       G       D          Em7                 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|

      A7       D          G       E       A       D         G
B |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|---3-------3-3-------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|---0-------0-0-------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|---0-------0-0-------|
A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-------0-------------|
E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3-------3-----------|


Verse 1:

      D                G       D          Em7                 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
     Way down in      New Orleans       House called ...    Sun          And its

      A7       D          G        E       A                D
B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------|
A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------|
E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------|
    been the ruin of a'  many poor boy.. me  oh  God  for one

                       G       D          Em7                 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
   Way down in      New Orleans       House called ...    Sun          And its

      A7       D          G       E       A       D         G
B |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|---3-------3-3-------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|---0-------0-0-------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|---0-------0-0-------|
A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-------0-------------|
E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3-------3-----------|
   been the ruin of a'  many poor boy.. me  oh  God  for  one


way down in New Orleans
House called the Rising Sun
And its been the ruin of a'many poor boy
And me oh God for one
Way down in New Orleans
House called the Rising Sun
And its been the ruin of a'many poor boy
And me oh God for one.


Verse 2:

Im going to tell my baby sister
Please don't do like i have done
Please shun that ole house in New Orleans
They call the Rising sun.
Im going to tell my baby sister
Please don't do like i have done
Please shun that ole house in New Orleans
They call the Rising sun.


 Instrumental:
     D                G       D          Em7                 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|

      A7       D          G        E       A                D
B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------|
A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------|
E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------|

                       G       D          Em7                 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|

      A7       D          G       E       A       D         G
B |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|---3-------3-3-------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|---0-------0-0-------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|---0-------0-0-------|
A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-------0-------------|
E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3-------3-----------|


Verse 3:

Im going back to New Orleans
Cos' my race is almost run
Im going back to spend the rest of my life
Beneath the rising sun.
Im going back to New Orleans
Cos' my race is almost run
Im going back to spend the rest of my life
Beneath the rising sun.

 Instrumental:
     D                G       D          Em7                 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|

      A7       D          G        E       A                D
B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------|
A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------|
E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------|

                       G       D          Em7                 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|

      A7       D          G       E       A       D         G
B  |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|-3------------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|-0------------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|-0------------|
A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-0------------|
E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-2------------|
B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3------------|



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Last updated: August 16, 2016

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