Learn to Play The Guitar mini-course Lesson 6




Welcome to the 6th lesson in this 6 part series. First up I want to show you another warm up pattern, before getting into the song and then getting you to play along with the band. This final part should be fun and easy as you have already mastered the song and it should be a matter of just doing what you have already done but with the accompanyment of instruments.

Ok. Let's get into another one of our warm up techniques. This one will once again use all your fingers and all the strings. The following pattern is similar to those that I have already shown you, so you should have no problem playing it. Now, as always I would like you to use correct fingering. The correct fingering is written out below on TAB.

You will have noticed that when there is a zero on the above tab there is no fingering indicated. That is because a zero indicates an open fret, therefore you don't need to use a finger to push down on the string. Keep working with this pattern until you feel that you are playing it smoothly.

Ok. Now it's time to put the song together. This should be a lot of fun. Just remember, it's the same as the tab on the last lesson. If you handled that you should get through this no problem at all.

Play the piece by yourself a few times over.

House of the Rising Sun

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Once again here's the video of the song. Once you've mastered it on your own its time to move on to the really fun part - playing with the band!

Video Available:

QuickTime - House of Rising Sun (6.47 MB)

Now that you've got that part sorted it's time to play along with the Jamorama band. This is where all your hard work pays off and you can finally rock out!

Play along with the band on the following JAM track:

Audio Audio Backing Band mp3 (5.34 MB)

If you need a copy of the words, I have written them out below.

House of the Rising Sun

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the 'Rising Sun'
And it's been the ruin of many a young poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
Sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcae and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk

Oh, Mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
I got one foot on the platform
And the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

Well there is a house in New Orleans
They call the 'Rising Sun'
And it's been the ruin of many a young poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

Awesome! You have now come to the end of our six part mini-course. Click on the link to see a personal message from Ben Edwards.

Video Available:

QuickTime - Video Message (5.49 MB)

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Until next time!

Coming soon: Learn to Play Acoustic Guitar mini course

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