FREE VID LESSON - House of Rising Sun FINGERSTYLE BEGINNER LEVEL

[LittleBrother]

Note1: Played on my Larrivee P-09TSB guitar

Note2: This free lesson will eventually be listed with all my other free lessons on my site at http://littlebrother.nlpd.com . I also usually have a free lesson in every edition of APM


Hi Players,

I recently reviewed one of David Hodge's lessons over on guitar noise site  HERE and it reminded me so much of how this song is such a useful learning tool. We all learned this one if you grew up in the 60s and 70s. It uses very simple chords and you can not only strum along or pick the notes with a regular flatpick or plectrum but you can also fingerstyle this one. Rick-Slo's recent "SCAMP" free lesson on the AcousticPlayerMagazine forum is another great example of this fingerstyle arpeggio technique. A great chops builder even beginners can get their hands around and enjoy.

I have prepared some tablature below but you can also download the actual TEF files and play them in your free http://www.TABLEDIT.com program for mac or pc. You can then play along with it over and over at any tempo. But of course you can also watch my two free videos below and refer to the tab images.

Heads up. I appreciate your kudos and feedback which is helpful but what I really want to see is more interaction among people helping each other and posting progress reports, trouble areas etc. We are trying to build a community based on these principles at APM and I hope some of you will take a more active roll in helping others, posting and taking part. You DO NOT have to be a guitar expert to do this. You just have to be willing to try. If you find mistakes let me know. This is not 100% note for note with the original Animals version.

Thanks and have fun,
LB



TABS1 - DOWNLOAD TABLEDIT TEF FILE FOR THE BEGINNER VERSION 1
VIDEO1 -DOWNLOAD OR PLAY THE VIDEO TEACHING THE BEG. VERSION 1


TABS2 - DOWNLOAD TABLEDIT TEF FILE FOR THE ADVANCED VERSION 2
VIDEO2 - DOWNLOAD OR PLAY THE VIDEO TEACHING THE ADV. VERSION 2


BONUS1! -- FLATPICKING VIDEO Shows two other methods of strumming and flatpicking the exact same arrangement. 

BONUS2! Made another MP3 recording of me coaching beginners through the timing and tuning. PLAY MP3 COACHING




The chords as fretted from string 6 to string 1 left to right

6-5-4-3-2-1   string #
-----------------------
x-0-2-2-1-0 A minor
x-3-2-0-1-0 C major
x-x-0-2-3-2 D major
x-x-3-2-1-0 F major with E note added
0-2-2-1-0-0 E major
0-2-0-1-0-0 E7

SIMPLE TABS OF THE BEGINNER VERSION


SIMPLE TABS OF THE ADVANCED VERSION - Note that all we are really doing is shifting the 3rd not of every chord backward in time 1/2 beat and adding an additional note in the mixture. It requires a little more practice than the beginner version but sounds more like the Animals band. I recommend mixing both versions depending on how you feel.

[LittleBrother]

I made a new FLATPICKING VIDEO this morning when I woke up that shows how to strum or use a flatpick to pick the individual notes. This gives all players a way of seeing the song in every possible method of picking. I taught my teenage son this song last night and I found this last technique really turned the light bulb on for him. Thanks for taking part and giving me your great feedback. 

[hcole]

LB, thanks again for another great contribution.  I have been working on Lurlene lately and enjoying it alot. 

[LittleBrother]

LB, thanks again for another great contribution. I have been working on Lurlene lately and enjoying it alot.

Oh that's great. If you ever need any help with anything just let me know :)

[tuoti]

I just spent the past 2 hours noodling away on this trying to learn fingerstyle and the song at the same time.  I've had a heckuva good time and I just want to thank you for making this available.  I find your style of teaching perfect for me.  Thanks from a noob who is no longer a fingerstyle virgin.

[LittleBrother]

Great!! That makes my day :)


I also added a new MP3 that coaches beginners on timing, and some other small basics.
PLAY MP3 COACHING

I just spent the past 2 hours noodling away on this trying to learn fingerstyle and the song at the same time. I've had a heckuva good time and I just want to thank you for making this available. I find your style of teaching perfect for me. Thanks from a noob who is no longer a fingerstyle virgin.

[eadgbe]

Thanks.

I have been fooling around with this song to teach myself that the right hand can actually be useful.   Boy is my home grown version inaccurate.   Have you thought about "Freight Train" by Elizabeth Cotton ?

By the way your Dvd I purchased is fun.