House of the Rising Sun
Traditional
Tabbed by John Martin
This tab uses a technique called cross-picking. Developed by George Shuffler with the
Brothers, it involves using a pick in a constant roll across three strings. Use the pick
of down-down-up (DDU. In some cases you must use a DDU DDU DU pattern.
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