Rising Sun · Classics

Dm · F · G · Bb · Dm · A7

i · ♭III · IV · ♭VI · i · V7 in the key of Dm

The House of the Rising Sun walk — minor, climbing, inevitable.

Four bars of rising sun in the key of Dm, written i · ♭III · IV · ♭VI · i · V7 and played let it ring at around 104 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play (and slow it down) without an account.

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What the chords are

This is i · ♭III · IV · ♭VI · i · V7 in the key of Dm. The degree of each chord is what makes the progression recognisable in any key, so the same four moves transpose anywhere once you know them by number.

• Dm i at the 10th fret, on 3 strings
• F ♭III up at the 8th fret, spanning to the 10th, on 3 strings
• G IV at the 12th fret, on 3 strings
• Bb ♭VI up at the 10th fret, spanning to the 12th, on 3 strings
• Dm i up at the 10th fret, spanning to the 12th, on 3 strings
• A7 V7 up at the 10th fret, spanning to the 12th, on 4 strings

How it should feel

Strum

Let it ring

Groove

None

Tempo

104 bpm

Key

Dm

Voicings

The Fall

The top voice walks down instead. Same chords, opposite story.

The shapes

Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.

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• E · G#7 · A · Am I · III7 · IV · iv in Em · The Creep
• E · B · C#m · G#m · A · E · A · B I · V · vi · iii · IV · I · IV · V in Em · The Canon
• C#m · A · E · B vi · IV · I · V in Em · Minor Anthem
• Em · D · C · B i · ♭VII · ♭VI · V in Em · The Fall

Posted Nov 2, 2026. Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.