Tablature the bells of rhymney - The Byrds

          



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  From: RSambu@aol.com

  Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 10:34:52 -0500

  Subject: TAB:  The Bells of Rhymney by the Byrds

  

  This is how I play the song.  After listening to it since 1965, it was a

  revelation to me (once I started to try to pick it up) how much the

  dropped-D tuning adds to the Byrds arrangement.  Having the bass tuned

  down to D too really puts a floor under the song!  The tab, of course,

  is not perfect.  Corrections, additions, etc. always sought and welcome.

  Peace.

  

  Rick

  rsambu@aol.com

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                              THE BELLS OF RHYMNEY

                          (Idris Davies & Pete Seeger)

  

  as performed by The Byrds on their self-titled first LP

  (Robyn Hitchcock does true-to-The-Byrds version)

  

  - one guitar and bass drop low E to D (necessary)

  - one 12-string (you know what brand) guitar would be great

  

  opening riff:

  

  e|--------0-2------|----3-2-0-------|--------0-2------|----3-2-0--------|

  B|----3-------3----|----------3-----|----3-------3----|----------3------|

  G|------2-------2--|------------2---|------2-------2--|-------------2---|

  D|-----------------|--------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|

  A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  D|--0--------------|--0-------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|

  

  (verse 1):

      D                            G   D/F#     E   D(w/opening riff)

  Oh what will you give me say the sad bells of Rhymney

                                       C     Em       A

  Is there hope for the future say the brown bells of Merthyr

       D                          C     Em       A

  Who made the mine owner say the black bells of Rhonda

       D                           G    D/F#     E   D(w/opening riff)

  And who killed the miner say the grim bells of Blaina

  

  (opening riff)

  

  (verse 2):

      D                        G     D/F#   E   D(w/opening riff)

  Put vandals in court say the bells  of    Newport

                            Bm            C     Em       A

  All will be well if if if if if say the green bells of Cardiff

         D               Bm          G               E

  Why so worried sisters why say the silver bells of Wye

       D                            G   D/F#     E   D(w/opening riff)

  And what will you give me say the sad bells of Rhymney

  

  (break; also see note):

  /   D   /   D   /   D   /   D   /   G   /   Em  / Edim7 / Edim7 /

  

  (opening riff)

  

  (repeat first verse)

  

  (end):

                            | opening riff |

  G   /   D   /  E   /  E  / D / D / D / D /

  oh.....oh.....oh..........oh.............

                            | opening riff |

  G   /   D   /  A   /  A  / D / D / D / D /

  oh.....oh.....oh..........oh.............

  

  __________________________________________

  note on break:

  

  If someone wants to post accurate tab for the break, please do.  Meanwhile,

  what I do is improvise a bit around this.  Most of it is strummed~~~~~~~~.

  I think Pete Seeger would approve of (any) liberties I've taken; I hope

  Roger McGuinn would, too.

  

     D                 D                 D                D

  e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

  B|-10~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---12-10------------|

  G|-11~~~~~~~~~~~--|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---------12--11-----|

  D|-12~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|----------------12--|

  A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

  D|0---------------|0----------------|0----------------|0-------------------|

  

    G                Em                Edim7              Edim7

  e|-7~~~~~~~~~~~--|--7~~~/12~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

  B|-8~~~~~~~~~~~--|--8~~~/12~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

  G|-7~~~~~~~~~~~--|--9~~~/12~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

  D|---------------|-------14~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

  A|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

  D|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

  

  __________________________________________

  some chords for the dropped-D guitar:

  

        D      G       E      D/F#  Edim7     Em      C       A       Bm

  e|----3------x-------0-------2------3-------0-------0-------0-------2-----|

  B|----2------x-------0-------3------2-------0-------1-------2-------3-----|

  G|----3------x-------1-------2------3-------0-------0-------2-------4-----|

  D|----0------5-------2-------0------2-------2-------2-------2-------4-----|

  A|----0------5-------2-------0------x-------2-------3-------0-------2-----|

  D|----0------5-------2-------4------x-------2-------x-------x-------x-----|

  

  

   


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