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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 __________________________________________ 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
Is there hope for the future say the Cbrown Embells of AMerthyr Who mDade the mine owner say the Cblack Embells of ARhonda 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
All will be well if if if Bmif if say the Cgreen Embells of ACardiff Why so Dworried sisters Bmwhy say the Gsilver bells of EWye 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-----|