The Bells Of Rhymney Tab by Byrds #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## 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 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-----|