Tabs
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 MajorD too really puts a floor under the song! The tab, of course, is not perfect. Corrections, additions, etc. always sought and welcome. Peace. Rick [email protected] __________________________________________ 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 MajorE to D MajorD (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--------| BB|----3-------3----|----------3-----|----3-------3----|----------3------| G+G|------2-------2--|------------2---|------2-------2--|-------------2---| D MajorD|-----------------|--------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-| A augmentedA|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D MajorD|--0--------------|--0-------------|--0--------------|--0--------------| (verse 1): D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E MajorE D(w/opening riff) Oh what will you give me say ... C majorC E minorEm A augmentedA Is there hope for the future say ... D MajorD C majorC E minorEm A augmentedA Who made the mine owner ... D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E MajorE D(w/opening riff) And who killed the miner say ... (opening riff) (verse 2): D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E MajorE D(w/opening riff) Put vandals in court say .... B minorBm C majorC E minorEm A augmentedA All will be well if if if if if ... D MajorD B minorBm G+G E MajorE Why so worried sisters why say ... D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E MajorE D(w/opening riff) And what will you give me ... (break; also see note): / D MajorD / D MajorD / D MajorD / D MajorD / G+G / E minorEm / Edim7Edim7 / Edim7Edim7 / (opening riff) (repeat first verse) (end): | opening riff | G+G / D MajorD / E MajorE / E MajorE / D MajorD / D MajorD / D MajorD / D MajorD / oh.....oh.....oh..........oh............. | opening riff | G+G / D MajorD / A augmentedA / A augmentedA / D MajorD / D MajorD / D MajorD / D MajorD / 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 MajorD D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| BB|-10~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---12-10------------| G+G|-11~~~~~~~~~~~--|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---------12--11-----| D MajorD|-12~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|----------------12--| A augmentedA|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| D MajorD|0---------------|0----------------|0----------------|0-------------------| G+G E minorEm Edim7Edim7 Edim7Edim7 e|-7~~~~~~~~~~~--|--7~~~/12~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| BB|-8~~~~~~~~~~~--|--8~~~/12~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| G+G|-7~~~~~~~~~~~--|--9~~~/12~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| D MajorD|---------------|-------14~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| A augmentedA|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| D MajorD|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| __________________________________________ some chords for the dropped-D guitar: D MajorD G+G E MajorE D/F#D/F# Edim7Edim7 E minorEm C majorC A augmentedA B minorBm e|----3------x-------0-------2------3-------0-------0-------0-------2-----| BB|----2------x-------0-------3------2-------0-------1-------2-------3-----| G+G|----3------x-------1-------2------3-------0-------0-------2-------4-----| D MajorD|----0------5-------2-------0------2-------2-------2-------2-------4-----| A augmentedA|----0------5-------2-------0------x-------2-------3-------0-------2-----| D MajorD|----0------5-------2-------4------x-------2-------x-------x-------x-----|
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