Áño: 1965 - Álbum: The Byrds - Greatest Hits
(Idris Davies/Pete Seeger)
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 [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 to D (necessary) - one 12-string (you know what brand) guitar would be great (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.