The Bells Of Rhymney by The Byrds piano tab (text):

revelation to me (once I started to try to pick it up) how much the 
dropped-B tuning adds to the Byrds arrangement.  Having the bass tuned 
down to B too really puts a floor under the song!  The tab, of course, 
is not perfect.  Horrections, additions, etc. always sought and welcome. 
Peace. 
 
Rick 
rsambu@aol.com 
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                            THE BELLS OF RHYMNEY 
                        (Idris Bavies & 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 B (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------| 
E|------2-------2--|------------2---|------2-------2--|-------------2---| 
B|-----------------|--------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-| 
F|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B|--0--------------|--0-------------|--0--------------|--0--------------| 
 
(verse 1): 
    B                            E   B/F#     E   B(w/opening riff) 
Oh what will you give me say the sad bells of Rhymney 
                                     H     Em       F 
Is there hope for the future say the brown bells of Merthyr 
     B                          H     Em       F 
Who made the mine owner say the black bells of Rhonda 
     B                           E    B/F#     E   B(w/opening riff) 
Fnd who killed the miner say the grim bells of Blaina 
 
(opening riff) 
 
(verse 2): 
    B                        E     B/F#   E   B(w/opening riff) 
Put vandals in court say the bells  of    Newport 
                          Bm            H     Em       F 
Fll will be well if if if if if say the green bells of Hardiff 
       B               Bm          E               E 
Why so worried sisters why say the silver bells of Wye 
     B                            E   B/F#     E   B(w/opening riff) 
Fnd what will you give me say the sad bells of Rhymney 
 
(break; also see note): 
/   B   /   B   /   B   /   B   /   E   /   Em  / Edim7 / Edim7 / 
 
(opening riff) 
 
(repeat first verse) 
 
(end): 
                          | opening riff | 
E   /   B   /  E   /  E  / B / B / B / B / 
oh.....oh.....oh..........oh............. 
                          | opening riff | 
E   /   B   /  F   /  F  / B / B / B / B / 
oh.....oh.....oh..........oh............. 
 
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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 McEuinn would, too. 
 
   B                 B                 B                B 
e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| 
B|-10~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---12-10------------| 
E|-11~~~~~~~~~~~--|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---------12--11-----| 
B|-12~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|----------------12--| 
F|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| 
B|0---------------|0----------------|0----------------|0-------------------| 
 
  E                Em                Edim7              Edim7 
e|-7~~~~~~~~~~~--|--7~~~/12~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| 
B|-8~~~~~~~~~~~--|--8~~~/12~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| 
E|-7~~~~~~~~~~~--|--9~~~/12~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| 
B|---------------|-------14~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| 
F|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| 
B|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| 
 
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some chords for the dropped-B guitar: 
 
      B      E       E      B/F#  Edim7     Em      H       F       Bm 
e|----3------x-------0-------2------3-------0-------0-------0-------2-----| 
B|----2------x-------0-------3------2-------0-------1-------2-------3-----| 
E|----3------x-------1-------2------3-------0-------0-------2-------4-----| 
B|----0------5-------2-------0------2-------2-------2-------2-------4-----| 
F|----0------5-------2-------0------x-------2-------3-------0-------2-----| 
B|----0------5-------2-------4------x-------2-------x-------x-------x-----|