The Bells Of Rhymney

by The Byrds, Judy Collins · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

THE BELLS OF RHYMNEY
W: Idris Davies
M: Pete Seeger
Judy Collins, The Byrds
Key: Bb
2/4 time


-3*-5 -6   -6  -6   7   -6
Oh.  What will you give me?
-6  -6  -5*  -5   -5   5  -3*
Say the sad bells of Rhym-ney
-5   -6   -7* -7* -8* -7* -7*
Is there hope for the fu-ture?
-7* -7*   7*    7   7  -6   -6
Say the brown bells of Mer-thyr
-7*  -7* -7*  8   -7* -7*
Who made the mine own-er?
-7* -7*   7*   7    7   -6   -6
Say the black bells of Rhond-da
-3*-5 -6   -6   -6   7  -6
And  who robbed the min-er?
-6  -6   -5*  -5   -5   5 -3*
Say the grim bells of Blai-na

-3*   -5  -6   -6   7  -6
Throw the van-dals in court
-6  -6   -5*  -5  5   -3*
Say the bells of New-port
-3*  -5  -6  -7* -7* -7* -7* -7*  
All will be well if, if, if, if
-7* -7*   7*    7    7  7   -6
Say the green bells of Car-diff
-5  -6 -9   -7* -7*  8  -9-7*
Why so wor-ried sis-ter? Why?
-7*   8  -9   9   -7*  9 -9-7*
Sang the sil-ver bells of Wye
-3*-5 -6   -6  -6    7  -6
And  what will you give me?
-6  -6  -5*  -5*  -5  5   -3*
Say the sad bells of Rhym-ney

REPEAT & end with

|-5*…|-6…|7…|-7*…|
|7…|-7*…|8…|-9…|.~(rest)

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound