Gillian Welch - Acony bell
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Tabbed by: ramble-on
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Standard tuning; Capo at 5th fret.
Some notes:
This is how I play this song, and it is an attempt to unify the multiple guitar parts
into a single part that is
playable while singing, while still having a bass and melody. I didn't tab out the
second solo, my brain has
grown weary of this song, any assistance would be greatly appreciated. The song is
largely a repeating
progression of chord arpeggios, so I started with just the chords and lyrics. I
recommend just learning to
strum the chords with the lyrics first. Once you have the pattern memorized, the picking
will come much easier.
Please note that the chord names I use are the ACTUAL CHORD NAMES, refer to the chord
chart if this confuses
you. If you find it simpler to use the "fake" chord names relative to your finger
position in open position the
pattern is this: D D D A G D A D. Have Fun!
Chord Chart (Capo V)
G D C
e|----2----0----3----|
B|----3----2----0----|
G|----2----2----0----|
D|----0----2----0----|
A|---------0----2----|
E|--------------3----|
Full Lyrics and Chords (Capo V):
The fairest Gbloom the mountain Gknows
Is not an Giris or a wild Drose
But the little Cflower of which I'll Gtell
Known as the Dbrave acony Gbell
Just a simple Gflower so small and Gplain
With a pearly Ghue and a little known Dname
But the yellow birds Csing when they see it Gbloom
For they know that Dspring is coming Gsoon
Well it makes its Ghome mid the rocks and the Grills
Where the snow lie dGeep on the windy Dhills
And it tells the Cworld "why should i Gwait
This ice and Dsnow is gonna melt Gaway"
And so I'll Csing that yellow bird's Gsong
For the troubled Dtimes will soon be Ggone
Intro:
e|-5p2-5p2-------2---2----|
B|---------3h7---3---3----|
G|---------------2---2----|
D|-------------0-------0--|
A|-----------------0------|
E|------------------------|
e|-2-----7p5-2h5-2-2---2----|
B|---5/7-----------3-3-3----|
G|-----------------2---2----|
D|---------------0-------0--|
A|-------------------0------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2----2---2-----|
B|-------------3--3---3-----|
G|----------------2---2-----|
D|-------------0--------0---|
A|-----------------0--------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2---2---0-2----|
B|-------------1-1------3---|
G|---------------2----------|
D|-------------0------------|
A|-----------------0--------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2-2-----0-2----|
B|---------------0----------|
G|----------------0---------|
D|------------------0-------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-------------3------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2---2----2-----|
B|---------------3----3---3-|
G|-------------2-2----2--2--|
D|-------------0---2h4------|
A|-----------------0--------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2---------0h2-0----|
B|-------------------2-------2--|
G|-------------2p0h2------------|
D|-0----------------------------|
A|-----4---2---0-------------0--|
E|------------------------------|
e|-2-1-0------------------------|
B|-3-2-2-3----------------------|
G|-------2----------------------|
D|-------0-------------0--------|
A|-------------0-2-3-4----------|
E|---------2-3------------------| "The fairest...
Verse 1:
"..bloom.........knows.........iris.....wild....
e|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2------|
B|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
G|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2------|
D|-0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0----------|
A|----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"..rose..........flower.......tell...........brave.........bell
e|--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3----2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0----2--------|
B|--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3----2--2--2--2----3-----3--|
G|--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2----2---|
D|----2-----2-------0-----0---0------0----------2-----2----0--2h4----|
A|-0-----0------------------------0-----0----0-----0-----------------|
E|---------------3-----3---------------------------------------------|
Solo 1:
"........................................................Just a simple....
e|----2---------2-0-0----7-5--------------------2--2----------------------|
B|-----3-2-------2-2-2-2----6-7-3-0-------------3--3----------------------|
G|-2-2--------------------------------4----4----2--2----------------------|
D|---------5p4-5---------0-----------7-7--7-7--0-----0--------------------|
A|---------0------------------------5----0--------0-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
"..flower........plain.........hue.........
e|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2------|
B|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
G|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2------|
D|-0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0----------|
A|----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"..name..........sing.........bloom..........spring........soon
e|--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3----2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0----2---------|
B|--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3----2--2--2--2----3-----3---|
G|--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2----2----|
D|----2-----2-------0-----0---0------0----------2-----2----0--2h4-----|
A|-0-----0------------------------0-----0----0-----0------------------|
E|---------------3-----3----------------------------------------------|
[SOLO 2] "Well it makes it's...
Verse 3:
"..home..........rills.........deep.....windy....
e|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2------|
B|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
G|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2------|
D|-0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0----------|
A|----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"..hill..........world........wait...........snow..........away....and so...
e|--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3----2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2---|
B|--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3----2--2--2--2----3--3--3--3---|
G|--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2---|
D|----2-----2-------0-----0---0------0----------2-----2----0-----0-------|
A|-0-----0------------------------0-----0----0-----0----------0-----0----|
E|---------------3-----3-------------------------------------------------|
"..sing..........song..........times........will soon be gone"
e|--3--3--3--3----2--2--2--2----0--0------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3----2--2------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2----2--2------------------------------|
D|----0-----0----0-----0----------2-------------------------------|
A|------------------0-----0----0-----0----------------------------|
E|-3-----3--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-------2---2----|
B|---------3h7---3---3----|
G|---------------2---2----|
D|-------------0-------0--|
A|-----------------0------|
E|------------------------|
e|-2-----7p5-2h5-2-2---2----|
B|---5/7-----------3-3-3----|
G|-----------------2---2----|
D|---------------0-------0--|
A|-------------------0------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2----2---2-----|
B|-------------3--3---3-----|
G|----------------2---2-----|
D|-------------0--------0---|
A|-----------------0--------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2---2---0-2----|
B|-------------1-1------3---|
G|---------------2----------|
D|-------------0------------|
A|-----------------0--------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2-2-----0-2----|
B|---------------0----------|
G|----------------0---------|
D|------------------0-------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-------------3------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2---2----2-----|
B|---------------3----3---3-|
G|-------------2-2----2--2--|
D|-------------0---2h4------|
A|-----------------0--------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-5p2-5p2-0h2---------0h2-0----|
B|-------------------2-------2--|
G|-------------2p0h2------------|
D|-0----------------------------|
A|-----4---2---0-------------0--|
E|------------------------------|
e|-2-1-0-----------------------|
B|-3-2-2-3---------------------|
G|-------2--2-0-0-7------------|
D|-------0--2-0-3-7------------|
A|----------0-2-4-5------------|
E|-----------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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