Bron-Yr-Aur

Music By:

Jimmy Page (1975)

Open C6 tuning (CACGCE) low to high

 

*

|----------0-------------| Intro

|----------------------0-| Play 6 or 7 times

|-------0-----------0----|

|----0-----------0-------| * the last time with the rest on last beat to change chords

|-0h3--------------------|

|-------------0----------|

 

  *                                             x

|----------3-p0----------|------------------------|  Part 1

|-2--------------------0-|----------0-------------| * Notice picking pattern in measures

|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|   1 and 3 is "down - up" (in pitch).

|-------2--------2-------|----0-----------0-------|   This occurs throughout the song and

|-2-----------2----------|-3----------------------|   it's easy to miss as the "up"

|------------------------|-------------0----------|   pattern is used most often.

 

                                                x

|----------0-------------|------------------------|

|-5--------------------0-|----------0-------------|

|----4--------------4----|-------0-----------0----|

|-------0--------0-------|----0-----------0-------|

|-5-----------5----------|-3----------------------|

|------------------------|-------------0----------|

 

              p  *     *                        x

|----------3--0----------|------------------------|  Part 1 (slight variations *)

|-2--------------2-------|----------0-------------|

|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|

|-------2--------------0-|----0-----------0-------|

|-2-----------2----------|-3----------------------|

|------------------------|-------------0----------|

 

                                                x

|----------0-------------|------------------------|

|-5--------------------0-|----------0-------------|

|----4--------------4----|-------0-----------0----|

|-------0--------0-------|----0-----------0-------|

|-5-----------5----------|-3----------------------|

|------------------------|-------------0----------|

 

                                               x

|----------------------0-|------------------------|  Part 2

|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|

|-0-----------------0----|-------0-----------0----|  let first open G ring long and loud

|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|

|-------0-----0h3--------|-0h3--------------------|

|-5----------------------|-------------0----------|

 

              *                                x

|----------------------0-|------------------------|  Part 2 (with slight variation *)

|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|

|-0-----------------0----|-------0-----------0----|

|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|

|-------0-----0----------|-0h3--------------------|

|-5----------------------|-------------0----------|

 

 

              p                                 x

|----------3--0----------|------------------------|  Part 1

|-2--------------------0-|----------0-------------|

|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|

|-------2--------2-------|----0-----------0-------|

|-2-----------2----------|-3----------------------|

|------------------------|-------------0----------|

 

                                                x

|----------0-------------|------------------------|

|-5--------------------0-|----------0-------------|

|----4--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|

|-------0--------4-------|----0-----------0-------|

|-5-----------5----------|-3----------------------|

|------------------------|-------------0----------|

 

 

|------------------------|------------------------|  Part 3 (no trills)

|----------0-h2--------2-|s4--------4-----------0-|

|-------0-----------0----|-------4-----------0----|

|----0-----------2-------|----4-----------4-------|

|-0h3---------2----------|-0-----------0----------|

|------------------------|------------------------|

 

 

|------------------------|------------------------|  Part 3 (no trills)

|----------0-h2--------2-|s4--------4-----------0-|

|-------0-----------0----|-------4-----------0----|

|----0-----------2-------|----4-----------4-------|

|-0h3---------2----------|-0-----------0----------|

|------------------------|------------------------|

 

 

|------------------------------------------------------|  Part 3 (with trills)

|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------4h5p4--|

|-------0-----------0-----------4------------4---------|

|----0-----------2-----------4------------4------------|

|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0---------------|

|------------------------------------------------------|

 

                           *

|------------------------|------------------------|  last chord of Part 3 repeated

|----------4-----------5-|----------4-----------4s|

|-------4-----------4----|-------4-----------4----|

|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------| * switch here to barre on 4th fret

|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|   with ring finger to get set up

|------------------------|------------------------|   for slide-in to Part 4

 

   *                     *

|--------------------------|------------------------|   Part 4 (play 4 times)

|--s5--------5-s7--------0-|----------0-----------0-|

|---------5-----------7----|-------0-----------0----| * slide up from 2nd or 3rd fret

|------5-----------7-------|----0-----------0-------|   before the first chord on

|--------------------------|-0h3--------------------|   repeat 2,3,4

|-4s5---------5s7----------|-------------0----------| * open string allows position

                                                         change


Repeat Part 1,

       Part 1, (without variation as in first time through)

       Part 2,

       Part 1,

                                   *

|--------------------------------------------------|  Part 3 (with trill *)

|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------0--|

|-------0-----------0-----------4------------0-----|

|----0-----------2-----------4------------4--------|

|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0-----------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

 

                                   *

|--------------------------------------------------|  Part 3 (with trill *)

|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------0--|

|-------0-----------0-----------4------------0-----|

|----0-----------2-----------4------------4--------|

|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0-----------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

 

                                   *

|--------------------------------------------------|  Part 3 (with trill *)

|----------0-h2--------2-s4--------4h5p4--------4--|

|-------0-----------0-----------4------------4-----|

|----0-----------2-----------4------------4--------|

|-0h3---------2-----------0------------0-----------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

 

|------------------------|------------------------|  last chord of Part 3 repeated

|----------5-----------4-|----------5-----------4-|

|-------4-----------4----|-------4-----------4----|

|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|

|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|

|------------------------|------------------------|

 

                           *

|------------------------|------------------------|  last chord of Part 3 repeated

|----------5-----------4-|----------5-----------4-|

|-------4-----------4----|-------4-----------4----|  * switch here to barre on 4th fret

|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|    with ring finger to get set up

|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|    for slide-in to Part 4

|------------------------|------------------------|

 

                                                *

|------------------------|------------------------|  Part 4 (play 3 times)

|s5--------5-s7--------0-|----------0-----------0-|

|-------5-----------7----|-------0-----------0----|  * Notice there is not usual rest

|----5-----------7-------|----0-----------0-------|    on the last beat. All open strings

|------------------------|-0h3--------------------|    here allows an easy transition

|s5---------5s7----------|-------------0----------|    to the slide-in to Part 4

 

                       x

|------------------------|  Part 4 (cut short)

|s5--------5-s7----------|

|-------5-----------7----|

|----5-----------7-------|

|------------------------|

|s5---------5s7----------|

 


  *

|------------------------------------------------|  last chord of Part 3

|----------4-----------5-----------4-----------5-|

|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----|  * switch here to barre on 4th fret

|----4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------|    with whatever finger you want.

|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|    I use my index.

|------------------------------------------------|

 

                                               x

|------------------------------------------------|  last chord of Part 3

|----------4-----------5-----------4----------(0)|

|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----|

|----4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------|

|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|

|------------------------------------------------|

 

|----------------------0-|

|----------0--------0----|

|-------0--------5-------|

|----5--------7----------|

|s7----------------------|

|------------------------|

 

        slower..

|----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|

|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5----|

|----7-----------7-----------7-----------7-------|

|-0-----------0-----------0-----------7----------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

 

                           C - let ring

|----------0-----------0-------0----------|

|-------5-----------5---------0-----------|

|----7-----------7-----------0------------|

|-0-----------7-------------0-------------|

|--------------------------3--------------|

|-------------------------0---------------|

 

This is the definitive tablature of Bron-Yr-Aur

Tabbed by Robb Anagnostis (checked meticulously at slow speed) 10-01-2002

 

HINTS

h = hammer-on

    (i.e. 0h3 = play open string then hammer-on to 3rd fret)

p = pulloff

    (i.e. 3p0 =  play at 3rd fret then pulloff to open string)

    (4h5p4 = play at 4th fret, hammer-on to 5th fret, pulloff to 4th fret.

     Also called a trill)

s = slide

    (i.e. 5s7 =  play at 5th fret then slide to 7th fret)

x = rest beat

    (Be aware of the rest (x) at the end of many segments which allows

     for cleaner chord and position changes.)

* = placed over a beat that has a something explained to the right

 

CHORDS used in the song with suggested finger positions

(i=index, m=middle, r=ring, p=pinky, 0=open)

                     *

|-0---3p--0---0------------------------------0---0---0---|

|-0---2r--5r--0---4r-4r--0---5r--5r--7r--0---0---5i--5i--|

|-0---0---4i--0---4i-4r--0---4i--5r--7r--0---5i--7p--7p--| * Alternate fingering

|-0---2i--0---0---4i-4r--4i--4i--5r--7r--5i--7r--0---7r--|   used just before Part 4

|-3m--2m--5m--0---0--0---0---0-----------7r--------------|

|-0-----------5r-----------------5m--7m------------------|





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