Buckethead's T.V. Show Buckethead
BUCKETHEAD'S TV SHOW
As recorded by Buckethead
(From the 1994 Album GIANT ROBOT)
Transcribed by scott666
Words and Music by Buckethead
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'High Strings'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Low Strings'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Intro
Q=127
N.C.
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
Wx16 Q. E +H +H Q Q Q. E +H +W
|-------------|---------------|--------7--5--|-3-------------|--------| |-------------|------7-(7)----|-(7)----------|------7-(7)----|-(7)----| |-------------|-4-------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |-------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |-------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |-------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------|
Q. E +H +H Q Q Q. S S H +W
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |------7-(7)----|-(7)----5--3--|-2----3p2p0----|-(0)----| |-4-------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------|
Q. E H +H Q Q Q. E H +W
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------| |------8-8----|-(8)----------|-------------|--------| |-------------|--------7--6--|-4------4----|-(4)----| |-5-----------|--------------|------4------|--------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------|
Q. E H +H E. E. E Q. E H +W
|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------|| |------8-8----|-(8)------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|--------9--7--6-|-4------4----|-(4)----|| |-5-----------|----------------|------4------|--------|| |-------------|----------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|----------------|-------------|--------||
Guitar and Drums Enter
Gtrs I, II, III
Q. E +H +H Q Q Q. E +H +W
|---------------|--------7--5--|-3-------------|--------| |------7-(7)----|-(7)----------|------7-(7)----|-(7)----| |-4-------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------|
Q. E +H +H Q Q Q. S S H +W
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |------7-(7)----|-(7)----5--3--|-2----3p2p0----|-(0)----| |-4-------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------|
Q. E H +H Q Q Q. E H +W
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------| |------8-8----|-(8)----------|-------------|--------| |-------------|--------7--6--|-4------4----|-(4)----| |-5-----------|--------------|------4------|--------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------|
H=H
Q. E H +H E. E. E Q. E H +W
|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------|| |------8-8----|-(8)------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|--------9--7--6-|-4------4----|-(4)----|| |-5-----------|----------------|------4------|--------|| |-------------|----------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|----------------|-------------|--------||
Theme 1
Q=146
$
[B5]Gtr III
Q. E +H +H Q Q
|----------------------------|---------------7-----5-----| |----------7---(7)-----------|-(7)-----------------------| |-4--------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------------------|---------------------------|
Q. E +H +W[D5]
|-3--------------------------|------------------------| |----------7---(7)-----------|-(7)--------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q
|----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--| |----------------------------|------------------------|
[B5]Q. E +H +H Q Q
|----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------7---(7)-----------|-(7)-----------5-----3-----| |-4--------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------------------|---------------------------|
Q. S S H +W[A5G5] [F#5]
|--------------------------|------------------------| |-2--------3p2p0-----------|-(0)--------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
|--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4----------| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-7s5-5s4--| |--------------------------|---------------5s3-3s2--|
[G5]Q. E H +H Q Q
|--------------------------|---------------------------| |----------8---8-----------|-(8)-----------------------| |--------------------------|---------------7-----6-----| |-5------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Q. E H +W[A5G5] [F#5]
|--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |-4------------4-----------|-(4)--------------------| |----------4---------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
|--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-7s5-5s4--| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-5s3-3s2--|
[G5]Q. E H +H E. E. E
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------8---8-----------|-(8)-------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------9----7----6---| |-5------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
To Coda
Q. E H +W
|--------------------------|------------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------------|| |-4------------4-----------|-(4)--------------------------|| |----------4---------------|------------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------------||
|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|--------------------------|------------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------------|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
Theme 2
[A5]Q. E H +H E. E. E [G5] Q. E H +H E. E. E
||--5----2-2----|-(2)----3--2--0--|-10----9-9----|-(9)----10--12------| ||o-------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------12--| ||--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| ||--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| ||o-------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| ||--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
|
| W +W W +W
||--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| ||o-------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| ||--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| ||--2-----------|-(2)-------------|--------------|--------------------| ||o-0-----------|-(0)-------------|--5-----------|-(5)----------------| ||--------------|-----------------|--3-----------|-(3)----------------|
[B5] Q. E a H +H a E. E. E [F#5] W +W
|-------------------|----------------------|-----------|----------|| |-12----10-10h12----|-(12)----10h12--10--8-|-----------|---------o|| |-------------------|----------------------|-11--------|-(11)-----|| |-------------------|----------------------|-----------|----------|| |-------------------|----------------------|-----------|---------o|| |-------------------|----------------------|-----------|----------||
|
| W +W W +W
|-------------------|----------------------|-----------|----------|| |-------------------|----------------------|-----------|---------o|| |-------------------|----------------------|-----------|----------|| |--4----------------|--(4)-----------------|-----------|----------|| |--2----------------|--(2)-----------------|--4--------|--(4)----o|| |-------------------|----------------------|--2--------|--(2)-----||
Theme 3
D.S. al Coda
[B5] [A5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [E5]PM
E S S S E. E S S S E. E S S S E. q Q
||------------------------|--------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-------------------o|| ||------------------------|--------------------|| ||--4-x-x-4-2--4-x-x-4-2--|-4-x-x-4-2--4-------|| ||o-2-x-x-2-0--2-x-x-2-0--|-2-x-x-2-0--2--2\--o|| ||------------------------|---------------0\---||
Outro
&
[B5] [A5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [E5]PM
E S S S E. E S S S E. E S S S E. q Q 4x
||------------------------|--------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-------------------o|| ||------------------------|--------------------|| ||--4-x-x-4-2--4-x-x-4-2--|-4-x-x-4-2--4-------|| ||o-2-x-x-2-0--2-x-x-2-0--|-2-x-x-2-0--2--2\--o|| ||------------------------|---------------0\---||
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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