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King James - Buckethead
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Tabbed by: SlickNiK105
Email: slicknikp@gmail.com
Tuning: standard (E-A-D-G-B-e)
Buckethead uses many different effects in his songs. I can't accurately
describe how he gets his sound, so play it however you want. I know some
parts sound like they should be an octave higher or lower so if u have an
octave effect, use it I guess. He's definitely using a wah pedal at least
for the end of the song and there's some delay throughout most of it too.
(Intro)
Guitar 1
e|-/21---21-21--------------------------------|
B|-------------19---19-22---22----------------|
G|-----------------------------19-------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------14-14----|
A|-----------------------------------------14-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
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Guitar 1
e|-/21---21-21--------------------------------|
B|-------------19---19-22---22----------------|
G|-----------------------------19-------------|
D|-----------------------------------14-14----|
A|-----------------------------------------14-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 |
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--4----------4------x-x--7/9-7--------------|
A|--2----------2------x-x--5/7-5------------5-|
E|------------------------------------------3-|
G1
e|-/21---21-21--------------------------------|
B|-------------19---19-22---22----------------|
G|-----------------------------19-------------|
D|-----------------------------------14-14----|
A|-----------------------------------------14-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
G2 |
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7--------5p4--------|
A|-(5)-------------------------------------5--|
E|-(3)-----------------3-----3--3-------------|
|pm| |_pm_|
G1
e|-/21---21-21--------------------------------|
B|-------------19---19-22---22----------------|
G|-----------------------------19-------------|
D|-----------------------------------14-14----|
A|-----------------------------------------14-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
G2 |
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--4----------4------x-x--7/9-7--------------|
A|--2----------2------x-x--5/7-5------------5-|
E|------------------------------------------3-|
G1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------22-22-22-22-22-22-22---|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------16/19------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12/14------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------| whole part
G2 | x2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-(5)---------------------7-----------7----------|
E|-(3)---------------------5-----------5----------|
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Guitar 1
e|-------------9-------|---------------------|-------------9-------|
B|---------10----------|---------10----------|---------10----------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-11--12--------------|-11--12--------------|-11--12--------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Guitar 2 | | |
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-2h4-----2h4---------|-2h4-----2h4---------|---------2h4---------|
D|-----4-------4-0---4-|-----4-------4-----4-|-----4-------4-0---4-|
A|---------------------|---------------0-----|-0h2-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G1
e|----------------------------|
B|------8-------------7-------|
G|----------9-------------7---|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7--7----------5--5---------|
E|----------------------------| whole part
G2 | x2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7-------------5------------|
E|----------------------------|
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Guitar 1
e|-19----------------------|-------------------------|
B|----19-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------19-18-16----------|----18-19----------------|
D|----------------14-16----|-16----------------------|
A|----------------------14-|(14)---------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 2 | |
e|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
B|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
G|-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------15----14----|
G|-------14----12----11-12-|-------14-------------14-|
D|----12----12----12-------|----14-------------------|
A|-10----------------------|-12-------12----12-------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| whole part
G2 | | x2
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
A|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
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Guitar 1 (no Guitar 2 for this part)
e|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
B|-15-14-12--------------|--------------------|-14p12----------------|
G|----------11-----------|--------------------|-------11-------------|
D|-------------12-11-9-7-|-9-----11-----------|----------12-11-7---7-|
A|-----------------------|-----9--------------|------------------0---|
E|-----------------------|---7----------------|----------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|----------14-----------|
D|-11/12----11-----------|
A|(0)--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
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Guitar 1
e|-21-21-21-------17\----|-------------------------|/21-21-21-------17-----|
B|----------19-19--------|-------------------------|----------19-19--------|
G|-------------------7-9-|9/11-----/14-14-12-11~~~-|-------------------7-9-|
D|-----------------------|-----9-9-----------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Guitar 2 | | |
e|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------7/9--|--7----------------------|------------------7/9--|
D|-9-----------7----7/9--|--7----7-----5-----------|-9--------7-------7/9--|
A|-9-----------7----5/7--|--5----7-----5-----------|-9--------7-------5/7--|
E|-7-----------5---------|-------5-----3-----------|-7--------5------------|
G1
e|-----------------|-21-21-21-------17-10-12-|12/14-------17-17-15-14~~~-|
B|-----------------|----------19-19----------|------12-12----------------|
G|-7-6-7-----------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------7-7---7---|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------9-----|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G2 | | |
e|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7---------------|-------------------7/9---|---7-----------------------|
D|-7---7---5-------|-9-----------7-----7/9---|---7-----7-----5-----------|
A|-5---7---5-------|-9-----------7-----5/7---|---5-----7-----5-----------|
E|-----5---3-------|-7-----------5-----------|---------5-----3-----------|
G1
e|-21-21-21-------17-10-12-|12/14-14-14-17-15-14-14~~~-|
B|----------19-19----------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G2 | |
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------7/9---|---7-----------------------|
D|-9-----------7-----7/9---|---7-----7-----5-----------|
A|-9-----------7-----5/7---|---5-----7-----5-----------|
E|-7-----------5-----------|---------5-----3-----------|
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Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12--12--12-------------------|-12--10--12-/15--14--15--10~~~--|
G|-------------9h11-9--7--------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------9--7--|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar 2 | |
e|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------7/9---|-7------------------------------|
D|-9----------------7-----7/9---|-7-------7-------5--------------|
A|-9----------------7-----5/7---|-5-------7-------5--------------|
E|-7----------------5-----------|---------5-------3--------------|
G1
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|/12--12--12--10---------------------|-12---8---7h8-7~~~~~~---7---------|
G|-----------------11\9---9-9/11------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------12--------9---|----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G2 | |x2
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7/9-------|-7--------------------------------|
D|-9---------------7--------7/9-------|-7--------7------5----------------|
A|-9---------------7--------5/7-------|-5--------7------5----------------|
E|-7---------------5------------------|----------5------3----------------|
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Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|-------------10--9---10----------|
B|-12----------12--10--12----------|-12----------------------10~~~---|
G|---------11--------------9---11--|---------11----------------------|
D|-----9---------------------------|-----9---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 | |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
D|-4-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-4-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12----------12--10--12---------10h12--10----------------------10--|
G|---------11--------------9---11--|----------------/11------11------|
D|-----9---------------------------|---------14--12------9-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G2 | |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
D|-4-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
A|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G1
e|---------------------------------|-------------10--9---10----------|
B|-12----------12--10--12----------|-12----------------------10~~~---|
G|---------11--------------9---11--|---------11----------------------|
D|-----9---------------------------|----9----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G2 | |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
D|-4-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-4-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/buckethead/king_james_tab.html ]
G1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12----------12--10--12----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------11--------------9---11--|-9-------9h11----6b==7r==6-------|
D|-----9---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G2 | |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-4-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Guitar 1
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----10-7-----8-7--|-----10-7-----8-7--|-------10-------10-------|
G|---7--------7------|---7--------7------|----7--------------11~~~-|
D|-9--------9--------|-9--------9--------|-9--------11-12----------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 2 | | |
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-4-----------------|-4-----------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|-4-----------------|-4-----------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
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Guitar 1 uses octave higher effect
Guitar 2 is palm-muted whole section
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------14--------------|-15--------------17--------------|
G|-11------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------11------11------12--|-----12------14------14----------|
A|-----9---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 | |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
G1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-14------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------11--------------|-14------------------------------|
D|-----11--------------------------|-----------------12--------------|
A|-------------9-------9-------12--|-----12--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------10------10----------|
G2 | |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
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Guitar 1 (no Guitar 2 for this part)
e|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
B|-15-14-12--------------|--------------------|-14p12----------------|
G|----------11-----------|--------------------|-------11-------------|
D|-------------12-11-9-7-|-9-----11-----------|----------12-11-7---7-|
A|-----------------------|-----9--------------|------------------0---|
E|-----------------------|---7----------------|----------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|----------14-----------|
D|-11/12----11-----------|
A|(0)--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
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Guitar 1 (wah pedal)
e|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|---------7--6--7--------|-----------------------|
D|-9---------------------|------------------7-----|-9---------------------|
A|----9-----------7----9-|------9-----------------|----9-----------7----9-|
E|-------7--10-----------|---7--------------------|-------7--10-----------|
Guitar 2 | | |
e|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G1
e|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|----------7--6--7-------|
D|------7-----5--4--------|-9---------------------|-------------------7----|
A|------------------5-----|----9-----------7----9-|(9)----9----------------|
E|---5-----3--------------|-------7--10-----------|----7-------------------|
G2 | | |
e|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|-4-----------7-----7---|-4-----------2----------|
A|---x\-------------------|-2-----------5-----4---|-2-----------0----------|
E|---x\-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G1
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|/12---------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----11----------9----11-|
D|-9---------------------|-------7-----5--4------|-------9--12------------|
A|----9-----------7----9-|(9)----------------5---|------------------------|
E|-------7--10-----------|----5-----3------------|------------------------|
G2 | | |
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----------7-----7---|-----------------------|-4-----------7-----7----|
A|-2-----------5-----4---|-7-----------5---------|-2-----------5-----4----|
E|-----------------------|-5-----------3---------|------------------------|
G1
e|----------10-9--10------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------10---|-12--------------------|-------10----8--7-------|
G|(11)---11---------------|----11----------9---11-|(11)---------------7----|
D|----9-------------------|-------9--12-----------|----7-----5-------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G2 | | |
e|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----------2----------|-4-----------7----7----|------------------------|
A|-2-----------0----------|-2-----------5----4----|-7-----------5----------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-5-----------3----------|
G1
e|-----------------------|----------10-9--10------|------------------------|
B|-12--------------------|-------------------10---|-12---------------------|
G|----11----------9---11-|(11)---11---------------|----11----------9----11-|
D|-------9--12-----------|----9-------------------|-------9--12------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G2 | | |
e|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----------7----7----|-4-----------2----------|-4-----------7-----7----|
A|-2-----------5----4----|-2-----------0----------|-2-----------5-----4----|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G1
e|------------------------|/19--------------------|----------22-21-22-17---|
B|-------10----8--7-------|----19---------17---19-|(19)---19---------------|
G|(11)---------------7----|-------16-19-----------|----16------------------|
D|----7-----5-------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G2 | | |
e|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|-4-----------7----7----|-4-----------2----------|
A|-7-----------5----------|-2-----------5----4----|-2-----------0----------|
E|-5-----------3----------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G1
e|-19--------------------|-------17----15-14------|/19--------------------|
B|----19---------17---19-|(19)---------------15---|----19---------17---19-|
G|-------16-19-----------|----14----12------------|-------16-19-----------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G2 | | |
e|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-4-----------7----7----|------------------------|-4-----------7----7----|
A|-2-----------5----4----|-7-----------5----------|-2-----------5----4----|
E|-----------------------|-5-----------3----------|-----------------------|
G1
e|----------22-21-22-17---|-19--------------------|-------17----15-14------|
B|(19)---19---------------|----19---------17---19-|(19)---------------15---|
G|----16------------------|-------16-19-----------|----14----12------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G2 | | |
e|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----------2----------|-4-----------7----7----|------------------------|
A|-2-----------0----------|-2-----------5----4----|-7-----------5----------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-5-----------3----------|
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Guitar 2 is palm-muted whole section except the first note and the last 3 notes
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12------15--14-(15)rb14-10--12--|(12)-----15--14-(15)rb14-10--12--|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 | |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------7---5---4-5-4---|
A|-9---------------5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-|-------------------------------5-|
E|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---------|
G1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|(12)-----15--14-(15)rb14-10--12--|(12)-----15--14-(15)rb14-10--12~-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G2 | |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------7---5---4h5-4~--|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---------|
That thing on the B string that looks like this "(15)rb14" means you have
to bend the 14th fret up a half step, THEN strum the note and release the
bend. Thus the name "release bend". You'll get it if you listen to the
song.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| x\ pick scrape
|(#)rb# release bend
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