Buckethead - Music Box Innards Chords & Tabs

Gtr I (Bb F Bb Eb G C) - 'Untitled'

***this may not be the actual tuning, but it will sound 100% correct***

RIFF A - play as many times as necessary

    Q=210
   4/4
    Gtr I
    Q  H    E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  H    E E   E E E E E E E E   
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||-|
||o-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------o||-|
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||-|
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||-|
||o-2-----------|---0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-----------|---0-2-0-5-3-2-0--o||-|
||-----2----2-4-|-5---------------|----2----2-4-|-5-----------------||-|


(Strange noises)

RIFF B

  Q.   E E Q  E   +E  E   H.      Q.   E E Q  E   +E  E  H.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------2------|---------5-----|--------2------|--------0-----|
|-2----2---2--2-|-(2)-2---------|-2----2---2--2-|-(2)-2--------|


  Q.   E E Q  E   +E  E H.        Q.   E E Q  E   +E  E Q.   Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--------2------|-------5-------|--------2------|-------5----5----5--|
|-2----2---2--2-|-(2)-2---------|-2----2---2--2-|-(2)-2-7----7----7--|


  Q.   E E Q  E   +E  E H.        Q.   E E Q  E   +E  E H.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------2------|-------5-------|--------2------|-------0-----|
|-2----2---2--2-|-(2)-2---------|-2----2---2--2-|-(2)-2-------|


  Q.   E E Q  E   +E  E H.        Q.   E E Q  E   +E  E Q  E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------2------|-------5-------|--------2------|-------5--5-5-5-5-|
|-2----2---2--2-|-(2)-2---------|-2----2---2--2-|-(2)-2-7--7-7-7-7-|

(Strange noises)


RIFF C

  Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E E E E
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-2--2--2-2--2-|-2--2--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2--2-|-2--2--0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2--2-2--2-|-2--2--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2--2-|-2--2--0-0-0-0-|


RIFF D
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/buckethead/music_box_innards_tab.html ]
  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-2--2------5-7-|-(7)------5-7-----|-2--2------5-7-|-(7)------5-7-----|
|-2--2--4-5-----|------4-5-----4-5-|-2--2--4-5-----|------4-5-----4-5-|


  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-2--2------5-7-|-(7)------5-7-----|-2--2------5-7-|-(7)------0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2--4-5-----|------4-5-----4-5-|-2--2--4-5-----|------4-5-0-0-0-0-|

(Strange noises)




Then play RIFF D variation as shown below


  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-2--2------5-7-|-(7)------5-7-----|-2--2------5-7-|-(7)------5-7-----|
|-2--2--4-5-----|------4-5-----4-5-|-2--2--4-5-----|------4-5-----4-5-|


  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|-2--2------5-7-|-(7)------0-0-0-0----|
|-2--2--4-5-----|------4-5-0-0-0-0----|



Then play RIFF B 

Then play RIFF C

Then play RIFF D

Then play RIFF E as shown below

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----5-7-----5-7-|---------------------|
|-7-9-----7-9-----|-7-9-7-9-10-9-7-9----|

End with Riff A

For the amount of times to play each riff, listen to the song



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