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Good evening everybody, as most of you Buckethead fans out there know, Buckethead is a riff master. And with over 400 albums and 2000 plus songs, he also has more guitar riffs than anyone else on the planet. In previous videos we looked at 100 of the weirdest and 10 easy to play riffs by Buckethead. So today we’re gonna play a bucket full of pike album riffs, and show how you to play them. Woo!!

Beyond the Windmill

E
B
G
D          9                                                                                                                                 5       4
A          7                                  5                              (Repeat 3x) then               2       5                                  5         2
E                      0     5      7                7       5                                                3  
                        -----------------PM-------------                                                      -----------------PM------------------

                          
In the Bin

E
B
G
D          2~                                                                                    5       2                4
A                                     2       5       0                                                                             5                          (x3)
E                    0       5                                   3         0                                      0                        0
                       -----------------PM----------------------                  -----------------PM------------------------     


E
B
G                   0                         0
D                          2                          4                        (x2)
A          3                     5                             5
E
            -----------------PM----------------------                 

Manila Envelopes

E
B
G
D                                                                    9                                                              11      12
A          2    2          3    2     3        2    2         7                        2     2     3     2     3        9        10       12
E          0    0                                  0    0                                   0     0                                                    10         

Battlefields

E
B
G                                                                                                                                                            
D                                2      2h4                    4        5               7      5      4      5      4                     7      5 
A       2      4      5                          2             4        5                                                         7           7       5
E                                                                  2        3                                                                      5       3


Chess Roof

E
B
G                                                                                                  4
D               6                4              7                 6                                             7               6                4
A       4               4              4                4                             4               4               4                 4
E
       *PM  throughout

E
B
G
D           5                                               5      5
A           5                5    5     5     5         5      5 
E           3                 3    3     3     3        3      3

 

 

 Flesh Tearing Cliffs

E
B
G
D          11
A           9      10
E                     8       8      8     8         8      8      8      8        8      8      8      8
                                ---------------------------PM-------------------------------------

Melting Man

E                    17               15                    13                    15                    17                   15                 13    12
B          15              15                   15                   15                     15                   15                   15
G
D
A
E

E                    17               15                    13                    15        13       12      13           
B          15              15                   15                   15                                                     13         15~          
G
D
A
E

Hold Me Forever ‘N’

E
B
G
D                            8                         10
A                  6                         8                              10            10   10   10   10   10
E          4                         6                             8                       8     8     8      8      8
                                                                                               ----------PM------------
Crumple=Part One
E
B                       7/9    9    9    9~                          7/9     9    9    9~                    5/12    12    12    9
G
D
A
E        9     9                                           7      7                                       5     5

E
B       7       9
G                       9       8
D                                        9
A
E

E
B                  12      12
G         9                  8        8
D                                        9
A
E

Launch Pad
E
B
G
D                                      9                                     7                                     5        5   5   5   5   5  5
A         2    3     2      2      7             2    3    2    2     5         2    3    2    2       3        3   3   3   3   3  3
E         0     1    0      0                     0    1    0    0                0    1    0    0


Mountain Cabin
E
B                                                                                                                                              7
G                                                                                                                  7
D           9      7              10    9                    (Repeat 3x then)           5            5            7          7
A     7                   7                      10     9                                       3                         5
E
*With delay throughout (Alesis Midiverb II)

 


Monument Valley
E      12      14                                                       12      14
B                           15     15   15   14     12                                 15    15    15    14    12
G
D
A
E
*PM/Delay throughout

E
B    12    14    15                14    15    
G                              14                       12     11
D                                                                             12
A                                                                                        12
E
*PM/Delay throughout

Ancestors
E
B
G
D      9\                       10                           9                            9/ 10
A      7\                         8                           7                            7/  8
E                0      0                  0       0                  0       0
                  --PM--                 --PM--                  --PM--


Telescape 2
E
B
G
D                       5             7      5              5    7/9                       5              7       5             5p4
A               7             7                      7                                  7              7                        7                5
E       0                                                                           0

E
B
G
D                       5             7      5              5    7/9                 10     9             12      10      9~
A               7             7                      7                                  
E       0                                                                           0                       0

Thank You Ohlinger’s
E
B
G
D                                          2                      2                                                 2
A                         1h2h3              1h2h3            3                           1h2h3           1h2h3         5
E        0       0                                                                     0      0                                               3
         ---PM---                                                                   ---PM---



Florrmat – Part 7
E
B
G
D       0                0                                   0                 0                            0                 0              5    7
A                  0              0                  0                   0           0              0                  0          0        3    5
E            0                    0           0                    0                 0        0                  0                0
      ------------------------------------------PM-------------------------------------------------------

Claymation Courtyard
E
B                                            7                       10                       8
G                                    7            7                         9                       7
D                                                              7                     5                       5
A      7/ 9     9   9   9
E      5/ 7     7   7   7

E                                                                      10                       9
B                                            7                                 10                       10 
G                                    7            7          7                         9                          9
D                                                                                                        
A      7/ 9     9   9   9
E      5/ 7     7   7   7

E
B                          8     7
G                7       7     7     7
D        7               5     4     7
A                                        5     7
E                                                5

Griffin’s Spike
E                                            0         4          5    2    0
B                         7                                                            3    2    0
G                                  6                                                                      2     1
D        4      4
A
E
PM throughout


Dream Machine
E
B
G
D      7                      10
A      5    5    5    5    8    8    8    10                8
E                                                    8    8    8    6    6   6   6  6   6
              ---PM---            -----             ------           -----------------

Dust Filter
E
B
G
D                                                 9                                                                                  5
A                           5           5       7                                                            5           5       3      3   3   3
E      0 h 5 h 7             7                      0    0     0                  0 h 5 h 7           5
                                                              ---PM---                                                                    ---PM---

Gold Dragon –Pt4
E
B
G                                                                                                       7
D                                                                                                       7
A                                                                                                       5
E     5    7   7   7   7   7        7    7   7    7    7      7   7   7    7   7
             ----------------------------PM--------------------------------
E
B
G                                                                                                       
D                                                                    5      7    
A                                                                    5      7       
E     5    7   7   7   7   7        7    7   7    7        3       5
              -------------------PM----------------


One Foot In Front of the Other
E
B
G
D            5              2    2    2    2    2    2                    4            2    2    2    2    2    2  
A     5           7        2    2    2    2    2    2             5           5       2    2    2    2    2    2
E                             0    0    0    0    0    0                                  0    0    0    0    0    0
                               -----------PM----------                                 -----------PM----------
                  
Pyramid Rising
E
B
G                                                    7    6    4
D      4            4      5     4              5    4    2           4            4    5    4
A             5                            5                                      5                          5                  5                7
E                                                                                                                        0    3           0   5

Our Selves
E
B
G    6     6      9     9
D    6     6      9     9     9     9     7     7             
A    4     4      7     7     9     9     7     7            
E                                  7     7     5     5

Gold Dragon Pt4 (2)
E
B                                                                                                                                             8    8
G      9    9
D      9    9                                                                                                                         10           10
A      7    7                                                                                                                   7
E                   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0   0     0    0
                       -----------------------------------PM--------------------------------------

 

 Launch Pad (2)
E
B
G
D       9                                                                                           9      7        5        4
A       7                                3                     (repeath 3x then)      7       5        3        2
E              0    0    3h5h7           7      0                                              0       0        0        0
               --PM--                                                                              ---------PM----------

The Pit Part 3
E
B
G
D
A
E      2     1     0     0     3     2     0     0     4     3    0     0     3     2     2
*PM throughout with Reverb/Delay

Three Headed Guardian
E
B                                                                                            9                    9
G            13    14               14    13    11    13                 9          9      11        11     9
D    11                     11                                               9
A
E

E
B               7                 7
G         7        7     9            9     7                  6    8    9    8   6~
D    7                                                         6
A
E

Hall Mark
E
B
G
D                 4                  4                                               2                    2
A           5                 5                      5                      4                    4                       4
E    7                  7                   7                        5                     5                     5


E
B
G                 4                  4                                               2                    2
D           5                 5                      5                      4                    4                       4
A    7                  7                   7                        5                     5                     5
E

 

 Lobster Hands
E
B
G
D    4    4
A    2    2    2    3    2    3    2    3    2   3   2   3   2   3   2   3    2    3    4    5    4    5    5    6    5    6
E
                  ----PM throughout, use hammer-on’s to simplify----

E
B
G
D    4    4
A    2    2    2    3    2    3    2    3    2    3   5    6    5    6    5    6    5   6    4    5    4    5    3    4  3  4
E
                  ----PM throughout, use hammer-on’s to simplify----

Whirlibird
E
B
G
D
A
E     0    0    0      3    2    3      0    0    0     2    1    2         0    0    0    3    2    3    0    0    0    6~
*PM Throughout



      


 

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