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,10 easy to play riffs and 30 Cool Pike Album riffs by Buckethead. So today we’re gonna play a bucket full of non-pike album riffs, and show how you to play them. Woo!!
30 Awesome Riffs (with tabs) by Buckethead (Non-Pike Edition)
Sultans Massacre
E 10 12 13 10 12 10 12 15 13 12
B 10 10 10 10 10 10
G
D
A
E
E 10 12 13 10 12 8 7 8 10 8 10
B 10 10 10 6 8
G
D
A
E
SpiderCrawl
E
B
G
D 5 5 6 5 3 5 5 5 1 5 3 5 (Repeat)
A 3 3
E
*Simplified (Play each note as many times as needed)
E
B
D
D
A 5 5 6 5 3 5 5 5 1 5 3 5 (Repeat)
E 3 3
*Simplified (Play each note as many times as needed)
Scott Taylor
E
B
G
D
A 7 5 7 8 8 8 8h10 5 7 5 7 8 8 5 (Repeat)
E 0 0 4
Mad Monster Party
E 9 9 9 10 8 8 8 12 (Repeat)
B 10 10 10 9 9 9
G 11 10
D
A
E
Final Wars
E
B
G
D 7 3 (x3 then)
A 7 3 3 2 3 5~ 3
E 5 7 3 7 1 3
Nottingham Lace
E
B
G 14 10 14 10 9 10 12 9 (x3 then) 7 9 10 7 9 10 12 9
D
A
E
*Simplified
Magua’s Scalp
E
B
G 7 7 7 7 5 3
D 7 7 7 7 5 3
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 1
E
------PM------- ------PM------- --PM-- ------PM------- --PM--
E
B
G 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
D 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
E
------PM------- ------PM------- --PM-- ------PM------- --PM--
Night of the Slunk
E
B 6
G 5 5 5 6 5 6 5
D 4 4 4
A 3 3 3 3
E
Interworld and the New Innocence
E
B 10 10
G 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
D 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 7
A 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 7 7 7 7 7 7
*Used with delay effect (Buckethead used the Alesis Midiverb II)
E
B
G 4 4 4 4
D 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 4
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E 3 3 3 3 3 3
*Used with delay effect (Buckethead used the Alesis Midiverb II)
Buddy Berkman’s Ballad
E
B
G
D 5 5/7 5 5/7
A 5 3 5 1 1h3~ 5 3 5 8 7h8 7~
E
Bantam Rising
E
B 13 14
G 10 10 10 13
D 10 10 10 11 13
A 11
E
* with distortion / Digitech Whammy pedal for accuracy
Want Some Slaw?
E
B 5 8 7~ 5 8 7h8 7~ 5 8 7 4 7 6 3 6 5
G
D
A 4 3 4 3 4 3
E 2 1 2 1 2 1
Mushroom Workers
E
B
G
D
A 2 1 2 1
E 0 2p0 0 0h2p0
*Buckethead adlibs a variation of this riff throughout
Giant Robot Vs Guillotine
E
B
G *0 10 10p9p7 9 *0 12 10 12p10 9
D 7
A 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 8 7
E 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
*Buckethead uses a harmonizer after the power chords part (Roland se-50/Rocktron Intellifex)
Pepper’s Ghost
E
B 14 14 14 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 13 13 13 8 8 8 (x3 then) 6 6 6 6 6 6
D 14 14 14 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
A
E
Mad Monster Party (2)
E
B
G
D
A 4 3 5 4 3
E 2 2 4 5 2 2
*with distortion and Digitech Whammy
Covert
E
B
G 6 5 6 5
D 8 6 6 (x3 then) 8 6
A 8 8 9 8 8
E 6 6
*Palm muting throughout
Kurtz Temple
E
B
G
D 10~ 11~ 13~ (repeat)
A 11~
E 13~
*With Distortion & Phaser effect
Asylum of Glass
E
B 2 3 2
G 1 2 4 1 2
D 4 2 2 4
A 4 4
E 2 5
E 4 2 2 5 4 2
B 5 5 5 3
G 4 2
D 2 6 4
A 5
E
Hook & Pole Gang
E
B
G
D 5 5 5 5 5 3 (x4 then…)
A 3 3 3 3 3 1
E
E
B
G
D
A 4tr5 3tr4 4tr5 5tr6
E 2tr3 4tr5 5tr6 2tr3 5tr6 4tr5
*tr = trill (hammer-on/pull-off effect)
E
B
G
D
A 4tr5 3tr4 4tr5 5tr6
E 2tr3 4tr5 5tr6 2tr3 /
*tr = trill (hammer-on/pull-off effect)
Pepper’s Ghost (2)
E
B
G
D 3 4 5 5 4 3 (x2 then)
A 4~ 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3
E 4~ 4 5 5 4 3
----------------PM-------------------------- ----------------PM--------------------------
Beaten with Sledges
E 4 2 1 1h2p1
B 6 4 6
G 5 6 6 6
D 8 4
A 8
E 6
E
B 6 4
G 5 6
D 8 6
A 8 6 4 3h4p3
E 6 4 2
Blind Sniper
E
B
G 13 13 13
D 11 14 11 14 11 14
A 12 12 11 12
E 12
*palm muting throughout with delay
Bloody Rainbow Spiraling Sherbert Scoop
E
B
G
D 2 3 2 5 2 3 2 5 5 2 3 2 2 3 2 5 2 3 2 5 5
A 2 3 2 5 2 3 2 5 5 2 3 2 2 3 2 5 2 3 2 5 5
E 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 3
*PM throughout
Jump Man
E
B
G
D
A
E 12p0 0 12p0 12p0 12p0 0 7p0 7p0 8 (repeat)
Night of the Slunk (2)
E
B
G
D
A
E 12p0 0 12p0 12p0 12p0 0 7p0 7p0 0 0 10p0 0 10p0 10p0 10p0 0 8p0 8p0 0 0
Bloodless
E
B
G
D 3
A 5 3 5 6 6
E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
*With distortion/ PM throughout
Hall of Scalding Vats
E 8 7 11 10
B 5 8
G 5 8
D 7 10
A 7 10
E 5 8 8 11
E 14 13 13 12 12 11 11
B 11 15 14 13
G 11
D 13
A 13
E 11 14
Goblin Shark
E
B
G
D 7 7/ 1
A 5 5/ 1 2 3 3 1
E 1 2 3 3 2 1~
Killing Cone
E
B
G
D 6 8 9 8 7 6 6
A 6 9 8 7 6 9 8 9 6 7 6
E 0 (x9) 8 7 9 8 7
*PM throughout
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