Star Wars Buckethead
(Live)
STAR WARS (Live)
As recorded by Buckethead
(From the 1994 Album GIANT ROBOT)
Music by J. Williams
Arranged by Buckethead
[B5]x 2 4 4 x x
[C#5]x 4 6 6 x x
[F#5]2 4 4 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=140
[4/4] Gtr I
Wx3 H. Q
|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------| |------------|-------------| |------------|-------------| |------------|---------x\--| |------------|---------x\--|
Intro (00:07)
(B5) N.C.
PM----------------------------------|
|-3--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q Q
||--------------------------|-----------------------|| ||o-------------------------|----------------------o|| ||--------------------------|-----------------------|| ||--------------------------|-----------------------|| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2----------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-/4----||
(B5) N.C.
[4/4] Gtr I
PM----------------------------------|
|-3-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-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-------| |-------------------------|-------------4-0-4-|
[(C#5)]
PM----------------------------------------------|
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-|
Theme
(B5) N.C.
Gtr II
|--3--|
H H +H Q Q Q
||-----------------------------|--------------------------| ||o--------------/19-----------|-(19)\-----------17-16----| ||--16-------------------------|-----------------------18-| ||-----------------------------|--------------------------| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM----------------------------------------|
| |--3--|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q Q
||-----------------------------|--------------------------| ||o----------------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------------|--------------------------| ||-----------------------------|--------------------------| ||o--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2----------| ||-----------------------------|------------------4--0--4-|
(B5) N.C.
|--3--|
H H +H Q Q Q
|-19b21r===========================|==========================|
|-----------------/19b21-----------|-(19)\-----------17-16----| |----------------------------------|-----------------------18-| |----------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------|
| |--3--|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q Q
|----------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------| |--2----2-2-2-2-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2----------| |----------------------------------|------------------4--0--4-|
(B5) N.C.
|--3--|
H H +H Q Q Q
|-/19b21-------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------19\-----------|-(19)-----------17-16-17-| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------|
| |--3--|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q Q
|--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |---2----2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|---2--2-2-2-2-2----------| |--------------------------------|-----------------4--0--4-|
[(C#5)] W +W
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-[18]-----------------------|-(18)\--------------------------|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------||
|
| PM---------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---o|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------||
Interlude
[(F#5)] < >
Q. E Q. S S H H
||-----------------------|-----------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------| ||---------4h=6-----7h=9p|==7\-------------| ||o-^/4------------------|--------4--------| ||-----------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q. E Q. S S H H
||-----------------------|-----------------| ||o--------7-/9----10h12p|=10--------------| ||---/6------------------|--------6--------| ||-----------------------|-----------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W +H. +E E
||-----------------------|-----------------| ||o---7------------------|-(7)-------(7)---| ||-----------------------|-----------------| ||-----------------------|---------------4-| ||o----------------------|-----------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------|
T T T T T T T T
|3| |--3--|
Q. S S Q E E E E Q. Q. E S S
|------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------6p|==4S===5\-----4-------| |------4h6h=7p4--7p4-----|----------------------| |-4----------------------|-----------------4-4--| |------------------------|----------------------|
|
| |3| |--3--|
| Q. S S Q E E E E H. +E S S
|------------------------|----------------------| |------7h9h10p7-10p7-/14p|=12---------(12)------| |-6----------------------|-----------------6-6--| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|
|
| W +H. +E S S
|------------------------|----------------------| |-7----------------------|-(7)---------(7)------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------4-4--| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|
[(F#5)]
|---3---|
Q. E E E E E H. E E E
|--------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------| |---------------6----|-/11tr13b13-----------------| |------4Sh=7\p4----7-|----------------------------| |-4------------------|-----------------12--11---9-| |--------------------|----------------------------|
|
| |---3---|
| Q. E E E E E H. E E E
|---------------9----|--14------------------------| |------7sh10\p7---10-|----------------------------| |-6------------------|-----------------14--13--11-| |--------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------|
|
| |---3---|
| W +H. +E +E E
|--------------------|----------------------------| |-7------------------|--(7)------------(7)-(7)----| |--------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------4-| |--------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------|
~~~
|--3--|
Q E E E Q Q W
|----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|-----------------o|| |----------------------|------------------|| |-11-------------------|------------------|| |-----12-11--9---------|--9--------------o|| |---------------9---9--|------------------||
|
| |--3--|
| Q E E E Q Q W
|----------------------|------------------|| |-14-------------------|-----------------o|| |-----14-13-11---------|-11---------------|| |--------------11--11--|------------------|| |----------------------|-----------------o|| |----------------------|------------------||
|
| W +H. +E E
|----------------------|------------------|| |--7-------------------|-(7)------(7)----o|| |----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|--------------4---|| |----------------------|-----------------o|| |----------------------|------------------||
Outro (01:14)
[(B5)]Gtrs I, II
> >
PM--------------| ~
E S S E S S E S S E E Q E E H
||------------------------|-------------| ||o-----------------------|-------------| ||------------------------|-------------| ||------------------------|-------------| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-|-2----5-2----| ||--------------------3---|----3--------|
[(F#5)]
PM--------------|
E S S E S S E S S E E Q E E H
|-----------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------|----------------o|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-5----5-2b4r====o|| |-----------------------|----3------------||
Final (01:28)
[(B5)] |--3--|
Q. S S Q. S S Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-16----16-16-16----16-16-|-16---16--16-16-16--| |-14----14-14-14----14-14-|-14---14--14-14-14--| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |--3--|
| Q. S S Q. S S Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-14----14-14-14----14-14-|-14---14--14-14-14--| |-------------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W +W
|-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |--4----------------------|-(4)----------------| |--4----------------------|-(4)----------------| |--2----------------------|-(2)----------------| |-------------------------|--------------------|
|--3--|
Q. S S Q. S S Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------| |-16----16-16-16----16-16-|-16---16--16-16-16-| |-15----15-15-15----15-15-|-15---15--15-15-15-| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| Q. S S Q. S S Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-13----13-13-13----13-13-|-13---13--13-13-13-| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |--4----------------------|-(4)---------------| |--4----------------------|-(4)---------------| |--2----------------------|-(2)---------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|
[(B5)]
|---3---|
Q. S S Q. S S Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-/19----/19-/19-/19----/19-/19-|-/19---/19--/19-/19-/19--| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| |---3---|
| Q. S S Q. S S Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |--16-----16--16--16-----16--16-|--16----16---16--16--16--| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |---4---------------------------|--(4)--------------------| |---4---------------------------|--(4)--------------------| |---2---------------------------|--(2)--------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |---3---|
Q. S S Q. S S Q Q Q Q Q
|-19\---19\-19\-19\---19\-19\-|-19\--19\--19\-19\-19\-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| |---3---|
| Q. S S Q. S S Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-16----16--16--16----16--16--|-16---16---16--16--16--| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------| |--4--------------------------|-(4)-------------------| |--4--------------------------|-(4)-------------------| |--2--------------------------|-(2)-------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|
[B5]
[7/4] W H. [4/4] W
|------------------|------| |------------------|------| |------------------|-4----| |------------------|-4----| |------------------|-2----| |------------------|------|
[(B5)]
|---------7----------| |--------7--------| |--------7--------| |--------7--------|
S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------14-16-17-16-14-------| |------------------------------------------------------14-15-17-14-15-17----------------17----| |------------------------------------13-14-16-13-14-17----------------------------------------| |---------------12-12-14-16-12-14-16----------------------------------------------------------| |---12-12-14-16-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------7-------| |--------7--------| |--------7--------| |-----------7-----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S S
|----14-16-17-16-14-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-17----------------17-16-14-17-15-14-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------17-14-13-16-14-13-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------16-14-12-16-14-12-12----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------16-14-12-12----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| W
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
W
|-------*| |-------*|
|-4\----*|
|-4\----*|
|-2\----*|
|-------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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