Hills of Eternity Buckethead
As recorded by Buckethead
(From the 1998 Album COLMA)
Transcribed by Buckethead31594
Music by Buckethead
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm'
Q=89
[4/4] Gtr I
Wx4
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Q=89
[4/4] Gtr I
E E E Q Q. E E E E +H E E E Q Q. E E E E +H
||-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| ||o--9-7-----------|------------------|--9-7-----------|------------------| ||-------9-8-------|------------------|------9-8-------|------------------| ||------------9----|--6--7-9----------|-----------9----|--6--7-9----------| ||o----------------|---------7-(7)----|----------------|---------7-(7)----| ||-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W +W W +W
||--^0-------------|-(0)--------------|-^0-------------|-(0)--------------| ||o-^0-------------|-(0)--------------|-^0-------------|-(0)--------------| ||--^1-------------|-(1)--------------|-^1-------------|-(1)--------------| ||--^2-------------|-(2)--------------|-^2-------------|-(2)--------------| ||o-^2-------------|-(2)--------------|-^2-------------|-(2)--------------| ||--^0-------------|-(0)--------------|-^0-------------|-(0)--------------|
Q S S E +H +W E E a E E +H +W
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------o|| |--8------8h9------------|-------------|--8--9-----9h11------------|----------|| |-------------11-(11)----|-(11)--------|----------------11-(11)----|-(11)-----|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------o|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------||
|
| E. S E E +H +W E. S E E +H +W
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------|| |-^4--(4)-4----2--(2)----|--(2)--------|-^4----(4)----4--2--(2)----|--(2)----o|| |-^4--(4)-4----2--(2)----|--(2)--------|-^4----(4)----4--2--(2)----|--(2)-----|| |-^4--(4)-4----2--(2)----|--(2)--------|-^4----(4)----4--2--(2)----|--(2)-----|| |-^2--(2)-2----0--(0)----|--(0)--------|-^2----(2)----2--0--(0)----|--(0)----o|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------||
1.
Gtrs I, II
W W W E E E E +H
||--^0--------|-^0--------|-^0--------|---------^0-(0)-----|| ||o-^5--------|-^0--------|-^5--------|---------^0-(0)----o|| ||--^6--------|-^2--------|-^6--------|---------^2-(2)-----|| ||--^6--------|-^2--------|-^6--------|-1-2-(4)-^2-(2)-----|| ||o-^4--------|-^0--------|-^4--------|---------^0-(0)----o|| ||------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------||
2.
E E E E +H +W E E E E +H +W
|---------^0-(0)----|-(0)--------|---------^0-(0)----|-(0)----| |---------^0-(0)----|-(0)--------|---------^0-(0)----|-(0)----| |---------^2-(2)----|-(2)--------|---------^2-(2)----|-(2)----| |-1-2-(4)-^2-(2)----|-(2)--------|-1-2-(4)-^2-(2)----|-(2)----| |---------^0-(0)----|-(0)--------|---------^0-(0)----|-(0)----| |-------------------|------------|-------------------|--------|
Gtr I
E E E Q Q. E E E E +H E E E Q Q. E E E E +H
||-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| ||o--9-7-----------|------------------|--9-7-----------|------------------| ||-------9-8-------|------------------|------9-8-------|------------------| ||------------9----|--6--7-9----------|-----------9----|--6--7-9----------| ||o----------------|---------7-(7)----|----------------|---------7-(7)----| ||-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W +W W +W
||--^0-------------|-(0)--------------|-^0-------------|-(0)--------------| ||o-^0-------------|-(0)--------------|-^0-------------|-(0)--------------| ||--^1-------------|-(1)--------------|-^1-------------|-(1)--------------| ||--^2-------------|-(2)--------------|-^2-------------|-(2)--------------| ||o-^2-------------|-(2)--------------|-^2-------------|-(2)--------------| ||--^0-------------|-(0)--------------|-^0-------------|-(0)--------------|
Q S S E +H +W E E a E E +H +W
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------o|| |--8------8h9------------|-------------|--8--9-----9h11------------|----------|| |-------------11-(11)----|-(11)--------|----------------11-(11)----|-(11)-----|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------o|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------||
|
| E. S E E +H +W E. S E E +H +W
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------|| |-^4--(4)-4----2--(2)----|--(2)--------|-^4----(4)----4--2--(2)----|--(2)----o|| |-^4--(4)-4----2--(2)----|--(2)--------|-^4----(4)----4--2--(2)----|--(2)-----|| |-^4--(4)-4----2--(2)----|--(2)--------|-^4----(4)----4--2--(2)----|--(2)-----|| |-^2--(2)-2----0--(0)----|--(0)--------|-^2----(2)----2--0--(0)----|--(0)----o|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------||
Gtr I
|-3--|
W Q. S. S. Q.. H E E E E E
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------| |-----------|-------(9)-(9)-(9)----|---------9---------| |-----------|----------------------|-----------11-9-11-| |-----------|----------------------|-------------------| |-----------|----------------------|-------------------| |-----------|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W
|-^0--------|-^0-------------------|-^0----------------| |-^5--------|-^0-------------------|-^5----------------| |-^6--------|-^2-------------------|-^6----------------| |-^6--------|-^2-------------------|-^6----------------| |-^4--------|-^0-------------------|-^4----------------| |-----------|----------------------|-------------------| |--------6--------|
a Q. E. E E E E. E.
|----------------------11-12-11------| |------------------12------------12--| |-11-13------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E +H
|--------------^0--(0)---------------| |--------------^0--(0)---------------| |--------------^2--(2)---------------| |-----1--2-(4)-^2--(2)---------------| |--------------^0--(0)---------------| |------------------------------------| |------6-------|
E S S H. H E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------11-12-| |-------------------|---------------14-------| |-11-11s13-13-------|------------13----------| |-------------------|---------11-------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|
|
| W W
|-^0----------------|-^0---------------------| |-^5----------------|-^0---------------------| |-^6----------------|-^2---------------------| |-^6----------------|-^2---------------------| |-^4----------------|-^0---------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|
~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [E] [a] [E] [+E] [a] [E] [+B]
|-12p11---------------|------------------------| |-------12------------|------------------------| |----------11-(11)----|-8-8h9-(9)--------------| |---------------------|-----------9h11-(11)----| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------|
|
| W E E E E +H
|-^0------------------|-------------^0--(0)----| |-^5------------------|-------------^0--(0)----| |-^6------------------|-------------^2--(2)----| |-^6------------------|-1---2-(4)---^2--(2)----| |-^4------------------|-------------^0--(0)----| |---------------------|------------------------|
~~~~
+W H E S S S S E
|-------------|---------------------------| |-------------|---------------------------| |-------------|---------------------------| |-(11)--------|----------------9----------| |-------------|------------------11s9s7-9-| |-------------|---------------------------|
|
| +W E E E E +H
|--(0)--------|---------^0-(0)------------| |--(0)--------|---------^0-(0)------------| |--(2)--------|---------^2-(2)------------| |--(2)--------|-1-2-(4)-^2-(2)------------| |--(0)--------|---------^0-(0)------------| |-------------|---------------------------|
|-3-|
a H +E E +E S S S S +S +S +Q Q. S S S
|--------------------------|------------------------------------7---| |--------------------------|------9b11r(9)-(9)-(9)----/9------9-----| |--------------------------|--------------------------------9-------| |---------------9-(9)-9h11-|-(11)-----------------------------------| |-9s11-----(11)------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| +W E E E E +H
|---(0)--------------------|-----------------------^0-(0)-----------| |---(0)--------------------|-----------------------^0-(0)-----------| |---(2)--------------------|-----------------------^2-(2)-----------| |---(2)--------------------|---1--------2------(4)-^2-(2)-----------| |---(0)--------------------|-----------------------^0-(0)-----------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E H H. E. S S S S S E E H
|-11--12p11----------------|-----------------------|-12p=11---------------| |-----------12-------------|-----------------------|--------12------------| |--------------11-11-11----|---------------------9-|-----------9p8--------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------9------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------9----| |--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| +W E E E E +H +W
|-(0)----------------------|----------^0-(0)-------|-(0)------------------| |-(0)----------------------|----------^0-(0)-------|-(0)------------------| |-(2)----------------------|----------^2-(2)-------|-(2)------------------| |-(2)----------------------|-1--2-(4)-^2-(2)-------|-(2)------------------| |-(0)----------------------|----------^0-(0)-------|-(0)------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
~~
H E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q. a a S S
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------11-11-| |--------------------------------|------9-9h(10)p9-----9-(9)-----x-------| |----------------------------9-9h|=(11)------------11----------x---------| |-----------(9)-(9)--9h=(11)-----|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E +Q E E E E +H
|-----0--------------------------|--------0-----------^0-(0)-------------| |-------4------------------------|-^-4-----------4----^0-(0)-------------| |---------6----------------------|-^-4----------------^2-(2)-------------| |-^6---------6------(6)----------|-^-4----------------^2-(2)-------------| |-^4-----------------------------|-^-2----------------^0-(0)-------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Q E a Q E E E Q S S H E
|-11--12-12-14---14-12--11-|-11---11-12---------------| |--------------------------|------------12-------9----| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E +Q E E E E +H
|------0-------------------|----0-------^0-(0)--------| |------------4-------------|-^4----4----^0-(0)--------| |--------------6-----------|-^4---------^2-(2)--------| |-^6--------------6-(6)----|-^4---------^2-(2)--------| |-^4-----------------------|-^2---------^0-(0)--------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--3---|
Q Q Q +H +H E S S S E a S
|-11---------------------|----------------------------------| |----12------------------|----------------------------------| |---------9---(9)--------|-(9)----------------------9-11s13-| |------------------------|-------------------9-(11)---------| |------------------------|----------------11----------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E +Q E E E E +H
|-------0----------------|-----0---^0-(0)-------------------| |-----------4------------|-^4----4-^0-(0)-------------------| |--------------6---------|-^4------^2-(2)-------------------| |-^6--------------6-(6)--|-^4------^2-(2)-------------------| |-^4---------------------|-^2------^0-(0)-------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------| |---3---|
+Q a a E E E E E E S S E E E E +E E +Q
|-----------11h12p==11-----------------|---------------------------| |---------x------------12--------------|-------10--9-(9)-----------| |-(13)--x-----------------11-11--11-11-|-11-11---------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------11-(11)---| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E +Q E E E E +H
|------------0-------------------------|-----0----^0-(0)-----------| |-----------------4--------------------|-^4-----4-^0-(0)-----------| |-----------------------6--------------|-^4-------^2-(2)-----------| |-^-6----------------------6-(6)-------|-^4-------^2-(2)-----------| |-^-4----------------------------------|-^2-------^0-(0)-----------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--3--|
E S S E S E S E S E. +E E E E +Q E E E
|-----------------11-------12-11------|------------------------------| |----------(12)-------------------12--|-(12)-12-12-12-(12)--12-12-12-| |----(8)-9------9------(9)------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E +Q E E E E +H
|------------0------------------------|-------0----^0--(0)-----------| |---------------4---------------------|-^-4------4-^0--(0)-----------| |--------------------6----------------|-^-4--------^2--(2)-----------| |-^6------------------------6-(6)-----|-^-4--------^2--(2)-----------| |-^4----------------------------------|-^-2--------^0--(0)-----------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
~~~~~~
H +E S E +E. +Q S S E +H
|-----------------------------|------------------------| |-12------(12)p10-10-----(10)-|-(10)---12p10p=9-(9)----| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E +Q E E E E +H
|-----0-----------------------|------0-------^0-(0)----| |-------4---------------------|-^-4-----4----^0-(0)----| |-----------6-----------------|-^-4----------^2-(2)----| |-^6------------6----(6)------|-^-4----------^2-(2)----| |-^4--------------------------|-^-2----------^0-(0)----| |-----------------------------|------------------------|
|--3---|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E e S S S S +E S S S S E
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------9--(9)h10p9-|-(9)--------------------------9-12-| |---------9-8----------8----8h9--------------|-----11-8-9--8--------------9------| |----9-11-----9-(11)-9---11------------------|---------------9-(9)-9-(11)--------| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E +Q E E E E +H
|---------0----------------------------------|------0-----^0---(0)---------------| |-------------4------------------------------|-^4-----4---^0---(0)---------------| |----------------------6---------------------|-^4---------^2---(2)---------------| |-^6------------------------6---(6)----------|-^4---------^2---(2)---------------| |-^4-----------------------------------------|-^2---------^0---(0)---------------| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
H. +E S S E S S +H.
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-12-----------(12)-9-9-|--9h10-----------------| |-----------------------|-------9-(9)-----------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Q E E E E +Q E E E E +H
|------0----------------|-----0-------^0-(0)----| |--------4--------------|-^4-------4--^0-(0)----| |----------6------------|-^4----------^2-(2)----| |-^6---------6--(6)-----|-^4----------^2-(2)----| |-^4--------------------|-^2----------^0-(0)----| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
E S S e E H H E S S S S S S
|---------------------|----------------------------| |-----10p(9)----------|----------------------------| |------------9--------|----------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------7-9S11-| |---------------------|-------------------7--------| |---------------------|---------------7S9----------|
|
| +W E E E E +H
|-(0)-----------------|----0---^0-(0)--------------| |-(0)-----------------|-^4---4-^0-(0)--------------| |-(2)-----------------|-^4-----^2-(2)--------------| |-(2)-----------------|-^4-----^2-(2)--------------| |-(0)-----------------|-^2-----^0-(0)--------------| |---------------------|----------------------------|
|-3--|
S S S S S S S S e Q. H E S S S S S S S
|--------12p11------------------|---------------12p11p9-----------| |-----10-------12---------------|-----------------------9---------| |--9--------------9p8h9h11------|-------------------------9p8h9---| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| +W E E E E +H
|-(0)---------------------------|----0---^0-(0)-------------------| |-(0)---------------------------|-^4---4-^0-(0)-------------------| |-(2)---------------------------|-^4-----^2-(2)-------------------| |-(2)---------------------------|-^4-----^2-(2)-------------------| |-(0)---------------------------|-^2-----^0-(0)-------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S E S E S E S S S S S W W
|----------------------------------------|------------------|--------| |----------------------------------------|------------------|--------| |-----(9)-8-(9)---(9)--------------------|------------------|--------| |-11------------9--------(9)----(9)------|------------------|--------| |---------------------11-----11----------|------------------|--------| |-----------------------------------12-9-|------------------|--------|
|
| +W E E E E +H +W
|-(0)------------------------------------|----0---^0-(0)----|-(0)----| |-(0)------------------------------------|-^4---4-^0-(0)----|-(0)----| |-(2)------------------------------------|-^4-----^2-(2)----|-(2)----| |-(2)------------------------------------|-^4-----^2-(2)----|-(2)----| |-(0)------------------------------------|-^2-----^0-(0)----|-(0)----| |----------------------------------------|------------------|--------|
E E E Q Q. E E E E +H E E E Q Q. E E E E +H
||-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| ||o--9-7-----------|------------------|--9-7-----------|------------------| ||-------9-8-------|------------------|------9-8-------|------------------| ||------------9----|--6--7-9----------|-----------9----|--6--7-9----------| ||o----------------|---------7-(7)----|----------------|---------7-(7)----| ||-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|
| W +W W +W
||--^0-------------|-(0)--------------|-^0-------------|-(0)--------------| ||o-^0-------------|-(0)--------------|-^0-------------|-(0)--------------| ||--^1-------------|-(1)--------------|-^1-------------|-(1)--------------| ||--^2-------------|-(2)--------------|-^2-------------|-(2)--------------| ||o-^2-------------|-(2)--------------|-^2-------------|-(2)--------------| ||--^0-------------|-(0)--------------|-^0-------------|-(0)--------------|
Q S S E +H +W E E a E E +H +W
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------o|| |--8------8h9------------|-------------|--8--9-----9h11------------|----------|| |-------------11-(11)----|-(11)--------|----------------11-(11)----|-(11)-----|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------o|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------||
|
| E. S E E +H +W E. S E E +H +W
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------|| |-^4--(4)-4----2--(2)----|--(2)--------|-^4----(4)----4--2--(2)----|--(2)----o|| |-^4--(4)-4----2--(2)----|--(2)--------|-^4----(4)----4--2--(2)----|--(2)-----|| |-^4--(4)-4----2--(2)----|--(2)--------|-^4----(4)----4--2--(2)----|--(2)-----|| |-^2--(2)-2----0--(0)----|--(0)--------|-^2----(2)----2--0--(0)----|--(0)----o|| |------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|----------||
E E E E +H +W E E a E E +H +W
|-------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------| |-------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------| |--8-9-8------------|-------------|--8-9-9h11------------|---------| |--------11-(11)----|-(11)--------|-----------11-(11)----|-(11)----| |-------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------| |-------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------|
|
| W +W W +W
|-------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------| |-^4----------------|--(4)--------|-^4-------------------|--(4)----| |-^4----------------|--(4)--------|-^4-------------------|--(4)----| |-^4----------------|--(4)--------|-^4-------------------|--(4)----| |-^2----------------|--(2)--------|-^2-------------------|--(2)----| |-------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------|
Q=67
Gtrs I, II
E E E Q Q. E E E E +H E E E Q Q.
|---------------|------------------|---------------| |-9-7-----------|------------------|-9-7-----------| |-----9-8-------|------------------|-----9-8-------| |----------9----|--6--7-9----------|----------9----| |---------------|---------7-(7)----|---------------| |-0-------------|-(0)--------------|-0-------------|
W +W W
H.=H
E E E E +H Q. Q. Q +W
|------------------|-------0----^9--|-(9)----*| |------------------|-^4---------^9--|-(9)----*| |------------------|-^4---------^9--|-(9)----*| |--6--7-9----------|-^4---------^7--|-(7)----*| |---------7-(7)----|-^2---------^0--|-(0)----*| |-(0)--------------|----------------|--------*|
+W
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
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