Buckethead's T.V. Show Lyrics

BUCKETHEAD'S TV SHOW
As recorded by Buckethead
(From the 1994 Album GIANT ROBOT)
Words and Music by Buckethead
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'High Strings'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Low Strings'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Q=127
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
Wx16 Q. E +H +H Q Q Q. E +H +W
Q. E +H +H Q Q Q. S S H +W
|------7-(7)----|-(7)----5--3--|-2----3p2p0----|-(0)----|
Q. E H +H Q Q Q. E H +W
Q. E H +H E. E. E Q. E H +W
Guitar and Drums Enter
Gtrs I, II, III
Q. E +H +H Q Q Q. E +H +W
Q. E +H +H Q Q Q. S S H +W
|------7-(7)----|-(7)----5--3--|-2----3p2p0----|-(0)----|
Q. E H +H Q Q Q. E H +W
H=H
Q. E H +H E. E. E Q. E H +W
Theme 1
Q=146
$
Gtr III
Q. E +H +H Q Q
| Gtr IV
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
Q. E +H +W
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q
Q. E +H +H Q Q
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
Q. S S H +W
|-2--------3p2p0-----------|-(0)--------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-7s5-5s4--|
|--------------------------|---------------5s3-3s2--|
Q. E H +H Q Q
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
Q. E H +W
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-7s5-5s4--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-5s3-3s2--|
Q. E H +H E. E. E
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
To Coda
Q. E H +W
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
Theme 2
Q. E H +H E. E. E Q. E H +H E. E. E
||o-------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------12--|
||o-------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
| W +W W +W
||o-------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
||o-0-----------|-(0)-------------|--5-----------|-(5)----------------|
Q. E a H +H a E. E. E W +W
|-12----10-10h12----|-(12)----10h12--10--8-|-----------|---------o||
|-------------------|----------------------|-----------|---------o||
| W +W W +W
|-------------------|----------------------|-----------|---------o||
|--2----------------|--(2)-----------------|--4--------|--(4)----o||
Theme 3
D.S. al Coda
PM
E S S S E. E S S S E. E S S S E. q Q
||o-----------------------|-------------------o||
||o-2-x-x-2-0--2-x-x-2-0--|-2-x-x-2-0--2--2\--o||
&
PM
E S S S E. E S S S E. E S S S E. q Q 4x
||o-----------------------|-------------------o||
||o-2-x-x-2-0--2-x-x-2-0--|-2-x-x-2-0--2--2\--o||
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