Hills of Eternity Lyrics

As recorded by Buckethead
(From the 1998 Album COLMA)
Music by Buckethead
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm'
Q=89
Gtr I
Wx4
Q=89
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-----------|------------------|
||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||
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------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||
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||
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-----------|------------------|
||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||
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------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
W Q. S. S. Q.. H E E E E E
| Gtr II
| W W W
a Q. E. E E E E. E.
| E E E E +H
|--------------^0--(0)---------------|
|--------------^0--(0)---------------|
|--------------^2--(2)---------------|
|-----1--2-(4)-^2--(2)---------------|
|--------------^0--(0)---------------|
E S S H. H E E E E E E
|-11-11s13-13-------|------------13----------|
| W W
+a+a+H
|----------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
|-------------|------------------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)------------|
a H +E E +E S S S S +S +S +Q Q. S S S
|--------------------------|------9b11r(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)-----------|
E E E E E E H H. E. S S S S S E E H
|-11--12p11----------------|-----------------------|-12p=11---------------|
| +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
|--------------------------------|------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
| 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 Q Q +H +H E S S S E a S
|---------9---(9)--------|-(9)----------------------9-11s13-|
| 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 a a E E E E E E S S E E E E +E E +Q
|-----------11h12p==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)-----------|
E S S E S E S E S E. +E E E E +Q E E E
| 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)----|
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-|
| 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-----------------|
| 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)----------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------7-9S11-|
|---------------------|---------------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)--------------|
S S S S S S S S e Q. H E S S S S S S S
| +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
| +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-----------|------------------|
||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||
|------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------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
| 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.
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)----*|
+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