#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# HILLS OF ETERNITY 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 +H E a E +E a E +H |-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