• Song:

    Crack The Sky

  • Artist:

    Buckethead

Tuning: Drop C
I'm missing the first solo, might update this tab later to add it
Intro: 0.00 - 0.21
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------5------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-3-2-------2-3-----2-3--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------3-------0------1-----------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fig 1a
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------10-10----------------------------|
G|-3-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--8--8-----------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fig 1b
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-8------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------5-8------------------------------|

Fig 1c

d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------5-5------------------------------|
G|-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--3-3------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

0.21 : 1a and 1b four times
0.44 : 1c
0.47 : 1a and 1b two times
0.58 : 1c 

1.01 - 1.05
Fig 2a
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--7s5s7--7s5s7--10s9s10---------------10s9s10------------------------------|
G|--5s3s5--5s3s5--8ss7s8---8s7s8---10---8ss7s8-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------8s7s8---10----------------------------------------|



1.06 - 1.11
Fig 2b
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--7s5s7--7s5s7--10s9s10----------------------------------------------------|
G|--5s3s5--5s3s5--8ss7s8---8s7s8---10----------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------8s7s8---10----------------------------------------|


1.11 - 1.22 : fig 2a and 2b again

Clean part: (Kinda tricky, just listen to the notes on the d string to get
the timing right) 
1.23 - 1.33
Fig 3a x2
d|----1--0-----3--1----0--0h1------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----2--2-----2--2-2--2----------------------------------------------------|
C|-0--------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1.34 - 1.38 Patterns might be wrong here but notes should be right
d|------0---------0----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3---3---3---3---3------------------------------------------------|
F|----2---2---2-------2---2--------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1.39 - 1.44 Fig 3a

1.44 - 2.00
Fig 4a
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------10----------------------------------------10-------------|
C|--------------7h8-8----------------7p5-5----------------7h8-8--------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5---5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5---5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5--------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Fig 4a(continued)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------5s7-7--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3s5-5--------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2.00-2.02 : Play the last riff in Fig 4a twice then:
2.02-2.15 : Fig 4a with the last riff twice in the end
Clean part (this part isn't 100% correct just play these notes)
2.15 - 2.25
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------8--8--8h10------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----7--7----7--7----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7--7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

2.25-2.59 Fig 1a,b,c like in the start of the song for rythm as the solo plays


Solo : 2:31

d|----------------------------------------13p12-12h13----------------20------|
A|-(10)---------------------13-13h15--15--------------13--15-----20b22-22b20-|
F|--10---10h12-12s14-14-14---------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


2:38
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--18h20p18-17h18h20-18-17--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------19--19b21b19-19-19--17---------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------s17-15-15-14-14-12-12------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:42
Sweepin and stuff
He does this minor sweep with a double tap using his middle and ring finger
i think. So when u tap those notes it's kind of like a hammeron and pulloff.
If you don't have a 24th fret, just try to tap the string where the 24 fret
would be, should work with some practice.

d|------13h17t22t24t22p17p13------13h17t20t22t20p17p13------13h17t18t20t18p17|
A|----15--------------------15--15--------------------15--15-----------------|
F|--14------------------------14------------------------14-------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


d|--18~~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


2:48 Killer-fast penta riff, just make sure to start on the 13th fret and end up
on the 10th fret! 
x3 times ( last time he ends up on the 12th fret F string)
(think of the notes as in groups of sixes)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-13-10--10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------12--12-10--12-10--10-------12-10-12-10--10----------10-10------------|
C|----------------------12--12-10-------------12--12-10-12-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:56 Fast hammer on and pulloff lick, might not be 100%
d|--------------------------------------17-----------------17h18h20--20b22~~-|
A|------------------------------17h18h20--20p18p17-17h18h20------------------|
F|-------------------14h15h17s19---------------------------------------------|
C|--15h17p15p14h15h17--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3.00 - 3.15 Fig 4a

Clean once again
Just play the chords in shape of Dminor and Cmajor(since it's tuned down they are
actually C minor and A# Major)
3.16 - 3.26
d|-------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---6---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---7---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---7---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5---3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3.25 - 4.40 Chords for rythm, this is where solo2 is played 
(x's are muted strings, just punch down on the strings before chords for cool
effect)
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--7-x7-x10-x10-x5-x5x-3-3-3------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-x5-x8--x8--x3-x3x-0-1-1------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3.30 - 3.50
Solo 2 Unison bends
d|-10----12----13----17------10----12----13----8-----------------------------|
A|-13b15-15b17-16b18-20b22---13b15-15b17-16b18-11b13-------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(hold the bend on the a string here and pick it repeateadly also listen for when
he hits the 20fret on the d string)
d|-10----12----13----17-------------20---------------------------------------|
A|-13b15-15b17-16b18-20b22-b22-b22-b22---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3.50 - 4.40
These two licks plays on and on
Lick 1
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------13-13h15----------------------------------|
F|-12b14-10h12p10s9h10h12--12s14-14------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lick 2
d|------------------------12-13-12-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------13-----------------------------------------|
F|-12b14-10h12p10s9h10h12----------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4.40 - 4.45 Clean again 

4.45 - 5.06 Fig 4a again
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