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Post Office Buddy

Buckethead
Tab
4.6(17)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Buckethead/Giant Robot

"Post Office Buddy" (from Giant Robot)

Song isn't too complicated; riff, phone call, repeat (riffs repeat ~8x)

Tuning: Standard

p.m.= palm mute

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

x = muted note(s)

Riffs:

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2--3-2--6---2-2--2-2--3-2--6--|
A|-2--3-2--6---2-2--2-2--3-2--6--|
E|-0--1-0--4---0-0--0-0--1-0--4--|

p.m.____

e|-----------------------------0--------|
B|-------------------------------0------|
G|---------------------------------0----|
D|-2--3-2--6---2-2--2-2--3-2---------1--|
A|-2--3-2--6---2-2--2-2--3-2------------|
E|-0--1-0--4---0-0--0-0--1-0------------|

p.m.____

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| for the E5
A|--2-3-6--6-2-3-6---6-2-3-6-6-6-6--2-3-6--| it's easier to play
E|--0-1-4--4-0-1-4---4-0-1-4-4-4-4--0-1-4--| without the 2nd fret on A

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

(pm E5 and F5)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------4----------------4---------------7--------------7-----|
G|-----4---4---4--------4---4-----------7----7---7-----7---7---|
D|---5-------5--------5-------5-------8--------8-----8-------8-|
A|-6----------------6---------------9--------------9-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--3-3---x--x-x--x-x---------------|
A|--3-3---x--x-x--x-x--2h3p2h3p2h3--|
E|--1-1---x--x-x--x-x---------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-3-3--x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-|
A|-3-3--x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-|
E|-1-1--x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-|

Part 3c (repeat 4 times)

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-1-1-1-1---|
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----|
E|------------------|

p.m.___________

e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|--3--3---|
A|--3--3---|
E|--1--1---|

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