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Wake the Dead

Buckethead
Tab
★4.1(3)

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Song

Artist: Buckethead

Song: Wake the Dead

Transcribed by: Stuart Banks

Tuned in "Standard": low to high- E, A, D, G, B, e

Part 1:

e||-3-----7-----5h7p5p3---3-----3-----7-----5----3-|
B||---3-----3-----------7---3-----3-----3------7---|
G||-0---0-----0---------------0-----0-----0--------|
D||------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------|
e||-3-----7-----5h7p5p3---3-----3-----7-----5----3-|
B||---3-----3-----------7---3-----3-----3------7---|
G||-0---0-----0---------------0-----0-----0--------|
D||------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------|
e||-3-----7-----5h7p5p3---3-----3-----7-----5----3-|
B||---3-----3-----------7---3-----3-----3------7---|
G||-0---0-----0---------------0-----0-----0--------|
D||------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------|
e||-3-----7-----5h7p5p3---3-----3-----7-----5----3-|
B||---3-----3-----------7---3-----3-----3------7---|
G||-0---0-----0---------------0-----0-----0--------|
D||------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------|
e||-3-----7-----5h7p5p3---3-----3-----7-----5----3-|
B||---3-----3-----------7---3-----3-----3------7---|
G||-0---0-----0---------------0-----0-----0--------|
D||------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------|
e||-3-----7-----5h7p5p3---3-----3-----7-----5----3-|
B||---3-----3-----------7---3-----3-----3------7---|
G||-0---0-----0---------------0-----0-----0--------|
D||------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------|

Part 2:

e||-------0-----------0-----------1-----2------1-|
B||-8-------8---7-------7---5-------5-----5------|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-----0----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0----------------|
A||-7-----------5-----------3--------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------|
e||-------0-----------0-----------1-----0------0-|
B||-8-------8---7-------7---5-------5-----5------|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-----0----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0----------------|
A||-7-----------5-----------3--------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------|
e||-------0-----------0-----------1-----2------1-|
B||-8-------8---7-------7---5-------5-----5------|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-----0----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0----------------|
A||-7-----------5-----------3--------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------|
e||-------0-----------0-----------1-----0------0-|
B||-8-------8---7-------7---5-------5-----5------|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-----0----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0----------------|
A||-7-----------5-----------3--------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------|
e||-------0-----------0-----------1-----2------1-|
B||-8-------8---7-------7---5-------5-----5------|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-----0----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0----------------|
A||-7-----------5-----------3--------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------|
e||-------0-----------0-----------1-----0------0-|
B||-8-------8---7-------7---5-------5-----5------|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-----0----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0----------------|
A||-7-----------5-----------3--------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------|
e||-------0-----------0-----------1-----2------1-|
B||-8-------8---7-------7---5-------5-----5------|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-----0----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0----------------|
A||-7-----------5-----------3--------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------|
e||-------0-----------0-----------1-----0------0-|
B||-8-------8---7-------7---5-------5-----5------|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-----0----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0----------------|
A||-7-----------5-----------3--------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------|

Part 3:

e||-------2-----------2-----------2---3---2---3p2-|
B||-3-------3---3-------3---3-----3---3---3---3---|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-----0---0---0-----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0-----------------|
A||-2-----------2-----------3---------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------|
e||-------2-----------2-----------2---3---2---3p2-|
B||-3-------3---3-------3---3-----3---3---3---3---|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-----0---0---0-----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0-----------------|
A||-2-----------2-----------3---------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------|
e||-------2-----------2-----------2---3---2---3p2-|
B||-3-------3---3-------3---3-----3---3---3---3---|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-----0---0---0-----|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0-----------------|
A||-2-----------2-----------3---------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------|
e||-------2-----------2-----------2---3---2---3p2---|
B||-3-------3---3-------3---3-----3---3---3---3-----|
G||---0-------0---0-------0---0-----0---0---0-------|
D||-----4-----------4-----------0-------------------|
A||-2-----------2-----------3-----------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------0-|

Part 4:

e||-------0------------0------------0------------0-----|
B||-0-------0----0-------0----0-------0----0-------0---|
G||---8-------8----8-------8----8-------8----8-------8-|
D||-----4------------4------------4------------4-------|
A||-7------------7------------7------------7-----------|
E||----------------------------------------------------|
e||-------0------------0------------0------------0-----|
B||-0-------0----0-------0----0-------0----0-------0---|
G||---8-------8----8-------8----8-------8----8-------8-|
D||-----4------------4------------4------------4-------|
A||-7------------7------------7------------7-----------|
E||----------------------------------------------------|
e||-------0------------0-----------0-----------5-----|
B||-0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---|
G||---5-------5----5-------5---0-------0---0-------0-|
D||-----7------------7-----------4-----------4-------|
A||-0------------0-----------7-----------7-----------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
e||-------0------------0-----------0-----------5-----|
B||-0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---|
G||---5-------5----5-------5---0-------0---0-------0-|
D||-----7------------7-----------4-----------4-------|
A||-0------------0-----------7-----------7-----------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
e||-------0------------0-----------0-----------5-----|
B||-0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---|
G||---5-------5----5-------5---0-------0---0-------0-|
D||-----7------------7-----------4-----------4-------|
A||-0------------0-----------7-----------7-----------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
e||-------0------------0-----------0-----------5-----|
B||-0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---|
G||---5-------5----5-------5---0-------0---0-------0-|
D||-----7------------7-----------4-----------4-------|
A||-0------------0-----------7-----------7-----------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|

Those are all the parts. After that, it goes: Part 2, part 3 (plays one and a half

part 4 (plays a few extra times and slows down near end).

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