Cavernous Tab
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb |
| Capo: | no capo |
'CAVERNOUS'
by Buckethead
tabbed by: DropDeee
tuning: Half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
effects: Delay
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkOo6TRB_o4
*** backing track ***
https://youtu.be/rHfD707Ya7Y
00:00
eb|---------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------15-|
Bb|--12h15-15/17--------17\15-12-------------13--13-------------------------------------15----|
Gb|---------------------------|------------------|----12--------14p12-14/16----------16-------|
Db|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
eb|-15--14-------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------14-15-|
Bb|----------15--------------15p12------------------|-------------------15/17-15-----------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------14--14--14--14---12--11-11-12-------------------16-------|
Db|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-------------------|----------14-14-15-15-------------------|--------------------12--|
Bb|--------15----g15h17--17------------------|----15-15-----13p12-12-------------12--------|
Gb|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
Db|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
Ab|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
Eb|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
eb|-15-------17--17--17h19-19--------15\14---------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|---------------17------15/17--17---17-17~~------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|-------------------16--|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
00:52
eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------12-15--|
Gb|--14p12-12h14p12-14/16----------14p12-11----------11h12--12h14----------pbr14p12-14-qbr----------------|
Db|-------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------pbr17p15-15-\14--14----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15/17-------------------|-----------15--15--------|---------------------15p12--------------12-13-/15-|
Gb|-------------------------|--------------------(16)-16\14-14--14----------------14--------14-----------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------14-14-/15--15----------(15\14)-14---------------------|------------------|
Bb|-15--------15------------|-------------------|------(15)(15)--------|---------------15-|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------|-----------------(16)-16----------12-----|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
eb|------------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-15------13p12----------15-----------pbr15p12-|
Gb|--------------------11--|---------------------|
Db|------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------------------|---------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|14hb-14-12-14-12--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------14~--(12)----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------(14\12-10-12/14-12h14p12~)----------14-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
01:47
eb|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-/12-----------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------12/14-|
Db|(14)------------14------12--12-------------12h14-|-----------------------------------------14-------|
Ab|--------------------14------|--------------------12/14-----12\10-(10)-----12/14---------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------|----------------|----------(14-14)-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|----------------|----------------(15-15)-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14h16----------14p12-11-----------12--14---------------------(16-16)(14-14)(12-12)(11-11)-------pbr14p12-|
Db|----------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|-----------17---15p14-15---14----------------|
Bb|----------------15-17/19-19hbr-15-15--|----------------------|---------15-----15/17-|
Gb|-g14/16------16-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
eb|------------15--19--19--17-------15---\14----15-------------15p14-12---------------\---------------------|
Bb|-17--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|------------------16-|--------------------|--------------------------------11/12-|
Db|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------------14--------|
Ab|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------------------------14------------|
Eb|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
02:40
eb|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------(7)------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------(8)-----------------------|
Gb|-12/14-/16---------14\12(\11)-11-11-----------12--|------------------------------11-(12)/14-|
Db|--------------------------|-----------------------14--------\-----------------9-------------|
Ab|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------12-15-|
Gb|-14/16---------14p12-11--------------12-12-12----\11-11\9-----------14hbrp12-14--------|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|----------------9--------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
eb|------12------------g14h15-p14--------------15-15--------14\12--12--|------------12h14h15--|
Bb|-15------------------|---------15-15-----------|--------------------|----------------------|
Gb|---------14/16-------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
Db|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
eb|-----------------12h14h15-15-|------------------------------|-----------------12\-------------------|
Bb|-15------13--12--------------15-----------------------------|----------------12---------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------pbr14p12-14fbrbr-------------12-------------------11-|
Db|-----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------14------------------9----|
Ab|-----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
PM-----|
03:33
eb|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------10-/15--15---------13-----12--12--------------------12-|
Gb|-12---------12-12-14p12-11-(11)(11)--11h12---------|----------------------------------------12----|
Db|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------14-------|
Ab|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
PM-------|
eb|-12-14------12-12-12\10--------|---------------------------|----------------------------(15-15)--15--19-|
Bb|---------------------------10--12------------10h12/15-(15)-15-------------15fbr-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
eb|-19-----17-17-17-\15----14-14h15p14----------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|-----------------15----|-----------------------|------15--------------|
Gb|---------------------------|--------------------14-16-~---14---------12h14-14/16------------------|
Db|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
eb|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------15----15/17-17-------------17-|
Gb|------------12-12-12--11--11----------------------|-----12--14/16-14-16----16-------------------16----|
Db|--------------------------|-----------------------|--14-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
04:26
eb|------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17h19-------19-17------------|------------------15-|---------------------------------------17-|
Gb|----------16---------16----14-|----------(h16)------12h14-----/16------------------------16----|
Db|------------------------------|---------------------|-------------17---------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|--17/19---------20---20--20-20--19-19p15--15--------|------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------14----16-----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-----------------------|------17---16---14------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------17---15---14---12----|
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------15--12-12-----------------20-20\19----17-----19h20-|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------|---------14--14-------16--------------------------|
Db|---------------------12--12-|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-12h14---------12h14--------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20--19--15--15~------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------7h9---|---------------------7fbr-------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------5h7-|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------7-----|
05:18
eb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------4-----|-------------------|--------------------12/14~-----------------------------|
Ab|-7-----------------5--------------5/7--|--------------12-15---------------------------------7--|
Eb|-------------------|-------------------5-------------------------------------------------7-----|
PM-----|
eb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------11---11--------11---12-|
Db|-------------------|----------7----5-7-7/9---------------------9---12-------------12-----------|
Ab|-9------------10p9-10------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-12------11-----------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Db|--------------12------|-----------------9----9------(\8)-------|------------12--12--10-|
Ab|-------------------12-12---------------------|----------10-----|-----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
eb|------------------------|-----------------------|----------0------0-(0)---------------------------14-|
Bb|------------------------|-----------------------|----------15fb~--15(15)---15~~r-------15-g15h17-----|
Gb|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9--------------12-10p9-|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------10-10-10---------9-----9h10-10--9----7p5-5/7--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|-----------------------|----0-----------------------------------------------|
06:11
eb|-g14h15---14-14------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------15-------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------14hbr-------------------12-14-12-12/14~--p12--12-----\11--------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|----------------14----------|---------h14-------------------(12-12)-12-12----|
Ab|---------------------------|-------------14-------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------14-14------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|------------15--15-------12----|---15--12-12--\10-10-----|---------------12----15-15-15-15\-----|
Gb|----12--12---------------------|-------------------------11-----12-12-------12------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
eb|--17-----15-14-----14hbr--------------------------|-------------------|------------------15-15--|
Bb|-----------------------|---15---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|----------------12-14-/16-16--------14--------|--------------16---------|
Db|-----------------------|----------12h14-----------|-------------------17------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
eb|-15---14-------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-----------15--15-15-------|----------------------|
Gb|---------------------------16-(16)-----14---12----|
Db|---------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|----------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-14h17-16----14h17-16----14h17-16----14h17-16----14h17-16----14h17-16----14------|
Ab|---------h14---------h14---------h14---------h14---------h14---------h14---------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
07:05
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--15fb~~~~-15fbr-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------16-14fb-14-12---12h14hbrp12----------|--------------14fb-14-g12h14-p12----|
Db|-----------------------------h14----------(h14)------16hbr----------------------------h14-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------14~hb-------------15-17-15-17fbr------------17p15-|
Bb|--------------------------15--------------15-----------|----------------------|
Gb|-g12h14/16--------------16-----------------------------|----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
eb|-14--hbr----------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|---------15-------------15-------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------14-------|---12--11-----------------------------|
Db|------------------------|--------------------------9-12-12--12-|
Ab|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
PM-------|
eb|--------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------15-|
Bb|--------------------------|---------------------12-----12---12-/-15-15--~~-------15-17-19-----|
Gb|--------------------------12-----12/14----------|--------(0)--------|-------------------------|
Db|------------------9----12-|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------9h10------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|(10/12)-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
eb|-15------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------15----12-------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------17\--|
Gb|---------------------12-12-12--12--12--12--12--12--12-14-12-14fb~~~~--------14rp12----------16\--|
Db|---------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------14--------14\--|
Ab|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
hold the bend
07:57
eb|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------11--11---------------------11--|--(12)-12--12--12---------------------11-|
Db|--------------------9------|-------------------9------|-----------------------------------9-----|
Ab|----------------10---------|---------------10--------(10)-----------------------------10--------|
Eb|--7--0---------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
PM---------| PM-------------|
eb|-----------------------14--14-------------------17/19-19----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------12----------|----15--~~----------------|--------17--17------17\------------------|
Gb|-11--/12---14--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------12--12--12-|
Db|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------12h15p12-----|-----------------12h15--15----15/17--------15-15-------|
Gb|-12-----12h14--------------12--12--12--12h14--------------|------------------17-16-|
Db|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-16----------------12--12--12---------------------12--12--11--11----------------------|
Db|---------------------------|-----------12--12-------------|-------------9-12--12--12--|
Ab|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
PM
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-12/14----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------g14\12---10----------7--10-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
08:50
eb|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|----------------------12--12----/14--------------------|
Ab|-10------------------------|--10--10------10--10------|------------------------7-9-|
Eb|---------------------10-12-7--------------------------|----------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------9-|
Db|---------------------------|--------------------7----9-9--/12----12--9-------------|
Ab|-10------------------------10------9--9---------|----------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------7--|-----------------5--|----------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|---------13--------13--15p14-12--------------------|------13-------15p13h15--12-|
Gb|-----12-----------12---------|---------------------9--12------------------------|
Db|-10-------------(10)---------|-----------------10--|----------------------------|
Ab|---------------(10)----------|---------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
PM
eb|---------------------------15-----14-------------|---------12----------|-----------------------|
Bb|-12------------------12----|------------15-15----15--------------12----|-----------------------|
Gb|-----12--12----------------|------------------16-|------------12-------|-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
09:43
eb|--24--X--------22------20--19--17--19--------24--|---------------------------24-24-------------|
Bb|---------24----------------|---------------------24-------22-20-19-----------------22-20-19----|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------21--------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|-----------17--17-----17--15-|
Bb|-----19--17------20----19----|---19--20--------------------|
Gb|-16----------16--------------16----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
eb|-17-17/19---19---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------17\---------------------------------------|----------------------15-15-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------14p12-14/16------12-12-12----------|
Db|------------------------------14---------14--16--17--------|----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------14--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
eb|-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-15----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|-------11-11-11-----12---|------------------------------16------------------12--14-|
Db|-------------------------|--14--14--14--14--16--16--17--|---------------12---------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
eb|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------12--------------|
Bb|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------12------12----------|
Gb|-16-----17p16-14-----14-----16p14-12-----12-12-12--11-----------------------------------12------|
Db|---------------------|-------------------------|---------14p12-12h14------------------------14--|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
10:36
eb|-----19--------------17----15------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------17-----------|-------------------15--------------------15-15-15-17-----------------|
Gb|-----------------19--|---------------16--|------17--16----------------------17-16-------16-|
Db|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------17------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-17----------15----------13----------12----------10----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----16----------14------|---12----------11------|------12p11-9----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------9----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------10p9-7-------5---|
Eb|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------7---7-|
eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|--------------g7/8-----8--8/10--/12------------------------------|
Gb|------------------7------|------------7-------------|---------12-11------------------------|
Db|--------5--7/9-----------|------g8/9----------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-5h7---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
************************************
| PM Palm Mute
| X Dead note
| h Hammer on
| p Pull off
| / Slide Up
| \ Slide down
| g Ghost Note
|( ) Soft note
| hb Half-bend
| fb Full-bend
| hbr Half-bend & release
| fbr Full-bend & release
************************************
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Cavernous – Buckethead
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8 comments
Thanks man, this is so great ^^
+1
Sick, thanks for tabbing this out!
+1
great tab Dropdeee
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