*** UNDERWATER RAINDROPS ***
by Buckethead
tabbed by: Dropdeee
tuning: Half-step down
effects: Minor delay
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPTvLzxBcAo
NOTE: Each new phrase begins on the chord change. Follow that pattern and
this tab will flow perfectly.
It's also broken down into 8 phrases at a time, following the chord
progression of the song. (approx 43 seconds each)
*** I have also added the rhythm guitar chords at the bottom of the page ***
*** aaaaaand here's the link to the backing track I made ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JDGfDaCKRA
eb|-------------------------------------|-----------------------12--14--15--14--|
Bb|---10h12~~------12p10----------------|--10/12~~----(12)----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------12--11--12----|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|---14~~------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------13--13p12p10--|--12---------------12-12-12-12--10-10--|
Gb|-------------------------------------|-------------------12-12-12-12--11-11--|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------5-7-8--|
Gb|---11/12----12-12-11--9\7--7----2-2--|--2h4~---2-0------------------4--------|
Db|-------------------------------------|-------------4-----5-4-2---------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--10---8h10p8-8-7---7-7--------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------7---7-7-----|---------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------7--|--9------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
00:43
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--10h12---12-12-------8---10hb-10-8--|--10/12---12~~-----------------15-15---|
Gb|------------------7/9----------------|------------------------14/16----------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------17--|--15-17--17/19--19-19------------------|
Bb|---15h17-------19-------20-----------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--15--15/17p(15)---------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------17/16---16----------|---------------------------------11/12-|
Db|----------------------------17/16/12-|--12h14~~----12---------------9--------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|----------------14/12-10~--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|----------------------------3------3/5-|
Gb|--12---11----------7fbr~~-4~~--------|--4--------4-4~~----------4---4--------|
Db|----------12---(9)-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
01:25
eb|----------5---7------------5---7-----|----------5---7------------5---7-------|
Bb|--7---8------------7---8-------------|--7---8------------7---8---------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|----------5---7------------5---7-7p5-|--7---8-(7p5)-7---------12-14-14hb-14--|
Bb|--7---8------------7---8-------------|---------------------12----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-12\10--------------------10---------|-----------------------------12-14-15--|
Bb|--------12p10-12~~--10fb-----10fb-10-|-8h10p8-------------------12-----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|---------9-7h9-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------9\7---------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------10-7----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-15-14------------10h12-10---------------------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-------15-12-(15)---------g12p10-----10h11p10p8---8--------|------------8---8-10--|
Gb|---------------------------------12------------h9---9-h7---|-7/9~~--(/9)--9-------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------h9-|----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
02:08
eb|-------------------10h12~~--15-14-15-|-15-14-12\10----------------7-10-7-10--|
Bb|-10hbr~~--8---8--8-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------h9------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-10h12-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-------(15\12-------------------------------10-8-7-8-7-|---------------------|
Gb|--------------14-12-14-14h15-14-12)----9-12------------|-(TR11-12)----9p7-9~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------7/8--|
Gb|--12---11-11\9--9\7--7--------7--7---|-7h9--9~~------------------------------|
Db|------------------------9-7-9-----h9-|-------------(8-7-5-7-----------9------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|----------------------7-7)-------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
all hammer-on
eb|------------------7----10p7-10--10p7-|--------------------------------10/12--|
Bb|--8\7--8/10--8-10--------------------|---------9h10p9------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|----------------11---------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
02:51
eb|--12-----------15-15-14----|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------15-|-15---15h17-15----------------8-10hb--10-8---8---|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------16\14-12-----9--------------9-----|
Db|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|--10-------------------------------------|--------------------------------15-|
Bb|---------------12\----12\10----10--------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------11h12-------------12----12-9\7-|-7/9~~~----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
eb|--14h15p14----------------10h12-10---------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------(15)-15--15p12------------12-10-|-12h13-12-(12\10)----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------12-11--12p11-9--|
Db|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
eb|--17-15-14---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------17-15---------------|--------(13)-(15)---12-10----------10------------------|
Gb|-----------------16-14---14p12-|-14/16--------------------12-11-12-----12-11-12-11-9\7-|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
03:33
eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------8-10-11p10p8h10-10hbr--|---------------------------10h11p10---10--10-|
Gb|--9~~--------------------------|-----------------------------------12--------|
Db|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|--10---------------------------|----------------------------3-0--------------|
Gb|-----12-9------9~~-------------|---------------------3h4---------2-0-1/2-----|
Db|----------12------------7----7-|-7---------------------------------------2---|
Ab|--------------------9-----9----|---9-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------0--3p2-|-3/5--/7p5-7/10-7-10/12-10-12--/14------14---|
Bb|----------------------3--------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2h4---2p0-------0h2----------|---------------------------------------------|
Db|------------4------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
eb|--15p14----------15p14-------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|--------17-15----------17-13--12---12p10-|-12--13-12--10p8-10/12----12--15p12|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
04:16
eb|--10/12---12-12-12~~~------------10----|-10-10-10------10-------------14--15-|
Bb|---------------------------10-12----12-|----------12-----h12----12-15--------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
eb|--15-----14-14--12---------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------15---12-------------|------------------------------12-15--|
Gb|---------------------------14\--12\11--|-TR11h12(x8)-12------------12--------|
Db|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
SLOW TRILL
eb|-------------------------------------10h12-10------------|-------------------|
Bb|--15----12-12-12----12---15-12-15------------g12\10-8-10-|-10/12~~---------7-|
Gb|-----------------12--------------------------------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------9---|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--7----8-7---5-5-5---\3------|---------3----------0-8/10-|
Gb|------------------------4--2-|-4---------5-4-------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
04:59
eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10/12---------------8-10p8--|-10/12----------12h15p12-----------------------|
Gb|------------------9----------|-------------------------------------12--14p12-|
Db|-----------------------------|----------------------------------14-----------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------11p10p8h10---------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-14hbr------------------12p11p9h12-9-7-9~~7-|----7----------------------7~~--|
Db|--------------------------------------------|--9---9-8-7---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|------------10-7----------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-(5)------4h7p4-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------7----5----4-|--5-4-5--4-2-4--2-0----0------------------4/5-|
Ab|----------------------------------|--------------------2----2-0------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|------------------------------3-0-X-0---------|
eb|----------2---3---2---------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------3---0--h3---|------------------fpb10r--8---------------|
Gb|-4--------------------------------|----------------------------9-7-9--9-9~~~-|
Db|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
05:41
eb|-------------------7\-------|----g10h12~~-10---------------------------------|
Bb|------------------8---------|-------------------g12p10----10--------------12-|
Gb|-----------------9----------|--------------------------12----12--------14----|
Db|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
eb|-12--10-(10-10-10~~)---17hb-17-15-14-|-15-14-12--14-12-----12------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-----------------15-----15-12--15-12----------------------0-7/8--|
Gb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------14--14h15p14-12~~\----------|
Db|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--8\7--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|------7------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------2p0-2--4-5-4-0----------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------2-0-----|--2---------0---0h2p0-------h5/7-h5-h7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|----------------------3~~~~------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|--7hbr---7/9~-------7hbr-5-7-5-4-5-4-|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-7----5-5---5/7------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|----------------6/7~~----------5hbr-3--|
06:24
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|----------------------------5-7--7h8p7-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------5/7-------7-------------|
Eb|--5/7------------------5hb--5--3--5--|--5/7-------0--------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------14-15-|
Bb|---------------------------8----10hb-|-10-8-------------------------15-------|
Gb|-----------------7---7-9-7---9-------|------9-7--7-7/9~~---------------------|
Db|-------------7/9---9-----------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|--15p14-------------10h12---12-------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|------------15--12----------^--------|----------------g11p10-----------------|
Gb|----------------------------^--------|------------------------12-9---12--9---|
Db|----------------------------^--------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------^--------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------^--------|---------------------------------------|
feather 12 lightly
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--10fbr-8--7-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------g7h9~~~---------------|-------------------------------------7-|
Db|---------------------------------7---|------------------12--9-----12-12p9----|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-(9)-----9--9/10-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
07:07
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--7h9~~-----------------------7---7--|--7h9~~-----7--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------7/9----9----|----------------7\5--7~~--------5--7p5-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------7---------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------10-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|----------------------------7---7------|
Db|--7hb-7~~-------7hb-7--5h7-g5h7-5----|--4/5-------------------7/9---9--------|
Ab|----------------------------------7--|-------7--5/7~~------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|------7------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------9----------------------|------------------------------7h9~~----|
Db|-----------------12\10--9----7--9h10-|--9------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------8-7--------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------9--7h9~~--------------7-----|-------------------------------------0-|
Db|----------------------------------7--|--7h9~---10p9-9~~------------0----0----|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------2-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
07:50
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|------------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~8\1--|
Gb|----------------------------0-2--2hb-|-----------------X---------------------|
Db|--2-2-2-----5-2-2-2~~-----2----------|----------------X----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------X-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------6p5p3-5hb-5-3-0-----------------------------------|
Bb|-pb5r/hb--------------------------4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------3\2-| this phrase
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------| cont. below
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-0--------0------------------4-2-0-----------------| (linked to phrase above)
Db|---2--0-2---2-0-2--0--0--2----------0-4-5-7-5-4-5-7|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------0---------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------2/3---3\2-0h2-|
Db|--7h9---7p5-4~--4h5-4-----0-------0--|--0h2~~~~--------(2)-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------2-------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------2/3--5--3--5--|-5/7---------------10p7-10-------10-7--|
Bb|--------------------0----------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--2~~--hbr~~-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
08:32
eb|--g10h12~~-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------11-12-15-11-10-11-12-12h5-|-15h17-----------15------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|-----------15h16----15-14-12-14|
Db|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--14qb~~~------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------hpb14r-p12-14-12----------|-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------14-12----|--12/14~~----------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------14-|-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
eb|------3--3--2------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------h3--0--0----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------h2--2-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------0--0-----|--2h4--2--2-------0---0------------------0h2/4-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------h2---h2------------5--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------------0h3-3/7----------|
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-/5-----4~~---2p0--------------------|--0h2~---0------------0----------------|
Ab|------------------------------3--2---|--------------------2---2--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------------3--3h5h7-|
[Outro]
09:15
eb|--0---------------0-----0------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--0-------------0-----0--------------|--4----------------------0-4-----------|
Gb|--0-----------------4-----4----------|--2--------------------2-----2---2-----|
Db|--2-------------------------5--------|--4----------------------------4-4-----|
Ab|--2---------------------------7-5----|--0------------------------------------|
Eb|--0---------------------------0------|--0------------------0-----------------|
eb|--2---------------2-----2------------|--0------------------------0-----------|
Bb|--1-----------------1-0---1----------|--0----------------------0-------------|
Gb|--2-------------2-----------2--------|--0--------------------4-----4---------|
Db|--0----------------------------------|--2----------------------------5-------|
Ab|--0----------------------------------|--2------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|--0------------------------------------|
******** RHYTHM GUITAR ********
eb|--0---------------0-----0------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--0-------------0-----0--------------|--4----------------------0-4-----------|
Gb|--0-----------------4-----4----------|--2--------------------2-----2---2-----|
Db|--2-------------------------5--------|--4----------------------------4-4-----|
Ab|--2---------------------------7-5----|--0------------------------------------|
Eb|--0---------------------------0------|--0------------------0-----------------|
eb|--2---------------2-----2------------|--0------------------------0-----------|
Bb|--1-----------------1-0---1----------|--0----------------------0-------------|
Gb|--2-------------2-----------2--------|--0--------------------4-----4---------|
Db|--0----------------------------------|--2----------------------------5-------|
Ab|--0----------------------------------|--2------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|--0------------------------------------|
eb|--5------3---------------------------|--5------7-----------------------------|
Bb|--7------5---------------------------|--7------8-----------------------------|
Gb|--7------5---------------------------|--7------9-----------------------------|
Db|--7------5---------------------------|--7------9-----------------------------|
Ab|--5------3---------------------------|--5------7-----------------------------|
Eb|--5------3---------------------------|--5------7-----------------------------|
eb|--5------3---------------------------|--5------2-----------------------------|
Bb|--7------5---------------------------|--7------3-----------------------------|
Gb|--7------5---------------------------|--7------4-----------------------------|
Db|--7------5---------------------------|--7------4-----------------------------|
Ab|--5------3---------------------------|--5------2-----------------------------|
Eb|--5------3---------------------------|--5------2-----------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| TR Trill
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