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Group/Singer Name: Kings Of Leon
Song: "The Bucket"
Additional Info: Aha Shake Heartbreak - Track 06
Tuning: Standard -
Tabbed By: Dean Hill - Comments, Suggestions? the.scotsman@blueyonder.co.uk
[Chords Used] (Caleb):- D(XX0[14][15][14]); D5(XX0[14][15][17]); A(XX09[10]9);
A5(XX09[10][12]); G(XX0787); G7#11(XX0789); G*(320033)
D*(XX0232); A*(X02220) + SEE TAB
(Matthew):- D([10][12][12][11][10][10]); A(577655); G(355433)
Em(X79987) + SEE TAB
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*KINGS OF LEON - THE BUCKET - TAB*
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b - Bend
sb - Slow Bend
() - Bracketed numbers are the note you bend up to
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
r - Return
/ - Slide Up
- Slide Down
d - Strum Down
u - Strum Up
PM - Palm Mute
- Natural Harmonics
^ - Vibrato
[Intro] - [CALEB] - x2
D D5 D A
e |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-17-17-17-17-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
B |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A5 A G G7#11 G
-12-12-12-12--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G G7#11 G
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
- [MATTHEW] - [Starts @ Bar 9] (I.E. After Caleb plays the intro riff once)
e |-10-10----10---10-10----10---10-10--------------------------------------------
B |-12-10-10-10---12-10-10-10---12-10-10---10-10----10---10-10----10---10-10-----
G |-------11------------11------------11---11--9--9--9---11--9--9--9---11--9--9--
D |----------------------------------------------11------------11------------11--
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-8--8-----8----8--8-----9----8--8-----8--8--8-----8----8--8-----8----8---8----|
-9--7--7--7----9--7--7--7----9--7--7--7--9--7--7--7----9--7--7--7-----9--7--7-|
-------9-------------9-------------9-----------9-------------9--------------9-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1] - [CALEB] x2
D D5 D A
e |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-17-17-17-17-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
B |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A5 A G G7#11 G
-12-12-12-12--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G G7#11 G
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
- [MATTHEW]
D A
e |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
A |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0----
G
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--------------------
D A
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0----
G
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--------------------|
[BRIDGE] - [CALEB]
"...Eigh-teen," "...bal-ding," "...sta-ar."
G A D
e |-3----------------0---------------2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-----
B |-3----------------2---------------3--3---3-3----3--3-3-3-3--3---3-3----3--3-3-3-----
G |-0----------------2---------------2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-----
D |-0----------------2---------------0--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-0--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-----
A |-2----------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------
E |-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"...Gol-den," "...fa-A-A-A-A-lling," "...heart."
G A D
-3-------------0----------------------2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-|
-3-------------2----------------------3--3---3-3----3--3-3-3-3--3---3-3----3--3-3-3-|
-0-------------2----------------------2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-|
-0-------------2----------------------0--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-0--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-|
-2-------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- [MATTHEW]
"...Eigh-teen," "...bal-ding," "...sta-ar."
Em A D
e |-7----7-----------5---5-----------14-------14------14-------14----------------------
B |-8----8-----------5---5--------------15-------15------15-------15-------------------
G |-9----9-----------6---6-----------------14------14-------14------14-----------------
D |-9----------------7-----------------------------------------------------------------
A |-7----------------7-----------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------
"...Gol-den," "...fa-A-A-A-A-lling," "...heart."
Em A D
-7---7---------5-------------5--------14-------14------14-------14------------------|
-8---8---------5-------------5-----------15-------15------15-------15---------------|
-9---9---------6-------------6--------------14------14-------14------14-------------|
-9-------------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7-------------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2] - [CALEB] x2
D D5 D A
e |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-17-17-17-17-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
B |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A5 A G G7#11 G
-12-12-12-12--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G G7#11 G
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kings_of_leon/the_bucket_tab.html ]
- [MATTHEW]
D A
e |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
A |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0----
G
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--------------------
D A
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0----
G
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--------------------|
[BRIDGE] - [CALEB]
"...Eigh-teen," "...bal-ding," "...sta-ar."
G A D
e |-3----------------0---------------2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-----
B |-3----------------2---------------3--3---3-3----3--3-3-3-3--3---3-3----3--3-3-3-----
G |-0----------------2---------------2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-----
D |-0----------------2---------------0--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-0--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-----
A |-2----------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------
E |-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"...Gol-den," "...fa-A-A-A-A-lling," "...heart."
G A D
-3-------------0----------------------2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-|
-3-------------2----------------------3--3---3-3----3--3-3-3-3--3---3-3----3--3-3-3-|
-0-------------2----------------------2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2----2--2-2-2-|
-0-------------2----------------------0--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-0--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-|
-2-------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- [MATTHEW]
"...Eigh-teen," "...bal-ding," "...sta-ar."
Em A D
e |-7----7-----------5---5-----------14-------14------14-------14----------------------
B |-8----8-----------5---5--------------15-------15------15-------15-------------------
G |-9----9-----------6---6-----------------14------14-------14------14-----------------
D |-9----------------7-----------------------------------------------------------------
A |-7----------------7-----------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------
"...Gol-den," "...fa-A-A-A-A-lling," "...heart."
Em A D
-7---7---------5-------------5--------14-------14------14-------14------------------|
-8---8---------5-------------5-----------15-------15------15-------15---------------|
-9---9---------6-------------6--------------14------14-------14------14-------------|
-9-------------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7-------------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[SOLO] - There's an overdub here. Caleb plays the song's main part, and Matthew, his
solo, but there's also this part, (denoted by the [OVERDUB]) which plays over
lead and rhythm. When played live, the overdubbed part is dropped.
- [CALEB]
D D5 D A
e |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-17-17-17-17-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
B |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A5 A G G7#11 G
-12-12-12-12--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G G7#11 G
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
- [MATTHEW] (Watch out for the tiny variation here--¬)
e |-10-10----10---10-10----10---10-10--------------------------------------------------
B |-12-10-10-10---12-10-10-10---12-10-10---10-10----10---10-10----10---10-10-----------
G |-------11------------11------------11---11--9--9--9---11-----9--9---11--9--9--------
D |----------------------------------------------11------------11------------11--------
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-8--8-----8----8--8-----9----8--8-----8--8--8-----8----8--8-----8----8---8----------|
-9--7--7--7----9--7--7--7----9--7--7--7--9--7--7--7----9--7--7--7-----9--7--7-------|
-------9-------------9-------------9-----------9-------------9--------------9-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[OVERDUB]
e |-14-------14------14-------14------14-------14------14-------14---------------------|
B |----15-------15------15-------15------15-------15------15-------15------------------|
G |-------14------14-------14------14-------14------14-------14------14----------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[OUTRO] - [CALEB]
D D5 D A
e |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-17-17-17-17-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
B |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A5 A G G7#11 G
-12-12-12-12--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G G7#11 G
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
"...Eigh-teen," "...bal-ding," "...sta-ar."
G A D
e |-3----------------0---------------2/------------------------------------------------|
B |-3----------------2---------------3/------------------------------------------------|
G |-0----------------2---------------2/------------------------------------------------|
D |-0----------------2---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
A |-2----------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- [MATTHEW]
D A G
e |-14-------14------14-------14------12-------12------12-------12---------------------
B |----15-------15------12-------12------15-------15------15-------15------------------
G |-------14------14-------14------14-------12------12-------12------12----------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"...Eigh-teen," "...bal-ding," "...sta-ar."
Em A D
-7----7-----------5---5--5--------10------------------------------------------------|
-8----8-----------5----5----5-----10------------------------------------------------|
-9----9-----------6-----6----6----11------------------------------------------------|
-9----------------7---------------12------------------------------------------------|
-7----------------7---------------12------------------------------------------------|
------------------5---------------10------------------------------------------------|
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