3 Buckethead Licks From 2006

[@BucketheadDisciple]

This was beautiful. Well done! Thank you for your work!

[@LateNightLessons]

\m/ THANK YOU \m/ : )

[@alejandronelson8768]

instaBlaster...

[@aquabot]

A few years ago, when I felt stuck into playing the same things over and over again, Monsters & Robots really gave me a new perspective on guitar playing. I'm glad you gave this lesson, David, Buckethead deserves that recognition.

[@LateNightLessons]

That's great to hear and that's such a great album too! : ) Thanks so much! \m/ BUCKETHEAD \m/

[@prkeene]

There was this period in early 60s where MGM animation outsourced Tom & Jerry to an Eastern European studio in the Czech Republic. All the musical scores were electronic atonal avante garde stuff and the animation style was all bizzare angles. Buckethead's music would fit perfectly over those cartoons.

[@davidatyson]

Awesome lesson!!! Idk how I missed this one. Thank you!!!

[@BillLarkinmusic]

One of your best lessons ever!! Very outside the box with Buckethead in the sauce. Loved every bit!

[@caelenselke-minogue]

Finally a tutorial for the "broken robot" as he calls it. Instant like and subscribe. Thank you so much. Also I loved the Deli Creeps era riff at the end

[@Cam-nb8kt]

You put in it into words so well why we love buckethead very well spoken!

[@richb6291]

Thank you David for being the tour guide into the 5th dimension. What a stunning player Buckethead is. Really enjoyed this some really exciting ideas to work on .

[@LateNightLessons]

You're welcome and thank you! I think that's why I really like him and his music - he's everywhere at once. Check out his mellow acoustic-based releases like Colma or Electric Tears. Those albums changed how I looked at him and realized that for everything crazy and weird that he plays, he also plays melodic and sweet things that are really nice.

[@richb6291]

@@LateNightLessons Thank you David I'll check out those albums , what would you suggest for the weird horror movie kind off tunes ?

[@Patrick33194]

Amazing. Thank you!

[@derekm.8392]

Thanks man this is great stuff! I revisited your buckethead chordplay lesson today as well. Great job on highlighting the style and techniques that make him sound so interesting. Keep up the great work!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you so much! Buckethead rocks and thanks for checking out these lessons! \m/ ROCK ON \m/

[@steamstream1409]

For anyone, tabs are on songsterr entitled as buckethead's "lesson"

[@vicesquadpunk]

Woah.... I am a new subscriber... a seasoned pro player/teacher from London UK and am truly blown away by your free lessons brother. I have loved Bucket since the 80's!! THANK YOU 🙏🏼 x

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you so much! : ) Stay tuned for more lessons and material and ROCK ON \m/

[@jaminguy6293]

Since the 80's and you're from London? Were you a fan of his demo material or Deli Creeps in particular?

[@brianmenard4743]

Brother!! Your Channel is growing like mad!! Glad to see you succeeding. Great lessons

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you so much! Yeah, it's doubled in the last month - which is great! Thank you again and take care!

[@reneraymond7807]

Fantastic!From 13:46 etc...Do u have the tab or just fret numbers?Now r u playing C minor pentatonic with F# minor pentatonic.

[@JF-xx5kn]

Another great lesson, David! You are right, it is irrelevant what Buckethead looks like, his music can stand on its own merits. I like that his music doesn't have any lyrics. Doesn't need them. He is a master manipulating tonality to evoke emotions. Thanks again for featuring BH on your channel - it's great that you break down some of his musical ideas.

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you and I totally agree! Buckethead is great and the fact that we don't really know what he looks like makes him even more interesting to me. I also feel that too many people focus more on an artists "look" or "image" rather than focus on their music. Buckethead's "image" is whacked-out and weird, but I think it adds something extra to his music, with the bizarre and spooky imagery blended with the music is a perfect blend. I know plenty of people that don't really like Buckethead, but as soon as I heard him and noticed what he was dong, I was hooked! : )

[@GuyNarnarian]

This is an unbelievable breakdown. I haven't seen many lessons on what Buckethead does stylistically and technically. All of your work is awesome, but this one you nailed really well for such a different player.

[@stephencholette947]

Opeth, Katatonia, Buckethead.... This is why Late Night Sessions is my favorite channel for music theory and lessons, hands down. I can not wait to see what you do next, thanks for all the great material.

[@acetophenone820]

I don't know anything about music theory or play guitar, but this was an excellent presentation. Thanks

[@lngodwetrust7117]

Another excellent and unique lesson. Thank you for posting your knowledge and talent

[@LateNightLessons]

You're welcome and thank you for watching and commenting! : ) \m/ ROCK ON \m/

[@fronkieee3228]

This is incredible, thank you so much for posting this

[@timpiano2359]

dude this video has helped my playing so much thanks for teaching these licks so well! and the way you teach is just so chill and easy to listen to you really know what youre talking about and your alternate picking is insane!

[@kyle5709]

He would love that you said he was related to Chainsaw massacres family!!! Subscribed dude

[@lanceross3633]

Great lesson David,you're right about Buckethead. I love the mystique surrounding his persona...his music combines both traditional as well as things with a crazy flavor or accent. You're so right about getting bored with riffs,licks...ie stuck in a rut. Good thing to branch out and find some new tonalities, some wild new horizons. Sorry for going on and on. Keep up the great work \m/

[@LateNightLessons]

Thanks so much Lance and that's great to hear! I look at it like food and eating habits. Yes, I love pizza, but sometimes I crave something else and choose another meal. You can't eat the same thing every day. Well, I guess you can, but that's boring and would become monotonous after a while. Music is sort of the same way, as you can only play the same things for so long before you become a little bored or things seem a little stale. When that happens, it's a great idea to move in an entirely different direction and try something radically different. Bored musically? Learn some slide guitar licks (or whatever). Open tunings...fingerstyle...funk...acoustic...classical....jazz...etc... There are so many things you could learn about and learn from, it's mind boggling and really helps to keep things fresh and interesting! Rock on bro and thanks again! : )

[@zhangye1604]

This is amazing! thank you!!!!!

[@Jason-Evans]

First, let me say thank you so much for the incredible content, your astounding knowledge of guitar, musicality & technique. You play beautifully, cleanly & effortlessly (though I’m sure many years of hard work & practice went into that). Your insight & ability to breakdown the origins of Buckethead’s riffs & chord structures are fabulous & eye opening. I also really appreciate your laid back approach & open mindedness. From what I’ve gathered reading articles, hear others speak of him, & listening to his coming alive podcast, I feel I have a bit of insight into why he is misunderstood & can be seen by many as a ‘gimmick’. As you’re prob aware his persona started out as a bit of a joke but quickly became an essential part of him. It became a tool he used to helped him introversion & self esteem issues. It allowed him to play in front of crowds without feeling judged, making only his music the main focus. You get this, while many people do not. Thank you. I personally think his creativity, out of the box approach & crazy licks comes from a combination of being uniquely musically gifted while also having a deep connection to the imagination of his inner child. I’m 51, grew up playing 70’s classic rock, moved onto EVH in the 80’s & others in the 90’s. By late 90’s I lost interest/inspiration in guitar based music & found enjoyment in other genres. I stopped playing for a decade. I 1st heard of BH during his stint in GnR ~2002. I eventually decided to delve into his enormous 30 yr library & what I found was music so varied in style, tone & emotion. I finally saw him live do the 1st time 2019 tour. To watch a guitar god walk out on stage & just play amazing music for 2 hours without saying a word was mind blowing. It was so refreshing to finally see what a more humble approach to fame looked like. This reignited my passion for guitar & inspired me to start playing again, that is a powerful thing. Anyway, I apologize, I’ve gone on way too long. You’ve got a new subscriber & big fan. I look forward to any future content you have time to upload. Cheers David!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you so much for this detailed comment and for watching too! There's all sorts of good info and behind-the-scenes stuff here - thanks for this! Take care and stay tuned for more lessons and material! \m/ ROCK ON \m/

[@yonikup2865]

Love your channel man, thanks for all the great content =)

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you!!! : )

[@ganazby]

I’m hearing Bernard Herrman’s score for ‘Vertigo’. Great lesson. Thank you.

[@Skwid-Lives]

Have you listened through his Pike series. It has some of the greatest guitar work I’ve ever heard

[@ChrisSamuel1729]

Praise! Loved the talk. This is one of the very very few guitar video where a time stamp for the guitar playing is HUGE disservice.

[@mikehaywood1005]

Cool lesson! Just subscribed!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you - that rocks! : )

[@noob_bucketbot]

Thank you for this! 🙌

[@mram6311]

I really enjoy your content. Look forward to your future videos.

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you so much! Stick around for more material and content and rock on! : )

[@lostinthefilesystem610]

Yo you are a legend for figuring out that atonal tapping lick. Thank you

[@sunnys3325]

Such an awesome channel. Thanks for all ur insight🙂

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you!!! : )

[@monsterfezz]

Buckethead is the best ever!

[@claudiosaldivia5646]

Thanks for the video.. I just came a cross to Buckethead recently and it's just blow mi mind such a creative person.. a really out the box guitar player..

[@mrnomad55]

great playing.

[@LateNightLessons]

Thanks again Dan! : )

[@timpitts9256]

Very cool. More Buckethead please. Thanks. Hey I taught across the hall from you when you worked at Mom's music. Enjoying your lessons!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thanks Tim! Man, it's been a LONG time, but I totally remember you. It took me a minute but yeah, now I remember. : ) \m/ ROCK ON \m/

[@xaz7088]

maybe he is the real buckethead, never seen such amazing licks! thank you man

[@LateNightLessons]

Haha - you're too kind. Thank you! : )

[@Makuz1988]

veeeery cool! Thank you!

[@TMoody]

Well I'll be damned! I have seen Big B 4 times live.... even got a toy and pressed the kill switch. Great job my man!

[@LateNightLessons]

I love Buckethead! I did get a plastic dinosaur the last time I saw him live and pressed the killswitch a few times too. It was EPIC! : )

[@nicost72]

Great video, thanks!!!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you!!! : )

[@maplechill75]

Ahhh! That Les Paul! You are going to make me break down and get one exactly like it

[@raultavarez007]

Very odd but creative guitarist, Paul Gilbert student I've heard.

[@skatinsince97]

Best description of Buckethead!!

[@simonpsychosis2812]

Buckethead, aka Brian Carroll, had Paul Gilbert (among others) as a teacher. Hence, some minor similarities in a few licks. Amazing player, though.

[@LateNightLessons]

Yep, I mentioned that factoid in the video and I do remember seeing a recent interview with Paul where he talked about Buckethead. That was cool! : )

[@Reckefisch]

@@LateNightLessons Ooh! Do you remember which interview that was?

[@MichaelWilson-ri9pn]

Thanks for another great lesson. Love your channel. In this video you said you saw him up in Indy. I thought you lived in Chicago? Anyway, love your playing and you should do 3 licks by Dave Brewster.

[@han36solo]

Awesome David thanks!

[@samkupper]

Can’t wait to learn this

[@LateNightLessons]

Thanks so much and ROCK ON! : )

[@Ken-yg4um]

Im kinda late in the game my first time hearing buckethead but the moment I heard "Soothsayer " I was like whoah whats this kinda standard power chords and a 5 min shred...

[@LateNightLessons]

Heck yeah - that song rocks! : )

[@chefgaryklein7551]

Watching I thought, your Fukien great!! That last hammer-on technique and you doing it over and over its alien dude.

[@smokeyedwards]

i love your channel... you provide the best analysis of guitar players... fine-grain detail but you make it accessible for anyone to understand and you come across as a very nice guy! thanks so much! i just sub'd

[@smokeyedwards]

this is the best analysis of buckethead by far!

[@rohanharikr]

Thank you!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank YOU! : )

[@harrietprior9525]

Cool! Really liked this, thanks!

[@jlatimer3547]

Love your vids!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you so much! : )

[@Melgarmin]

Thank you!🎵🎶

[@akistimmons]

R2d2 freaking out!!! Lol loved that

[@harmonyvegan]

Thanks! Can you start putting timestamps in the description?

[@Person-cv9dj]

I learned all of this wrong and now i found this

[@LateNightLessons]

I hope it helps! Good luck and rock on! : )

[@gordiannot77]

Even though I adore A Lot of guitar players.. You could talk about Shawn and Buckethead everyday.. I would surely listen. I really dig people's perspectives on those two. Added you on Instagram. Awesome videos ❤️

[@Person-cv9dj]

Im still waiting for a part 3 XD

[@gtrguy3237]

Man you got some goood fingers. Great vid..... As for Buckethead. YEP!

[@austinmidwest7062]

just came across your channel. good stuff. sub'd

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you!!! : )

[@joefoster9303]

Dive into lesser known panthers rhythms. This lesson was great

[@profd65]

Wait a minute. An augmented chord doesn't have a raised third and a raised fifth; it only has a raised fifth.

[@beyondreamtime420]

Buckethead have been my master for long time now

[@brianreed5349]

Kick ass lesson man... could you explore Serialism strange tonality different chords built by Serialism and some lead ideas as well. Because I have this sort of A tonal/serial jazz death metal tonality inside of my head when it comes to writing music sometimes but I have no "licks" "tools" "instruments" to create this sound with or to religh fall back on to grasp how this is correctly done

[@bongojimmy9537]

I love your lessons! You mentioned The Vogue, are you from Indianapolis?

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you! I'm originally from Chicago and currently south of the Indy area. : )

So thorough and I can tell you reallllly listen to B

[@carlsurrow5538]

Request for Akira Takasaki / Loudness!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you and I'll add him to the list - Loudness rocks! : )

[@chrissmith640]

Great, informative lesson. Just out of curiosity, is the broken robot lick transcribed in a lesson somewhere online? Thanks!

[@xpicklepie]

His "Psychobuddy" column in Guitar Player was a favorite of mine. Joe Gore of that magazine kinda found him and introduced him to the guitar community through the magazine. He was unknown and when I'd tell my friends about him and the whole "chicken coop" and KFC bucket thing they thought I'd lost my mind. I would tell guys in all seriousness, "yeah, there's this bad-ass guitar played named Buckethead, and they call him that because he wears a KFC bucket on his head..." and they'd laugh at me hysterically. I wasn't a laughingstock for long when they actually heard him play. I'd been a EVH nut and was in a rut when The Bucket came along and re-invigorated my interest in playing. Sure glad he came along when he did!

[@MrClass91]

Tabs?

[@LateNightLessons]

I'll create the PDF files for this lesson and post them to Patreon soon. : )

[@bingefeller]

@@LateNightLessons What is the link to your Patreon please?

[@LateNightLessons]

Here you go sus4b9 ---> www.patreon.com/latenightlessons I just posted the PDF file with tabs for the Bouillet, Lynch, Bettencourt, and Buckethead lessons today. : ) \m/ ROCK ON \m/ and thank you!

[@bingefeller]

@@LateNightLessons Thank you!

[@buddehaole]

This was amazing. Please continue on with more Buckethead style lessons!

[@GTPJoe]

A new music genre, A.D.D. Metal.....

[@LateNightLessons]

Hahaha! Could you imagine the time signature changes in ADD metal? Every song is 30 seconds long and has 45 key changes. : ) lmao

[@tillkruger9199]

Cool stuff. Kind of Movie-Music, but why not try and put some of my "false" or not intended notes into a lick... need more time to try all the ideas you show, work for years ;) , Thanks a lot!

[@LateNightLessons]

You're totally welcome and thank YOU! : )

[@porrincho]

No tabs this lesson?

[@LateNightLessons]

Hey! I make the tabs available as PDF files for Patreon supporters. It's only $5 a month and it's the least I could to give something back to those who help keep the lights on around here. Thanks for watching! : ) \m/ ROCK ON \m/

[@joefoster9303]

Thanks for reminding me of Dokken. Solid guitar work. Check out the song release me by Dokken tell what big name band borrowed from that song. I would never connected the two

[@luisownerbr]

What I'm about to say is 110% not homosexual. It was pretty late where I live and I was watching the video on my phone then I fell asleep. I had the weirdest dream, you came over for my birthday, we played some riffs and shit but you totally kicked my ass. Later my ex girlfriend came out of a 30 inch cake, but she was like, baked into the cake. Don't ask.

[@LateNightLessons]

Hahahahahahaha! : ) This is like...the BEST comment. Dude...don't eat that sandwich either. It's your neighbor. : ) LMFAO

[@anthonyjames9711]

Damn....awsome

[@nathancloud6344]

The Vouge! Are you an Indy native?

[@LateNightLessons]

Nah, I'm from Chicago but I really like that venue and have some family south of Indy! : )

[@TMoody]

I spy Jeff Beck. :-)

[@LateNightLessons]

Guitar Shop RULES! I love Jeff Beck! : )

[@mikemorgan548]

Brain is from Primus

[@LateNightLessons]

He did play with Primus, but he played with Praxis long before Primus. : )

[@noodletribunal9793]

i just dont understand how you guys can play/pick so fast (ヽ´ω`)

[@avgjoegat8126]

That's it... Subbed!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you!!! : )

[@monkface]

Aww man the Paul Gilbert lick is one I've been playing for months now. It's the same lick as the really fast descending pattern from Steve Vai in Big Trouble. Ah well both these guys have already played that lick and made it theirs. I thought I was cool! Nope.

[@stanky9875]

I'm thinking Buckethead played alot of video games in the 80's. Very Atari-like.🤔

[@bigmojo13]

Another great lesson that would be even greater if tabbed out:)

[@cvader7]

he was light years ahead with the mask

[@dom6023]

13:53

[@dom6023]

13:56

[@steveinmidtown]

he's like a Holdsworth but more of a performer. Holdsworth just played whereas at least BH breakdances or talks through a weird sock puppet.

[@johnkerr6141]

Thanks for the great lesson once again David - you made me chuckle - the Texas chainsaw massacre reference ROFL - perhaps he should have been a drummer - most of the drummers I know are like that :-)

[@LateNightLessons]

Thanks John! Hahaha! He would fit right into that film (IMO) and he also worked with "Chop Top" on those Cornbugs albums, and "Chop Top" was that weird guy the van picked up hitchhiking in the original TCM. Strange but true and those songs/albums they worked on together are really weird, but I like them. : )

[@EzequielVarg]

Me sorprendió que hicieras un tutorial de Buckethead, teniendo en cuenta que es uno de los músicos que tiene una técnica más que virtuosa ..... Thank ... Rules !!!!! 😉🎸💫

[@TMoody]

5:50.... there is no such thing as an E# :-)

[@LateNightLessons]

I hate to break it to you, but yes E# exists. In the case of A Augmented the fifth (E) is raised to E# (#5). For whatever reason, people are taught that B#/Cb and E#/Fb don't exist, but in certain keys and with certain situations, those notes are correctly labeled/named that way - and this is one of those situations. : )

[@Mudder1310]

Some of those tapping licks almost sound like from loony toons. I’m not sure how much a fan I am, I really like Soothsayer but I’m not prepared for his more esoteric work. If you’re familiar with David Torn, it’s almost that sort of “I’m not sure it’s music but I like it” kind of thing.

[@joefoster9303]

Pantera

[@pw1857]

Get on with the licks chatty Kathy 😉

[@LateNightLessons]

Whatever...I like to actually discuss who I'm breaking down in these videos. It's not like I'm sharing recipes or stories about my neighbor's cat. Geez... It's all related to the artist, so what's the problem giving some backstory and sharing a little of the history behind the player? Get over it or find another channel.

[@riboflavin2012]

Too much talking