Buckethead - Sail On Soothsayer cover

[DadeReLLiK]

I think you did a nice ass job..!

[moosenghoul]

killed it man, great job!

[raihitler]

great song. great cover!!!

[tomteabagit]

great cover, really loved it, by the way do you know what key it is in ?

[collin292]

You do know that the entire solo is meant to be improvised, don't you?

[Dagon313]

@collin292 I do believe there a no specific rules on how to cover a song. My other covers are usually improvised, this one is a full cover of it, cause I think the original is WAY too good for me or anybody to disgrace it with just 'good' improvisation. :P

[collin292]

@Dagon313

Yeah, you're right about that.

It's too long for Buckethead to have tabbed out before he recorded it, and it sounds improvised anyway...

Has he ever done this live?

[Dagon313]

@collin292 No, unfortunately he hasn't played it live...yet. :D

And I would love to know if Buckethead tabbed it out before, maybe just partly, or if it was completely improvised.

[collin292]

@Dagon313

It doesn't sound like he knew exactly what notes to play....

He probably had the basic layout of the solo, and some licks prepared though.

[xOsamaHamedx]

Badass cover man, only a few mistakes, but hell Im not any better

[sathomaso]

damn .... this is really a well done cover .... congrats and kudos ... did you use that 5star GP-tab on ultimate-guitar?

[Dagon313]

@sathomaso Thanks bro, and no when I did this there was no tab, I was forced to tab the whole song myself. ;D

[iggtastic]

I don't know if I'd call this a cover. You're jamming along with the song. I think that makes it even cooler. Lovin those unexpected harmonies.

[Gaudamn]

yeah the 1:45 -1:51 didnt really sit well, thats the one of the tricky parts, its just a matter of hammer on and pull off, I cant get the sound right

[Gill280]

Damn good cover, you can actually feel the emotion in the song, and that's what separates an excellent guitarist from a good one. It's not about speed and all that shredding nonsense, it's about emotion and soul, the other stuff is non-essential.

Well done, keep it up.

[MetalMonsterGuitar]

great cover. this song has so much emotion

[Administrator47]

awesome cover bro..i spy a kfc bucket and a bh mask atop ur drawer :)

5*s

[Dagon313]

Thanks dude ! Hell yeah ;D

[carpanthers4ever]

@Dagon313 quick question. on bars 5 and 6 that start with an open A string, what fingering do you use cuz its hard to tell? like i do 1st finger 4th fret G string, 2nd finger 5th fret G string, 4th finger 7th fret G string, then quickly reach up with that same finger to the 8th fret of the B string and vice versa for the second half of the "arpeggio" (i know its not really an arpeggio but w/e) but it feels so clumsy. is that how your doing it?

[zoloz123]

wow impeccable cover... i was wondering if you could send me the tabs to this song, id really like to learn it  thanks!!

[Dagon313]

I didn't use tabs, played it by ear. I believe there are some tabs of this song on 911tabs though : )

[xTiLkx]

Just amazing.

[Dagon313]

Thanks =D

[jlaw666]

i need another fret on my guitar to play the part at 2:47 that's my fav part

[squikiermidget]

dude this is awesome!! can u tell me how you got that sound?

[Dagon313]

Thank you =)

Hmm I used a bit distortion but not too much, medium reverb and delay, too.

[Punisheryo]

amazing job brother!!!Gratz!

[Dagon313]

thanks mate ! =D

[DINO4674]

yep... that one was very good... this is one of my favourites from buckethead

[darklordbill]

Even better than that last one i commented on =D

[erasmosoto]

no killswitch? at 5:10 ? lol still good tho

[Dagon313]

thanks man ! no it was too hard it wouldn't have sounded good :D

[LidViciousPunk]

wow...it sounds amazing..are you in a band?

[Dagon313]

Thank you =D

My brother and I are like a 2 man band. I have posted two our songs here on my account, but besides that I'm not in a real band. Nothing like a live band anyway.

[LidViciousPunk]

mm...you should create one..!you're really talented..!!!!

[Dagon313]

thanks =) I really appreciate it :D

[LidViciousPunk]

I too, try to learn it on guitar..but it's hard..=(

[Dagon313]

I'm sure you'll be able to play it soon enough =D For me, it was actually a lot of fun practicing this song since it's so amazing. You should definately post a video of you playing this song as soon as you can ! I'd love to watch it :D

[LidViciousPunk]

lol...*blushes* did it took you a long time to learn?

[Dagon313]

Well, I played this song very often (and I still do :P) and while jamming over it I tried to figure out what Buckethead plays. I didn't use any tabs for this one. But it didn't really take me a long time until I could play this song, altough this recording was done a long time after I learned it. If you use tabs, it might take some time for you to remember all of it but I'm sure you'll manage :D

[LidViciousPunk]

heh...i hope i will...but i guess i'll use tabs..it seems easier to me that way..^^

[smokinlungz420]

lol, nice KFC bucket.

[Livetokill123456]

HOLY FREAKING SHIT!

I am sitting on school, and wanted to listen to this song, then I open your video, without thinking it was a cover, opens my word document and listens. When I was supposed to change song, I realized, it was not Buckethead!

SPOT ON MAN! KEEP ON ROCKING!

[Dagon313]

whoa dude thanks man !

[Livetokill123456]

Keep the freaking good job up man!

[Administrator47]

gawdddayumm! that was amazing. Sail On Soothsayer is my favourite Buckethead song, and you got most of this spot on with your cover.

Awesome job + effort. 5*s

[Dagon313]

wow thank you ! It really is an amazing song.

[MrBUCKETHEADcover]

wow man AWESOME!!

[falloutboy0403]

I have the tabs but the hardest part is remembering. The tempo also gets me a bit as well..

[Dagon313]

yeah you just have to play it many times by now I can probably play it without even looking.

[Fleischwolf911]

this song gives me the creeps.

i will learn it NOW! =)

[Dagon313]

you should :D it really isn't very hard and it's nice for a jam ;D

[Fleischwolf911]

well.. its a bit hard for me to hit the strings at the right time, cause i didnt listen the song often (solo parts).

[sry bad engl :D]

[Fleischwolf911]

and i only have the normal tabs for it.

if i had the gp data it would be easier for me

[Fleischwolf911]

damn.. there are not finished tabs at 911tabs..

cant find some.

btw: nice playing ;)

[Gitarrus]

Awesome cover! This song is amazing, I have to make a cover of it myself, one day :D

[Alistor23]

COOL MAN!!! That was great!!

BTW, Can you send me the tabs plz????

[Dagon313]

thx =)

I didn't use any tabs, but i believe there are tabs of this on 911tabs :D

[SuprSokrSuicide]

That was GREAT!

By the way. Is that a Les Paul Studio?

I was considering getting the wine colored one..

[Dagon313]

thanks dude ! i'm lovin your videos as well !

and yes it is :D you really should, it's a great guitar....my favourite so far ;D

[SuprSokrSuicide]

Well awesome!

That's probably what I'm going to go for then.

Take care.

[alryic]

very noiccce!