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Shallow Bay

Breaking Benjamin
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Song

Artist: Breaking Benjamin

Song: Shallow Bay

Album: Saturate

Tabbed by: DarkStar11589

http://www.shallowbay.com

Notation:

h - hammer on

p - pull off

b - bend string up

r - release bend

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

pm - palm muting

ah - artificial harmonic

nh - natural harmonic

Tuning (low to high): Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb

Intro

Guitar 1

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2---2--|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2-0----|
Dd|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2---2--|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2-0----|

*Gtr.2

enters here

Guitars 1 & 2

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2---2--|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2-0----|
Dd|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2---2--|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2-0----|

*play 3x

Verse (00:20)

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-----2h3-----------------------|-----2h3-----------------2-0---|
Dd|-2h5-----2---2---2---2---2---2-|-2h5-----2---2---2---2---2-0---|

*play 2x (w/ p.m. until last 2 chords)

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2---2--|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2-0----|
Dd|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2---2--|-2-5-2-0-2--2---2---2---2-0----|

*play 2x (w/ p.m. until last 2 chords)

Chorus (00:40) "And I float upon..."

Guitar 1

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-------------------------------|
Dd|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-5-------5------2--0----2--0---|
Ad|-3--------3------3---3-----3---|-5-------5------2--0----2--0---|
Dd|-------------------------------|-5-------5------2--0----2--0---|

*play 3x

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4\----|
Dd|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4\----|
Ad|-3--------3------3---3-----3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2\----|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (clean tone)

Eb|-0---------------(0)-----------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-1---------------(1)-----------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-0---------------(0)-----------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-2---------------(2)-----------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-3---------------(3)-----------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

*play 3x

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4\----|
Dd|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4\----|
Ad|-3--------3------3---3-----3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2\----|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

*w/ distortion

Back to intro riff (00:58)

Chorus II (01:29)

Guitar 1

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-------------------------------|
Dd|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-5-------5------2--0----2--0---|
Ad|-3--------3------3---3-----3---|-5-------5------2--0----2--0---|
Dd|-------------------------------|-5-------5------2--0----2--0---|

*play 3x

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4/|
Dd|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4/|
Ad|-3--------3------3---3-----3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2/|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
Dd|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
Ad|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (clean tone)

Eb|-0---------------(0)-----------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-1---------------(1)-----------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-0---------------(0)-----------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-2---------------(2)-----------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-3---------------(3)-----------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

*play 3x

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4/|
Dd|-5--------5------5---5-----5---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4/|
Ad|-3--------3------3---3-----3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2/|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

*w/ distortion

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
Dd|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
Ad|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Bridge (01:53)

Guitar 1

Eb|-0-----------(0)---------------|-0-----------(0)---------------|
Bb|-0-----------(0)----------3----|-0-----------(0)----------3----|
Gb|-0-----------(0)----------2----|-0-----------(0)----------2----|
Dd|-2-----------(2)----------4----|-2-----------(2)----------4----|
Ad|-3-----------(3)----------0----|-3-----------(3)----------0----|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

*play 3x

Eb|-0-----------(0)---------------|-0-----------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------(0)----------3----|-0-----------------------------|
Gb|-0-----------(0)----------2----|-0-----------------------------|
Dd|-2-----------(2)----------4----|-2-----------------------------|
Ad|-3-----------(3)----------0----|-3-----------------------2--0--|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------2--0--|

*w/ delay

Guitar 2 (02:03)

Eb|-12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10|-8-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------2--0--|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------2--0--|

*play 2x (w/ ad lib)

Back to Chorus (02:12)

Guitar II (02:32) *played over last Chorus

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-/8---8----8--8-----8------/13-|-12------------------8p7---8p7-|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--8---8----8--8-----8------/13-|-/15-----------------8p7---8p7-|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--8---8----8--8-----8------/13-|-12------------------8p7---8p7-|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--8---8----8--8-----8----8-----|-7---7---7---7--/10--10---7--7-|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-8---8---8---8---8---8--10--10-|-7---7---7---7--10--10---7--7--|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-8---8---8---8--10--10--12--12-|-7---7---7---7--7--------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Outro (02:56)

Guitar 1

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|--------5p4--0--5-------5p4--0-|--------5p4--0--5-------5--0---|
Ad|-7-----------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

*play 2x

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|--------5p4--0--5------5--4--0-|--------5p4--0--5-------5--0---|
Ad|-7-----------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|--------5p4--0--5-------5p4--0-|--------5p4--0--5-------5--0---|
Ad|-7-----------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

"You live, you learn"

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|--------5p4--0--5-------5p4--0-|--------5p4--0--5-------5--0---|
Ad|-7-----------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

*let open string ring at end of each bar (play 3x)

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|--------5p4--0--5------5--4--0-|-------------------------------|
Ad|-7-----------------------------|-3--------------(3)------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (02:56)

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|--------9p8--7-/9-------9p8--7-|--------9p8--7-/9------9--7----|
Ad|-7-----------------------------|-10----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

*play 2x

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|--------9p8--7-/9------9--8--7-|--------9p8--7-/9------9--7----|
Ad|-7-----------------------------|-10----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|--------9p8--7-/9-------9p8--7-|--------9p8--7-/9------9--7----|
Ad|-7-----------------------------|-10----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

*let open string ring at end of each bar (play 3x)

String Arrangement Until End

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