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Breaking Benjamin
TabTuningDrop C
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Song

Breaking Benjamin - Simple Design

Tuning: Drop C CGCFAD

Legend - FB = full bend LR = let ring s = slide

HB = half bend . = Palm Mute * - pre-bend note and strum

OK, This is really an amazing song!!! This is based from a Hal and Leonard tab book, but

differs as I have condensed the song to 2 guitars and changed a handful

of things! If you want the whole thing note for note, then go buy the book!

Guitar 1 - Ben Burnley (rhythm)

Guitar 2 - Aaron Fink (lead)

INTRO - PART ONE

Guitar 1 - Dist.

D|----------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------|
A|----------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------|

F|xxxx------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------|

C|xxxx-5-5-2------|-----------------------|5-5-2------|--------------------|
G|xxxx-3-2-0-5-0-3|------3h5-------3h5p3p0|3-2-0-5-0-3|----3h5------3h5p3p0|
C|xxxx-------5-0-3|0-0--0----0-0-0--------|------5-0-3|0000----0-0-0-------|

.... . . .

Guitar 2 - Dist

D|----------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------|
A|-----1-1--------|-----------------------|1-1--------|--------------------|
F|-----0-0-2------|-----------------------|0-0-2------|--------------------|
C|xxxx-2-0-2------|-----------------------|2-0-2------|--------------------|
G|xxxx-3-2-0-5-0-3|------3h5-------3h5p3p0|3-2-0-5-0-3|----3h5------3h5p3p0|
C|xxxx-------5-0-3|0-0--0----0-0-0--------|------5-0-3|0000----0-0-0-------|

.... . . .

Guitar 1 - Dist.

D|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
F|9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-7|-----------------------|-----7---------------|
C|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|-----------------------|-----7--5------------|
G|7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-5|------3h5-------3h5p3p0|-0---5--3------------|
C|---------------------------|0-0--0----0-0-0--------|-0------3------------|

Guitar 2 - Dist

D|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|-1----1--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
F|-0----0-----2--------------|-----------------------|-----7/--12----------|
C|-2----0-----2--------------|-----------------------|-----7/--10----------|
G|-3----2-----0-----5-----0-3|------3h5-------3h5p3p0|-0---5/--8-----------|
C|------------------5-----0-3|0-0--0----0-0-0--------|-0-------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

INTRO - PART 2

Guitar 1 and 2 - Dist

Play 1st measure 3X Play this measure once

D|---------------------------|--------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|--------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|-0-0-10-0--0--|
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|-0-0-9--0--0--|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|-0-0-10-0--0--|

VERSE

Guitar 2 - Dist.

slowly HB - v

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|5-5s7---5-5s7---12-12s11--5-5s7-|5-5s7---5-5s7---12-12s11--5-5s7---7---|
C|x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x--x---x-x-x-|x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x--x---x-x-x---x---|
G|3-3s5---3-3s5---10-10s9---3-3s5-|3-3s5---3-3s5---10-10s9---3-3s5---5---|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

PRE-CHORUS

Guitar - 1 Dist.

Play 1st measure 3X This measure 1X This measure 2X

D|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|---------------|-------------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|0-0-10-0--0-10\|-------------------|
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|0-0-9--0--0-10\|9--s-4-0-5----0---7|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|0-0-10-0--0-10\|9--s-4-0-5----0---7|

. .

Guitar - 2 Dist.

Play 1st measure 3X This measure 1X This measure 2X

D|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|---------------|-------------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|0-0-10-0--0-10\|12-s-7-x-9----x--11|
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|0-0-9--0--0-10\|9--s-4-x-9----x--7-|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|0-0-10-0--0-10\|9--s-4-x-5----x--7-|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS

Guitar - 1 Dist.

Play this measure 3X Play this measure 1X

D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|------------------4-2----------------|
C|0-0000--7-777777--4-4444--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777--4-2-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
G|0-0000--7-777777--5-5555--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777--2-0-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
C|0-0000--7-777777--4-4444--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777------4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|

Guitar 2 - Dist.

I'm not going to show exact strumming pattern, just strum fairly quickly

and roll with the chord changes. Listen for it in the background - its

there!!!

Play this measure 3X Play this measure 1X

D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|7-------7---------7-------7--------|7-------7----------------------------|
F|7-------7---------7-------7--------|7-------7---------4-2----------------|
C|0-------0---------0-------0--------|0-------0---------4-2-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
G|0-------x---------x-------x--------|0-------x---------2-0-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
C|0-------7---------4-------5--------|0-------7-------------4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|

Guitar 1 and 2 - Dist.

Play 1st measure 1X Play this measure once

D|---------------------------|--------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|--------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|-0-0-10-0--0--|
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|-0-0-9--0--0--|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|-0-0-10-0--0--|

VERSE - Careful, there is a one chord difference than the 1st VERSE!

Guitar 2 - Dist.

v--Diff. Chords slowly HB--v

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|5-5s7---5-5s7---12-12s11--5-5s7-|8-8s7---5-5s7---12-12s11--5-5s7---7---|
C|x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x--x---x-x-x-|x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x--x---x-x-x---x---|
G|3-3s5---3-3s5---10-10s9---3-3s5-|6-6s5---3-3s5---10-10s9---3-3s5---5---|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

INTERLUDE

Guitar 1 - Lighter Dist.

D|0--x----------2-------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|3--3----------3-------|--------------------------------------------------|
F|2--0----------0-------|--------------------------------------------------|
C|0--2----------0-------|7-------------------------------------------------|
G|0--3----------2-------|5-------------------------------------------------|
C|0--x----------x-------|5-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 - Dist. (maybe slight delay) v--This part is very hard! Good Luck!

D|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|7---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

F|7-10-s12s10--14-s16s14|14s12-12-12s11-11-11s9-9-9s11-11-11s12s11-12--(11)|

C|0-x---x--x----x--x--x-|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x---(x)-|
G|0-9--s10s9---12-s14s12|12s10-10-10s9--9--9-s7-7-7s9--9--9-s10s9s-10--(9)-|
C|0---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

INTERLUDE Cont.

Guitar 2 - Clean

Let ring throughout

D|-------0h2-----------0h2-----------2h3-------------3-----------------|
A|----3------3------3-----3------3-------3-------3------3--8s10s8------|
F|--2--3---------0---0---------0---0----------0------------------------|
C|0--------------------------------------------------------5s7s-5------|
G|--------------3------------2-----------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------5------5-------------------|

Guitar 2 - Clean

Let ring throughout v--Volume Swell

D|-------0h2-----------0h2-----------2h3-------------3-----------------|
A|----3------3------3-----3------3-------3-------3------3--------------|
F|--2--3---------0---0---------0---0----------0------------------------|
C|0---------------------------------------------------------0----------|
G|--------------3------------2------------------------------0----------|
C|------------------------------------------5------5--------0----------|

INTERLUDE Cont.

Guitar 1 - Dist.

D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----------|-0-0-0----0-0-0------------------|
G|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0--5-------|-0-0-0----0-0-0--5---------3h5---|
C|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----3p0-3~|-0-0-0----0-0-0----3p0-3h5-------|

Guitar 2 - Dist.

D|-2--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----------|-3-3-3----3-3-3------------------|
F|-2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----------|-2-2-2----2-2-2------------------|
C|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----------|-0-0-0----0-0-0------------------|
G|--------------------------5-------|-----------------5---------3h5---|
C|----------------------------3p0-3~|-------------------3p0-3h5-------|

SOLO

Legend - FB = full bend LR = let ring

HB = half bend * - pre-bend note and strum

Guitar 2 - Dist.

FB *

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|15-----15~-----15~----15~---17--15--17--17(17)-17--(17)p15---------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------16-14--14-----|

C|---------------------------------------------------------------------xxxx|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------xxxx|

C|---------------------------------------------------------------------xxxx|

Guitar 2 - Played with SOLO - Dist.

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|0---7----------4------5-------------------0----7---------------4--5--xxxx|
G|0---7----------5------5-------------------0----7---------------5--5--xxxx|
C|0---7----------4------5-------------------0----7---------------4--5--xxxx|

CHORUS

Guitar - 1 Dist.

Play this measure 5X Play this measure 1X

D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|------------------4-2----------------|
C|0-0000--7-777777--4-4444--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777--4-2-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
G|0-0000--7-777777--5-5555--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777--2-0-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
C|0-0000--7-777777--4-4444--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777------4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|

5

Guitar 2 - Dist.

I'm not going to show exact strumming pattern, just strum fairly quickly

and roll with the chord changes. Listen for it in the background - its

there!!!

Play this measure 5X Play this measure 1X

D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|7-------7---------7-------7--------|7-------7----------------------------|
F|7-------7---------7-------7--------|7-------7---------4-2----------------|
C|0-------0---------0-------0--------|0-------0---------4-2-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
G|0-------x---------x-------x--------|0-------x---------2-0-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
C|0-------7---------4-------5--------|0-------7-------------4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|

Both Guitars - Dist.

D|---------------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|-------------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|0-0-10-0--0-0-0-10\|  Play 1X
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|0-0-9--0--0-0-0-10\|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|0-0-10-0--0-0-0-10\|

. . .

OUTRO - Part 1

Both Guitars - Dist.

D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------3-0--------------------|
G|--5------------------------3h5---5-----------5---3h5---3h5----|
C|0---3-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3h5----0---3-0-----0---0-----0-----3~~|

OUTRO - Part 2

Guitar 1 - Dist.

D|----------------------------------------3/-------------|
A|----------------------------------------6/----3--3--3--|
F|-------------------------------------7/-5/----2--2--2--|
C|-------------------------------------7/-3/----0--0--0--|
G|--5------------------------3h5----0--5/-3/-------------|
C|0---3-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3h5-------0-----3/-------------|

Guitar 2 - Dist.

D|----------------------------------------3/-------------|
A|----------------------------------------6/-------------|
F|-------------------------------------7/-5/-------------|
C|-------------------------------------7/-3/----0--0--0--|
G|--5------------------------3h5----0--5/-3/----0--0--0--|
C|0---3-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3h5-------0-----3/----0--0--0--|

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