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Sugarcoat

Breaking Benjamin
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Notation:

h - hammer on

p - pull off

b - bend string up

r - release bend

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

p.m. - palm muting

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

Intro

Guitars 1 & 2

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------5----------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-5--------3-|
Ad|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-3--------3-|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x----------3-|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2------x-3/15------|
Ad|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2------x-3/15------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2------x-3/15------|

Guitar 1 (00:10)

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------5----------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-5--------3-|
Ad|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-3--------3-|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x----------3-|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------5----------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-5--------3-|
Ad|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-3--------3-|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x----------3-|

Guitar 2 (00:10)

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

Verse (00:20) "It started again..."

Eb|-----------------------------|-3---------------------------|
Bb|-5---------------------------|-3---------------------------|
Gb|-4---------------------------|-0---------------------------|
Dd|-2---------------------------|-2---------------------------|
Ad|-0---------------------------|-3---------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-0---------------------------|
Bb|-5---------------------------|-3---------------------------|
Gb|-4---------------------------|-2---------------------------|
Dd|-2---------------------------|-0---------------------------|
Ad|-0---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

*clean tone (play 2x)

(00:40)

Eb|-----------------------------|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
Bb|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
Gb|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
Dd|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
Ad|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
Bb|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
Gb|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
Dd|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
Ad|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|-----------------------------|
Gb|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|-5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7------|
Dd|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|-5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7------|
Ad|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

*w/ distortion

Chorus (00:55)

Guitars 1 & 2 "No. Look what you..."

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------5----------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-5--------3-|
Ad|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-3--------3-|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x----------3-|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2------x-3/15------|
Ad|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2------x-3/15------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2------x-3/15------|

Guitar 1 (01:04)

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------5----------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-5--------3-|
Ad|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-3--------3-|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x----------3-|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------5----------|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-5--------3-|
Ad|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x-3--------3-|
Dd|-2------0h2---x-2------0h2--x|-2------0h2-----x----------3-|

Guitar 2 (01:04)

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

Guitar solo (02:09)

*2 guitars arranged for 1

Eb|-4/5-----------(5)-------5/7-|-7\3----------(3)--------3\2-|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-1/2-----------(2)-------2/4-|-4\0----------(0)------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-------------------------5\4-|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-2\0----------(0)------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------5/7-|-7\3------(3)------3--3--3h5-|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-4\2----------(2)--------2/4-|-4\0------(0)------0--0--0h2-|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-4/5-----------(5)-------5/7-|-7\3----------(3)--------3\2-|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-1/2-----------(2)-------2/4-|-4\0----------(0)------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-------------------------5\4-|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-2\0----------(0)------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------5/7-|-7\3------(3)------3--3--3h5-|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-4\2----------(2)--------2/4-|-4\0------(0)------0--0--0h2-|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-5----7----7/8--7----5---3---|-5----7----7/8--7-7----5-10\-|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-2----4----4/5--4----2---0---|-2----4----4/5--4-4----2--7\-|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-5----7----7/8--7----5---3---|-5----7----7/8--7-7----5-10\-|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-2----4----4/5--4----2---0---|-2----4----4/5--4-4----2--7\-|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-5----7----7/8--7----5---3---|-5\3---3\2---2\0----2p0------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-------------------------3h5-|
Gb|-2----4----4/5--4----2---0---|-2p0-------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-------5\4---4\2----4p2--0h2-|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-|-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b12b12b12b|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--9---9---9---9---9--9--9--9-|--9b--9b--9b--9b--9b-9b-9b-9b|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Back to chorus (02:43)

Outro (03:03)

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-0h2----3p2----0h2--- 3p2----|-0h2----3p2----3-3----1-1----|
Ad|-0h2----3p2----0h2--- 3p2----|-0h2----3p2----3-3----1-1----|
Dd|-0h2----3p2----0h2--- 3p2----|-0h2----3p2----3-3----1-1----|

(play 3x)

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-0h2----3p2----0h2--- 3p2----|-0h2----3p2----3-3-3--1-1-1--|
Ad|-0h2----3p2----0h2--- 3p2----|-0h2----3p2----3-3-3--1-1-1--|
Dd|-0h2----3p2----0h2--- 3p2----|-0h2----3p2----3-3-3--1-1-1--|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Dd|-2--------------(2)----------|
Ad|-2--------------(2)----------|

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