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Song

Artist: Breaking Benjamin

Song: Water

Album: Saturate

Tabbed by: DarkStar11589

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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 (00:12)

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-3p2-3p2-2-----2-------2-----2-|-3p2-3p2-2-----2-------2-----2-|
Dd|------------0-------0-----0----|------------0-------0-----0----|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-----------------------3-------|
Gb|-3p2-3p2-2-----2-------2-----2-|-3p2-3p2-2-----2---------------|
Dd|------------0-------0-----0----|------------0-------0----------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------3-|----------------------------3--|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---3-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0--3--|
Ad|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---1-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0--1--|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-(3)-------------------------3-|-----------------------7--6--5-|
Dd|-(3)-0-0-0--1p0--0--0--1p0---3-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--7--6--5-|
Ad|-(1)-0-0-0--1p0--0--0--1p0---1-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--5--4--3-|
Dd|-----0-0-0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0----------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------3-|----------------------------3--|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---3-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0--3--|
Ad|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---1-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0--1--|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------3--|
Gb|-(3)-------------------------3-|-------------------------------|
Dd|-(3)-0-0-0--1p0--0--0--1p0---3-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0----------|
Ad|-(1)-0-0-0--1p0--0--0--1p0---1-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0----------|
Dd|-----0-0-0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--0-0-----|

pm pm ah

Verse (00:47) "What's all this talk..."

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3-|-----------------------------3-|
Gb|-----------------------------5-|-----------------------------5-|
Dd|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---|
Ad|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---|
Dd|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---|

pmpm pm pm pmpm pm pm pmpmah pmpm pm pm pmpm pm pm pmpmah

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3-|-------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------5-|-----------------------------3-|
Dd|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0--1p0--3-|
Ad|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0--1p0--1-|
Dd|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0---1-0---|-1-0--0--0---1-0--0--0--1p0----|

pmpm pm pm pmpm pm pm pmpmah pmpm pm pm pmpm

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------3-|----------------------------3--|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---3-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0--3--|
Ad|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---1-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0--1--|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------3----------|
Gb|-----------------------------3-|-------------------------------|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---3-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0-------------|
Ad|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---1-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0-------------|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0-------------|

a.h.

Prechorus (01:09) "I won't ever let..."

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-8---8---8---8\----3/----8-----|
Dd|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-8---8---8---8\----3/----8-----|
Ad|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-6---6---6---6\----1/----6-----|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------3----------|
Gb|-----------------------------3-|-------------------------------|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---3-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0-------------|
Ad|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0---1-|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0-------------|
Dd|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0--0--1p0-----|-1p0--0--0--1p0--0-------------|

a.h.

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-10--10--10--10\----3/---8-----|
Dd|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-10--10--10--10\----3/---8-----|
Ad|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|--8---8---8---8\----1/---6-----|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Chorus (01:25) "Cause I am..."

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
Dd|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1------3-------|
Ad|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1------3-------|
Dd|-------------------------------|----------------1------3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
Dd|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1p0----1p0-----|
Ad|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1p0----1p0-----|
Dd|-------------------------------|----------------1p0----1p0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
Dd|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1------3-------|
Ad|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1------3-------|
Dd|-------------------------------|----------------1------3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3--3---x-x-x-x--5--5---x-x-x-x-|-7---7---7---7-----------------|
Dd|3--3---x-x-x-x--5--5---x-x-x-x-|-7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6-|
Ad|1--1---x-x-x-x--3--3---x-x-x-x-|-5---5---5---5---6---6---6---6-|
Dd|-------------------------------|-----------------6---6---6---6-|

Back to verse (01:48)

Bridge (03:11)

Guitar 1 (Gtr. 2 tacet for 1 1/2 measures)

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

*w/ p.m.

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

Guitar 2 (03:19)

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7-6-5-----------7-6-5---------|-7-6-5-----------7-6-5---------|
Dd|-------7-6-5-0---------7-6-5-0-|-------7-6-5-0---------7-6-5-0-|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Chorus outro (03:24)

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
Dd|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1------3-------|
Ad|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1------3-------|
Dd|-------------------------------|----------------1------3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7\-----------------------|
Dd|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7\--------1p0----1h3-----|
Ad|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5\--------1p0----1h3-----|
Dd|-------------------------------|----------------1p0----1h3-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
Dd|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1------3-------|
Ad|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1------3-------|
Dd|-------------------------------|----------------1------3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3--3---x-x-x-x--5--5---x-x-x-x-|-7---7---7---7-----------------|
Dd|3--3---x-x-x-x--5--5---x-x-x-x-|-7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6-|
Ad|1--1---x-x-x-x--3--3---x-x-x-x-|-5---5---5---5---6---6---6---6-|
Dd|-------------------------------|-----------------6---6---6---6-|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
Dd|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1------3-------|
Ad|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1------3-------|
Dd|-------------------------------|----------------1------3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|3--3---x-x-x-x--5--5---x-x-x-x-|-7---7---7---7-----------------|
Dd|3--3---x-x-x-x--5--5---x-x-x-x-|-7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6-|
Ad|1--1---x-x-x-x--3--3---x-x-x-x-|-5---5---5---5---6---6---6---6-|
Dd|-------------------------------|-----------------6---6---6---6-|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6---0------(0)---|
Ad|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6---0------(0)---|
Dd|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6---0------(0)---|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------(0)---------------|
Ad|-------------(0)---------------|
Dd|-------------(0)---------------|

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