Wish I May

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Song

Artist: Breaking Benjamin

Song: Wish I May

Album: Saturate (2002)

Tabbed by: Danny Carrera

Notation:

h - hammer on

p - pull off

b - bend string up

r - release bend

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

p.m. - palm muting

a.h. - artificial harmonic

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

Eb|------------------------------|   This part is kinda hard to explain but
Bb|------------------------------|   just use the side of your pick and slide it
Gb|------------------------------|   down the fretboard starting on the first fret
Db|-1/12-------------------------|   throughout the 12th fret (strings D,A,D). Trust
Ab|-1/12-------------------------|   me, this is the way Aaron did it in a Wish I may
Db|-1/12-------------------------|   live video I have.

Intro

Guitar 1

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|---------------12\11--7/8----|---------------14/15\14------| x2
Db|-0----0----0---x-\x---x/x----|-0----0----0---x-/x-\x-------|
Ab|-0----0----0---10\9---5/6----|-0----0----0---12/13\12------|
Db|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-0----0----0---12\11--7/8----|-0----0----0---7\-5-/7-------|
Db|-0----0----0---x-\x---x/x----|-0----0----0---x\-x-/x-------|
Ab|-0----0----0---10\9---5/6----|-0----0----0---5\-3-/5-------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Guitar 2

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| x2
Db|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Ab|-0----0----0--10\9--5/6------|-0----0----0--12/13\12-------|
Db|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Ab|-0----0----0--10/9--5\6------|-0----0----0--5\3/5----------|
Db|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|

Guitar 1 & 2 (0:24)

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------------8\---|
Db|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0--8\---|
Ab|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0--6\---|
Db|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0-------|

*w/ p.m.

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-------------------8--8--8\7-|
Db|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0---8--8--8\7-|
Ab|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0---6--6--6\5-|
Db|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0-------------|

Verse (00:32) "Shove me under..."

Guitar 1

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-(7)-----------(7)-----------|-(7)-----------(7)-------8\7-| x4
Db|-(7)-----------(7)-----------|-(7)-----------(7)-------8\7-|
Ab|-(5)-----------(5)-----------|-(5)-----------(5)-------6\5-|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Guitar 2

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| x4
Db|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0-------|
Ab|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0-------|
Db|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0-------|

*w/ p.m.

Pre-chorus (00:48) "Why should I..."

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-8-----8-----8-----8------8--| x2
Db|-5-----5-----5-----5------5--|-8-----8-----8-----8------8--|
Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5------5--|-6-----6-----6-----6------6--|
Db|-5-----5-----5-----5------5--|-----------------------------|

Chorus (00:57) "We left this..."

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|-3-------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-| x2
Db|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ab|-1---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|---------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-| x2
Db|-5---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|

Bridge (02:11)

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----7------|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----7--8---|
Ab|-0--0--0--0--0--0--------8---|-0--0--0--0--0--0------------| Repeat
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0------------|

*w/ p.m.

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Twice
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----7------|-8---8---8---8-----8---------|
Ab|-0--0--0--0--0--0--------8\--|-6---6---6---6-----6---------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0------------|-----------------------------|

Solo (02:27)

Guitar 2

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-3h5-----(5)-----3---------0-|-5h7-----(7)------7b8----5p0-|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-3h5-----(5)-----3-------0---|------------6p5---5\---------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-5---6---6-------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

*a.h. *a.h.

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-/11--------10---------------|-/8---------6----------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-/8--7-----------------5--7--|-7/8--7--5---7b8r7------(7)--|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Guitar 1 (02:27) *rhythm during solo*

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-5----5--5--5-----1----/8\---|-5----5--5--5-----1----/8\---|
Ab|-5----5--5--5-----1----/8\---|-5----5--5--5-----1----/8\---| Repeat
Db|-5----5--5--5-----1----/8\---|-5----5--5--5-----1----/8\---|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Twice
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-5----5--5--5-----1----/8\---|-1----1----1----1-------1----|
Ab|-5----5--5--5-----1----/8\---|-1----1----1----1-------1----|
Db|-5----5--5--5-----1----/8\---|-1----1----1----1-------1----|

Chorus II (02:44) "We left this..."

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|-3-------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-|
Db|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ab|-1---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|

*play 2x

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|---------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-|
Db|-5---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|

*play 2x

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|-3-------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-|
Db|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ab|-1---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|

*play 2x

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--7----7-----7-------7----7--|-/8-----8-----8------8----8--|
Db|--7----7-----7-------7----7--|-/8-----8-----8------8----8--|
Ab|--5----5-----5-------5----5--|-/6-----6-----6------6----6--|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

*play 2x

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|---------------12\11--7/8----|---------------14/15\14------|
Db|-0----0----0---x-\x---x/x----|-0----0----0---x-/x-\x-------|
Ab|-0----0----0---10\9---5/6----|-0----0----0---12/13\12------|
Db|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-0----0----0---12\11--7/8----|-0----0----0---7\-5-/7-------|
Db|-0----0----0---x-\x---x/x----|-0----0----0---x\-x-/x-------|
Ab|-0----0----0---10\9---5/6----|-0----0----0---5\-3-/5-------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Outro (03:24) "Blind eyes shine bright"

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|
Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5---------|-5-----5-----5-----5---------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-------------------8---8---8-|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|-7-----7-----7-----8---8---8-|
Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5---------|-5-----5-----5-----6---6---6-|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|-7-----7-----7---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-0--------------(0)----------|
Ab|-0--------------(0)----------|
Db|-0--------------(0)----------|

*let ring until end

Guitar 2 (03:33)

Eb|-----------------------------|-5-------------5-------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-0--------------(0)----------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-0--------------(0)----------|-----------------------------|
Db|-0--------------(0)----------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-5---------5---------5-------|-6--------6--------3---------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-6---------5---------5-------|-5--------5--------5---------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-6---------3---------------6-|--------------------------5--|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------(5)-------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|

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