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Breakdown
Breaking Benjamin
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Breaking Benjamin - Breakdown
Tabbed by Incubosity
First, let me commend the guy who did version 2 for this song! Incredible job!
I had much help from a book, he did'nt - awesome job! This is one is accurate
and 100% complete, not to mention one helluva song!! Enjoy!
Tuning Drop D half step down DbAbDbGbBbEb
Guitar 1 - Fincke
Guitar 2 - Burnley
INTRO - Part 1
Piano transcribed for guitar - Clean
Eb|-6--5--6--5---------------|-6--5--6--5----------------8-|
Bb|---------------5--5--6--6-|--------------5--5--6--6-----|
Gb|-------------7------------|------------7----------------|
Db|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
INTRO - Part 2
Both Guitars - Dist.
Breakdown! upstroke---v
Eb|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------3|
Gb|-------------------------------------8|---------------------------8--8-2|
Db|-------------------------------------7|---------------------------7--7-0|
Ab|--------0--0---------10s9--0---0--0---|-0--0----------10s9--0---0------0|
Db|--------0--0-12p10p0-------0---0--0---|-0--0--12p10p0-------0---0------0|
VERSE
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Let....games........broken.....white
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|11---11------11--11----------11--11-----------11------11-11------11--11-|
Gb|--14---14------14--14----------14--14-------14--14-----14--14------14--14
Db|----------12-------------------------12---12------12---------12---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS
Guitar 1 - Clean Dist. ON
Eb|-----1--------0---------1-------1---1-----------------------------------|
Bb|---3--------1---------3--------3---1------------------------------------|
Gb|-2--------2---------3---------3---3-------7---7-----7----7----7-----7---|
Db|------------------------------------------x---x-----x----x----x-----x---|
Ab|------------------------------------------5---5-----5----5----5-----5---|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-8-00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-888-8--8-|
Ab|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-8-00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-888-8--8-|
Db|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-8-00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-888-8--8-|
.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ..
Guitar 1 Continued
Eb|--------------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|-7777-7777----|
Db|-xxxx-xxxx----|
Ab|-5555-5555----|
Db|--------------|
Guitar 2 Contintued
Eb|--------------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|--------------|
Db|-5555-8888----|
Ab|-5555-8888----|
Db|-5555-8888----|
CHORUS
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------77777777-888888s10101010s--------------------|
Db|------------------77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------1p0-1h2-----------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------888888s10101010s--------------------|
Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------|
CHORUS Continued
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------77777777-8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s---------------------|
Db|------------------77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s---------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s---1p0-1h2-----------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s---------------------|
Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s---------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s---1p0-1h2-----------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------|
INTRO Riff (slightly differs from 1st INTRO) upstroke----v
Eb|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|------------------------------3|
Gb|--------------------------------------8|------------------------------2|
Db|--------------------------------------7|------------------------------0|
Ab|---------0--0---------10s9--0---0--0---|-0--0----------10s9--0---0----0|
Db|---------0--0-12p10p0-------0---0--0---|-0--0--12p10p0-------0---0----0|
VERSE
PRE-CHORUS
Guitar 1 - Clean Dist. ON
Eb|-----1-------0---------1------1---1-------------------------------------|
Bb|---3-------1---------3-------3---1--------------------------------------|
Gb|-2-------2---------3--------3---3---------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887
Ab|--------------------------------------00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887
Db|--------------------------------------00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887
Ab|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887
Db|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887
.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
CHORUS
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------77777777-888888s10101010s--------------------|
Db|------------------77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------1p0-1h2-----------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------888888s10101010s--------------------|
Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------|
CHORUS Continued
Guitar 1 - Dist. (low to high)
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------77777777-8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s---------------------|
Db|------------------77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s---------0-----------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2-0-----------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------1p0-1h2-0-PickScrape|
Guitar 2 - Dist. (low to high)
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s---------------------|
Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s---------0-----------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2-0-----------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-0-Pickscrape|
SOLO
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Eb|----------------------|-------------------5-----8--8---8----8-----|
Bb|----------------------|-------------------6-666-6666-6666-6-6-6-6-|
Gb|-7--------------------|5--------------------777--77--77-7-7---7-7-|
Db|-x-strum many times---|x-strum many times-------------------------|
Ab|-5--------------------|3------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------|00-0-00-0-000-1-0-1-00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1-3-|
Ab|00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1h3|00-0-00-0-000-1-0-1-00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1-3-|
Db|00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1h3|00-0-00-0-000-1-0-1-00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1-3-|
.. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .
SOLO Cont.
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Gradual bend--v
Eb|8--------------------------|
Bb|x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
Gb|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5b-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-2|
Ab|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-2|
Db|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-2|
. . . . . . . . .
CHORUS
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------77777777-888888s10101010s--------------------|
Db|------------------77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------1p0-1h2-----------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------888888s10101010s--------------------|
Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------|
CHORUS Continued
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------77777777-8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s--------------------|
Db|------------------77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s--------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2------------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------1p0-1h2------------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s--------------------|
Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s--------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------1p0-1h2------------|
Final CHORUS
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-6-(strum many times -- maybe some slight bending)-----|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------888888s10101010s------------|
Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s------------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2---|
Db|---------------------------------------------1p0-1h2---|
CHORUS Cont.
Guitar 1 - Dist.
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-6-(strum many times -- maybe some slight bending)---------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s--------|
Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s--------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2|
Db|----------------------------------------------------1p0-1h2|
OUTRO - Both Guitars - Dist.
Both Guitars - Dist.
No!!
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------8|-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------7|--------------------7-10-----------0-|
Ab|-0--0---------10s9--0---0--0---|-0--0----------10s9-5-8--7--6-5-3--0-|
Db|-0--0--12p10p0------0---0--0---|-0--0--12p10p0-----------7--6-5-3--0-|
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