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Break My Fall

Breaking Benjamin

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Band: Breaking Benjamin
Song: Break My Fall
Album: We Are Not Alone
Tabbed By: innerfears
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Tuning: CGCFAD (Drop D and one step down)

Intro

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C-4/6-6----4/6-6---4---4/6-6----4/6-6---4----------|
G-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0--------|
C-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0--------|

Verse

D-----------------------------------------------0------|
A----------------------------------------------3-3-----|
F---------------------------------------------2-----2--|
C-4/6-6----4/6-6---4---4/6-6----4/6-6---4-9-0----------|
G-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-7-0----------|
C-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-7-0----------|
"you fought me once...."

D-----------------------------------------------0------|
A----------------------------------------------3-3-----|
F---------------------------------------------2-----2--|
C-4/6-6----4/6-6-------4/6-6----4/6-6---4-9-0----------|
G-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-------2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-7-0----------|
C-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-------2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-7-0----------|
"let me feel your heavy hand..."

D-------------------------------------------0----------|
A-------------------------------------------3----------|
F-------------------------------------------2----------|
C-4/6-6----4/6-6-------4/6-6----4/6-6---4-9-0----------|
G-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-------2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-7-0----------|
C-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-------2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-7-0----------|
"i will clean your..."

D---------------------------------------------0--------|
A---------------------------------------------3--------|
F---------------------------------------------2--------|
C-4/6-6----7\6-6----4/6-6----4\6-6----6---4-9-0--------|
G-2/4-4-xx-5\4-4-xx-2/4-4-xx-2\4-4-xx-4-0-2-7-0--------|
C-2/4-4-xx-5\4-4-xx-2/4-4-xx-2\4-4-xx-4-0-2-7-0--------|

Aaron
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
F-13/14-1414----16\14-1414----13/14-1414----13/14-1414-|
C-x-/x--x-x-----x-\x--x-x-----x-/x--x-x-----x-/x--x-x--|
G-11/12-1212-xx-14\12-1212-xx-11/12-1212-xx-11/12-1212-|
C------------xx------------xx------------xx------------|
"and leave no trace..."

Pre-Chorus

D---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
A-----0---0--------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|
F--------------6-----------------------6-----------|
C-7------------6-----------7-----------6-----------|
G-7------------4-----------7-----------4-----------|
C-7------------------------7-----------------------|

D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
F-------------6---6---6---------------6---6---6----|
C-7---7---7---6---6---6---7---7---7---6---6---6----|
G-7---7---7---4---4---4---7---7---7---4---4---4----|
C-7---7---7---------------7---7---7----------------|
note: I can't tell for sure which version of these two
is actually being played, it could be either or both,
so either one will work

Chorus

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F-77777777------------77777777---------------------|
C-77777777------------77777777---------------------|
G-55555555-7777-2--2--55555555-7777-2--2-----------|
C----------7777-2--2-----------7777-2--2-----------|

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F-77777777------------77777777---------------------|
C-77777777------------77777777---------------------|
G-55555555-7777-2--2--55555555-7777-2--2-----------|
C----------7777-2--2-----------7777-2--2-----------|
                                   "break my fall..."

Lead during chorus

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F-11-----9----13----14----16----18-----------------|
C-x------x----x-----x-----x-----x------------------|
G-9------7----11----12----14----16-----------------|
C--------------------------------------------------|
  ^16x   ^8x  ^8x   ^12x  ^4x   ^8x

Verse

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

immediately following chorus:
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C-55555555-0---------------------------------------|
G-55555555-0---------------------------------------|
C-55555555-0---------------------------------------|
"break my fall......."

Break

Guitar 1 (clean with heavy phaser)
D-----0--------0-----------0-------0---------------|
A-----5--------5-----------5-------5---------------|
F---6--------6---6-------6-------6---6-------------|
C-7--------7-------7---7-------7-------7-----------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------------|
repeat once

Guitar 2 (slight distortion with delay, slowly raising and lowering volume)
D--------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------10---9---7---------|
F-9-----11-----7----6-----9-----9----9---9---------|
C--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------------|

Clean and palm muted
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
C--------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------------|
G-xx-x---------------------------------------------|
C-xx-x---------------------------------------------|
play this part distorted

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C-4/6-6----4/6-6---4---4/6-6----4/6-7-7------------|
G-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-5-5------------|
C-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-5-5------------|
                                   "break my..."

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C-4/6-6----4/6-6---4---4/6-6----4/6-0-7------------|
G-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-0-7------------|
C-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-0-7------------|
                                   "break my..."

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C-4/6-6----4/6-6---4---4/6-6----4/6-7-7------------|
G-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-5-5------------|
C-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-5-5------------|
                                   "break my..."

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------|
C-4/6-6----4/6-6---4---4/6-6----4/6-6---4-9-0------|
G-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-7-0------|
C-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-0-2/4-4-xx-2/4-4-0-2-7-0------|

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