Breath

Breaking Benjamin

tom:
Album: Phobia
Tabbed by: innerfears
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This is one of my favorite songs off Phobia, and after first hearing it I just had to 
it out. Keep checking * for new tabs.

TUNING: Bb F Bb Eb G C (Drop D and two whole steps down)

Intro (clean)

C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-9-9-9-9*-xx9*-9-10--9-9-9-9*-xx9*-9-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7-7-7-7*-xx7*-7-7---7-7-7-7*-xx7*-7-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 (distorted)

C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-5---(4)----------------------------------------5----(4)--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5----5-----------------9-10--------------9-10--5-----5---------------------------------------------|
F |-3----2-----7-7-7-7*-7*-7-7---7-7-7-7*-7*-7-7---3-----2---------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------7-7-7-7*-7*-7-7---7-7-7-7*-7*-7-7-------------------------------------------------------|
    ^    ^
    these chords could alternately be played like this:
    C |-------------------|
    G |-------------------|
    Eb|-------------------|
    Bb|-10---(12)---------|
    F |-10----10----------|
    Bb|-10----9-----------|
    both versions sound good, so either one works

Guitar 2 Lead (distorted with possible chorus effect)

C |--15-----------------------15------------------------19----20-19-----19----20-19--------------------|
G |-----17-15--17h181817---------17--15--17h181817---------20-------20-----20-------20-----------------|
Eb|-----------------------17------------------------17-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C |--------12-10---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--13--------------12--10----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----12-------12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (clean with delay)

C |----8----8-7---0-------8----8-7---8------------7h8---------------8----8-7---0-----------------------|
G |-10---10-----8------10---10-----8---------8h10-----8-8h10~----10---10-----8-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------10-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C |----8----8-7---0-------8----8-7---8------------7h8---------------8----8-7---8-----------------------|
G |-10---10-----8------10---10-----8---------8h10-----8-8h10~----10---10-----8-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------10-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------/9999---------------/9999---------------/9999----------------------|
Bb|-------------------3---3-3-3--3--------3---3-3-3--3--------7---7-7-7--7--------7--2--7--9-----------|
F |------------7-7--7-3---3-3-3--3--------3---3-3-3--3--------7---7-7-7--7--------7--2--7--9-----------|
Bb|------------7-7--7-3---3-3-3--3--------3---3-3-3--3--------7---7-7-7--7--------7--2--7--9-----------|
               * *  *
   "so sacrifice yourself..."
                                                        Chorus
C |---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3--3-3----------3---3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|--12-----14-----12--------------x-x-------------|
F |-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|--10-----10-----10--------------x-x-------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|--10-----10-----10--------------x-x-------------|
                   * *  *                               (acoustic strumming)
                                                        "you take the breath right out of me"

Chorus (cont.)

C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7------3-----5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7----0-3-----5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7----0-3-----5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    just tabbed the chords, the rhythm shouldn't be too hard to pick up

Verse

C |----8----8-7---0--|-----8----8-7---0--------8----8-7---8-------------7h8-------------8----8-7---8---|
G |-10---10-----8----|--10---10-----8-------10---10-----8----------8h10-----8-8h10---10---10-----8-----|
Eb|------------------|------------------------------------------10-------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       "this will be all over soon..."

Pre-Chorus

C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------/9999---------------/9999---------------/9999----------------------|
Bb|-------------------3---3-3-3--3--------3---3-3-3--3--------7---7-7-7--7--------7--2--7--9-----------|
F |------------7-7--7-3---3-3-3--3--------3---3-3-3--3--------7---7-7-7--7--------7--2--7--9-----------|
Bb|------------7-7--7-3---3-3-3--3--------3---3-3-3--3--------7---7-7-7--7--------7--2--7--9-----------|
               * *  *
   "so sacrifice yourself..."
                                                        Chorus
C |---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3--3-3----------3---3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|--10--10-1010-10-12-14--10--10-1010-10-10(12)---|
F |-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|--10--10-1010-10-10-10--10--10-1010-10-10-10----|
Bb|-3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|--10--10-1010-10-10-10--10--10-1010-10-10-9-----|
                   * *  *                                       * *                   * *
Chorus (cont.)

C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7--7-77-7--7-7---7--7-77-7-7--0--3-----5-----------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7--7-77-7--7-7---7--7-77-7-7--0--3-----5-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7--7-77-7--7-7---7--7-77-7-7--0--3-----5-----------------------------------------------------------|
         **               **         goes back to regular rhythm of chorus here

Break

Guitar 1 (Rhythm)
C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7-xxx7*-7*-xxxxx3-xxx3*-3*-xxxxx5-xxx5*-5*-xxxxx3--------------------------------------------------|
F |-7-xxx7*-7*-xxxxx3-xxx3*-3*-xxxxx5-xxx5*-5*-xxxxx3--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7-xxx7*-7*-xxxxx3-xxx3*-3*-xxxxx5-xxx5*-5*-xxxxx3--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Lead)
C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-10x10x10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------x9x9x9-10x10x10x9x9x9xx7x7x9x10x9xx--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------10---9--12----------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
this lead will be much easier if you look at the rhythm riff above, the chord changes are what compliment
the lead parts and the tabbed lead parts hit exactly when the tabbed chords above change. basically
aaron was following along with the root notes of what ben was playing.

Rhythm
C |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7------------3----------5------------------------------------|
F |-7------------3----------5----------101010101010101099999999--|
Bb|-7------------3----------5----------101010101010101099999999--|
   "I'm waiting..."                    ************************

Lead
C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----9--7--10--------9--7--10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7---------------7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
if you listen closely this lead part comes in when the above rhythm part starts and gradually fades out
but it's playing the exact melody ben is singing

Chorus

C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10----(12)---7-------3------5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-10-----10----7-----0-3------5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-----9-----7-----0-3------5----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Lead)

C |-8---8-10-8-7-8---8-10-8-7-8---8-10-8-7-8---8-10-8-7-8---8-10-8-7-8---8-10-8-7-8--------------------|
G |---8------------8------------8------------8---------|--8------------8-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

                                                     C |12-10-12-13-12-10-12-10-12-13-12-10---------

                                                     G |--------------------------------------------|
                                                     Eb|--------------------------------------------|
                                                        ultra simple lead part harmony

Outro

C |------------------------|
G |------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
Bb|-7----------------------|
F |-7----------------------|
Bb|-7----------------------|
   let chord ring

Lead (lots of chorus/delay)
C |----8----8-7---0--------|
G |-10---10-----8----------|
Eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
F |------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|

* = palm mute
h = hammer-on

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