Breaking Benjamin Topless Tabbed by U B the band Tuning Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Legend p-pull off h-hammer on *-harmonic pm-palm mute /-slide up I listened to this song for quite some time, the other versions were a little messed up (like the bridge) so don't knock it until you've tried it I watched the Phobia DVD to see where Ben and Aaron play the chords/notes and here it is. I hope you like it. I'll add time stamps later. Intro Guitar 1 (Ben) Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------2h3--| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Intro Guitar 2 (Aaron) Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------2h3--| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------2h3--| Db|-----------------------------------------------------2h3--| Guitar 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Guitar 2 Eb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Guitar 1 Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Guitar 2 Eb|---------------------------0-------------------------5*--| Bb|---------------------------0---------------------5*------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------5*--5*----| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Verse 1 Guitars 1 and 2 Eb|--------------0-------------0-------------0--------------------------| Bb|--------------5-------------5-------------5--------------------------| Gb|--------------5-------------5-------------5--------------------------| Db|--------------3-------------3-------------3--------------------------| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0-2h333--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0-2h333--| pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpmpmpmpmpm Verse 1 Guitar 1 (Ben) Cont. Eb|----------------0---------------0---------------0--| Bb|----------------5---------------5---------------5--| Gb|----------------5---------------5---------------5--| Db|----------------3---------------3---------------3--| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3--| Verse 1 Guitar 2 (Aaron) Cont. Eb|----------------0---------------0---------------0--| Bb|----------------5---------------5---------------5--| Gb|----------------5---------------5---------------5--| Db|----------------3---------------3---------------3--| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3--| Guitar 1 Cont. Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0-2h333--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0-2h333--| Guitar 2 Cont. Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------9999--| Db|---------------------xxxx--| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0--7777--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0--------| Chorus Guitars 1 and 2 Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|--555555555/777777777/999999999/121212-111111--| Db|--xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/x-x-x--x-x-x---| Ab|--333333333/555555555/777777777/101010-9-9-9---| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Chorus Cont. Guitars 1 and 2 Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------121212-101010--| Gb|--555555555/777777777/999999999-x-x-x--x-x-x---| Db|--xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx-9-9-9--7-7-7---| Ab|--333333333/555555555/777777777----------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| End of Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2------------| End of Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|---------------------------0-------------------------5*--| Bb|---------------------------0---------------------5*------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------5*--5*----| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------2-2--2-2--2-2------------| Verse 2 Guitars 1 and 2 Eb|--------------0-------------0-------------0--------------------------| Bb|--------------5-------------5-------------5--------------------------| Gb|--------------5-------------5-------------5--------------------------| Db|--------------3-------------3-------------3--------------------------| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0-2h333--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-3-02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0-2h333--| pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpmpmpmpmpm Verse 2 Guitar 1 (Ben) Cont. Eb|----------------0---------------0---------------0--| Bb|----------------5---------------5---------------5--| Gb|----------------5---------------5---------------5--| Db|----------------3---------------3---------------3--| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3--| Verse 2 Guitar 2 (Aaron) Cont. Eb|----------------0---------------0---------------0--| Bb|----------------5---------------5---------------5--| Gb|----------------5---------------5---------------5--| Db|----------------3---------------3---------------3--| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3-02-0-2p0-22xxx3--| Guitar 1 Cont. Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0-2h333--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0-2h333--| Guitar 2 Cont. Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------9999--| Db|---------------------xxxx--| Ab|--02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0--7777--| Db|--02-0-2p0-22-0-2p0--------| Chorus Guitars 1 and 2 Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|--555555555/777777777/999999999/121212-111111--| Db|--xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/x-x-x--x-x-x---| Ab|--333333333/555555555/777777777/101010-9-9-9---| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Chorus Cont. Guitars 1 and 2 Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------121212-101010--| Gb|--555555555/777777777/999999999-x-x-x--x-x-x---| Db|--xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx-9-9-9--7-7-7---| Ab|--333333333/555555555/777777777----------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| End of Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2-------| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2-------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2--1/7--| ^--use a slider End of Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|---------------------------0------------------------| Bb|---------------------------0------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------2-2--2-2--2-2-------| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------2-2--2-2--2-2-------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3------2-2--2-2--2-2-------| Bridge Guitars 1 and 2 Palm muted Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--2-0-2-0-5-0-2-0-2-0-7-0-2-0-8-0-2p002-0-5-0-2-0-2-0-7-0-8-0--| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------x7-x8--| Ab|--------------------------------------------------x7-x8--| Db|--2-0-2-0-5-0-2-0-2-0-7-0-2-0-8-0-2p002-0-5-0-2-0-x7-x8--| Guitar 1 Cont. Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--2-0-2-0-5-0-2-0-2-0-7-0-2-0-8-0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2-0-2-0-7-0-8-0--| Guitar 1 Cont. Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--2-0-2-0-5-0-2-0-2-0-7-0-2-0-8-0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2-0-x7-x8-x5-x3--| Ab|--------------------------------------------------x7-x8-x5-x3--| Db|--------------------------------------------------x7-x8-x5-x3--| Guitar 1 Cont. Eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|--0h222--3p2--3----0h222--3p2--3-----| Db|--0h222--3p2--3----0h222--3p2--3-----|x2 Guitar 2 (2, 4, and 5's) Eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|--------------5544-------------5544--| Db|--224455442244-----224455442244------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Guitar 2 cont. (14, 16, and 17's) Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------17171616-------------------------17171616--| Db|--141416161717161614141616---------141416161717161614141616----------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|--555555555/777777777/999999999/121212-111111----| Db|--xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/x-x-x--x-x-x-----| Ab|--333333333/555555555/777777777/101010-9-9-9-----| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|--17-----------------------------------------16--| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| ^--tremolo pick with wah and or phaser ^--stop tremolo picking Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3-3-3--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Chorus Guitar 2 wah/phaser off Eb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------0------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Ab|--------------------------------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Db|--------------------------------0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2p0-2h3--| Chorus Cont. Guitar 1 Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------121212-101010----| Gb|--555555555/777777777/999999999-x-x-x--x-x-x-----| Db|--xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx-9-9-9--7-7-7-----| Ab|--333333333/555555555/777777777------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|--17-----------------------------------------16--| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| ^--tremolo pick with wah and or phaser ^--stop tremolo picking Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3--| Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3--| End of Chorus Guitar 1 Eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---2-2--2-2--2-2--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---2-2--2-2--2-2--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---2-2--2-2--2-2--| End of Chorus Guitar 2 Eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---2-2--2-2--2-2--| Ab|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---2-2--2-2--2-2--| Db|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2-3---2-2--2-2--2-2--| Finished!