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!
