• Song:

    Blow Me Away

  • Artist:

    Breaking Benjamin

Drop C tuning (CGCFAD)

Intro
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F---7p0-7----7p0-7---------7p0-7---7p0-7--------|
C-----------------------------------------------|
G-0*------0*-------0-10--0*------0*------7-10---|
C-0*------0*-------0-10--0*------0*------7-10---|

D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F---7p0-7----7p0-7---------7p0-7---7p0-7--------|
C--------------------------------------------0--|
G-0*------0*-------0-10--0*------0*----------0--|
C-0*------0*-------0-10--0*------0*------2-3-0--|

let the last note ring throughout the whole verse

Pre-Chorus
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C-888888881010101010101010----------------------|
G-888888881010101010101010----------------------|
C-888888881010101010101010--00---00-0---00-0----|

D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C------------888888881010101010101010-----------|
G-------7-10-888888881010101010101010-----------|
C-00-0--7-10-888888881010101010101010-----------|

Pre-Chorus (lead part playing over open notes)
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-10--5--7-----10--5--7-------------------------|
F-----------7------------7----------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C-0---12/7-8\5-----0---12/7-8-10----------------|
G-0---12/7-8\5-----0---12/7-8-10----------------|
C-0---12/7-8\5-----0---12/7-8-10----------------|

D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F---7p0-7----7p0-7---------7p0-7---7p0-7--------|
C--------------------------------------------0--|
G-0*------0*-------0-10--0*------0*----------0--|
C-0*------0*-------0-10--0*------0*------2-3-0--|

once again let sustain throughout the 2nd verse

right before the Pre-Chorus comes in, play this:

C-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
C-3/5-------------------------------------------|

note: this is a harmonic slide, don't actually play the notes
but run your finger over their positions while picking


Pre-Chorus
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C-888888881010101010101010----------------------|
G-888888881010101010101010----------------------|
C-888888881010101010101010--00---00-0-----00-0--|

D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C-------------8888888810101010*-----------------|
G--------7-10-8888888810101010*-----------------|
C-00-0---7-10-8888888810101010*-----------------|
* = pause

Pre-Chorus (lead part playing over open notes)
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-10--5--7-----10--5--7-------------------------|
F-----------7------------7----------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C-0---12/7-8\5-----0---12/7-8-10----------------|
G-0---12/7-8\5-----0---12/7-8-10----------------|
C-0---12/7-8\5-----0---12/7-8-10----------------|

Post-Chorus
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C-888888881010101010101010----------------------|
G-888888881010101010101010----------------------|
C-888888881010101010101010----------------------|

Break
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-------9977-------------------8877-------------|
C----77------77----55-------77------77----55----|
G-55------------88----77-55------------88----77-|
C-----------------------------------------------|
palm mute while gradually loosening up

D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------7\1---------|
G-0077-66-5*----66-5*--------66-5*--7\1---------|
C-0077-------88-------77-00---------7\1---------|

D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------7*-1*-------|
G-0077-66-5*----66-5*--------66-5*--7*-1*-------|
C-0077-------88-------77-00---------7*-1*-------|
* = pause

repeat once

D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------8------|
C-----------------------------------------6------|
C-00-0--0-000-00-0-00-0--00-0--0-000-0-0--6------|
  *----------------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------8------|
G-00-0--0-000-00-0-00-0--00-0--0-000-0-0--6------|
C-00-0--0-000-00-0-00-0--00-0--0-000-0-0--6------|
  *----------------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------|
G-00-0--0-000-00-0-00-0--00-0--0-000-0-0---------|
C-00-0--0-000-00-0-00-0--00-0--0-000-0-0---------|
  *----------------------------------------------|

* = palm mute

Chorus

Outro
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------8--|
G-00-0--0-0h1p0-0-0-1p00--00-0--0-0h1p0-0-0--6--|
C-00-0--0-0h1p0-0-0-1p00--00-0--0-0h1p0-0-0--6--|

D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------|
G-00-0--0-0h1p0-0-0-1p00--00-0--0-0h1p0-0-0-----|
C-00-0--0-0h1p0-0-0-1p00--00-0--0-0h1p0-0-0-----|
                                        * *
* = palm mute
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