Breaking Benjamin - Breakdown Tabbed by Incubosity First, let me commend the guy who did version 2 for this song! Incredible job! I had much help from a book, he did'nt - awesome job! This is one is accurate and 100% complete, not to mention one helluva song!! Enjoy! Tuning Drop D half step down DbAbDbGbBbEb Guitar 1 - Fincke Guitar 2 - Burnley INTRO - Part 1 Piano transcribed for guitar - Clean Eb|-6--5--6--5---------------|-6--5--6--5----------------8-| Bb|---------------5--5--6--6-|--------------5--5--6--6-----| Gb|-------------7------------|------------7----------------| Db|--------------------------|-----------------------------| Ab|--------------------------|-----------------------------| Db|--------------------------|-----------------------------| INTRO - Part 2 Both Guitars - Dist. Breakdown! upstroke---v Eb|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------3| Gb|-------------------------------------8|---------------------------8--8-2| Db|-------------------------------------7|---------------------------7--7-0| Ab|--------0--0---------10s9--0---0--0---|-0--0----------10s9--0---0------0| Db|--------0--0-12p10p0-------0---0--0---|-0--0--12p10p0-------0---0------0| VERSE Guitar 1 - Dist. Let....games........broken.....white Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|11---11------11--11----------11--11-----------11------11-11------11--11-| Gb|--14---14------14--14----------14--14-------14--14-----14--14------14--14 Db|----------12-------------------------12---12------12---------12---------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------| PRE-CHORUS Guitar 1 - Clean Dist. ON Eb|-----1--------0---------1-------1---1-----------------------------------| Bb|---3--------1---------3--------3---1------------------------------------| Gb|-2--------2---------3---------3---3-------7---7-----7----7----7-----7---| Db|------------------------------------------x---x-----x----x----x-----x---| Ab|------------------------------------------5---5-----5----5----5-----5---| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-8-00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-888-8--8-| Ab|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-8-00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-888-8--8-| Db|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-8-00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-888-8--8-| .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. Guitar 1 Continued Eb|--------------| Bb|--------------| Gb|-7777-7777----| Db|-xxxx-xxxx----| Ab|-5555-5555----| Db|--------------| Guitar 2 Contintued Eb|--------------| Bb|--------------| Gb|--------------| Db|-5555-8888----| Ab|-5555-8888----| Db|-5555-8888----| CHORUS Guitar 1 - Dist. Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------77777777-888888s10101010s--------------------| Db|------------------77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------| Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------1p0-1h2-----------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------888888s10101010s--------------------| Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------| Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------| Db|---------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------| CHORUS Continued Guitar 1 - Dist. Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------77777777-8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s---------------------| Db|------------------77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s---------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s---1p0-1h2-----------| Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s---------------------| Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s---------------------| Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s---1p0-1h2-----------| Db|------------------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------| INTRO Riff (slightly differs from 1st INTRO) upstroke----v Eb|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------|------------------------------3| Gb|--------------------------------------8|------------------------------2| Db|--------------------------------------7|------------------------------0| Ab|---------0--0---------10s9--0---0--0---|-0--0----------10s9--0---0----0| Db|---------0--0-12p10p0-------0---0--0---|-0--0--12p10p0-------0---0----0| VERSE PRE-CHORUS Guitar 1 - Clean Dist. ON Eb|-----1-------0---------1------1---1-------------------------------------| Bb|---3-------1---------3-------3---1--------------------------------------| Gb|-2-------2---------3--------3---3---------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887 Ab|--------------------------------------00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887 Db|--------------------------------------00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887 Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887 Ab|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887 Db|00-0-00-0-33-3-33-3-88-8-88-8-55-5-88-00-000-0-33-333-3-88-888-8-55558887 .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. CHORUS Guitar 1 - Dist. Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------77777777-888888s10101010s--------------------| Db|------------------77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------| Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------1p0-1h2-----------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------888888s10101010s--------------------| Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------| Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------| Db|---------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------| CHORUS Continued Guitar 1 - Dist. (low to high) Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------77777777-8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s---------------------| Db|------------------77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s---------0-----------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2-0-----------| Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------1p0-1h2-0-PickScrape| Guitar 2 - Dist. (low to high) Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s---------------------| Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s---------0-----------| Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2-0-----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-0-Pickscrape| SOLO Guitar 1 - Dist. Eb|----------------------|-------------------5-----8--8---8----8-----| Bb|----------------------|-------------------6-666-6666-6666-6-6-6-6-| Gb|-7--------------------|5--------------------777--77--77-7-7---7-7-| Db|-x-strum many times---|x-strum many times-------------------------| Ab|-5--------------------|3------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------|00-0-00-0-000-1-0-1-00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1-3-| Ab|00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1h3|00-0-00-0-000-1-0-1-00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1-3-| Db|00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1h3|00-0-00-0-000-1-0-1-00-0-00-0-00-0-1-0-1-3-| .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . SOLO Cont. Guitar 1 - Dist. Gradual bend--v Eb|8--------------------------| Bb|x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| Gb|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5b-| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-2| Ab|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-2| Db|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-2| . . . . . . . . . CHORUS Guitar 1 - Dist. Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------77777777-888888s10101010s--------------------| Db|------------------77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------| Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------1p0-1h2-----------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------888888s10101010s--------------------| Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s--------------------| Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2-----------| Db|---------------------------------------------1p0-1h2-----------| CHORUS Continued Guitar 1 - Dist. Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------77777777-8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s--------------------| Db|------------------77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s--------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2------------| Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------1p0-1h2------------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s--------------------| Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s--------------------| Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------1p0-1h2------------| Final CHORUS Guitar 1 - Dist. Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-6-(strum many times -- maybe some slight bending)-----| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------888888s10101010s------------| Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-666666s8-8-8-8-s------------| Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-444444s6-6-6-6-s--1p0-1h2---| Db|---------------------------------------------1p0-1h2---| CHORUS Cont. Guitar 1 - Dist. Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-6-(strum many times -- maybe some slight bending)---------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 - Dist. Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------8-8-8--8--8--8-10101010s--------| Db|-1010101010101010-77777777-6-6-6--6--6--6-8-8-8-8-s--------| Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--55555555-4-4-4--4--4--4-6-6-6-6-s-1p0-1h2| Db|----------------------------------------------------1p0-1h2| OUTRO - Both Guitars - Dist. Both Guitars - Dist. No!! Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------8|-------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------7|--------------------7-10-----------0-| Ab|-0--0---------10s9--0---0--0---|-0--0----------10s9-5-8--7--6-5-3--0-| Db|-0--0--12p10p0------0---0--0---|-0--0--12p10p0-----------7--6-5-3--0-|