• Song:

    Ordinary Man

  • Artist:

    Breaking Benjamin

  • Album:

    So Cold EP

Artist: Breaking Benjamin
 Song: Ordinary Man
 Album: We Are Not Alone [Japanese Edition] (2004)
 Tabbed by: Matt Turpen
 any questions or comments email me at: zeromjt@yahoo.com
 Tuning: Dropped C (CGCFAD same as Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

 \= slide down
 /= slide up
 h= hammer on
 p= pull off
 X= mute  
 b= bend
 rb= release bend
 ~= vibrato (wiggle back and forth)

 INTRO (mostly drums, feedback, and bass)

 guitar 1 and 2

 D|------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------|
 C|-x-x-x-x-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13-----|
 G|-x-x-x-x-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13-----|
 C|-x-x-x-x-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13-----|
 
 D|------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------| X2
 G|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------|

 D|------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\3-3-3/5-| 
 G|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\3-3-3/5-|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\3-3-3/5-|
 
 VERSE 1 (mostly small plucks and feedback. Figure out the timing yourself) 
 
 guitar 2
  
   (pluck with finger not pick. let all notes ring.)
 D|------------------------6---5---8-------------------------6---5---8------------6-|
 A|------3-----3h4p3----------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 C|--------------------------------------------5-5h6p5--------------------5-6-7\----|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 guitar 2
 
 PRE-CHORUS
  (use pick lightly)
 D|------------------------------------|
 A|---5-6-----4-5-----3-4-----2-3------|
 F|------------------------------------| X2
 C|------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------|

  CHORUS guitars 1 and 2 
 D|------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------|
 C|--1-1-1-1-1p0-----------------|
 G|--1-1-1-1-1p0-----------------|
 C|--1-1-1-1-1p0-----------------|

 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 F|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------------------| X2
 C|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--1--1--1--1--1-1-|
 G|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--1--1--1--1--1-1-|
 C|-------------------1--1--1--1--1-1-|

  guitar 2
 
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 F|-----3-------5-------8---10-8------| X2
 C|---3---3---5---5---8---8------8----|
 G|-1-------3-------6--------------8--|
 C|-----------------------------------|

  guitar 1

 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 F|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| X2
 C|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
 G|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
 C|-----------------------------------|

  guitar 1 and 2

 D|------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------| 
 G|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------|

 D|------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\3-3-3/5-| 
 G|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\3-3-3/5-|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\3-3-3/5-|
 
 VERSE 2 (mostly small plucks and feedback. Figure out the timing yourself) 
 
 guitar 2
  
   (pluck with finger not pick. let all notes ring.)
 D|------------------------6---5---8-------------------------6---5---8------------6-|
 A|------3-----3h4p3----------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 C|--------------------------------------------5-5h6p5--------------------5-6-7\----|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 guitar 2
 
 PRE-CHORUS
  (use pick lightly)
 D|------------------------------------|
 A|---5-6-----4-5-----3-4-----2-3------|
 F|------------------------------------| X2
 C|------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------|

  CHORUS guitars 1 and 2 
 D|------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------|
 C|--1-1-1-1-1p0-----------------|
 G|--1-1-1-1-1p0-----------------|
 C|--1-1-1-1-1p0-----------------|

 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 F|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------------------| X2
 C|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--1--1--1--1--1-1-|
 G|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--1--1--1--1--1-1-|
 C|-------------------1--1--1--1--1-1-|

  guitar 2
 
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 F|-----3-------5-------8---10-8------| X2
 C|---3---3---5---5---8---8------8----|
 G|-1-------3-------6--------------8--|
 C|-----------------------------------|

  guitar 1

 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 F|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| X2
 C|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
 G|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
 C|-----------------------------------|

  guitar 1 and 2

 D|------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------| 
 G|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------|

  SOLO
  
  guitar 2

 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------15-/17b18-|
 A|-11rb10-\8-\7-\4-\3-/4-\3-/4-/10-\8-\7-\4-\3-/11-\10-/13-/15-15b16rb15-----------|
 F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  guitar 1 (during solo)

 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0|
 G|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0|
 C|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0|

  guitar 2
 
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 F|-----3-------5-------8---10-8------| X4
 C|---3---3---5---5---8---8------8----|
 G|-1-------3-------6--------------8--|
 C|-----------------------------------|

  guitar 1

 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 F|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| X4
 C|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
 G|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
 C|-----------------------------------|

  guitar 2
 
 D|-------------------|
 A|-------------------|
 F|-33-xx-55----------|
 C|-33-xx-55-----3-1--|
 G|-11-xx-33-----3-1--|
 C|--------------3-1--|


  guitar 2

 D|------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------| X4
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------| 
 G|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------|
 C|-3-3-3/5-5-5/8-8-8/13-13-13\--------|

 D|--------------------|
 A|--------------------|
 F|--------------------| end of guitar 2
 C|-3-/5-/8-/13-\5-\---|
 G|-3-/5-/8-/13-\5-\---|
 C|-3-/5-/8-/13-\5-\---|

 guitar 1 (does a weird "wah-oo-waaah" sound im pretty sure is filanger effect on low so it's slow) 

 D|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\-|
 A|--------------------|
 F|--------------------| end of guitar 1
 C|--------------------|
 G|--------------------|
 C|--------------------|

  (both guitars end at the same time)


           THE END THANKS AND ENJOY EVERY BODY!!! BREAKING BENJAMIN RULES!!!
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