Breaking Benjamin - Breakdown Chords & Tabs

 

Breakdown Chords & Tabs

Breaking Benjamin Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Tab

Breakdown Tab

   
Band: Breaking Benjamin
Song: Breakdown
Album: We Are Not Alone
Tabbed By: innerfears
http://www.shallowbay.com

Tuning: Drop D and a half step down (Db Ab Gb Bb Eb)

Intro - Piano transcribed for guitar
Eb-6----6-----------------------------------|
Bb---10---10--------------------------------|
Gb-----------7---9-9---10-10----------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|

Eb-6----6-----------------------------8-----|
Bb---10---10--------------------------------|
Gb-----------7---9-9---10-10----------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------8---------|
Db--------------------------------7---------|
Ab-0-*-0*---------10\9--0-*-0*--0*6---------|
Db-0-*-0*-12p10p0-------0-*-0*--0*----------|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------8-8---------|
Db------------------------------7-7---------|
Ab-0-*-0*---------10\9--0-*-0*--6-6---------|
Db-0-*-0*-12p10p0-------0-*-0*--------------|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------8---------|
Db--------------------------------7---------|
Ab-0-*-0*---------10\9--0-*-0*--0*6---------|
Db-0-*-0*-12p10p0-------0-*-0*--0*----------|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------3------|
Gb------------------------------8-8--2------|
Db------------------------------7-7--0------|
Ab-0-*-0*---------10\9--0-*-0*--6-6--0------|
Db-0-*-0*-12p10p0-------0-*-0*-------0------|

Verse
Eb-6----6---------6----6--------------------|
Bb---10---10--------10---10-----------------|
Gb-----------7--------------7---------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|

Eb-6----6---------------6-------------------|
Bb---10---10---------10---10----------------|
Gb-----------7-----7---------7--------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|

Eb-6----6---------6----6--------------------|
Bb---10---10--------10---10-----------------|
Gb-----------7--------------7---------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|

Eb-----------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------------------------------|
Ab-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|
Db-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|
   - -   - - -   - - -   - - -   - - -   - - -

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab-8-5-5-x-5-8-8-x-8------------------------|
Db-8-5-5-x-5-8-8-x-8------------------------|
   - - -   - - -

Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------------------|
Db-----x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------------------|
Ab-0-0-5-0-0-0-5-0-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-8-8-5-8-8-8-5-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|
Db-0-0---0-0-0---0-3-3---3-3-3---3-8-8---8-8-8---8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|
   - -   - - -   - - -   - - -   - - -   - - -

Aaron's background lead (clean)
Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb-------6-----------5---------6----------5-|
Gb-----7-----------7---------7----------7---|
Db---7-----------7---------7----------7-----|
Ab-5-----------5---------5----------5-------|
Db------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Eb----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
Db-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
Ab-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
Db-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db-15-15-15-15------------------------------|
Ab-13-13-13-13-1p0-1h2----------------------|
Db-13-13-13-13-1p0-1h2----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/breaking_benjamin/breakdown_tab_ver_3.html ]
Eb---------------------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
Db-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-13-13-*-13-*-13-*-|
Ab-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-11-11-*-11-*-11-*-|
Db-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-11-11-*-11-*-11-*-|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db-13-15-15-15-15---------------------------|
Ab-11-13-13-13-13-1p0-1h2-------------------|
Db-11-13-13-13-13-1p0-1h2-------------------|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------8---------|
Db--------------------------------7---------|
Ab-0-*-0*---------10\9--0-*-0*--0*6---------|
Db-0-*-0*-12p10p0-------0-*-0*--0*----------|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------3------|
Gb-----------------------------------2------|
Db-----------------------------------0------|
Ab-0-*-0*---------10\9--0-*-0*-------0------|
Db-0-*-0*-12p10p0-------0-*-0*-------0------|

Verse
Eb-----------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------------------------------|
Ab-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|
Db-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|
   - -   - - -   - - -   - - -   - - -   - - -

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab-8-5-5-x-5-8-8-x-8------------------------|
Db-8-5-5-x-5-8-8-x-8------------------------|

Eb-----------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------------------------------|
Ab-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-3-3-*-3-3-3-*-3-8-8-*-8-8-8-*-|
Db-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-3-3-*-3-3-3-*-3-8-8-*-8-8-8-*-|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8------------------------|
Db-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8------------------------|

Chorus

Break
Eb-------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------------|
Db-0-----------------------------------------|
Ab-0---------0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-1p0-1h3-|
Db-0---------0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-1p0-1h3-|
             - -   - - -   - - -   -

Eb---------------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------------|
Ab-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-*---0-0-0-1p0-1h3-----------|
Db-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-*---0-0-0-1p0-1h3-----------|
   - -   - - -         - - -

Eb-------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------------|
Ab-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-1p0-1h3-----------|
Db-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-1p0-1h3-----------|
   - -   - - -   - - -   -

Eb---------------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------------|
Ab-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-*---0-0-0-1p0-1h3-----------|
Db-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-0-*---0-0-0-1p0-1h3-----------|
   - -   - - -         - - -

Aaron's lead
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------10-10-10-10-13-10-10-13-10-10-13-10-13-10-10-10-|
Gb-7-----5------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-10-10-13-10-13-10-10-10-|
Db-x-----x------------------------------------------------------|
Ab-5-----3------------------------------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------------------------------------|
   ^     ^
   play these chords 32x using up and down strumming

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb-10---------------------------------------|
Gb-9----------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
play this chord 16x and eventually slide up the fretboard on the last time

Chorus (x4)

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------8---------|
Db--------------------------------7---------|
Ab-0-*-0*---------10\9--0-*-0*--0*6---------|
Db-0-*-0*-12p10p0-------0-*-0*--0*----------|

Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab-0-*-0*---------10\9--0-3-7-6-5-3-0-------|
Db-0-*-0*-12p10p0-------0-3-7-6-5-3-0-------|


p = pick off
h = hammer on
- = palm mute
* = pause

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