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Dear Agony - Breaking Benjamin
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Tabbed by: C. Davison
Email: davison17c@gmail.com
Tuning: Drop Bb ( Bb F Bb Eb G c)
Lead Guitar - Aaron Fink
Intro: (0:00 – 0:19) Play 2x
e|-----------10------------------------10----------------------------------|
B|--7-8-7------7-8----------7-8-7------7-8---------------------------------|
G|--------------------7--------------------------7-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (0:20 – 0:49) Play 2x
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8----8--10-8-----8----8--10-8-----8---8--7-8----8---8—7-8---------------|
G|---7----7------7-----7----7-------7-----7---7----7-----7--7-----7--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------7---7--10----7---7--10------|
B|-8----8--10-8-----8----8--10-8-----8-------------------------------------|
G|---7----7------7-----7----7-------7--------7--------------7--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus (0:50 – 1:04) Play 2x
e|---7--8-7-------7--10-----------------------10---------------------------|
B|-8--8----------8--8-------8--10--8----8----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------7--7---------7--7-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (1:05 – 1:24) Play Once
e|--------------------------------------10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-----------|
B|------------------12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-----------|
B|-12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15--17-17-17-17----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now Play:
Intro 2x (1:25 – 1:32)
Verse 1x (1:33 – 1:47)
Pre-Chorus 2x (1:48 – 2:02)
Chorus 1x (2:03 – 2:17)
Then
Chorus 2 (2:18 - 2:37)
e|--------------------------------------10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-----------|
B|------------------12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------10-10-10-10--19-19-19-19-----------|
B|-12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Post-Chorus (2:38 - 3:07) (I couldn’t figure this part out..i’ll keep workin on it)
Bridge (3:08 - 3:22)
e|-------10----------------------------------10----------------------------|
B|---8-----8--8------8--10-8--8-------8-----8--8----8---10-8--8------------|
G|-7--7-----7------7--7------7-------7--7-----7----7--7-------7------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------10----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-----8--8------8--10-8--8-------7--7-8---8-10------------------------|
G|-7--7-----7------7--7------7-------7--7-----7----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1 (3:23 - 3:38)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/breaking_benjamin/dear_agony_tab.html ]
Chorus 2 (3:39 - 3:58)
Outro (3:59 - 4:18)
e|-----------10------------------------10----------------------------------|
B|--7-8-7------7-8----------7-8-7------7-8---------------------------------|
G|--------------------7--------------------------7-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------10------------------------10----------------------------------|
B|--7-8-7------7-8----------7-8-7------7-8-----8---------------------------|
G|--------------------7--------------------------7-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Rhythm Guitar - Benjamin Burnley
Tuning (Bb F Bb Eb G c)
Intro: (0:00 – 0:19)
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------(4)----(7)---(5)---(4)-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--2--5--9(4)--12(7)-10(5)--9(4)---12-10---9-----5-----------------------|
F|---2--5--9(2)--12(5)-10(3)--9(2)---12-10---9-----5-----------------------|
Bb|--2--5--9-----12----10-----9------12-10---9-----5-----------------------|
Verse (0:20 – 0:49) Play 2x
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------(5)----(7)----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5--2--10(5)--12(7)----------------------------------------------------|
F|---5--2--10(3)--12(5)----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5--2--10-----12-------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus (0:50 – 1:04) Play 2x
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------(7)---(5)----(5)---(7)-------------------------------------------|
Bb|--2--12(7)-10(5)--10(5)-12(7)-------------------------------------------|
F|---2--12(5)-10(3)--10(3)-12(5)-------------------------------------------|
Bb|--2--12----10-----10----12----------------------------------------------|
Chorus (1:05 – 1:24)
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------(7)---(5)---(5)--(4)--------(7)----(5)-----------------|
Bb|-5--5-4-2----2-12(7)-10(5)-10(5)-9(4)---7--12(7)--10(5)-----------------|
F|--5--5-4-2----2-12(5)-10(3)-10(3)-9(2)---7--12(5)--10(3)-----------------|
Bb|-5--5-4-2----2-12----10----10----9------7--12-----10--------------------|
Now Play:
Intro 2x (1:25 – 1:32)
Verse 1x (1:33 – 1:47)
Pre-Chorus 2x (1:48 – 2:02)
Chorus 2 (2:03 - 2:37)
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------(7)---(5)---(5)--(4)--------(7)------------------------|
Bb|-5--5-4-2----2-12(7)-10(5)-10(5)-9(4)---7--12(7)------------------------|
F|--5--5-4-2----2-12(5)-10(3)-10(3)-9(2)---7--12(5)------------------------|
Bb|-5--5-4-2----2-12----10----10----9------7--12---------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------(7)---(5)-----(5)---(7)-----------(7)-----(7)---(5)--------------|
Bb|--2--12(7)-10(5)---10(5)-12(7)-5---5-5-12(7)---12(7)-10(5)--------------|
F|---2--12(5)-10(3)---10(3)-12(5)-5---5-5-12(5)---12(5)-10(3)--------------|
Bb|--2--12----10------10----12----5---5-5-12------12----10-----------------|
Post-Chorus (2:38 - 3:07)
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2-10-10-10--2-12-10--10-12-2-------------------------------------------|
F|--2-10-10-10--2-12-10--10-12-2-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2-10-10-10--2-12-10--10-12-2-------------------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2-10-10-10--2-12-10--10-12-10--10-12-5---------------------------------|
F|--2-10-10-10--2-12-10--10-12-10--10-12-5---------------------------------|
Bb|-2-10-10-10--2-12-10--10-12-10--10-12-5---------------------------------|
Bridge (3:08 - 3:22)
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------(5)---(7)-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-2-10(5)-12(7)-------------------------------------------------------|
F|---5-2-10(3)-12(5)-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-2-10----12----------------------------------------------------------|
End Chorus (3:23 - 3:38)
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------(7)---(5)---(5)--(4)--------(7)---------------------|
Bb|----5--5-4-2----2-12(7)-10(5)-10(5)-9(4)---7--12(7)---------------------|
F|-----5--5-4-2----2-12(5)-10(3)-10(3)-9(2)---7--12(5)---------------------|
Bb|-12\5--5-4-2----2-12----10----10----9------7--12------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------(7)---(5)-----(5)---(7)-----------(7)-----(7)---(5)--------------|
Bb|--2--12(7)-10(5)---10(5)-12(7)-5---5-5-12(7)---12(7)-10(5)--------------|
F|---2--12(5)-10(3)---10(3)-12(5)-5---5-5-12(5)---12(5)-10(3)--------------|
Bb|--2--12----10------10----12----5---5-5-12------12----10-----------------|
Outro (3:59 - 4:18)
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2-5-9-10-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2-5-9-10-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2-5-9-10-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
Thats it...great song, great band...email me if you've got questions or corrections
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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