Simple Design Chords & Tabs
Breaking Benjamin - Simple Design
Tuning: Drop C CGCFAD (Both Guitars)
Legend - FB = full bend LR = let ring s = slide
HB = half bend . = Palm Mute * - pre-bend note and strum
OK, This is really an amazing song!!! This is the way that they would most
likely play it live. This is based from a Hal and Leonard tab book, but
differs as I have condensed the song to 2 guitars and changed a handful
of things! If you want the whole thing note for note, then go buy the book!
Y'all enjoy! Just updated the PRE-CHORUS! Now everything's dead on!
Guitar 1 - Ben Burnley (rhythm)
Guitar 2 - Aaron Fink (lead)
INTRO - PART ONE
Guitar 1 - Dist.
D|----------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------|
A|----------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------|
F|xxxx------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------|
C|xxxx-5-5-2------|-----------------------|5-5-2------|--------------------|
G|xxxx-3-2-0-5-0-3|------3h5-------3h5p3p0|3-2-0-5-0-3|----3h5------3h5p3p0|
C|xxxx-------5-0-3|0-0--0----0-0-0--------|------5-0-3|0000----0-0-0-------|
.... . . .
Guitar 2 - Dist
D|----------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------|
A|-----1-1--------|-----------------------|1-1--------|--------------------|
F|-----0-0-2------|-----------------------|0-0-2------|--------------------|
C|xxxx-2-0-2------|-----------------------|2-0-2------|--------------------|
G|xxxx-3-2-0-5-0-3|------3h5-------3h5p3p0|3-2-0-5-0-3|----3h5------3h5p3p0|
C|xxxx-------5-0-3|0-0--0----0-0-0--------|------5-0-3|0000----0-0-0-------|
.... . . .
Guitar 1 - Dist.
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
F|9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-7|-----------------------|-----7---------------|
C|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|-----------------------|-----7--5------------|
G|7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-5|------3h5-------3h5p3p0|-0---5--3------------|
C|---------------------------|0-0--0----0-0-0--------|-0------3------------|
Guitar 2 - Dist
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|-1----1--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
F|-0----0-----2--------------|-----------------------|-----7/--12----------|
C|-2----0-----2--------------|-----------------------|-----7/--10----------|
G|-3----2-----0-----5-----0-3|------3h5-------3h5p3p0|-0---5/--8-----------|
C|------------------5-----0-3|0-0--0----0-0-0--------|-0-------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTRO - PART 2
Guitar 1 and 2 - Dist
Play 1st measure 3X Play this measure once
D|---------------------------|--------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|--------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|-0-0-10-0--0--|
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|-0-0-9--0--0--|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|-0-0-10-0--0--|
VERSE
Guitar 2 - Dist.
slowly HB - v
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|5-5s7---5-5s7---12-12s11--5-5s7-|5-5s7---5-5s7---12-12s11--5-5s7---7---|
C|x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x--x---x-x-x-|x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x--x---x-x-x---x---|
G|3-3s5---3-3s5---10-10s9---3-3s5-|3-3s5---3-3s5---10-10s9---3-3s5---5---|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS
Guitar - 1 Dist.
Play 1st measure 3X This measure 1X This measure 2X
D|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|---------------|-------------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|0-0-10-0--0-10\|-------------------|
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|0-0-9--0--0-10\|9--s-4-0-5----0---7|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|0-0-10-0--0-10\|9--s-4-0-5----0---7|
. .
Guitar - 2 Dist.
Play 1st measure 3X This measure 1X This measure 2X
D|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|---------------|-------------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|0-0-10-0--0-10\|12-s-7-x-9----x--11|
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|0-0-9--0--0-10\|9--s-4-x-9----x--7-|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|0-0-10-0--0-10\|9--s-4-x-5----x--7-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
Guitar - 1 Dist.
Play this measure 3X Play this measure 1X
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|------------------4-2----------------|
C|0-0000--7-777777--4-4444--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777--4-2-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
G|0-0000--7-777777--5-5555--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777--2-0-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
C|0-0000--7-777777--4-4444--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777------4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
I'm not going to show exact strumming pattern, just strum fairly quickly
and roll with the chord changes. Listen for it in the background - its
there!!!
Play this measure 3X Play this measure 1X
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|7-------7---------7-------7--------|7-------7----------------------------|
F|7-------7---------7-------7--------|7-------7---------4-2----------------|
C|0-------0---------0-------0--------|0-------0---------4-2-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
G|0-------x---------x-------x--------|0-------x---------2-0-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
C|0-------7---------4-------5--------|0-------7-------------4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
Guitar 1 and 2 - Dist.
Play 1st measure 1X Play this measure once
D|---------------------------|--------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|--------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|-0-0-10-0--0--|
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|-0-0-9--0--0--|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|-0-0-10-0--0--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/breaking_benjamin/simple_design_tab_ver_4.html ]
VERSE - Careful, there is a one chord difference than the 1st VERSE!
Guitar 2 - Dist.
v--Diff. Chords slowly HB--v
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|5-5s7---5-5s7---12-12s11--5-5s7-|8-8s7---5-5s7---12-12s11--5-5s7---7---|
C|x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x--x---x-x-x-|x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x--x---x-x-x---x---|
G|3-3s5---3-3s5---10-10s9---3-3s5-|6-6s5---3-3s5---10-10s9---3-3s5---5---|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
INTERLUDE
Guitar 1 - Lighter Dist.
D|0--x----------2-------|x-------------------------------------------------|
A|3--3----------3-------|x-------------------------------------------------|
F|2--0----------0-------|2-------------------------------------------------|
C|0--2----------0-------|0-------------------------------------------------|
G|0--3----------2-------|5-------------------------------------------------|
C|0--x----------x-------|5-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 - Dist. (maybe slight delay) v--This part is very hard! Good Luck!
D|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|7---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
F|7-10-s12s10--14-s16s14|14s12-12-12s11-11-11s9-9-9s11-11-11s12s11-12--(11)|
C|0-x---x--x----x--x--x-|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x---(x)-|
G|0-9--s10s9---12-s14s12|12s10-10-10s9--9--9-s7-7-7s9--9--9-s10s9s-10--(9)-|
C|0---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
INTERLUDE Cont.
Guitar 2 - Clean
Let ring throughout
D|-------0h2-----------0h2-----------2h3-------------3-----------------|
A|----3------3------3-----3------3-------3-------3------3--8s10s8------|
F|--2--3---------0---0---------0---0----------0------------------------|
C|0--------------------------------------------------------5s7s-5------|
G|--------------3------------2-----------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------5------5-------------------|
Guitar 2 - Clean
Let ring throughout v--Volume Swell
D|-------0h2-----------0h2-----------2h3-------------3-----------------|
A|----3------3------3-----3------3-------3-------3------3--------------|
F|--2--3---------0---0---------0---0----------0------------------------|
C|0---------------------------------------------------------0----------|
G|--------------3------------2------------------------------0----------|
C|------------------------------------------5------5--------0----------|
INTERLUDE Cont.
Guitar 1 - Dist.
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-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--5-------|-0-0-0----0-0-0--5---------3h5---|
C|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----3p0-3~|-0-0-0----0-0-0----3p0-3h5-------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
D|-2--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----------|-3-3-3----3-3-3------------------|
F|-2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----------|-2-2-2----2-2-2------------------|
C|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----------|-0-0-0----0-0-0------------------|
G|--------------------------5-------|-----------------5---------3h5---|
C|----------------------------3p0-3~|-------------------3p0-3h5-------|
SOLO
Legend - FB = full bend LR = let ring
HB = half bend * - pre-bend note and strum
Guitar 2 - Dist.
FB *
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|15-----15~-----15~----15~---17--15--17--17(17)-17--(17)p15---------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------16-14--14-----|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------xxxx|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------xxxx|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------xxxx|
Guitar 2 - Played with SOLO - Dist.
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|0---7----------4------5-------------------0----7---------------4--5--xxxx|
G|0---7----------5------5-------------------0----7---------------5--5--xxxx|
C|0---7----------4------5-------------------0----7---------------4--5--xxxx|
CHORUS
Guitar - 1 Dist.
Play this measure 5X Play this measure 1X
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|------------------4-2----------------|
C|0-0000--7-777777--4-4444--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777--4-2-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
G|0-0000--7-777777--5-5555--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777--2-0-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
C|0-0000--7-777777--4-4444--5-555555-|0-0000--7-777777------4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
5
Guitar 2 - Dist.
I'm not going to show exact strumming pattern, just strum fairly quickly
and roll with the chord changes. Listen for it in the background - its
there!!!
Play this measure 5X Play this measure 1X
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|7-------7---------7-------7--------|7-------7----------------------------|
F|7-------7---------7-------7--------|7-------7---------4-2----------------|
C|0-------0---------0-------0--------|0-------0---------4-2-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
G|0-------x---------x-------x--------|0-------x---------2-0-4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
C|0-------7---------4-------5--------|0-------7-------------4-5--0-5-0-5-7-|
Both Guitars - Dist.
D|---------------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------|
F|---------------11-11-11-11-|-------------------|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-10-10-10-10-|0-0-10-0--0-0-0-10\| Play 1X
G|0--0-9--0--0-0-9--9--9--9--|0-0-9--0--0-0-0-10\|
C|0--0-10-0--0-0-------------|0-0-10-0--0-0-0-10\|
. . .
OUTRO - Part 1
Both Guitars - Dist.
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------3-0--------------------|
G|--5------------------------3h5---5-----------5---3h5---3h5----|
C|0---3-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3h5----0---3-0-----0---0-----0-----3~~|
OUTRO - Part 2
Guitar 1 - Dist.
D|----------------------------------------3/-------------|
A|----------------------------------------6/----3--3--3--|
F|-------------------------------------7/-5/----2--2--2--|
C|-------------------------------------7/-3/----0--0--0--|
G|--5------------------------3h5----0--5/-3/-------------|
C|0---3-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3h5-------0-----3/-------------|
Guitar 2 - Dist.
D|----------------------------------------3/-------------|
A|----------------------------------------6/-------------|
F|-------------------------------------7/-5/-------------|
C|-------------------------------------7/-3/----0--0--0--|
G|--5------------------------3h5----0--5/-3/----0--0--0--|
C|0---3-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3h5-------0-----3/----0--0--0--|
