Artist: Breaking Benjamin
Song: Wish I May
Album: Saturate (2002)
Tabbed by: Danny Carrera
Notation:
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
p.m. - palm muting
a.h. - artificial harmonic
Tuning (low to high): Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb
Eb|------------------------------| This part is kinda hard to explain but
Bb|------------------------------| just use the side of your pick and slide it
Gd|------------------------------| down the fretboard starting on the first fret
Dd|-1/12-------------------------| throughout the 12th fret (strings D,A,D). Trust
Ad|-1/12-------------------------| me, this is the way Aaron did it in a Wish I may
Dd|-1/12-------------------------| live video I have.
Intro
Guitar 1
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gd|---------------12\11--7/8----|---------------13/14---------|2X
Dd|-0----0----0---x-\x---x/x----|-0----0----0---x-/x----------|
Ad|-0----0----0---10\9---5/6----|-0----0----0---11/12---------|
Dd|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gd|-0----0----0---12\11--7/8----|-0----0----0---6\-5-/6-------|
Dd|-0----0----0---x-\x---x/x----|-0----0----0---x\-x-/x-------|
Ad|-0----0----0---10\9---5/6----|-0----0----0---4\-3-/4-------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|2X
Dd|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Ad|-0----0----0--10\9--5/6------|-0----0----0--11/12\11-------|
Dd|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Ad|-0----0----0--10/9--5\6------|-0----0----0--4\3/4----------|
Dd|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Guitar 1 & 2 (0:24)
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------------------8\---|
Dd|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0--8\---|
Ad|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0--6\---|
Dd|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0-------|
*w/ p.m.
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-------------------8--8--8\7-|
Dd|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0---8--8--8\7-|
Ad|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0---6--6--6\5-|
Dd|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0-------------|
Verse (00:32) "Shove me under..."
Guitar 1
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-(7)-----------(7)-----------|-(7)-----------(7)-------8\7-| 4X
Dd|-(7)-----------(7)-----------|-(7)-----------(7)-------8\7-|
Ad|-(5)-----------(5)-----------|-(5)-----------(5)-------6\5-|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|4X
Dd|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0-------|
Ad|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0-------|
Dd|-0---0---0--0--0--0----------|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0-------|
*w/ p.m.
Prechorus (00:48) "Why should I..."
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------7--|2X
Dd|-4-----4-----4-----4------4--|-7-----7-----7-----7------7--|
Ad|-4-----4-----4-----4------4--|-5-----5-----5-----5------5--|
Dd|-4-----4-----4-----4------4--|-----------------------------|
Chorus (00:57) "We left this..."
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|-3-------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-|2X
Dd|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ad|-1---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|---------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-|2X
Dd|-5---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ad|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Bridge (02:11)
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----6------|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----6--7---|
Ad|-0--0--0--0--0--0--------7---|-0--0--0--0--0--0------------| Repeat
Dd|-0--0--0--0--0--0------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0------------|
*w/ p.m.
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Twice
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----6------|-7---7---7---7-----7---------|
Ad|-0--0--0--0--0--0--------7\--|-5---5---5---5-----5---------|
Dd|-0--0--0--0--0--0------------|-----------------------------|
Solo (02:27)
Guitar 2
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-3h5-----(5)-----3---------0-|-5h7-----(7)------7b8----5p0-|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/breaking_benjamin/wish_i_may_tab_ver_4.html ]
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-3h5-----(5)-----3-------0---|------------6p5---5\---------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-5---6---6-------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
*a.h. *a.h.
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-/11--------10---------------|-/8---------6----------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-/8--7-----------------5--7--|-7/8--7--5---7b8r7------(7)--|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Guitar 1 (02:27) *rhythm during solo*
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-4----4--4--4-----0----/7\---|-4----4--4--4-----0----/7\---|
Ad|-4----4--4--4-----0----/7\---|-4----4--4--4-----0----/7\---| Repeat
Dd|-4----4--4--4-----0----/7\---|-4----4--4--4-----0----/7\---|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Twice
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-4----4--4--4-----0----/7\---|-0----0----0----0-------0----|
Ad|-4----4--4--4-----0----/7\---|-0----0----0----0-------0----|
Dd|-4----4--4--4-----0----/7\---|-0----0----0----0-------0----|
Chorus II (02:44) "We left this..."
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|-3-------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-|
Dd|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ad|-1---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|
*play 2x
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|---------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-|
Dd|-5---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ad|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|
*play 2x
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------3-----------------3----|------3-----------------3----|
Gb|-3-------3-----------------3-|---------3-----------------3-|
Dd|-3---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Ad|-1---------------------------|-1---------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-1---------------------------|
*play 2x
Eb|-4-----4-----4-------4----4--|-/5----5-----5-------5----5--|
Bb|-4-----4-----4-------4----4--|-/5----5-----5-------5----5--|
Gb|-1-----1-----1-------1----1--|-/2----2-----2-------2----2--|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
*play 2x
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gd|---------------12\11--7/8----|---------------13/14---------|
Dd|-0----0----0---x-\x---x/x----|-0----0----0---x-/x----------|
Ad|-0----0----0---10\9---5/6----|-0----0----0---11/12---------|
Dd|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----0-----------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gd|-0----0----0---12\11--7/8----|-0----0----0---6\-5-/6-------|
Dd|-0----0----0---x-\x---x/x----|-0----0----0---x\-x-/x-------|
Ad|-0----0----0---10\9---5/6----|-0----0----0---4\-3-/4-------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Outro (03:24) "Blind eyes shine bright"
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|
Ad|-5-----5-----5-----5---------|-5-----5-----5-----5---------|
Dd|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-------------------8---8---8-|
Dd|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|-7-----7-----7-----8---8---8-|
Ad|-5-----5-----5-----5---------|-5-----5-----5-----6---6---6-|
Dd|-7-----7-----7-----7---------|-7-----7-----7---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Dd|-0--------------(0)----------|
Ad|-0--------------(0)----------|
Dd|-0--------------(0)----------|
*let ring until end
Guitar 2 (03:33)
Eb|-----------------------------|-4-------------4-------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-0--------------(0)----------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-0--------------(0)----------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-0--------------(0)----------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-4---------4---------4-------|-5--------5--------2---------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-5---------4---------4-------|-4--------4--------5---------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-5---------2---------------5-|--------------------------4--|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------(4)-------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|
Ad|-----------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|
This tab is the most accurate "Wish I May" tab you're ever going
to find. I'm so sure this tab is perfect and exact that I
compared it with a live video I got and it's exact. So enjoy!
