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!!!
