Breaking Benjamin - Shallow Bay guitar tab
Band: Breaking Benjamin
Song: Shallow Bay
Album: Saturate
Tabbed by: Joe Costello (joseph.costello@villanova.edu)
Tuning: low to high (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Tabbed for one guitar, though there are 2 on the album.
Symbols Used:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
. = palm mute
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
Intro (with distortion): x4
Eb|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------------------------*|
Db|----------------------------|---------------------------0----*|
Ab|--2-5-2-0-2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2-5-2-0-2--2--2--2--2--2-0-----|
Db|--2-5-2-0-2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2-5-2-0-2--2--2--2--2--2-0-----|
. . . . . . . . .
Verse Part 1: x2
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------*|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------*|
Ab|------2h3-2--2--2--2--2--2--|------2h3-2--2--2--2--2p0----|
Db|--2h5-----2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2h5-----2--2--2--2--2p0----|
. . . . . . . . . .
Verse Part 2: X2
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------*|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------*|
Ab|-------------2--2--2--2--2--|-------------2--2--2--2-0----|
Db|--2-5-2-0-2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2-5-2-0-2--2--2--2--2-0----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus: Part 1: (let high notes ring for best sound)
x3
Eb|---3--(let ring)-----------|---------------------------|
Bb|---3-----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------*|
Db|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--2p0---2p0---*|
Ab|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--2p0---2p0----|
Db|---------------------------|--5--5--5--5--2p0---2p0----|
"And I float upon a shallow bay...."
End of Chorus:
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Db|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Ab|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Db|---------------------------|--------------------------|
"I don't think you wanna *** with me..."
Play Intro 2x
Repeat Verse and Chorus Part 1
Play End of Chorus 2x
Interlude (clean tone): (1:54)
x4
Eb|--0-(let ring)----3-(let ring)------|
Bb|--0---------------3-----------------|
Gb|--0---------------0----------------*|
Db|--2------------0--2-------------0--*|
Ab|--2------------0--3-------------0---|
Db|---------------0----------------0---|
End of Interlude: (2:12)
Eb|--------|
Bb|--------|
Gb|--------|
Db|--2--0--|
Ab|--2--0--|
Db|--2--0--|
Play chorus twice. Over the second time, the lead guitar plays a different
riff which I don't know. Improvise...
Bridge: (Improvise this riff too... cause it changes slightly)
x8
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-------2p0--2/4--4--4\2--0--|-------2p0--2/4--4----------|
Db|---2------------------------|---2------------------0--2--|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------0--2--|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------0--2--|
End of Bridge: (3:32)
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------2p0--2/4--4---4-2--7-5--|
Db|---2---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ending: (Sure, it's played by a violin on the cd. But you can play it too.)
x3
Eb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------7----10---8---7--------|-----------------------------|
Gb|---7----------------------7--*|----9---(hold)---------------|
Db|-----------------------------*|-----------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
And that's it.
Any questions, comments, etc... mail to joseph.costello@villanova.edu.
