Ordinary Man Tabs & Lyrics by Breaking Benjamin

Ordinary Man

guitar tabs lyrics

Breaking Benjamin

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: [email protected]
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)


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