Band - Breaking Benjamin
Song – Natural Life
Album – Saturate
Tabbed by -
There is a video of Aaron Fink, (Breaking Benjamin’s lead guitarist) giving a little
on how to play this song, but since he is only one of the guitar players (Ben is vocals and
guitar) and the video is unclear…I decided to perfect it…though this is my first tab so...
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE COMMENTS AND ALTERNATIVE RIFFS THAT I GIVE AS THEY ARE
TO HELP YOU PLAY THIS SONG BETTER AND WITH MORE EASE.
(this is more prominent on bass than guitar, but play it just as loud unless you will
it with a bassist)
Intro
Guitar 1
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--5---7---8-------------------------------------------|
Db-0---0---0--------------------------------------------|
Repeat this all long as necessary
Guitar 2
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------|
Db-0-0-0---000--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--000-0-0-0------------|
Ab-0-0-0---000--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--000-0-0-0------------|
Db-0-0-0---000--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--000-0-0-0------------|
-------- ---- -------- -------------- ---------------
Repeat and change as necessary when repeating (it isn’t that hard to catch on if you’ve
to the song before)
Main Riff
Guitar 2
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------|
Db-0-0-0-0--0-------------------------------------------|
Ab-0-0-0-0--0-<5>--<5>----------------------------------|
Db-0-0-0-0--0----0--- 0---------------------------------|
Repeat twice
Guitar 2
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------|
Db-0-0-0-0--0-----------0-0-0-0--0----------------------|
Ab-0-0-0-0--0-<5>-------0-0-0-0--0-<5>------------------|
Db-0-0-0-0--0----0-<4>--0-0-0-0--0-----0-<1>------------|
Guitar 2
If you want, you can replace <5> with just 17, <4> with 16, and <1> with 13…so it would
like this
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------|
Db-0-0-0-0--0-17-17-------------------------------------|
Ab-0-0-0-0--0---0---------------------------------------|
Repeat twice
Guitar 2
Db-0-0-0-0--0---0---0-----------------------------------|
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------|
Db-0-0-0-0--0----------0-0-0-0--0-----------------------|
Ab-0-0-0-0--0-17-------0-0-0-0--0-17--------------------|
Db-0-0-0-0--0----0-16--0-0-0-0--0-----0-13--------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/breaking-benjamin/54601.html ]
Guitar 1 or 2 (doesn’t really matter but not both)
Eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db--------------------------|
Ab---8-------8---8-------8--|
Db-0---0-8-0---0---0-8-0----|
PM - - - - - - - - - - - -
Keep going with this, but around the fifth of sixth time, gradually release the
until..there is no palm mute, them PM again. By the way, this is 2 times, not one, keep
in
while counting to the fifth of sixth time.
PERSONALLY, I LIKE TO KEEP THE GUITAR PART FOR THE VERSE ON ONE STRING DUE TO ALL THE
MUTING…SO I JUST REPLACE THE 8 ON THE A FLAT STRING WITH 15 ON THE LOW D FLAT STRING.
NEED TO MOVE YOUR HAND MORE, BUT THE PICKING IS A LOT EASIER.
Ok, I’m sorry, but I’m too lazy to tab out the chorus…so this is the chorus by
a lot innerfears.
Chorus
Aaron Guitar Part 1
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-6--6--6--8--8--8-------------------------------------|
Gb-5--5--5--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-101010-10-10-10--|
Db-3--3--3--5--5--5--x--x--x--10-10-10-8-8-8--10-10-10--|
Ab-3--3-030-5--5-050-8--8--8--10-10-10-8-8-8--10-10-10--|
Db-3--3-030-5--5-050----------10-10-10-8-8-8--10-10-10--|
Ben Guitar Part 1
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-5--5--5--7--7--7------555-333-555--------------------|
Db-3--3--3--5--5--5--333-555-111-555--------------------|
Ab-3--3-030-5--5-050-333-333-111-333--------------------|
Db-3--3-030-5--5-050-333--------------------------------|
Aaron Guitar Part 2
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-6--6--6--8--8--8-------------------------------------|
Gb-5--5--5--7--7--7--101010-999-777-999-----------------|
Db-3--3--3--5--5--5--x-x-x--xxx-xxx-xxx-----------------|
Ab-3--3-030-5--5-050-8-8-8--777-555-777-----------------|
Db-3--3-030-5--5-050------------------------------------|
Ben Guitar Part 2
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-5--5--5--7--7--7------555-333-555--------------------|
Db-3--3--3--5--5--5--333-555-111-555--------------------|
Ab-3--3-030-5--5-050-333-333-111-333--------------------|
Db-3--3-030-5--5-050-333--------------------------------|
Aaron Guitar Part 3
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-6-*-6-6--8-*-8-8-------------------------------------|
Gb-5-*-5-5--7-*-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-101010-10-10-10--|
Db-3-*-3-3--5-*-5-5--x--x--x--10-10-10-8-8-8--10-10-10--|
Ab-3-*-3030-5-*-5050-8--8--8--10-10-10-8-8-8--10-10-10--|
Db-3-*-3030-5-*-5050----------10-10-10-8-8-8--10-10-10--|
Ben Guitar Part 3
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-5-*-5-5--7-*-7-7------555-333-555--------------------|
Db-3-*-3-3--5-*-5-5--333-555-111-555--------------------|
Ab-3-*-3030-5-*-5050-333-333-111-333--------------------|
Db-3-*-3030-5-*-5050-333--------------------------------|
Aaron Guitar Part 4
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-6--6--6--8--8--8--------------------10---------------|
Gb-5--5--5--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
Db-3--3--3--5--5--5--x--x--x--10-10-10-8----------------|
Ab-3--3-030-5--5-050-8--8--8--10-10-10-8----------------|
Db-3--3-030-5--5-050----------10-10-10-8----------------|
Ben Guitar Part 4
Eb------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-5--5--5--7--7--7------555-3--------------------------|
Db-3--3--3--5--5--5--333-555-1--------------------------|
Ab-3--3-030-5--5-050-333-333-1--------------------------|
Db-3--3-030-5--5-050-333--------------------------------|
Verse
Chorus
Bridge/Break doesn’t matter what you call it
Innerfears got it dead on from here on out so look at his tab at
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/breaking_benjamin/natural_life_tab.htm
Chorus then outro
