Forever Tab

by Breaking Benjamin
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Capo: no capo
Author darkstar11589 [a] 370. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
Artist: Breaking Benjamin
Song: Forever
Album: Saturate
Tabbed by: DarkStar11589
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Notation:
  h - hammer on
  p - pull off
  b - bend string up
  r - release bend
  / - slide up
  \ - slide down
 pm - palm muting
 ah - artificial harmonic
 nh - natural harmonic
 
Tuning (low to high):  Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb
 
 
Intro (pluck fingerstyle)
Eb|-4----------4------------------|-4----------4------------------|
Bb|-5----------5------------------|-5----------5------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-0----------0------------------|-0----------0------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-4----------5--------------x---|-4----------5------------------|
Gb|-4----------4--------------x---|-4----------4--------------4/9-|
Dd|---------------------------x---|-------------------------------|
Ad|---------------------------x---|-------------------------------|
Dd|-2----------2--------------x---|-2----------2------------------|
 
Verse (00:09)  "Do you know..."
    Guitar 1
Eb|-------------7-----------------|-------------7-----------------|
Bb|---------9----------9----------|---------9----------9----------|
Gb|-----9--------------------9----|--------------------------9----|
Dd|-7-----------------------------|-----7-------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------2-----------------|-------------2-----------------|
Bb|---------5----------5----------|--------------------5----------|
Gb|-----4--------------------4----|---------4----------------4----|
Dd|-2-----------------------------|----2--------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    *play 6x
 
    Guitar 2
Eb|-4----------4------------------|-4----------4------------------|
Bb|-5----------5------------------|-5----------5------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-0----------0------------------|-0----------0------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-4----------5------------------|-4----------5------------------|
Gb|-4----------4------------------|-4----------4------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-2----------2------------------|-2----------2------------------|
    *play 6x
 
Chorus (01:02)  "Can I stay alive..."
Eb|-4-------------4---------------|-7--------------7--------------|
Bb|-5---------------------5-------|-7--------------------7--------|
Gb|-6-----------------------------|-9--------------------------9--|
Dd|-6-----------------------------|-9-----------------------------|
Ad|-4-----------------------------|-7-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-0-----------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
Bb|-5-----------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
Gb|-4-----------------------------|-4-----------------------------|
Dd|-2-----------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
Ad|-0-----------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-4------------------4----------|-------------7-----------------|
Bb|-5------------------------5----|---------------------7---------|
Gb|-6-----------------------------|---------9-----------------7---|
Dd|-6-----------------------------|-----9-------------------------|
Ad|-4-----------------------------|-7-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------0-----------------|-------------0-----------------|
Bb|-------------5-----------------|-------------5-----------------|
Gb|---------4---------------------|---------4---------------------|
Dd|-----2-------------------------|-----2--------------------2----|
Ad|-0-----------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-4------------------4----------|-------------7-----------------|
Bb|-5------------------------5----|---------------------7---------|
Gb|-6-----------------------------|---------9-----------------7---|
Dd|-6-----------------------------|-----9-------------------------|
Ad|-4-----------------------------|-7-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------0-----------------|-0-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------5-----------------|-5-----------------------------|
Gb|---------4-----------------4---|-4-----------------------------|
Dd|-----2-------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
Ad|-0-----------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
    *(01:29) play this after chorus
Eb|-------------2-----------------|-------------2-----------------|
Bb|-------------------5-----------|---------------------5---------|
Gb|-------------------------4-----|---------4------------------4--|
Dd|-------------------------------|-----2-------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Back to verse (01:34)
 
Outro (02:58) w/ distortion
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Ad|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Dd|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
    *p.m. (let off p.m toward end of measure)
 
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|
Dd|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|
Ad|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Ad|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Dd|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|
Dd|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|
Ad|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Ad|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Dd|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
 
    Guitar 2 (03:20)
Eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|------|
Dd|------|
Ad|------|
Dd|-14\--|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9---9---9--11--11--11--13--13-|-9---9---9--11--11--11--13--13-|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-7---7---7---9---9---9--11--11-|-7---7---7---9---9---9--11--11-|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-14--13--13--14--13--13--14-13-|-13--14--13--13--16--16--16-16-|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-12--11--11--12--11--11--12-11-|-11--12--11--11--14--14--14-14-|
Dd|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    *play 2x
 
    Guitars 1 & 2
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-2---------------(2)-----------|-------------------------------|
Ad|-2---------------(2)-----------|-------------------------------|
Dd|-2---------------(2)-----------|-------------------------------|
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Forever – Breaking Benjamin
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13 comments
Zuka
Here we have one of the Perfect tabs. Not a flaw. Not one! This is just perfect. 5 stars, no question.
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Screech
you can play this in half step down, just move everything back two frets (ie. 7-7-7 becomes 5-7-7 and 2-2-2 becomes 0-2-2) good tab ****
+1
eldanny
I almost cryed the 1st time i herd this song, its f**king beutiful and so is this tab, not 1 mistake good job :P ;)
+1