Band: Breaking Benjamin

Song: So Cold (Acoustic)

Album: So Cold EP
Tabbed By: innerfears
http://www.shallowbay.com
Tuning: CGCFAD (Drop D and one step down)
Intro (Ben)
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------|
C---------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------8--8--8--8--7-7---|
G---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---10---10-10-10-10-10-8-8---|
C-0---0---------------0----0----------------------|
Lead (Aaron)
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-15-15-15-10-10-10-10/13----------15-15-15-10-10-10-13-13-13-10-10-10-17-|
F-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-12-12-12-7--7--7--7-/10----------12-12-12-7--7--7--10-10-10-7--7--7--14-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-15-15-15-10-10-10-13-13-13-10-10-10-8-8---------|
F-------------------------------------------------|
C-12-12-12-7--7--7--10-10-10-7--7--7--5-5---------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-15-15-15-10-10-10-13-13-13-10-10-10-17-17-------|
F-------------------------------------------------|
C-12-12-12-7--7--7--10-10-10-7--7--7--14-14-------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-15-15-15-10-10-10-13-13-13-10-10-10-8-8---------|
F-------------------------------------------------|
C-12-12-12-7--7--7--10-10-10-7--7--7--5-5---------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-15-15-15-10-10-10-13-13-13-10-10-10-17----------|
F-------------------------------------------------|
C-12-12-12-7--7--7--10-10-10-7--7--7--14----------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------|
Intro/Verse
D-----1----0-0-0------1----3-3-3------------------|
A-----3----1-1-1------3----5-5-5------------------|
F-----2----0----------2---------------------------|
C-----0---------------0---------------------------|
G-0-0----0-------0-0-----0------------------------|
C-0-0------------0-0------------------------------|
you'll have to play along with the song to play these
chords in the same rhythm/number of times

Chorus
D---------------1------------------------1---------|
A-10------------3-----------10-----------3---------|
F-10------------2----5-5-5--10-----------2---5-5-5-|
C-8-------------0----5-5-5--8------------0---5-5-5-|
G-8-----0-0-0-0------3-3-3--8----0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-|
C-8-----0-0-0-0----0--------8----0-0-0-0---0-------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-10----------------------------------------------|
F-10----5/7-777/9-999/10-101010/12-1212-----------|
C-8-----x/--xxx/x-xxx/x--x-x-x-/x--x-x------------|
G-8-----3/5-555/7-777/8--8-8-8-/10-1010-----------|
C-8-----0-0-000-0-000-0--0-0-0--0--0-0------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-10----------------------------------------------|
F-10----12----------------------------------------|
C-8-----10----------------------------------------|
G-8-----10----------------------------------------|
C-8-----10----------------------------------------|
once again, you'll have to play along to the song
to achieve the same rhythm pattern of these chords
Verse
Chorus
end chorus with this
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-10----------------------------------------------|
F-10----12----9-----------------------------------|
C-8-----10----7-----------------------------------|
G-8-----10----7-----------------------------------|
C-8-----10----7-----------------------------------|
Break
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------|
G-------5----------5--------5--------3------------|
C-0-3h5----0-3-5-6----0-3h5----6-5-6---6-5h6------|
Ben's part, played 4x
Aaron's Solo
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
F-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-777-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-|
C-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xxx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x\x/x-|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3/5-|
C-------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-9/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9\10-1010-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-14-1010-|
C-x/x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x\x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x--|
G-7/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7\8--8-8--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-12-8-8--|
C---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A---15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15---|
F-17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--15--15--15--15--15-|
C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-15^-15-13---13-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F-----------14--14-12-14-12--12--------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------15--15-12-15-12---12----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------15--15-12-15-12-10-12-10--------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------------12------------|
Chorus
end chorus with this
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-10------------------------------------------------|
F-10----12----12------------------------------------|
C-8-----10----11------------------------------------|
G-8-----10----11------------------------------------|
C-8-----10----11------------------------------------|
Break 2
Ben
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F--10---10---10----9-9--10---10---10----9-9--------------------------------------|
C-0--0-0--0-0--0-08-8--0--0-0--0-0--0-08-8---------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
played 2x, then
Aaron
D-------------------------------------------------|
A---10---10--10--10--10--10----8-8----------------|
F-10--10---10--10--10--10--10-9-9-----------------|
C-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------|
played 2x
Outro
D-1--1-1-*--1--1-1--------------------------------|
A-3--3-3-*--3--3-3--------------------------------|
F-2--2-2-*--2--2-2--10-10-10-10-------------------|
C-0--0-0-*--0--0-0--8--8--8--8--------------------|
G-0--0-0-*--0--0-0--8--8--8--8--------------------|
C-0--0-0-*--0--0-0--8--8--8--8--------------------|
played 4x
D-1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1--------------------------------|
A-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--------------------------------|
F-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--10-10-10-10-------------------|
C-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--8--8--8--8--------------------|
G-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--8--8--8--8--------------------|
C-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--8--8--8--8--------------------|
played 4x
Aaron
D---------------------------------------------------|

A---------------------------------------------------|
F-7-7-7-1010109-9-9-10101012-12-12-12---------------|
C-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x----------------|
G-5-5-5-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-10---------------|
C-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0----------------|
played 3x
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-15-15-15-18-18-18-17------------------------------|
F-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------------------------|
C-12-12-12-15-15-15-14------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------|
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Intro (Ben)
D
A
F
C
3 3 3 3 3 3
8 8 8 8 7 7
G
5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
10
10 10 10 10 10 8 8
C 0
0
0
0
Lead (Aaron)
D
A 15 15 15 10 10 10 10/13
10 17
F
C 12 12 12 7 7 7 7 /10
7 14
G
C

15 15 15 10 10 10 13 13 13 10 10
12 12 12 7

D
A 15 15 15 10 10 10 13 13 13 10 10 10 8 8
F
C 12 12 12 7 7 7 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 5
G
C
D
A 15 15 15 10 10 10 13 13 13 10 10 10 17 17
F

10 10 10 7

C 12 12 12 7
G
C

10 10 10 7

14 14

D
A 15 15 15 10 10 10 13 13 13 10 10 10 8 8
F
C 12 12 12 7 7 7 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 5
G
C
D
A 15 15 15 10 10 10 13 13 13 10 10 10 17
F
C 12 12 12 7 7 7 10 10 10 7 7 7 14
G
C

Intro/Verse
D
1
0 0 0
1
3 3 3
A
3
1 1 1
3
5 5 5
F
2
0
2
C
0
0
G 0 0
0
0 0
0
C 0 0
0 0
you'll have to play along with the song to play these
chords in the same rhythm/number of times

Chorus
D
A
F
C
G
C

10
10
8
8
8

1
3
2
0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

D
A
F
C
G

10
10
8
8

5/7 777/9 999/10 101010/12 1212

x/ xxx/x xxx/x x x x /x x x
3/5 555/7 777/8 8 8 8 /10 1010

5 5 5
5 5 5
3 3 3
0

10
10
8
8
8

1
3
2
0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

5 5 5
5 5 5
3 3 3
0

C 8

0 0 000 0 000 0

0 0 0

0 0

D
A 10
F 10
12
C 8
10
G 8
10
C 8
10
once again, you'll have to play along to the song
to achieve the same rhythm pattern of these chords

Verse

Chorus

End chorus with this

D
A
F
C
G
C

10
10
8
8
8

12
10
10
10

9
7
7
7

Break
D
A
F
C
G
5
5
5
C 0 3h5
0 3 5 6
0 3h5
Ben's part, played 4x

3
6 5 6

6 5h6

Aaron's Solo
D
A
F 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 777 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7\5/7

C x x x x x x x x x xxx x x x x x x x x x x x\x/x
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 555 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5\3/5
C
D
A
F 9/10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9\10 1010 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15
15 14 14 1010
C x/x x x x x x x x x\x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x
G 7/8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7\8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
13 12 12 8 8
C
D
A
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
15 15 15
F 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15
15 15 15 15
C
G
C
D
A 15^ 15 13
13
F
14 14 12 14 12 12
C
15 15 12 15 12
12
G
15 15 12 15 12 10 12 10
C
12

Chorus

End chorus with this

D
A
F
C
G
C

10
10
8
8
8

12
10
10
10

Break 2

12
11
11
11

Ben
D
A
F 10
10
10
9 9 10
10
10
9 9
C 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 8
G
C
played 2x, then
Aaron
D
A
10
10 10 10 10 10
8 8
F 10 10
10 10 10 10 10 9 9
C
G
C
played 2x

Outro
D 1 1
A 3 3
F 2 2
C 0 0
G 0 0
C 0 0
played

1 *
3 *
2 *
0 *
0 *
0 *
4x

1
3
2
0
0
0

1
3
2
0
0
0

1
3
2
0
0
0

D 1 1
A 3 3
F 2 2
C 0 0
G 0 0
C 0 0
played

1 1
3 3
2 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
4x

1
3
2
0
0
0

1
3
2
0
0
0

1
3
2
0
0
0

Aaron
D
A
F 7 7
C x x
G 5 5
C 0 0

7
x
5
0

1010109
x x x x
8 8 8 7
0 0 0 0

9
x
7
0

10
8
8
8

1
3
2
0
0
0

9
x
7
0

10
8
8
8

10
8
8
8

10
8
8
8

10
8
8
8

10
8
8
8

10
8
8
8

10101012
x x x x
8 8 8 10
0 0 0 0

12
x
10
0

10
8
8
8

12
x
10
0

12
x
10
0

played 3x
D
A 15 15 15 18 18 18 17
F x x x x x x x
C 12 12 12 15 15 15 14
G
C