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Bend And Not Break by Dashboard Confessional Bend And Not Break Tuning:Standard(Capo 2) Intro (Guitar 1)Plays 3rd section when finished e|-----7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7-------7--------7---| B|-0-------0-------9-------10-------7-------7-------9-------10-------| G|---9---9---9---9---9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----9---9-|x4 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (Guitar 2)comes in 3rd time e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| B|-7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---------| G|-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----|x4 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (Guitar 1)playing along w/ guitar 2 e|-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-| B|-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-| G|-99-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-44-4-4-|x2 D|-99-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-66-6-6-| A|-77-7-7-7-7-xx-x-x-00-0-0-| E|-00-0-0-0-0-99-9-9-00-0-0-| Pre-Verse (Guitar 1) e|-00-0000-00-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0000-00-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-| B|-00-0000-00-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0000-00-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-| G|-99-9999-99-99-9-9-99-4-4-44-9999-99-99-9-9-99-4-4-44-| D|-99-9999-99-99-9-9-99-6-6-66-9999-99-99-9-9-99-6-6-66-| A|-77-7777-77-77-x-x-xx-0-0-00-7777-77-77-x-x-xx-0-0-00-| E|-00-0000-00-00-9-9-99-0-0-00-0000-00-00-9-9-99-0-0-00-| (Guitar 2) e|-----0-----0---0-----0-------0-------0-----0---0------0--------0---| B|---0-----0---------0---0---0---0---0-----0----------0---0----0---0-| G|-1-----------1---8-------6-------1-----------1---11-------13-------| D|-------2-------------------------------2---------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (Guitar 1) e|-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-| B|-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-| G|-99-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-44-4-4-|x8 D|-99-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-66-6-6-| A|-77-7-7-7-7-xx-x-x-00-0-0-| E|-00-0-0-0-0-99-9-9-00-0-0-| (Guitar 2)comes in 5th time e|---0------------0--------0-| B|-0------------0--------0---| G|-----16~---20-------18-----|x4 D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Then play Pre-Verse again Verse 2 (Guitar 1) e|-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-| B|-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-| G|-99-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-44-4-4-|x8 D|-99-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-66-6-6-| A|-77-7-7-7-7-xx-x-x-00-0-0-| E|-00-0-0-0-0-99-9-9-00-0-0-| (Guitar 2)comes in 1 count before 5th time e|-777-7--------------7--------------7--------------7------------| B|-777-7--7-----------7--7-----7-----7--7-----------7--7-----7---| G|-999-9----8-9-8-9---9----8-9---9---9----8-9-8-9---9----8-9---9-| D|-999-9------------9-9------------9-9------------9-9------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus (Guitar 1) e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-6--6-6-0--0-0-0--0-0-| B|-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-6--6-6-2--2-2-1--1-1-| G|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9--9--11-11-4-4-1-1--1--1-1-5--5-5-1--1-1-2--2-2-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-9--9--6-6-2-2--2--2-2-6--6-6-2--2-2-2--2-2-| A|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-6--6-6-0--0-0-0--0-0-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-4--4-4-0--0-0-0--0-0-| (Guitar 2) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0---7---0---7---0---7---0---9---0---7---0---7---0---7---0---9---| G|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (Guitar 1) e|-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-44-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-| B|-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-44-2-2-2-2-22-1-1-1-1-11-| G|-1-1-1-1-11-5-5-5-5-55-1-1-1-1-11-2-2-2-2-22-|x2 D|-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-66-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-| A|-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-66-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-| E|-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-44-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-| (Guitar 2) e|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-------0---| B|-0---------------0---------------0---------------7-------9-------| G|---9---9-----9-----9---9-----9-----9---9-----9-----9---9---9---9-|x2 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Then Pre-Verse Verse 3 (Guitar 1) e|-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-| B|-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-| G|-99-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-44-4-4-|x8 D|-99-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-66-6-6-| A|-77-7-7-7-7-xx-x-x-00-0-0-| E|-00-0-0-0-0-99-9-9-00-0-0-| (Guitar 2)comes in on 4th time e|------7---------777-7-------------7-------------7-------------7-----------| B|----7-------7---777-7-7-----------7-7-----7-----7-7-----------7-7-----7---| G|--9-------9---9-999-9---8-9-8-9---9---8-9---9---9---8-9-8-9---9---8-9---9-| D|9-------9-------999-9-----------9-9-----------9-9-----------9-9-----------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then play Pre-Chorus, then Chorus. Interlude (Guitar 1) e|-----7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7-------7--------7---| B|-0-------0-------9-------10-------7-------7-------9-------10-------| G|---9---9---9---9---9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----9---9-|x4 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (Guitar 2) e|--------------------------------------| B|---------9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-|x6 D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------| (Guitar 3)comes in 3rd time e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| B|-7-----------------------7-------7---------------7-------7---------| G|-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----|x4 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude 2 (Guitar 2) e|-------2-0---------2-0---------5-4---0---0---| B|-----0-----------0-----------0-----7---4---0-| G|---1-------4---4-------6---6-----------------|x2 D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| (Guitar 1) e|-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-44-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-| B|-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-44-2-2-2-2-22-1-1-1-1-11-| G|-1-1-1-1-11-5-5-5-5-55-1-1-1-1-11-2-2-2-2-22-|x2 D|-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-66-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-| A|-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-66-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-| E|-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-44-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-| Chorus (Guitar 2) e|-------2-0---------2-0---------5-4---0---0---| B|-----0-----------0-----------0-----7---4---0-| G|---1-------4---4-------6---6-----------------|x2 D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| (Guitar 1) e|-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-44-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-| B|-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-44-2-2-2-2-22-1-1-1-1-11-| G|-1-1-1-1-11-5-5-5-5-55-1-1-1-1-11-2-2-2-2-22-|x4 D|-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-66-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-| A|-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-66-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-| E|-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-44-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-| (Guitar 2)comes in 3rd time e|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-------0---| B|-0---------------0---------------0---------------7-------9-------| G|---9---9-----9-----9---9-----9-----9---9-----9-----9---9---9---9-|x2 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Outro (Guitar 1) e|-00-0000-00-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0000-00-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-| B|-00-0000-00-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0000-00-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-| G|-99-9999-99-99-9-9-99-4-4-44-9999-99-99-9-9-99-4-4-44-|x2 D|-99-9999-99-99-9-9-99-6-6-66-9999-99-99-9-9-99-6-6-66-| A|-77-7777-77-77-x-x-xx-0-0-00-7777-77-77-x-x-xx-0-0-00-| E|-00-0000-00-00-9-9-99-0-0-00-0000-00-00-9-9-99-0-0-00-| (Guitar 2) e|-----0-----0---0-----0-------0-------0-----0---0------0--------0---| B|---0-----0---------0---0---0---0---0-----0----------0---0----0---0-| G|-1-----------1---8-------6-------1-----------1---11-------13-------|x2 D|-------2-------------------------------2---------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (Guitar 1) E|-0000~--------| B|-0000~--------| G|-9999~--------| D|-9999~--------| A|-7777~--------| E|-0000~--------| :I catalog these steps now,decisive and intentioned, precise and patterned specifically to yours. I'm talented at breathing,especially exhaling, so that my chest will rise and fall with yours. I'm careful not to wake you,fearing conversation. It's better just to hold you and keep you pacified. I'm talented with reason,I cover all the angles. I can fail before I EVER try. Try to understand,theres an old mistake that fools will make. And i'm the king of them,pushing everything that's good away. So won't you hold me now? (I will not bend.I will not break.) Won't you hold me now? (I will not bend.I will not break.) I am fairly agile. I can bend and not break. Or I can break and take it with a smile. I am so resilient. I recover quickly. I'll convince you soon that i am fine. Try to understand,theres an old mistake that fools will make. And i'm the king of them,pushing everything that's good away. So won't you hold me now? (I will not bend.I will not break.) Won't you hold me now? (For you I rise for you I fall.) Try to understand,theres an old mistake that fools will make. And i'm the king of them,pushing everything that's good away. So won't you hold me now? Won't you hold me now?: | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note -------------- version 2 Capo 2 Capo 1 if in standard tuning Intro: Guitar 1 Eb:------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-------7-------7--------7----| Bb:--0-------0-------9-------10-------7-------7-------9-------10--------| Gb:----9---9---9---9---9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----9---9--| Db:---------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab:---------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb:---------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 Eb:------0-------0-------0-------0----| Bb:--7-------7-------7-------7--------| Gb:----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| Db:-----------------------------------| Ab:-----------------------------------| Eb:-----------------------------------| Verse: Eb-0000-00-00 Bb-0000-00-00 Gb-9999-99-44 Db-9999-99-66 Ab-7777-XX-00 Eb-0000-99-00 Prechorus pt.1 : ("try to understand...") Eb-00-00-00-00 Bd-00-00-00-00 Gb-99-99-66-66 Db-99-99-77-77 Ab-77-66-77-77 Eb-00-00-55-55 Prechorus pt.2 : ("im the king of them...") Eb-00-00-00-55 Bd-00-00-00-55 Gb-99-66-66-55 Db-99-66-77-77 Ab-77-44-77-77 Eb-00-00-55-55 Chorus ("wont you hold me now..."): 1st Time Eb-0000-00-00-00 Bb-0000-00-00-00 Gb-9999-66-11-66 Db-9999-66-22-66 Ab-7777-44-00-44 Eb-0000-00-00-00 2nd Time Eb-0000-00-00-00 Bb-0000-00-00-00 Gb-9999-66-11-44 Db-9999-66-22-44 Ab-7777-44-00-22 Eb-0000-00-00-00 Chorus: Eb-00-00-00-00 Bd-00-00-00-00 Gb-99-99-66-66 Db-99-99-75-77 Ab-77-66-77-77 Eb-00-00-55-55 Bridge: Eb:------------------------------------------------------| Bb:--------------9--9--9--9--10--10--10--10--7--7--7--7--| Gb:--------------9--9--9--9--9---9---9---9---9--9--9--9--| Db:--------------9--9--9--9--0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0--| Ab:--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0------------------------------| EB:--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------| Pre-outro: Eb:----------------------------------------------------| Bb:-------------------------------------10-9-----------| Gb:---------11-9----------11-9------9--------11-9-8-9--| Db:-------9------9------9------11-----9----------------| Ab:----11------------11-----------0--------------------| Eb:--0-------------9-----------------------------------| Outro: (screaming "won't you hold me now") Eb-0000-0000-00-00-00 Bb-0000-0000-22-11-00 Gb-1111-6666-11-22-11 Db-2222-6666-22-22-22 Ab-2222-4444-00-00-00 Eb-0000-0000-00-00-00 End: play verse while as he sings "Now" then finish with 079900 :I catalog these steps now,decisive and intentioned, precise and patterned specifically to yours. I'm talented at breathing,especially exhaling, so that my chest will rise and fall with yours. I'm careful not to wake you,fearing conversation. It's better just to hold you and keep you pacified. I'm talented with reason,I cover all the angles. I can fail before I EVER try. Try to understand,theres an old mistake that fools will make. And i'm the king of them,pushing everything that's good away. So won't you hold me now? (I will not bend.I will not break.) Won't you hold me now? (I will not bend.I will not break.) I am fairly agile. I can bend and not break. Or I can break and take it with a smile. I am so resilient. I recover quickly. I'll convince you soon that i am fine. Try to understand,theres an old mistake that fools will make. And i'm the king of them,pushing everything that's good away. So won't you hold me now? (I will not bend.I will not break.) Won't you hold me now? (For you I rise for you I fall.) Try to understand,theres an old mistake that fools will make. And i'm the king of them,pushing everything that's good away. So won't you hold me now? Won't you hold me now?: -------------- version 3 Tuning: U NEED A CAPO!!f, b-flat,e-flat,a-flat,c, f (if ur tuned in standrd half-step down, like chris usually plays in, then put a capo on the second fret.)otherwise, u have to risk breaking ur strings. plus if you tune it, subtract two from every number int the tab Intro; f------0------0--------0------0------0-------0------0------0-------------| bf---------------11-------12------9------9------11-----12----------------| ef---11-11--11-11---11--11--11-11--11--11--11-11--11-11--11-11-----------| af-11-----11-------------------------------------------------------------| c------------------------------------------------------------------------| f------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd intro; f--0-------0---0--0---------------------------| bf-0-------0---0--0---------------------------| ef-0--(3)--3---8--6---------------------------| af-0--(4)--4---8--6---------------------------| c--0--(4)--4---6--4---------------------------| f--0-----0-0---0--0---------------------------| VERSE; f---0---0---0-----------------------------| bf--0---0---0-----------------------------| ef-11---11--6-----------------------------| af-11---11--8-----------------------------| c---9---x---0-----------------------------| f---0---11--------------------------------| pre-chorus; f---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---------------------| bf--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--1---------------------| ef-11--6--2--4--11--6--2--2---------------------| af-11--6--2--4--11--6--2--2---------------------| c---9--4--0--2---9--4--0--0---------------------| f---0------------0------------------------------| chorus; f---0--0--0--0---------------------------| bf--0--0--0--3---------------------------| ef--3--6--2--0---------------------------| af--4--6--2--4---------------------------| c---4--4--0--5---------------------------| f---0------------------------------------| 2nd intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, intro,choru you can work different variations of the notes in the chorus. there's a lot of room to add in whatever. make sure to work with your volume. the intro and verse should be soft, crescendo in the pre-chorus on the last note, chorus loud ans strong, and the end part you'd better be playing so hard your strings snap :I catalog these steps now,decisive and intentioned, precise and patterned specifically to yours. I'm talented at breathing,especially exhaling, so that my chest will rise and fall with yours. I'm careful not to wake you,fearing conversation. It's better just to hold you and keep you pacified. I'm talented with reason,I cover all the angles. I can fail before I EVER try. Try to understand,theres an old mistake that fools will make. And i'm the king of them,pushing everything that's good away. So won't you hold me now? (I will not bend.I will not break.) Won't you hold me now? (I will not bend.I will not break.) I am fairly agile. I can bend and not break. Or I can break and take it with a smile. I am so resilient. I recover quickly. I'll convince you soon that i am fine. Try to understand,theres an old mistake that fools will make. And i'm the king of them,pushing everything that's good away. So won't you hold me now? (I will not bend.I will not break.) Won't you hold me now? (For you I rise for you I fall.) Try to understand,theres an old mistake that fools will make. And i'm the king of them,pushing everything that's good away. So won't you hold me now? Won't you hold me now?: -------------- version 4 Key: F Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: F - 133211 C - x32010 Dm - xx0231 Bb - x13331 C/E - 032xxx Bbm - x13321 C# - x46664 Gm - 355333 Eb - x68886 Intro: F-- x16 F--Dm-Bb- x6 Verse 1: F Dm Bb I catalog these steps now F Dm Bb decisive and intentioned F precise and patterned Dm Bb F Dm Bb specifically to yours F Bm Bb I'm talented at breathing F Dm Bb especially exhaling F so that my chest will Dm Bb F Dm Bb rise and fall with yours F--Dm-Bb- x4 Verse 2: F Dm Bb I'm careful not to wake you F Dm Bb fearing conversation F Dm Bb It's better just to hold you F Dm Bb and keep you pacified F Dm Bb I'm talented with reason F Dm Bb I cover all the angles F Dm Bb F Dm Bb I can fail before I EVER try Chorus 1: F C/E Try to understand theres an Bb Bbm old mistake that fools will make F Dm And i'm the king of them Bb C# pushing everything that's good away F Dm Bb So won't you hold me now? Gm (I will not bend I will not break) F Dm Bb Won't you hold me now? Gm (I will not bend I will not break) Post chorus: F--Dm-Bb- x2 Verse 3: F Dm Bb I am fairly agile F Dm Bb I can bend and not break F Or I can break and Dm Bb F Dm Bb take it with a smile F Dm Bb I am so resilient F Dm Bb I recover quickly F I'll convince you Dm Bb F Dm Bb soon that i am fine Chorus 2: F C/E Try to understand theres an Bb Bbm old mistake that fools will make F Dm And i'm the king of them Bb C# pushing everything that's good away F Dm Bb So won't you hold me now? Gm (I will not bend I will not break) F Dm Bb Won't you hold me now? Gm (For you I rise for you I fall) Interlude: F--Dm--Eb--F-- x2 Bridge: F Dm Eb F Just hold me close to you (Repeat x4) Interlude: F--Dm--Gm--C#-- x2 Chorus 3: F Dm Try to understand theres an Bb Bb old mistake that fools will make F Dm And i'm the king of them Bb Eb pushing everything that's good away F Dm Bb C# So won't you hold me now? F Dm Bb C# Won't you hold me now? Outro: F--Dm-Bb- x4, F(hold) --------- Tuning: Half-Step Down Intro: E (16x) E - C#m - A (6x) E C#m A I catalog these steps now E C#m A decisive and intentioned E precise and patterned C#m A E C#m A specifically to yours E Bbm A I'm talented at breathing E C#m A especially exhaling E so that my chest will C#m A E C#m A rise and fall with yours E - C#m - A (4x) E C#m A I'm careful not to wake you E C#m A fearing conversation E C#m A It's better just to hold you E C#m A and keep you pacified E C#m A I'm talented with reason E C#m A I cover all the angles E C#m A E C#m A I can fail before I EVER try Chorus: E B/D# Try to understand there's an A Am old mistake that fools will make E C#m And I'm the king of them A C pushing everything that's good away E C#m A So won't you hold me now? F#m (I will not bend I will not break) E C#m A Won't you hold me now? F#m (I will not bend I will not break) E - C#m - A (2x) E C#m A I am fairly agile E C#m A I can bend and not break E Or I can break and C#m A E C#m A take it with a smile E C#m A I am so resilient E C#m A I recover quickly E I'll convince you C#m A E C#m A soon that i am fine Chorus: E B/D# Try to understand there's an A Am old mistake that fools will make E C#m And I'm the king of them A C pushing everything that's good away E C#m A So won't you hold me now? F#m (I will not bend I will not break) E C#m A Won't you hold me now? F#m (For you I rise for you I fall) Interlude: E - C#m - D - E (2x) Bridge: E C#m D E Just hold me close to you (Repeat 4x) Interlude: E - C#m - D - E (2x) Chorus: E C#m Try to understand there's an A A old mistake that fools will make E C#m And I'm the king of them A D pushing everything that's good away E C#m A C So won't you hold me now? E C#m A C Won't you hold me now? E - C#m - A (4x) E(end) ----------