• Song:

    My Own Worst Enemy

  • Artist:

    Stereophonics

Tabbed by: Alex Everitt

Song: My Own Worst Enemy
Band: Stereophonics
Album: Decade In the Sun

Guitar 1 - Kelly Jones
Guitar 2 - Adam Zindani

Guitar 1 - Uses Overdrive All Through Song, Just Plays Power Chords
Guitar 2 - Uses Distortion All Through Song, First half of each verse and the bridge uses Wah

Key
bu - Bend Up
~ - Sustain
x - Palm Mute
v - Vibrato
tr - Tremolo Picking
\ - Slide Down
/ - Slide Up
(#) - Between Slide symbols, the number is what fret you slide or bend to

Intro 1
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|------|
A|-5bu~-|
E|-3bu~-|

Intro 2 & Post-Chorus (Align both tabs together to show rhythm)
Guitar 1 - Overdrive
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----10-10-----9-9----|
D|-5-5--x--7-7--x--10-10--x--9-9--x-|
A|-5-5--x--5-5--x--8--8---x--7-7--x-|
E|-3-3--x-------x---------x-------x-| x2

Guitar 2 comes in second time guitar 1 plays the above riff

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------5-|
G|-----3bu-----2bu-------2bu--------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Verse 1 - Part 1
Guitar 1 - Overdrive
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----10-10-----9-9--|
D|-5-5--x--7-7--x--10-10--x--9-9--|
A|-5-5--x--5-5--x--8--8---x--7-7--|
E|-3-3--x-------x---------x-------| x2

Guitar 2 - Distortion + Wah
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------19~v~v~v~v~v~v~-|
D|-12~v~v~v~v~v~v~-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------| x2

Verse 1 - Part 2
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------| x2

Pre-Chorus
Both Guitars
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Both Guitars
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------| x3

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Post-Chorus - (Align both tabs together to show rhythm)
Guitar 1 - Overdrive
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----10-10-----9-9----|
D|-5-5--x--7-7--x--10-10--x--9-9--x-|
A|-5-5--x--5-5--x--8--8---x--7-7--x-|
E|-3-3--x-------x---------x-------x-|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------5bu-|
G|-----3bu-----2bu-------2bu----------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Verse 2 (Align both tabs together to show rhythm)
Guitar 1 - Overdrive
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------7-7-----10-10-----9-9--|
D|-5-5--x--7-7--x--10-10--x--9-9--|
A|-5-5--x--5-5--x--8--8---x--7-7--|
E|-3-3--x-------x---------x-------| x2

Guitar 2 - Distortion + Wah
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------19~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
D|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------| x2

Verse 2 - Part 2
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------| x2

Pre-Chorus
Both Guitars
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Both Guitars
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------| x3

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge (Align both tabs together to show rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--x--7-7--x--8-8--x--10-10---x-------|
A|-5-5--x--7-7--x--8-8--x--10-10---x-------|
E|-3-3--x--5-5--x--6-6--x--8--8----x-------| x2

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--x--5-5--x--7-7--x--8-8---x---10-10--x--|
A|--x--5-5--x--7-7--x--8-8---x---10-10--x--|
E|--x--3-3--x--5-5--x--6-6---x---8--8---x--| x2

Solo 
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------| x2

Guitar 2 - Wah effect sounds awesome in this bit
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------17bu~-|
G|-14-15-14-7v~--14-15-14-9v~--14-15-14-7v~--14-15-14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 

Pre-Chorus
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------|
B|-10tr-11tr-13tr-|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------| x2

Chorus
Both Guitars
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------| x3

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro (Align both tabs together to show rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------| x4

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9bu~-|
D|-7-8-7\-0v~--7-8-7\-2v~--7-8-7\-0v~--7-8-7-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| x2

Both Guitars
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-5-5--------|
A|-5-5--------|
E|-3-3-/(12)\-|
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