Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut (Guitar Tab)
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Author/Artist: Stray Cats
Title: Stray Cat Strut
Transcribed by: Jimmy Cafarella April 5,2003
Email: [email protected]
Before you start ,put the guitar down,
and just listen to song and read along.
Tabs always make way more sense that way.
Especially on a song like this. Keep in
mind that some of the sections in my tab
aren't 100% accurate as far as strum pattern
and such due to Brian Setzer (guitar god)
playing in a loose jazzy fashion. But at
any rate you should end up with your
fingers in the right place and get a
feel for the chords.
Song starts with just bass and drums.
Guitar = mostly clean w/reverb
[Intro fill]
e|-7/8~--------------------------------------| B|-7/8~--8-----------------------8-----------| G|---------10brp8-10-8---------8------10---8\| D|---------------------------9-----11----7---| A|------------------------10-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
then another measure of just bass
then...
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--10\--------8\--------6\--------5\| A|-----------------------------------| E|---8\--------6\--------4\--------3\|
"ooohh......."
Cm Bb Ab G e|---8---------6---------4---------3| B|---8---------6---------4---------3| G|---8---------7---------5---------4| x4 D|--10---------8---------6---------5| A|--10---------8---------6---------5| hopefully my chord E|---8---------6---------4---------3| names are correct "black and orange stray cat...." e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3| B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3| G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-4| D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5| A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5| E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3| Cm Bb Ab G e|---8---------6---------4---------3| B|---8---------6---------4---------3| G|---8---------7---------5---------4| D|--10---------8---------6---------5| A|--10---------8---------6---------5| E|---8---------6---------4---------3|
"ain't got enuf..."
e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-4|
D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
Cm Bb Ab G
e|---8---------6---------4---------3|
B|---8---------6---------4---------3|
G|---8---------7---------5---------4|
D|--10---------8---------6---------5|
A|--10---------8---------6---------5|
E|---8---------6---------4---------3|"I'm flat broke..."
e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-| B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-| G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-4--8\-| D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-| A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-| E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
"stray cat strut..."
Fm Em Db C e|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3| B|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3| G|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5| D|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|play twice A|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3| E|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
"get shoes thrown at me..."
e|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
B|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
G|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
D|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
A|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
E|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
Cm Bb Ab G
e|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3|
B|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3|
G|---8--8------7--7------5--5------4--4|
D|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5|play twice
A|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5|
E|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3|
e|------8--------------------------------|
B|------8--------------------------------|
G|-10~-----10b-8-------------------------|
D|---------------10--8--6--8--6h8-5h6p5tr|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------2-1-|
B|-------------------------------1--4------|
G|---------------0-----------0h1-----------|
D|------0--1--3-----1--0-------------------|
A|-2/3--------------------3----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--8---8--6--6--4--4--3|
B|--9---9--7--7--5--5--4|
G|--9---9--7--7--5--5--4|
D|-10--10--8--8--6--6--5|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|--------------------------8-------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------8--11b-----8b----------8---10|
D|----------7---10--------------10----10---10---|
A|---6---9--------------------------------------|
E|-8--------------------------------------------|
"I don't bother chasing..."
e|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
B|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
G|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|-8--10--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
B|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
G|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
"I slink down the alley..."
e|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
B|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
G|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
'howling to the moon..."
e|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
B|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
G|-11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|"singing the blues..."
Cm Bb Ab G e|---8---------6---------4---------3| B|---8---------6---------4---------3| G|---8---------7---------5---------4| D|--10---------8---------6---------5| A|--10---------8---------6---------5| E|---8---------6---------4---------3|
"wild stray cat-you're a real..."
Cm Bb Ab G e|---8---------6---------4---------3| B|---8---------6---------4---------3| G|---8---------7---------5---------4| D|--10---------8---------6---------5| A|--10---------8---------6---------5| E|---8---------6---------4---------3|
"I wish I could be as carefree..."
Cm Bb Ab G e|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--| B|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--| G|---8--8------7--7------5--5------4--4---8\--| D|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--| A|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--| E|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--| e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-| B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-| G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-| D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-| A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-| E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-| e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-| B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-| G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-| D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-| A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-| E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-| e|--------------8--------| B|-8----9--8----8----9--8| Over the next four measures G|-8----8--8----8----8--8| the guitar does something D|-----------------------| vaguely like this over the bass. A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| e|7/8~-----11~--10~---7/8~-------------------------| B|7/8~-----10~---9~---7/8~---8------------4-------3| G|-----------------------------10b-8----5-------4--| D|------------------------------------6-------5----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-7/8~-----11~--10~| B|-7/8~-----10~---9~| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| e|8--11-10-8-------------8------------------------------| B|-----------11-10-8------------------------------------| G|-------------------10b---10br8-10-8-------8~-8--------| D|------------------------------------10---------10-8---| A|---------------------------------------10-----------10| E|------------------------------------------------------| "I don't bother chasing..." e|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8| B|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9| G|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-8--10--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8| B|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8| G|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| "I slink down the alley..." e|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8| B|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9| G|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| 'howling to the moon..." e|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11| B|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11| G|-11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|
"singing the blues..."
Cm Bb Ab G e|---8---------6---------4---------3| B|---8---------6---------4---------3| G|---8---------7---------5---------4| D|--10---------8---------6---------5| A|--10---------8---------6---------5| E|---8---------6---------4---------3|
"wild stray cat-you're a real..."
Cm Bb Ab G e|---8---------6---------4---------3| B|---8---------6---------4---------3| G|---8---------7---------5---------4| D|--10---------8---------6---------5| A|--10---------8---------6---------5| E|---8---------6---------4---------3|
"I wish I could be as carefree..."
Cm Bb Ab G e|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--| B|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--| G|---8--8------7--7------5--5------4--4---8\--| D|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--| A|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--| E|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
then bass again
[Outro]
e|-8--------------------------------10tr-----10\-| B|-----------------------------------8tr------8\-| G|---10brp8-10-8---------------------8tr------8\-| D|---------------10-8----8-9-10-----10-------10\-| A|--------------------10-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
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| b bend up
| r release bend
| ~ vibrato
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| * trill
| tr tremelo pick
| p.m. palm mute
| x muffled string or note
| h hammer on
| p pull off
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