Stray Cat Strut Chords
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
Author Unregistered. 5 contributors total, last edit on Mar 9, 2021
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[Intro]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm N.C. N.C. N.C.
[Instrumental]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7
[Pre-Verse]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7
Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo
[Verse]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence.
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent.
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm N.C. N.C.
I'm flat broke but I don't care, I strut right by with my tail in the air.
[Chorus]
Fm Eb Db C7 Fm Eb Db C7
Stray cat strut I'm a ladies cat, I'm a feline Casanova hey man that's that.
Fm Eb Db C7 Fm N.C. N.C.
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man. Get my dinner from a garbage can.
[Instrumental]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7
[Guitar Solo]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm (Stop!)(Gtr lick) (Gtr lick)
[Bridge]
Fm Fm7 Cm Cm
I don't bother chasing mice around.
Fm Fm
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
D7 G7
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.
[Verse]
Cm Bb Ab G7
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry.
- add 'oo oo' harmonies to above
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7
Wild stray cat you're a real gone guy. I wish I could be as care-free and wild but I
Cm N.C N.C.
got cat class and I got cat style.
[Instrumental]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7
[Walking Bass – 8 bars]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7
[Guitar Solo – 8 bars]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm (Stop!)(Gtr lick) (Gtr lick)
[Bridge]
Fm Fm7 Cm Cm
I don't bother chasing mice around.
Fm Fm
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
D7 G7
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.
[Verse]
Cm Bb Ab G7
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry.
– add 'oo oo' harmonies
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7
Wild stray cat you're a real gone guy. I wish I could be as care-free and wild but I
Cm N.C. N.C.
got cat class and I got cat style.
[Outro]
Cm Bb Ab G7 (STOP!) (GUITAR LICK) G A B C
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In the section labeled as Verse 2, the G7 is actually an Eb add9 aug5
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The chord is very similar to G7, but sounds just right
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Good job. I think the organization is a bit confusing though, and what you're calling verse 2 is probably better called a bridge. And I think most of the chords are 7th. Here's my way of writing it, on the off chance someone else finds it useful:
Gaug = 3x344x
Cm7 Bb7 Ab7 G7
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence.
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent.
I'm flat broke but I don't care,
Cm7
I strut right by with my tail in the air.
Fm7 Eb Db7 C7
Stray cat strut I'm a ladies cat,
I'm a feline Casanova hey man that's that.
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man.
Fm
I get my dinner from a garbage can.
(instrumental over Cm7 section)
Bridge:
Fm Fm7 Cm
I don't bother chasing mice around.
Fm
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
D7 G7 (or Gaug or Eb7)
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.
Verse 2:
Cm7 Bb7 Ab7 G7
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry.
Wild stray cat you're a real gone guy.
I wish I could be as care-free and wild,
Cm7
but I got cat class and I got cat style.
(instrumental over Cm7 section)
repeat verse 2
Nice ending chord:
8x78 10 10 (a Cm6 with pinky on B and E strings 10th fret)
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Why can’t I print these tabs ? :(
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