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Stray Cat Strut Tab

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Author/Artist: Stray Cats
Title: Stray Cat Strut
Transcribed by: Jimmy Cafarella April 5,2003
Email: jcafarella@hotmail.com


 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.Ok let's go:





 b=bend up
 r=release bend
 ~=vibrato
 /=slide up
 \=slide down
 *=trill
 tr=temelo pick
 p.m.------|=palm mute
 x=muffled string or note
 h=hammer on
 p=pull off


 Song starts with just bass and drums.

 Guitar= mostly clean w/reverb


 Intro fill

-|-7/8~--------------------------------------|
-|-7/8~--8-----------------------8-----------|
-|---------10brp8-10-8---------8------10---8\|
-|---------------------------9-----11----7---|
-|------------------------10-----------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|


 then another measure of just bass

 then...
 

-|-----------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------|
-|--10\--------8\--------6\--------5\|
-|-----------------------------------|
-|---8\--------6\--------4\--------3\|

 "ooohh......."

     Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------7---------5---------4|play 4 times
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|hopefully my chord 
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|names are correct
                                        
 "black and orange stray cat...."                                         
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
-|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-4|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|



     Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------7---------5---------4|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

 "ain't got enuf..."

-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
-|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-4|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|



     Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------7---------5---------4|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|



 "I'm flat broke..."   

-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
-|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-4--8\-|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|



 "stray cat strut..." 

    Fm    Em    C#    C

-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
-|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
-|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|play twice
-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|


 "get shoes thrown at me..."  

-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
-|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
-|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|



      Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3|
-|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3|
-|---8--8------7--7------5--5------4--4|
-|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5|play twice
-|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5|
-|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3|



-|------8--------------------------------|
-|------8--------------------------------|
-|-10~-----10b-8-------------------------|
-|---------------10--8--6--8--6h8-5h6p5tr|
-|---------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------|


-|-------------------------------------2-1-|
-|-------------------------------1--4------|
-|---------------0-----------0h1-----------|
-|------0--1--3-----1--0-------------------|
-|-2/3--------------------3----------------|
-|-----------------------------------------|


-|--8---8--6--6--4--4--3|
-|--9---9--7--7--5--5--4|
-|--9---9--7--7--5--5--4|
-|-10--10--8--8--6--6--5|
-|----------------------|
-|----------------------|


-|--------------------------8-------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------8--11b-----8b----------8---10|
-|----------7---10--------------10----10---10---|
-|---6---9--------------------------------------|
-|-8--------------------------------------------|


 "I don't bother chasing..."   
                                                                              
-|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
-|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
-|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|
                                                                              

-|-8--10--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
-|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
-|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
-|-------------------------|
-|-------------------------|
-|-------------------------|


 "I slink down the alley..."

-|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
-|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
-|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|


 'howling to the moon..."   

-|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
-|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
-|-11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12|
-|-------------------------|
-|-------------------------|
-|-------------------------|


 "singing the blues..."

     Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------7---------5---------4|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|


 "wild stray cat-you're a real..."

     Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------7---------5---------4|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|




 "I wish I could be as carefree..."
 
      Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
-|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
-|---8--8------7--7------5--5------4--4---8\--|
-|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--|
-|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--|
-|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|



-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
-|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|



-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
-|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-|
-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-|
-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|

-|--------------8--------|
-|-8----9--8----8----9--8|      over the next four measures
-|-8----8--8----8----8--8|<---- the guitar does something
-|-----------------------|      vaguely like this over the bass.
-|-----------------------|
-|-----------------------|


-|7/8~-----11~--10~---7/8~-------------------------|
-|7/8~-----10~---9~---7/8~---8------------4-------3|
-|-----------------------------10b-8----5-------4--|
-|------------------------------------6-------5----|
-|-------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------|


-|-7/8~-----11~--10~|
-|-7/8~-----10~---9~|
-|------------------|
-|------------------|
-|------------------|
-|------------------|


-|8--11-10-8-------------8------------------------------|
-|-----------11-10-8------------------------------------|
-|-------------------10b---10br8-10-8-------8~-8--------|
-|------------------------------------10---------10-8---|
-|---------------------------------------10-----------10|
-|------------------------------------------------------|


 "I don't bother chasing..."   

-|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
-|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
-|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|


-|-8--10--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
-|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
-|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
-|-------------------------|
-|-------------------------|
-|-------------------------|


 "I slink down the alley..."

-|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
-|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
-|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|
-|------------------------|


 'howling to the moon..."

-|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
-|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
-|-11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12|
-|-------------------------|
-|-------------------------|
-|-------------------------|


 "singing the blues..."

     Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------7---------5---------4|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|


 "wild stray cat-you're a real..."

     Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|
-|---8---------7---------5---------4|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|--10---------8---------6---------5|
-|---8---------6---------4---------3|




 "I wish I could be as carefree..."
 
      Cm        Bb        G#        G
-|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
-|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
-|---8--8------7--7------5--5------4--4---8\--|
-|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--|
-|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--|
-|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|



 then bass again


 and outro lead fill:



-|-8--------------------------------10tr-----10\-|
-|----------------------------------10tr-----10\-|
-|---10brp8-10-8--------------------11tr-----11\-|
-|---------------10-8----8-9-10------------------|
-|--------------------10-------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------|


 email me with questions ,complaints, offers 
 for a role in a made-for-television movie, etc.
 jcafarella@hotmail.com     April 5 ,2003
 
 HUGS, NOT DRUGS
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JH013 wrote on August 18 2003, 12:00 am

perfect tab

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andrewbiles wrote on December 14 2003, 12:00 am

Yep, agreed

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Barroom Hero wrote on January 25 2005, 12:00 am

Even I couldn't find any mistakes....and i'm the biggest nitpick around =) so good job man

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