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Stray Cat Strut Tab

by Stray Cats
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author immyjay [a] 242.
1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 19, 2021
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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.
 
 
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|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 
*******************************************
 
| 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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JH013
perfect tab
+6
pgallagher
one mistake.... on the part that he doesnt sing....ur making down strokes on the second time u play the chord
+2
Barroom Hero
Even I couldn't find any mistakes....and i'm the biggest nitpick around =) so good job man
+2