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--87-87-8| -|-8---8--8--8-8--87-87-8| -|-8---8--8--8-8--87-87-8| -|-------------------------| -|-------------------------| -|-------------------------| "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..." 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