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..."
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--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..."
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
