Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats
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-------------------------| -|-----------------------------------------------|
for a role in a made-for-television movie, etc.
HUGS, NOT DRUGS
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