Guitar tablature for "Stray Cat Strut" by "Stray Cats"

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Artist: Stray Cats
Piece: Stray Cat Strut
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: unknown
Changed? Yes
Reasons for change: Expanded the lyrics, fixed the solo up a bit. Instead of just
10
9

there is a rake like
10~
9~
9~

Also fixed:
8
9
9
10

to a Cm chord:
8
8
8
10

and the rest of that section is fixed also.
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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 sittin' on a fence"
                                                                                                                                                                                                             
-|---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 enough dough to pay the rent"

-|---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 but I don't care, I strut right by with my tail in the air"                                                                            

-|---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, I'm a ladies' cat" 
 "A feline Casanova, hey man, thats where its at"

    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 a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man"
 "Gettin' my dinner from a garbage can"                                                                              

-|--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|
-|--8---8--6--6--4--4--3|
-|--8---8--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 mice around."   
                                                                              
-|-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 looking for a fight"

-|-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 moonlight on a hot summer night"                                                                             

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


 "Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry"

     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 gone guy"

     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 and wild"
 "but I got cat class and I got cat style"
 
      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|
-|-------10~--9~---------------10b-8----5-------4--|
-|------------------------------------6-------5----|
-|-------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

-|-7/8~-----11~--10~|
-|-7/8~----10~-- 9~-|
-|--------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 mice around"   
                                                                              
-|-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 looking for a fight"

-|-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 moonlight on a hot summer night"                                                                             

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


 "Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry"

     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 gone guy"

     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 and wild"
 "but I got cat class and I got cat style"
 
      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