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
