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--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-------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------|