Stray Cat Strut Tab

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                             Stray Cats Strut - Stray Cats
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Tabbed by:Brendan Kaefer
Email:joekiller21@hotmail.com
Hope you enjoy it is my 1st tab but don't doubt it.
 
Tuning:EADGBe standard
INTRO:
e--7/8--8--------------------------------------|
B--7/8------------------------8----------------|
G---------10-8---------------8---------10-----8|
D---------------10-8-------9--------11-----9---|
A-----------------------10---------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
Chords(note:listen to the song to hear when chords are played)
 
"whoa whoa whoa whoa"
     C/Cm    Bb  Bb  G#  G#   G  G  G  G
e|----8--8----6--6----4--4----3--3--3--3-----|After 5th time stop on C/Cm
B|----8--8----6--6----4--4----3--3--3--3-----|(I strut right by...)
G|----9--9----7--7----5--5----4--4--4--4-----|Then do it again
D|---10-10----8--8----6--6----5--5--5--5-----|
A|---10-10----8--8----6--6----5--5--5--5-----|
E|----8--8----6--6----4--4----3--3--3--3-----|
 
   Fm Fm    Eb Eb     C# C#  C  C  C  C
e|--1--1----11--11----9--9---8--8--8--8-----|After 3 times stop on Fm
B|--1--1----11--11----9--9---8--8--8--8-----|(Get my dinner from a garbage
G|--1--1----12--12---10-10---9--9--9--9-----|can)
D|--3--3----13--13---11-11--10-10-10-10-----|I am not to sure but sounds
A|--3--3----13--13---11-11--10-10-10-10-----|decent.
E|--1--1----12--12----9--9---8--8--8--8-----|
 
 SOLO 1:
E-----------8------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--10-b-12-----10-8-------------------------------0----------------8-11-10
D-------------------10-8--6-8-6-8-5---------0-1-3---1-0-----8-10-11-------
A------------------------------------2-s-3--------------3-----------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Then do the verse progression: Cm  Bb  G#  G
 
E-----------------------------8-------8-10-8-|
B-------------------------------------8------|
G------------------8-10-b-12----8-10--8------|
D---------------10---------------------------|
A----------9-10------------------------------|
E--8-10-11-----------------------------------|
 
Fm                           Cm   Cm  Cm  Cm  (I cant figure out the
I don't bother chasing...
Fm                           Cm   Cm  Cm  Cm   strumming pat-
I slink down the alley ....
D                        G                     ern it seems to mix up)
Howlin' to the moon on a ...
 
Cm          Bb              G#        G
Singin' the blues ...
Cm          Bb               G#        G
I'm a stray cat and you're ....
  Cm           Bb    G#           G
I wish I could be as ...
      Cm(stop)
But I got cat class and I ....
 
 
2nd solo:
 
E--8--11--10--8---4-3---8--11--10--8-11-10-8-------------------------8----
B--8--11--10--8---4-3---8--11--10------------11-10-8----------------------
G--8--11--10--8---5-4---8--11--10--------------------11-10-8-10-b-12--8---
D-10---------10---6-5---10----------------------------------------------10
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Outro:
 
Cm   Bb   G#   G
 
E--7/8-8-------------------------10    Play the last chord fast
B--7/8----------------------------8    to end the song
G---------10-8--------------------8
D--------------10-8-----7-9-10---10
A--------------------10------------
E----------------------------------
 
OK I hope I pleased all of you it is my 1st time. Umm good luck its fun. Its a good sing along. ENJOY
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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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