Author/Artist

Author/Artist: Stray Cats

Title: Stray Cat Strut

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---------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--7--7--5--5--4--4-4|

-|--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---------7---------5---------4|

-|--10---------8---------6---------5|

-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

"ain't got enuf..."

-|---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|

-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|

Cm Bb G# G

-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

-|---8---------7---------5---------4|

-|--10---------8---------6---------5|

-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

"I'm flat broke..."

-|---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\-|

-|---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|

-|-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|

"get shoes thrown at me..."

-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|

-|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|

-|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|

Cm Bb G# G

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

-|-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|

-|-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|

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

"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|

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

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

"singing the blues..."

Cm Bb G# G

-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

-|---8---------7---------5---------4|

-|--10---------8---------6---------5|

-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

"wild stray cat-you're a real..."

Cm Bb G# G

-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

-|---8---------7---------5---------4|

-|--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------7--7------5--5------4--4---8\--|

-|--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--7--7--5--5--4--4-|

-|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-|

-|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|

-|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-|

-|--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|

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

"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|

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

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

"singing the blues..."

Cm Bb G# G

-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

-|---8---------7---------5---------4|

-|--10---------8---------6---------5|

-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

"wild stray cat-you're a real..."

Cm Bb G# G

-|---8---------6---------4---------3|

-|---8---------7---------5---------4|

-|--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------7--7------5--5------4--4---8\--|

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

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