Stray Cat Strut tab by Stray Cats

Tabs

This is what I've collected on Internet, I didn't wrote it!
I'm sure this helps a bit. A augmentedA guitar magazine made a description of Rock
this town once, if you want to know exactly which magazine let me know.
If you got other song's by the Stray Cats please send them to me.
Here it is:

Stray Cat Strut version I:

This isn't exact, but it impresses the hell out of people once you get
 it down just the same. I'm not very proficient at doing tab, and I don't
know exactly how to indicate 8th and 16th notes and the like. Just play
it slowly, note by note, and listen for how it goes together. Where I've
indicated a bent note (e.g., 10-b-12), that means bend the note on the
10th fret until you get the note on the 12th. Don't actually slide up to
or play the note on the 12th fret. Sorry if these instructions are too
simplistic, but I'm not sure what level you're at. Lyrics are probably
off somewhat. The distortion is set pretty high, and the second lead part
uses some heavy-duty flange. Hope this helps you out.

STRAY CAT STRUT

Intro lick:

Cm// Bb// G#// G+G

E--7/8--8---------------------------------------
B--7/8------------------------8---------------
G---------10-8---------------8---------10-----8
D---------------10-8-------9--------11-----9---
A-----------------------10---------------------
E----------------------------------------------

C minorCm Bb majorBb G#G# G+G
Ooh ooh ...
C minorCm Bb majorBb G#G# G+G
Ooh ooh ...

C minorCm        Bb majorBb    G#G#      G+G    C minorCm  Bb majorBb  G#G#  G+G
Black and orange stray ...
C minorCm     Bb majorBb       G#G#   G+G   C minorCm  Bb majorBb  G#G#  G+G
Ain't got enough dough to ...
C minorCm    Bb majorBb    G#G#   G+G
I'm flat broke but I ...
 Cm(stop)
I strut right by ...

F minorFm    Eb MajorEb     C#C#   C majorC
Stray Cat Strut I'm a ...
 F minorFm     Eb MajorEb    C#C#     C majorC
A augmentedA feline casanova ...
   F minorFm     Eb MajorEb      C#C#    C majorC
Get a shoe thrown at me from a ...
 Fm(stop)
I get my dinner from a ...

FIRST LEAD PART:

C minorCm     Bb majorBb     G#G#     G+G
                  Meow
C minorCm     Bb majorBb   G#G#     G+G
    Hey don't ....


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: C minorCm Bb majorBb G#G# 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----------------------------------


F minorFm              C minorCm  Cm(add D MajorD)** C minorCm Cm(add D MajorD) C minorCm
I don't bother ...
F minorFm                      (**On C minorCm add D, play a C minorCm cho=
rd
I slink down the alley ....and add the D MajorD not on the
D MajorD            G+G           first string, 10th fret)
Howlin' to the moon on a ...

C minorCm     Bb majorBb       G#G#    G+G
Singin' the blues ...
C minorCm     Bb majorBb        G#G#    G+G
I'm a stray cat and you're ....
 C minorCm      Bb majorBb  G#G#      G+G
I wish I could be as ...
   Cm(stop)
But I got cat class and I ....


SECOND LEAD PART:

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Back into "I don't bother..." part as before.


Outro:

C minorCm  Bb majorBb  G#G#  G+G

E--7/8-8-------------------------10  Play the last chord furiously
B--7/8----------------------------8  to abrupt end of song.
G---------10-8--------------------8
D--------------10-8-----7-9-10---10
A--------------------10------------
E----------------------------------


Stray Cat Strut version II:

This is the basic progression: C minorCm Bb majorBb AbAb G7G7


=09=09=09  Stray Cat Strut
=09=09=09=09 by
=09=09=09  The Stray Cats

Shuffle
|C minorCm  Bb majorBb  |AbAb  G7G7  | cont.   |     |
 Oooh           Oooh

C minorCm        Bb majorBb    AbAb      G7G7
Black and orange stray ...

C minorCm     Bb majorBb      AbAb   G7G7
Ain't got enough dough to ....

C minorCm    Bb majorBb    AbAb   G7G7    G7G7 (tacet)
I'm flat broke but I don't care,  I strut ....
.

F minorFm    Eb MajorEb     DbDb   C7C7     F minorFm     Eb MajorEb    DbDb     C7C7
Stray cat strut I'm a ladies cat, I'm a ....
.

   F minorFm     Eb MajorEb      DbDb    C7C7  F minorFm (tacet)
Get a shoe thrown at me from a ....
can.


(instrumental)
C minorCm  Bb majorBb | AbAb  G7G7|Cm(tacet)|   |

Verse 2
F minorFm       Fm7Fm7        C minorCm  F minorFm
I don't bother chasing mice around. I slink ....=
ight

 D7D7              G7G7         C minorCm       Bb majorBb
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer ...
e

AbAb    G7G7   C minorCm    Bb majorBb      AbAb    G7G7   C minorCm      Bb majorBb
lady cats cry. Wild stray cat ....
s

AbAb      G7G7      Cm(tacet)
care-free and wild, but I got ....

solo
|C minorCm Bb majorBb |AbAb G7G7 | etc.

repeat verse 2

|C minorCm Bb majorBb |AbAb G7G7 |C minorCm (tacet)            C minorCm
=09=09 |-8-------------------|------------------|
=09=09 |---------------------|------------------|
=09=09 |---11-10-8-10-8------|------------------|
=09=09 |----------------10-8-|---7-9-10---------|
=09=09 |---------------------|10----------------|
=09=09 |---------------------|------------------|


Please don't touch:

          Stray Cats : Please Don't Touch
          =F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=
=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9=F9
I Heard this song and tabbed it, i hope somebody gets something from it.
It's not original Stray Cat's song, i do not just remember who was the
original writer. Enjoy :)

Begin:
                         Loop 4 times
E MajorE ||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--------------------------  ------------
BB ||-------------------3-0---------------------  ------------
G+G ||-----------------------2-0-----------------  ------------
D MajorD ||---------------------------2-0----2--------  ------------
A augmentedA ||----------------------------------2--------  -2--2--2--2-
E MajorE ||-------------------------------------------  ----3-----3-
  """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
  This part is also main riff, it
  will be played at end of every
  chorus.

Chords are :
E minorEm    A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm
Chorus :
A augmentedA      E minorEm
Please ...,
A augmentedA       E minorEm
I'll shake ...
A augmentedA      E minorEm
Please don't ...
D MajorD
I'll shake .....{riff}


Good luck..............
           Two Beers Or Not Two Beers  -- Shakebeers --
Andre van de Water              email:[email protected]

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