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Stray Cat Strut

Stray Cats
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Tab1

Bass3

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro fill

e|-7/8~--------------------------------------|
B|-7/8~--8-----------------------8-----------|
G|---------10brp8-10-8---------8------10---8\|
D|---------------------------9-----11----7---|
A|------------------------10-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

then another measure of just bass

then...

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--10\--------8\--------6\--------5\|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|---8\--------6\--------4\--------3\|

"ooohh......."

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8---------6---------4---------3|
B|---8---------6---------4---------3|
G|---8---------7---------5---------4|  x4
D|--10---------8---------6---------5|
A|--10---------8---------6---------5|  hopefully my chord
E|---8---------6---------4---------3|  names are correct

"black and orange stray cat...."

e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-4|
D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8---------6---------4---------3|
B|---8---------6---------4---------3|
G|---8---------7---------5---------4|
D|--10---------8---------6---------5|
A|--10---------8---------6---------5|
E|---8---------6---------4---------3|

"ain't got enuf..."

e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-4|
D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8---------6---------4---------3|
B|---8---------6---------4---------3|
G|---8---------7---------5---------4|
D|--10---------8---------6---------5|
A|--10---------8---------6---------5|
E|---8---------6---------4---------3|

"I'm flat broke..."

e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-4--8\-|
D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|

"stray cat strut..."

Fm Em Db C

e|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
B|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
G|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|
D|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5|play twice
A|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|
E|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3|

"get shoes thrown at me..."

e|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
B|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
G|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
D|-10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-5-10\-|
A|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|
E|--8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-3--8\-|

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3|
B|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3|
G|---8--8------7--7------5--5------4--4|
D|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5|play twice
A|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5|
E|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3|
e|------8--------------------------------|
B|------8--------------------------------|
G|-10~-----10b-8-------------------------|
D|---------------10--8--6--8--6h8-5h6p5tr|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------2-1-|
B|-------------------------------1--4------|
G|---------------0-----------0h1-----------|
D|------0--1--3-----1--0-------------------|
A|-2/3--------------------3----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--8---8--6--6--4--4--3|
B|--9---9--7--7--5--5--4|
G|--9---9--7--7--5--5--4|
D|-10--10--8--8--6--6--5|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|--------------------------8-------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------8--11b-----8b----------8---10|
D|----------7---10--------------10----10---10---|
A|---6---9--------------------------------------|
E|-8--------------------------------------------|

"I don't bother chasing..."

e|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
B|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
G|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|-8--10--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
B|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
G|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

"I slink down the alley..."

e|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
B|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
G|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

'howling to the moon..."

e|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
B|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
G|-11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

"singing the blues..."

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8---------6---------4---------3|
B|---8---------6---------4---------3|
G|---8---------7---------5---------4|
D|--10---------8---------6---------5|
A|--10---------8---------6---------5|
E|---8---------6---------4---------3|

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

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8---------6---------4---------3|
B|---8---------6---------4---------3|
G|---8---------7---------5---------4|
D|--10---------8---------6---------5|
A|--10---------8---------6---------5|
E|---8---------6---------4---------3|

"I wish I could be as carefree..."

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
B|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
G|---8--8------7--7------5--5------4--4---8\--|
D|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--|
A|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--|
E|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-|
D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-|
A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-|
E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
e|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
B|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
G|---8--8--7--7--5--5--4--4-|
D|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-|
A|--10-10--8--8--6--6--5--5-|
E|---8--8--6--6--4--4--3--3-|
e|--------------8--------|
B|-8----9--8----8----9--8|      Over the next four measures
G|-8----8--8----8----8--8|      the guitar does something
D|-----------------------|      vaguely like this over the bass.
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|7/8~-----11~--10~---7/8~-------------------------|
B|7/8~-----10~---9~---7/8~---8------------4-------3|
G|-----------------------------10b-8----5-------4--|
D|------------------------------------6-------5----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-7/8~-----11~--10~|
B|-7/8~-----10~---9~|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
e|8--11-10-8-------------8------------------------------|
B|-----------11-10-8------------------------------------|
G|-------------------10b---10br8-10-8-------8~-8--------|
D|------------------------------------10---------10-8---|
A|---------------------------------------10-----------10|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

"I don't bother chasing..."

e|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
B|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
G|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|-8--10--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
B|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
G|-8---8--8--8-8--8\7-8\7-8|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

"I slink down the alley..."

e|-8--8--10--8--8--8--8--8|
B|-9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9|
G|10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

'howling to the moon..."

e|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
B|-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11|
G|-11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

"singing the blues..."

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8---------6---------4---------3|
B|---8---------6---------4---------3|
G|---8---------7---------5---------4|
D|--10---------8---------6---------5|
A|--10---------8---------6---------5|
E|---8---------6---------4---------3|

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

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8---------6---------4---------3|
B|---8---------6---------4---------3|
G|---8---------7---------5---------4|
D|--10---------8---------6---------5|
A|--10---------8---------6---------5|
E|---8---------6---------4---------3|

"I wish I could be as carefree..."

Cm Bb Ab G

e|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
B|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|
G|---8--8------7--7------5--5------4--4---8\--|
D|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--|
A|--10-10------8--8------6--6------5--5--10\--|
E|---8--8------6--6------4--4------3--3---8\--|

then bass again

Outro

e|-8--------------------------------10tr-----10\-|
B|-----------------------------------8tr------8\-|
G|---10brp8-10-8---------------------8tr------8\-|
D|---------------10-8----8-9-10-----10-------10\-|
A|--------------------10-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

*******************************************

| b bend up

| r release bend

| ~ vibrato

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| * trill

| tr tremelo pick

| p.m. palm mute

| x muffled string or note

| h hammer on

| p pull off

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