"Stray Cat Strut"
The Stray Cats
^^ =bend up a whole step
^ =bend up half a step
~ = vibrato
/ =slide
(5) = hammer on
INTRO: (bass) C B A# A G# G F D# C
E-7/8~~~---------------------------------------
B-7/8~~~-----------------------8----6---------
G---------10^^-10-8---------8----6------8----
D---------------------------9-----------7-------
A-----------------------10----------------------
E------------------------------------------------
VERSE: (octaves)(play first time only) C A# G# G
E----------------------------
B--8--8--6-6--4-4--3--3-3-
G--8--8--7-7--5-5--4--4-4-
D-10-10--6-6--4-4--3--3-3-
A-10-10--8-8--6-6--5--5-5-
E-----------------------------
CHORUS:
E-----------------------------
B--9---9--8-8--6-6--5--5-5
G-10-10--8-8--6-6--3--3-3
D-10-10--8-8--6-6--5--5-5
A--8-8----6-6--4-4--3--3-3
E------------------------------
SOLO:
E--------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8--------------------------------------------------------------4--7-6^-hold-
G-10^^----10^^-10-8-----------------------------------------------5----------------
D-----------------------10-6-8-6-5--(8)----------3-5-3--------5/6-------------------
A-----------------------------------------2/3-5/6--------6-5-3------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-8-8--6-6--4-4----------------------------------------------
B-8-8--8-8--6-6--6------------------------------7^^--------
G-8-8--7-7--5-5--4----------------------5-7/9--------7-5--
D------------------5--------------4-6/8----------------------
A--------------------------3-5/7-----------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------/8-8-10-8--8-8-10-8-----------------------------------
B--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--/8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-----9--9--9---9---9--9--9---9---
G-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--/8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------------------------8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------11-11-11-11-11-11-
B-----------------9--9---9--9--9--9-
G-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-
D-10-10-10-10--9--9--9---9--9---9--
A-12-12-12-12-----------------------
E-------------------------------------
BRIDGE:
E-7/8///------11-----10---8///---------------4---------3---------8///-------11------10--
B-7/8///---10------9------8///--11-----------------4---------3---8///---10-------9-----
G-7/8///-8-------7--------8///------10^--8-----5---------4------8///--8--------7-------
D-------rake^-----------------------------------------------------------rake^----------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------8--11-10-8-------------------------------------------
B-8--10---------------11-10-8---------------------------------
G---------------------------------10^^-8---------10^^-8-------
D--------------------------------------------10------------10--
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
OUTRO:
E-8----------------8------------------------------------------10
B-------------------------------------------------------------10
G-----10~~~~~------10^^-8---------------------------------8
D-------------------------------10-------------9--10hold----10
A-----------------------------------9/10--12-------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
These are all the parts that are in the song. You have to listen to it
to know when to play what.
If i get some time i may tab Rock This Town and Rumble in Brighton
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