Stray Cats - Stray cat strut

STRAY CAT STRUT (Bassline) As recorded by The Stray Cats (From the 1981 Album STRAY CATS) Words and Music by Brian Setzer Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lee Rocker - Double Bass' Intro Q=142(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E W |-------------|--------------|------| |-------------|----------1---|------| |-3--2--1--0--|------------3-|------| |-------------|-4--3--1------|------| W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------|-3--3--1--1--|-------------|-3--3--1--1---| |----------|-------------|-4--4--3--3--|--------------| 1.,2.,3. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x |-------------||--------------|--------------|| |-------------||o-------------|-------------o|| |-------------||o-3--3--1--1--|-------------o|| |-4--4--3--3--||--------------|-4--4--3--3---|| 1st Verse 4. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------||----------3--|-4--5--------|--------------| |-------------||-3--5--6-----|-------6--5--|-3--3---------| |-4--4--3--3--||-------------|-------------|-------6--6---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|----------3--|-4--5--------|--------------| |-------------|-3--5--6-----|-------6--5--|-3--3---------| |-4--4--3--3--|-------------|-------------|-------6--6---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------| |-------------|----------3--|-4--5--------|------------| |-------------|-3--5--6-----|-------6--5--|-3----------| |-4--4--3--3--|-------------|-------------|------------| Chorus |--3--| H Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------||-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------------||-----------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------------||-----------------|-------------|-8--8--6--6--| |---------8-10-11-||-13--13--11--11--|-9--9--8--8--|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-3--3--1--1--|-------------|-3-----------| |-4--4--3--3--|-------------|-4--4--3--3--|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------|-3--3--1--1--|-------------|-3--3--1--1---| |----------|-------------|-4--4--3--3--|--------------| Guitar Solo 1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------||-3--3--1--1--|-------------|-3--3--1--1---| |-4--4--3--3--||-------------|-4--4--3--3--|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------| |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------| |-------------|-3--5--6--8--|-9--10----------|------------| |-4--4--3--3--|-------------|--------11--10--|-8----------| Bridge $ W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------||----1--0-----|-------------|--------------| |----------||-3--------1--|-3--1--0-----|----1--0------| |----------||-------------|----------4--|-3--------2---| |----------||-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----2--0-----|-------------|--------------| |-------1--2--|-3--------1--|-3--1--------|--------------| |-3--5--------|-------------|-------3--4--|-5--3--2--0---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| 2nd & 3rd Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------1--2--||-3-----------|-------------|-3------------| |-3--4--------||----4--6--6--|-4--4--3--3--|----4--6--6---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------| |-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-3----------| |-4--4--3--3--|----4--6--6--|-4--4--3--3--|------------| To Coda W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------|-3--3--1--1--|-------------|-3--3--1--1---| |----------|-------------|-4--4--3--3--|--------------| Interlude 1.,2.,3. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x |-------------||--------------|--------------|| |-------------||o----------3--|-4--5--------o|| |-------------||o-3--5--6-----|-------6--5--o|| |-4--4--3--3--||--------------|--------------|| Guitar Solo 2 4. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------| |----1--0-----|----------3--||-4--5--------|--------------| |-3--------2--|-3--5--6-----||-------6--5--|-3-----1------| |-------------|-------------||-------------|----3-----1---| D.S. al Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H W |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |-------------|-3-----1-----|-------------|-3----------|-------|| |-4--4--3--3--|----3-----1--|-4--4--3--3--|------------|-------|| & Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E W |-------------|--------------|------| |-------------|----------1---|------| |-3--2--1--0--|------------3-|------| |-------------|-4--3--1------|------| TP TP E E E E Q Q +W Q Q H |---------------|------------|------------*| |---------------|------------|------------*| |---0-2-3----3--|-(3)--------|-3----------*| |-3-------------|------------|------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths