Song: Race With the Devil
Album: Rock Therapy
Band: Stray Cats
Tuning: Standard
It's like being addicted to meth or something. I can't help
but tab more and more Stray Cats. The challenge is
a lot of fun. This is another overlooked Stray Cats song,
(just like most of their stuff unfortunately). And, it's yet
another beautifully executed cover of Gene Vincent's original.
There is a key change towards the end of the song from E to F#.
I'll let you know where that is. The thing about any of these
songs is that it still sounds great if you are practicing
at a slower speed. Of course, I can't play it at full speed
but I'm getting there. Listen carefully for the changes in the
3 ridiculous solos. Most of the song is just soloing anyway.
The verses are fairly easy to figure out. Strums
are not exact. Lets go!
**STAR THE SONG PLAYING ON THE MIDDLE POSITION ON YOUR PICKUP SELECTOR**
INTRO:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------2-----2----2-----2~---------|A|-/77-66-44-22-00-------------------2^----2^----2^------------|E|-----------------44-22-00---0--------------------------------|
VERSE:
"Well I've led an evil life, so they say....."
EMaje|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|-1--111--111---------1~---|D|-2--222--222---------2~---|A|-2--222--222---------2~---|E|-0--000--000---------0----|
"Move, hot-rod, move man.." Amaj Emaj B7 B7#5 B7add11e|------------0-----2---3^0--0---0----|---0---0-----0--|B|------------0-----0---0-------0-----|-----2---0h2----|G|-2~----0h1--1-----2---2-------2-----|----------------|D|-2~---------2-----1---1-------1-----|----------------|A|-2~---------2-----2---2-------2-----|----------------|E|------------------------------------|----------------|
VERSE 2: (actually played a little differently, there's a little double
stop fill in there. You should have no problems finding where he plays it)
e|-12-12--10-10-99-7-5~-----5\---------------------------------|B|-12-12--10-10-99-7-5~-----5\---------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO 1: (brace yourselves..there are pauses during this which
should make it easier to follow)
(he does this pull off lick A LOT)
e|-----0--3p2p0--------3p2p0--------3p2p0--------3p2p0---------|B|-0-2----------3p2p0--------3p2p0--------3p2p0--------3p2p0---|G|-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---3-0--------------------------------------------------5--7^-7^p5---5~--|G|-------3-2-0---2p0--0-1----------------------------6-6-------------6-----|D|-------------2-----------2-0------------2h4-5--2/4-----------------------|A|-----------------------------2-1-0--2h4----------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------7----9-------------------------|-------0-----00---00---00-|B|-----7-9^(hold)--9----9--9(release)--7^-------|-----2----3^---3^---3^----|G|-4/7---------------------------------7^--8\6~-|-0h1----------------------|D|-----------------------------------------9\7~-|--------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------11/12-14-15-12-14p12--|B|------------------------------10/11-13-14-----------------------|G|--------------------8/9-11-12-----------------------------------|D|----------7/8-10-11---------------------------------------------|A|-6/7-9-10-------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----12-------------------------------------|------0-3^-0----0-0--0-0---|B|-15^----15^-12--------------14-12-12~-11-12-|-00-2--------3--0-0--3-0---|G|----------------15-14-12----14-12-12~-11-12-|---------------------------|D|-------------------------14-----------------|---------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
e|------0-3^-0-3^-0--3^-0--------------------------------------------------|B|-00-2---3^-0-3^-0-------3-0----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------3-2-0---2p0---0------------------------------|D|----------------------------------2-----2-------2-----2----2-----2-------|A|--------------------------------------------1h2---1h2---1h2--1h2---------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat VERSE 1
SOLO 2: (switch to the bottom position of pickup selector and
try to pick closer to the bridge pickup to achieve the sound)
e|-----0--3p2p0-------3p2p0--------3p2p0---------------------------------|B|-0-2----------3p2p0-------3p2p0--------3p2p0--------3p2p0--------------|G|---------------------------------------------3p2p0--------3p2p0--------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------3p2p0--|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-3p2p0---------------------------------|D|-------3p2p0--------3p2p0--------------|A|-------------3p2p0--------3p2p0--------|E|--------------------------------3p2p0--|
e|--------------12-10----8/9-------------------|-----------------------|B|-8/9-10-11-12-------12-----12-10-------------|-----------------------|G|---------------------------------13-12-------|-----------------------|D|---------------------------------------13-12-|-8/9-10-11-12-11-10-9--|A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
e|-----------|------------------------------------|B|-----------|------------------------------------|G|-----------|----4-----5-----6-----7-----8/9~~~~-|D|-7^--5^----|------------------------------------|A|--------7~-|-2----2/3---3/4---4/5---5/6---------|E|-----------|------------------------------------|
e|-/12-12-12--15--14-12----12-------------------|B|-/12-12-12--15--------15----15p12-------------|G|----------------------------------14^-12^-----|X3D|----------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|------0------3p2p0-------3p2p0-----------0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0--|B|--------2-0--------3p2p0-------3p2p0-------------------------------|G|-0h1----------------------------------3^-----3^-----3^-----3^------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0---------------------------------------------|B|---3-0-----------------------------------------|G|-------3---------------------------------------|D|----------2-0----------2-----2-----2-----2-----|A|--------------2-1--1h2---1h2---1h2---1h2-------|E|-----------------------------------------------|
SOLO 3: (switch back to middle position on pickup selector)
e|------2-5--4-2---2-0-----------22/---14--2------|B|-2-4--2-5------5-----2---------22/---14--2---5^-|G|------------------------4^-2^-------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-------2-4--5^--2--5^--4-2-4-2-|-/2-/2--------2--------------|B|-2-3-4------5^--2--5^----------|-/2-/2--4-2-4-2--2-4^-2------|G|-------------------------------|------------------------4-2--|D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-0---------------------------------------------------|B|-4^p2---2----2---------------------------------------|G|------4--------4--2^------------------------------2~~|D|----------------------4-2--------4------------2h4----|A|--------------------------4--3h4---3h4-4--3h4--------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
(switch to bottom position on pickup selector)
e|----2-----2-----------|--------------------------------------|B|----2-----2-----------|-2----2-2----2-2----2-2---6/7~--------|G|-4^----4^----4^p2-----|---4^-----4^-----4^-------------------|D|------------------44~-|--------------------------------------|A|----------------------|--------------------------------------|E|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------2----|B|-2-4-2---2----------------------------------------------------2---6^-|G|-------4---4p2--4-2---2---------------------------------2--4^--------|D|--------------------4---4p2-4-2---2----------------2h4---------------|A|--------------------------------4---4p2--4-2-0-2h4-------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5/6-7-8-9/10/11~~-|---------9--7----------------9-9----9-9----9---|B|-------------------|--------------11-9--7--9^-9^-----9^-----9^-----|G|-------------------|-6~---6----------------------------------------|D|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|A|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|E|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|B|-10p9p7-9p7-----|-9^(11)-9-9^-9-9^p7------|-2---2------------|G|-----------8----|---------------------11\-|---4----4-4^p2----|D|--------------X7|-------------------------|---------------4--|A|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|E|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|
e|----------------------2-2-------2---2--|-0-------------------------------|B|----------------------2-2-----2----2---|-4^^^^^--2-----------------------|G|---------------2---4^------4^----4^----|-----------4-2-------------------|D|-2-----4--2h4--------------------------|---------------4-2--------4-----2|A|---3h4---------------------------------|-------------------4--3h4---3h4--|E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|-----4-----2~-|..........WHEW!!A|-3h4---3h4----|E|--------------|
VERSE 3: (key change to F#)
F#7 B7 C#7e|--------------------------7-----7---------------|B|----------------------------10^-----------------|G|-3--333--333---3~-----8~------------3-----11----|D|-2--222--222---2~-----7~------------2-----10----|A|-4--444--444---4~-----9~------------4-----11----|E|-2--222--222---2~-----7~------------2-----9-----|
END: F#e|-/2-2------------------2-|-14~--|B|-/2-2--4-2--------2-4--2-|-11~--|G|-----------4--2/3--------|-11~--|D|-------------------------|-11~--|A|-------------------------|------|E|-------------------------|------|
Wow. Alright guys. That's it for that one. Like they always say:
If you can play it slow, you CAN play it. Man, do I need to
tell myself that during this song if I get frustrated. Up next,
surprise surprise. Another Stray Cats song. This time it will be
Runaway Boys. Let me know what you think! Have fun!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| ^ Bend
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