Rock This Town - Stray Cats
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This was how I learned this song, so if I made any mistakes that you notice, contact me
mccay46@comcast.net. Make the subject, "To Mat about Rock This Town Tab."

For anyone who knows about tempo, Fast a quarter note = 198
only worry about this if you want to play it with a metronome.


This is the Intro and you are supposed to play it twice.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
G|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
A|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-9-7-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----5------5-----|---5---5--------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----5------7---5-|---5---7----5---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----6------6---5-h-6-6---6----6---|
D|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|------------------|----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5----------------|----------------|


e|---------------4-/-5-5-4-5---------|----3---3---3--6-/-7---6/7---------|
B|---7----7------4-/-5-5-4-5---------|----3---3---3--4-/-5---4/5---------|
G|---7----7--------|-----------------|----4---4---4----|-----------------|
D|---7----7--------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------x---|
A|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------x---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|---5-------5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---7---7---x--x--|---5---7---5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---7---7---x--x--|-5-6---6---6-6---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---7---7---x--x--|-6-----------7---|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-|
A|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|

/******Repeat this Part once********\
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4*|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|----10-12-10-----|-10---10-12-10----|-----------------|-------------------|
G|--------------11-|---------------11-|-----------------|---7---7-7-----4---|
D|-0---------------|------------------|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9---|-----------x-------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-/-9-----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|


e|---5---5---5-----|---9--9--12--9---x-|---------------4-/-5---4--5----------|
B|---5---7---5-----|---10-10-10--10--x-|----7---7-7----4-/-5---4--5----------|
G/-6-6---6---6---6-/-9-9--9--9---9---x-|----7---7-7------|---------------3---|
D|-----------------|-------------------|----7---7-7------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|


e|---3-3-3---3-----|---7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|-----------------|---5---5---5-5---|
B|---3-3-3---3-x---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|---7---7-7-7---4-|-5-5---7---7-5---|
G/-4-4-4-4---4-x-4-/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|---7---7-7-7---5-|-6-6---6---6-6---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---7---7-7-7-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----7---7-7-x-x-|-7-7-x-7---7-x-x-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----7---7-7-x-x-|-7-7-x-7---7-x-x-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----7---7-7-x-x-|-7-7-x-7---7-x-x-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

/These are third notes, the ones that have three notes\
/count as one quarter note**but the last note is not**\
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-------|---------------4---|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-------|---7------7----4---|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-------|---7------7--------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|---7------7--------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-5-----------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|

/These are also third notes \
e/-5---4-5-------x-|-3-----|---------------------------|---------------4---|
B/-5---4-5-------x-|-3-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----7----7----4---|
G|-----------------|---rest|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----7----7----5---|
D|-----------------|-------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----7----7--------|
A|-----------------|-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------|---------------------------|-------------------|


The solo starts here
e/-5-5-5-5----5-5--|-----------------|------------/-10---10|
B/-5-5-5-7----5-5--|-----7---7-----7-|---7---7--7-/-10---10|
G|-6-6-6-6----6-6--|-----7---7-----7-|---7---7--7----------|
D|-----------------|-----7---7-----7-|---7---7--7----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|

e|-10-10-10--12b---12b|-12-10-----------------|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10--12b------|--------12-10----------|------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------12-10-11-|---9h10p10----10-9------|
D|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------12------12-9-|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|


e|-----------------------|-10------------10-------------10-|
B|---------------10-10h12|---------10h12----------10h12----|
G|---------9-12----------|----10h11---------10h11----------|
D|----9-12---------------|---------------------------------|
A|-12--------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------|


e|-------------10-13-12-10-|-12b--12-10-----10-10-10-|-----10---10-10-13b13b|
B|-------10h12-10----------|------------13b----------|-13b---13b------------|
G|-10h11-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|


e|-10--------------|---------------2-/-3-2/3-3---3-----|---0---0---0-------|
B|-10--12--12---12-|-12--12b-12\---2-/-3-2/3-5---3-----|---0---0---0-------|
G|-----10--10---10-|-10--10--10\---3-/-4-3/4-4---4---6-/-7-7-6-7---7-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

e|-----------7---7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------7-9b--9b--|-9br-7-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---7-9-----------|-------9-7---7---|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-|
A/-9---------------|-----------9---9-|-5-5-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


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


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|----10-12-10-----|-10--10-12-10----|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-------------11--|--------------11-|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-0---------------|-----------------|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-9---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|


e|---5-------5---7-|---5---5---5-----|-----------------|-5-rest----5-5---|
B|---5---7b--5-----|---5---5---5-----|-7---------7-7---|-5---------5-5---|
G|-6---------------|-----------------|-7-rest----7-7---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------7-7---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

/More Third Notes ********\
e|-3--rest-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------4-/-5-5---5---5-5---|
B|-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----7---7------4-/-5-5---7---5-5---|
G|---------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----7---7------5-|-6-6---6---6-6---|
D|---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----7---7--------|-----------------|
A|---------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|----10--10-----9-/10-10-9-10\----x-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----10--10-----9-/10-10-9-10\----x-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--10-10-12-10----|-10--10-12-10----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------------11-|---------------11|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|-----------------|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

/Third notes, last note is not****************!*******\
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-------|---------------4---|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-------|---7------7----4---|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-------|---7------7--------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|---7------7--------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|


e/-5---4-5-------x-|-3-----|---------------------------|---------------4---|
B/-5---4-5-------x-|-3-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----7----7----4---|
G|-----------------|---rest|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----7----7----5---|
D|-----------------|-------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----7----7--------|
A|-----------------|-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------|---------------------------|-------------------|

/Second guitar solo starts
e/-5-5---5-----5---|-----------------|-----------------|here\
B/-5-5---5-----5---|---7---7-7---7---|-7-7-7-7---7-7---|
G/-6-6---6-----6---|---7---7-7---7---|-7-7-7-7---------|
D|-----------------|---7---7-7---7---|-7-7-7-7---7-7---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

/At the slides, slide from 2 on B and 3 on D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-/10-|
B|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-/-3-3/3-3/3-3/3-3-/-3-3/3-3-3-5-/10-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-/-4-4/4-4/4-4/4-4-/-4-4/4-4-4-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

/Hold bend and trill the\
/Third notes**********\ /strings for one measure\
e|-10---10---10-----10-|------------------------12b|-12t-----------------|
B|-10---10---10-----10-|------10-----10-----10--12b|-12t-----------------|
G|---12b--12b--12br----|-10h12--10h12--10h12--10---|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|


e|12r-12b---10--10-12---|-10--10--10-10-10------10-------10---10-|
B|--------------10-10---|-10--10--10-10-10-12br-----12br---10-12-|
G|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------------------------|


e|-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-12-|-12--11-12--12-x|------------------|---7---7------|
B|-12-10-10-12-12-x-x-12-|-12--11-12--12-x|----------------7-|---7---7------|
G|--------------------11-|-11--10-11--11-x|-----------7-9b---|-9b----9bh7---|
D|-----------------------|----------------|-------7-9--------|------------9\|
A|-----------------------|----------------|-5-7/9------------|--------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------|

/**********Repeat twice*************\
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4*|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-0-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|---5---5---5-----|---9--12--9------|---------------4-/-5-5-4-5---5-x-3-|
B|---5---7---5---8-|-10---10--10-----|-7---7---7-----4-/-5-5-4-5---5-x-3-|
G|-6---------------|-----------------|-7---7---7-------|---------------4-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7-------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


/More Third Notes ********\
e|-3--rest-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------4-/-5-5---5---5-5---|
B|-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----7---7------4-/-5-5---7---5-5---|
G|-4-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----7---7------5-|-6-6---6---6-6---|
D|---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----7---7--------|-----------------|
A|---------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-/-5-5---5---5-----|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7-----4-/-5-5---7---5-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7-----5-/-6-6---6---6-----|
D|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-|-7---7---7-------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-/-5-5---5---5--13-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7-----4-/-5-5---7---5-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7-----5-/-6-6---6---6-----|
D|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-|-7---7---7-------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-12-10-------------------|-------------10-|
B|-------12-10-------------|-------------10-|
G|-------------12-10h11----|-------------9--|
D|----------------------12-|-10----------9--|That's the End
A|-------------------------|----12-10-9-----|
E|-------------------------|----------------|


I hope you enjoyed using my tab, and I was glad to share it. Rate it if you want, send
or errors to mccay46@comcast.net. Again make the subject, "To Mat about Rock This Town
If it sounds strange at first, it might just be how in tune you are. I know that one
the earlier parts sounds kind of weird.

P.S.- Please don't rip off this tab. Its my first one and it took me more than two
to make.

Thanks
- Mat McCay

This may be submitted twice. By accident.



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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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Song info
Rock This Town
Stray Cats
1993
  • Rock
  • Rockabilly
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