Band: Stray Cats Song: Too Hip, Gotta go Album: Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats Tuning: Standard Alright guys. Let me tell you a little something about this guy, Brian Setzer....... You know what? I can't tell you. You're just gonna have to find out by playing one of his songs. The man is a genius and learning his songs are not for the faint of heart. Nobody has had the BALLS to tab this out yet. You can call me courageous or call me stupid but, I'm very proud of what I learned. Maybe I'm in over my head by tabbing this? I know the damn notes but still can't play NOWHERE near the speed Setzer plays it in the original recording. Having said that, this song is actually very fun to play because of all the crap that's going on and it's very rewarding to know how to play it. I plan on tabbing more Stray Cats if my heart allows me to. =). Alright guys, strums not exact. Let's go and, may God have mercy on all of our souls... *Seems like he plays out of his neck pickup**** INTRO: (not too late to close out of the window guys =) e|-----------0---3-3------------0----3-3------------0-----0-----0------| B|--------3------3-3---------3-------3-3---------3--------0-----0------| G|-0--/4---------4-4--0--/4----------4-4--0--/4-----------0-----0------| D|---------------5-5-----------------5-5-------------------------------| A|---------------5-5-----------------5-5-------------------------------| E|---------------3-3-----------------3-3----------------3-----3-----3--| e|-3--6p5p3-5-3-------3-------3--------3---------------------| B|-3--6p5p3-5-3-------3-------3--------3----------3-3--------| G|---------------5(b)----5(b)-----5(b)-----5(b)p3-5-3--------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-3-3--5-5------------------3~--|-/5-0-5-5--/3-0-3-3---------| B|-3-3--5-5------------------3~--|-/5-0-5-7--/3-0-3-5---------| G|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3-----4-----|-/5-0-5-5--/3-0-3-3---------| D|-5-5-------------------5-------|----------------------------| A|-------------------------------|----------------------------| E|-------------------------------|----------------------------| e|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~--| B|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~--| G|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3----4-----| D|-5-5------------------5-------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| VERSE: (you've gotten this far, might as well play the rest right?) (he's fingerpicking the notes from a Gmaj barre chord) e|-----3----------3----|-3-3--5-5------------------3~---| B|-------3------3---3--|-3-3--5-5------------------3~---| G|---------3h4---------|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3-----4------| D|---------------------|-5-5-------------------5--------| A|-----3---------------|--------------------------------| E|-3-------------------|--------------------------------| e|-----3------6(b)--3---3--|-10-10--12--10--------------------| B|--------3-----------3----|-10-10--12--10--------------------| G|-------------------------|-11-11--12--10h11---11--10-9~-----| D|-------------------------|--------------------12--11-10~----| A|-----3------3------------|----------------------------------| E|-3-----------------------|----------------------------------| "She's in love!".. "baby, baby, baby I'll see you someday" e|--3---/3--2--1--|--3-----3~----3~-|--------------------------------| B|--3---/5--4--3--|--3----2-----1---|----3----3----------------------| G|--4---/4--3--2--|--2---3-----2----|-/4---/4----5-5--4h5p4----------| D|--5---/5--4--3--|--2--2----1------|------------------------5-0-4-5-| A|--5-------------|--3--------------|--------------------------------| E|--3-------------|-----------------|--------------------------------| POST RIFF: e|--------0----------0---------0--------| B|------3----------3---------3----------| G|-0-/4------0--/4------0-/4------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Repeat VERSE progression CHORUS: "Too hip! (gotta go).........you ain't runnin' my life no more" e|--------333---------333-|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~-----| B|--------333---------333-|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~-----| G|--------444---------444-|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3----4--------| D|--------555---------555-|-5-5------------------5----------| A|--------555---------555-|---------------------------------| E|--------333---------333-|---------------------------------| "Too hip! (gotta go).........When I step foot out of this door" e|--------333---------333-|-10-10--12--12--10-------------------| B|--------333---------333-|-10-10--12--12--10-------------------| G|--------444---------444-|-11-11--12--12--10h11---11--10--9----| D|--------555---------555-|------------------------12--11--10---| A|--------555---------555-|-------------------------------------| E|--------333---------333-|-------------------------------------| "wont even' bother to pack............baby, baby, baby I'll see you someday e|-----3-----/3--2--1--|--3-----3~----3~-|--------------------------------| B|-------3---/5--4--3--|--3----2-----1---|----3----3----------------------| G|-----------/4--3--2--|--2---3-----2----|-/4---/4----5-5--4h5p4----------| D|-----------/5--4--3--|--2--2----1------|------------------------5-0-4-5-| A|---------------------|--3--------------|--------------------------------| E|--3------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------| POST RIFF e|--------0----------0---------0--------| B|------3----------3---------3----------| G|-0-/4------0--/4------0-/4------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| SOLO: (I'll try to break this down as much as I can) "Gotta go!!" e|---------6----------5-----------3--3--------------|-5--3--2--2--0~------| B|-------3----------3---------3---3--3--5--3~-------|-7--5--3--1--1~------| G|-0--/4------0--/4-----0--/4-----------------------|---------------------| D|--------------------------------------------X3----|---------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------| e|-15-15-15-15-15~~--|------------|------------------------------------| B|-12-12-12-12-12~~--|--8-8-8-8~--|-----3-----3------------------------| G|-14-14-14-14-14~~--|--7-7-7-7~--|--/4----/4----5-5--4h5p4----0-4-5---| D|-15-15-15-15-15~~--|--8-8-8-8~--|--------------------------5---------| A|-------------------|------------|------------------------------------| E|-------------------|------------|------------------------------------| e|--------0----------0---------0--------| B|------3----------3---------3----------| G|-0-/4------0--/4------0-/4------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| (he switches to his bridge pickup on this part) e|-6(b)-3--6(b)-3--6(b)-3--6(b)-|--5(b)-5--3------------------| B|-6(b)-3--6(b)-3--6(b)-3--6(b)-|-------------5--3------------| G|------------------------------|-------------------5--4------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------5~--| A|------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|------------------------------|-----------------------------| e|--------------5---6p3p0--------6p3p0-----------------------| B|-----3--4--5------------6p3p0---------6p3p0----------------| G|-/4-------------------------------------------5p3p0--0-0~--| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------5-------------------------------------| B|-3--5(b)--5(rb)-3--------6--------------------| G|--------------------5(b)---5(b)p3--5--3-------| D|-----------------------------------------5----| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| (switch back to your neck pickup) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-----------7-8-9-------7-9-7--10p9p7--9-7--| D|-----7-8-9--------7h10---------------------| A|-/10---------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------------------10-8--------------| B|------8-10--11-8-10-8-------10(b)--8~~~-| G|----9-----------------------------------| D|-10-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-/10-/10--12-11---------------|---------0---------0--3333------| B|-/12-/12--13-12---------------|-------3---------3----3333------| G|----------------12----10-12\--|-0--/4-----0--/4------4444------| D|-------------------12---------|----------------------5555------| A|------------------------------|----------------------5555------| E|------------------------------|----------------------3333------| Repeat CHORUS 1 more time Then, keep repeating the riff where he sings "baby baby, baby I'll see you. followed by the POST RIFF. Do this 3 times before ending the song. END RIFF: e|-6p3p0-------------------------------|--15~--| B|-------6p3p0-------------------------|--12~--| G|--------------5p3p0------------------|--14~--| D|---------------------5p3p0-----3-4-5-|--15~--| A|-----------------------------5-------|-------| E|-------------------------------------|-------| Well guys, that's it. I wish you the best of luck. I sure as hell will need it too. Please, if there are any corrections that you can suggest, don't hesitate. I know this isn't 100% but I'm sure it's damn close to it. Let me know what you think! Have fun!! | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ============================================================================
