Race With the Devil Stray Cats
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....."
[EMaj]
e|--------------------------| 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] [B7add11]
e|------------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^-----|X3 D|----------------------------------------------| 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#7]
e|--------------------------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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