Cats Under the Stars                                  85bpm

 

Instrumental Intro =

| F  Em  Dm  Am C  G    F   /   / |

|-1--0--1----0--0--3-----|

|-1--0--3----1--1--0--1--|

|-2--0--2----2--0--0--2--|

|-3--2--0----2--2--0--3--|

|---------------3--2--3--|

|------------------3-----|

 

Chorus

|Em  / Am / |CFC F G |

|---------|-Em--------Am--------C------------------------|

|---------|----------------------------------------------|

|---------|----------------------------------------0-----|

|---------|------------------------------0-2-3-2-3-------|

|-2-1-0---|-----2p0---0---0-2p0---3--3-3-------------1/3-|

|-------3-|-0-0-----3---3-------3------------------------|

|C7             / F /         |Am / G /| 

Cats down under the stars

|Em  / Am / |CFC F G |

|---------|-Em--------Am--------C------------------------|

|---------|----------------------------------------------|

|---------|----------------------------------------0-----|

|---------|------------------------------0-2-3-2-3-------|

|-2-1-0---|-----2p0---0---0-2p0---3--3-3-------------1/3-|

|-------3-|-0-0-----3---3-------3------------------------|

|C7 / F /|Am / G |

Cats down under the stars

.|-G Walk up-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------0-|

|-----------------------------0---0--2-1-2--3---|

|--------0---0--2-1-2--3-2-3----4---------------|

|-3-2-3----3------------------------------------|

 

Lick 1 | : C7 / / /  :|| 4x   

|------------------------7/8-8-|-11b12----13b14r13-11-12----------|
|-------8-----8---8-8-11-------|-------------------------13p12p11-|
|---8/9---9-9---9--------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|------------------------------|----------------------------------|

 

|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---13-12-12b13r12-11----11-10-8-----|----------------------------|
|---------------------12---------8b9-|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-10-10--8-8-----------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------10-10--8-6h7---|

|------------------------------------|--------------------------8-|

 

|C7 / / /| % |  %  |F  Em  Dm  / |

1. Cats on the blacktop,

birdies in the tree top,

Someone plays guitar that sounds like clavinet.

 
|-clarinet----------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|---------2-1-0-----|
|---------------3-0-|

|-------------------|

 

 

|Am / D / |Am / D / |

I ain't ready yet

to go to bed,

 

 
|-yet-----------||---------1--|
|---------------||---------1--|
|---------------||---------2--|
|-----2-1-0-----||----0h2--3--|
|-----------3-0-||--3---------|

|---------------||-D-------F--|

 

|F  Em  Dm  Am |C GF / / |

Think I'll take a walk downtown instead.

 

Chorus

 

Lick 2

|---------12----15-12----------|-----------------------------------|

|------------13-------13-------|---15---------13-12b13----13-------|

|---11/12----------------15p12-|-----------------------15----14b15-|

|------------------------------|-15--12-13-14----------------------|

|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 

|-------------------------------------------|

|---------11-----11----11-------------------|

|---11h12---11h12---12----12-11\10-------10-|

|----------------------------------10-13----|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

 

|-----------------------------------------|----|

|-----------------------------------------|----|

|-10h11-10—10\8----8h9--------------------|----|

|----------------10-----10-10-9p8-----8h9-|-10-|

|----------------------------------10-----|----|

|-----------------------------------------|----|

 

 

2. Cats on the bandstand, give 'em each a big hand,

Anyone who sweats like that must be alright.

No one wants to fight, no black eyes,

Just another cat beneath the stars tonight.

 

Chorus

 

Lick 3  

|------------8---|-----------------------------8--|
|--------7/8-----|-10b/11-10--10-8----------------|
|-8/-9---8/9-----|-11b/12-----10-8h9--------8/9---|
|-9/10---7/8-----|-------------------10--10-------|
|----------------|--------------------------------|

|----------------|--------------------------------|

 
|---13b15r13-11----11h12-12------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------13----------13---|----------11-13-11-------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-11/12-12----------12\10-|-10h12p10-8-9-----8h9----|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------10------10-|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

 

 

3. Cats on the limelight, feels like its alright,

Everybody wants something they might not get.

I ain't ready yet, it ain't complete,

That's why I'm heading down to Alley Cat Street.

 
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|---10---9---7---5--C-G-F--|
|--------------------------|
|-8----7---5---3-----------|

|--------------------------|

 

 

Chorus plus D run up to Bridge

D Run up:

|-------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------|-----------------------------------------0-2-|
|-------|----------------------0---0--2-1-2-4-2-4-----|
|-------|-0---0--2-1-2--4-3-4----4--------------------|

|-0-3-4-|---4-----------------------------------------|

 

 

Bridge            

|Dm Dm7 Dm Dm7|F-5 / B /|   F-5 = x2323x

|Dm Dm7 Dm Dm7|F-5 / B /|

Satin blouse unbuttoning. 

Satin blouse unbuttoning.

|A / / /|A /  F C G|

Time is a stripper

 

|----5--|

|----5--|

|-/6----|

|-------|

|-------|

|-------|

 

doing it just for you.  F C G

Time is a stripper (lick) doing it

F C G

just for you,

Eb Bb F

just for you!   

 

 

  Jam  D mixo (G major scale) w/ Octavier  Flatted 7th (mixo) (C) is boxed

|| :  D  /  /  / |   %   |   %   | D /  Eb Bb F /|:||     16x

                                                 “Just for You”

|-------------------------------|------------------------14----|
|-----------------------------7-|---15p13------13----13-----15-|
|-7-7b9r7-7b9r7-5---5---5--5---|-----------14----14------------|
|-----------------7---7-—------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

|-D form------------------------|------------------------------|

 

|---------------------------------|-------------------11-10----|
|------10----13-12-10----10-10-10-|-12----------------------13-|
|-11-----11-----------12----------|----12b14-12p11p10----------|
|---12----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------Eb-Bb--F-|
 
|---------------------------------|-----------------------10----------------|
|-------10------------------------|--------------------10----13-12-10-------|
|-10h11----11-12p11---10h11-------|--------------10h11----------------12-10-|
|------------------12-------12----|--10-12p11h12----------------------------|
|------------------------------12-|-----------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

 
|-------------------------------|--------12-12--------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------11-11-10----|
|----10h11----------------------|--10h11-----------------12-|
|-12-------12p11p10-10-12p10h12-|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------- Eb----Bb-F-|
 
|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|---5h3---3h4---------|-------------------------|
|----5-5---3h5-----|-------------5-3h5-0-|-------------0--3-3-0----|

|-/5---------------|---------------------|-2-1h2-3-2h3----------3--|

 

|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------7-----7-8-8p7-------------------|
|--------8--7-----|-6/7-9----7-9---7-9---------9--------------------|
|-----0-------10--|-------10---------------------10----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-1/2----Eb-B--F--|-----------------------------------------------|

 

 

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-----2-4---2-4-5-5p4-2-4---------------------------------------|
|-3-5---3-5-----5----------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

 

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5-6-7----------------------------------|
|---4---4-5-4-5-7-6-7---------------------------------------------|
|-5---5-----------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

 

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-13-12p10----10----------------------------------|
|----------12----10h11----------------12-10-10h11-|
|----------------------12----10-11h12-------------|
|-------------------------12----------------------|

|-Misc lick---------------------------------------|

 

Need to signal Whip

 

Jam Whip     | Eb Bb  F   | Db  Ab  Eb | Bb F G | 

|-----------------------|
|-4-3-------------------|
|-----5--6-5-3--3-------|
|-----------------3-----|
|-------------------/5--|
|-Eb-----Db-----Bb---G--|
 

 

G Walk Up

 

|| : C7 / / /  :||  4x

Lick 4

|-----15-11h12-----------------------------------------|
|--------------13-------------15-------13--------------|
|-----------------15-15-------------------15-----------|
|-----------------------13h14----13h14--------14b15r14-|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------|

 
|--------------------------8--------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------8----------|---------------------------------|
|---8b9---------------10-----8p9----|---------------------------------|
|-------10-10p8----10------------10-|---10----8-8------8--------------|
|---------------10------------------|------10-----9h10---10-9-8\6h7---|

|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------8-|

 

 

Verse 4   

Nail in the brass tacks, cover up your tracks, Jack.

You ain't nowhere till you can pay own way back.

What else do you lack, to make it right? 

Cats Down Under the Stars tonight?

 

Ending

 (repeated Chorus w/out G walk up)   4x

 

Chorus line with G Walk Up into End lick:       End Lick Slowed

 

|-----------------3-----6--------12----|-12-13-15p14p13p12--12-13-11-12----|
|-------------4h5---5/8----11-13----13-|--------------------------------13-|
|-------3h4-5--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-4-4h5--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-End lick-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 

|------------10-----8-|------------------------------------|-----------|
|---------------------|-11-10-8----10----------------------|-----------|
|-12-11-9/10----8h9---|---------10----8h9------------------|--8/-9--\--|
|---------------------|-------------------10-----------10--|--7/-8--\--|
|---------------------|-----------------------10-9-8-7-----|--9/10--\--|

|---------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|