Chord/Tab song: Race With the Devil

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!



| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| ^ Bend