Stray Cats - Too Hip Gotta Go Chords & Tabs

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---3--0--3--0--3---|
B|--------3------3-3---------3-------3-3---------3------3--0--3--0--3---|
G|-0--/4---------4-4--0--/4----------4-4--0--/4---------4--0--4--0--4---|
D|---------------5-5-----------------5-5----------------5--0--5--0--5---|
A|---------------5-5-----------------5-5----------------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~--|-/5-5-5-5--/3-3-3-3---------|
B|-3-3--5-5------------------3~--|-/5-7-5-7--/3-5-3-5---------|
G|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3-----4-----|-/5-5-5-5--/3-3-3-3---------|
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----3-----2---|----3----3----------------------|
G|--4---/4--3--2--|--2---2-----1----|-/4---/4----5-5--4h5p4----------|
D|--5---/5--4--3--|--2--3----2------|------------------------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-|-------------------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stray_cats/too_hip_gotta_go_tab.html ]
"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----3-----2---|----3----3----------------------|
G|-----------/4--3--2--|--2---2-----1----|-/4---/4----5-5--4h5p4----------|
D|-----------/5--4--3--|--2--3----2------|------------------------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--2~------|
G|-0--/4------0--/4-----0--/4-----------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------X3----|---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------|

e|-15-15-15-15-15~~--|------------|------------------------------------|
B|-14-14-14-14-14~~--|--8-8-8-8~--|-----3-----3------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13~~--|--7-7-7-7~--|--/4----/4----5-5--4h5p4----0-4-5---|
D|-13-13-13-13-13~~--|--7-7-7-7~--|--------------------------5---------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14~~--|--8-8-8-8~--|------------------------------------|
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---6p5p3--------6p5p3-----------------------|
B|-----3--4--5------------6p5p3---------6p5p3----------------|
G|-/4-------------------------------------------5p4p0--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5-5~---|
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--------/10----------------------|
A|-/10---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------10-8--------------|
B|----8-10-8-11-8-10-8-------10(b)--8~~~--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-/10-/10--10-10---------------|---------0---------0--3333------|
B|-/12-/12--13-12---------------|-------3---------3----3333------|
G|-/10-/10--10-10--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|-6p5p3-------------------------------|--15~--|
B|-------6p5p3-------------------------|--14~--|
G|--------------5p4p0------------------|--13~--|
D|---------------------5p4p0-----3-4-5-|--13~--|
A|-----------------------------5-------|--14~--|
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
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