How to Play Long Tailed Cat on Guitar?

Loggins and Messina - Long Tailed Cat can be played in the key of G using the G, E7, A7, D7 chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Long Tailed Cat with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Loggins and Messina - Long Tailed Cat Chords

Chord reference G, E7, A7, D7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]Long tailed cat sitting by the old rocking chair [G]Now he don’t realize that there’s a danger there [G]But he don’t care no rock ‘n’ roll chair is gonna boogie on his day [G]’Cause when his tail took a low down, syncopate, yeah

[E7]I’m going down to Orleans town on a [A7]Dixie holiday [D7]To get myself a tonk of that harmo[G]ny, yeah [E7]You may be a symphony, babe, but [A7]I believe in song [D7]It’s got a catchy melody so you can [G]sing along

[G7]

[G]Oh, they say, you know they’re talking bout the girls that work up town [G]I don’t realize the amount of danger now [G]No swinging tail, no rock ‘n’ roll girl is gonna boogie woogie on my day [G]’Cause I made my time on a Dixie holiday, yeah

[E7]I’m going down to Orleans town, to [A7]get a pound of feed [D7]Be back home in just ’bout a half a [G]week, yeah [E7]You may be a symphony, babe, but [A7]I believe in song [D7]Got a catchy melody so you can [G]sing along

[G]Everybody sing along, along [G]Don’t know what you sing along [G]Well you’re gonna sing along, along the next phrase, play and sing four times slow and fade on last pass

[G]All you sing is oh my, [C]oh my my [D]Your daddy’s getting older and the [G]cows are going dry [G]Gotta go bye, [C]go bye bye On a [D]Dixie holi[G]day

Artist Loggins and Messina

Album Loggins and Messina

Genres Rock

Year 1972

Key G

Loggins and Messina - Long Tailed Cat can be played in the key of G using the G, E7, A7, D7 chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Long Tailed Cat with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.