Hit The Road, Stray Cat: A Cool Chord Progression You Need To Know

Here’s a cool chord progression you need to know!

It’s so cool, you’re quite likely to recognize it from some hit songs. Here are a few that use very similar progressions:

• Stray Cat Strut (Stray Cats)
• Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
• Hit the Road Jack (Ray Charles)

Here’s this chord progression in the key of E minor (Em), but you can of course transpose them to any key you need.

Here are these same chords written out in tablature:

Have fun with this cool chord progression! Have any comments? Drop me a note at imperfectguitarist@outlook.com!