KIX - "HOT WIRE"
from their 1991 Atco/EastWest album "HOT WIRE"
Rhythm guitar parts transcribed by J.R. Legrasse 8/26/11
INTRO (0:16 - 0:57)
A
--------------------------------| Repeat 1x
-----------3-2------------------|
-----2--0-------2--0--2---------|
-------------------------0-0-2--|
--0-----------------------------|
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B
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-----------5-4------------------|
-----4--2-------4--2--4---------|
-------------------------2-2-4--|
--2-----------------------------|
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C# Eb Eb5
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-----------7-6------------------9-8-------9-8------------|
-----6--4------6-----------8-6-------8-6-------8-6---8---|
-----------------------------------------------------8---|
--4---------------------6----------------------------6---|
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MAIN RIFF (0:58 - 1:17)
A
-----------------------------------| Repeat 7x
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--2--------------------------------|
--2--------------------------------|
--0--0-3^0-4^0-5^0------5----------|
--------------------3-3---3-0-3-4--|
p p p
"Ooo, watch out!"
VERSE 1 (MAIN RIFF 8x) (1:18 - 1:37)
"I got your hot wire, I got your magic wand,
I got the hot fire, to make your pistons run"
BRIDGE (1:38 - 1:47)
G D A pm......... A D G A D
----------------------- repeat 1x ------------------------------------|
--3--3----------------- --------3--3---------------------3--|
--0--2--2-------------- -----2--2--0------------------2--2--|
--0--0--2-------------- -----2--0--0------------------2--0--|
--------0-------------- -----0------------------------0-----|
-----------0-0-0-0-0-0- --3~----------3-3-3-3-3-3--3~-------|
"Babe I'm gonna tell ya, what I'm gonna do,
Gonna turn ya over, gonna blow a fuse"
CHORUS (1:48 - 2:06)
A G D A G D G D
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---------------------3-3-3--3-3--------------3-3-3-----3-3--|
------2-2-2------2---0-0-2--0-2------2-2-2---0-0-2-----0-2--|
------2-2-2--3^4-----0-0-0-----------2-2-2---0-0-0-----0-0--|
--3^0-0-0-0----------------------3^0-0-0-0------------------|
----------------------------------------------------3~------|
p h p
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---------------------3-3-3--3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3--3-|
------2-2-2------2---0-0-2--0-2----0-0-2----0-0-0--2-|
------2-2-2--3^4-----0-0-0---------0-0-0----0-0-0--0-|
--3^0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
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p h
"With a hot wire (Hot Wire)
Throwin' sparks, flyin' like a shootin' star
Well I got your hot wire (Hot Wire)
Come with me, babe I'm gonna take you too far - Gonna start your car!"
MAIN RIFF 4x (2:07 - 2:16)
VERSE 2 (MAIN RIFF 8x) (2:17 - 2:36)
"You keep your fenders clean, I watch your bumper shine
You are my sex machine, I'm your ignition, I'm your voltage line"
BRIDGE 1x (2:37 - 2:46)
"Babe I'm gonna tell ya, what I'm gonna do,
Gonna turn ya over, gonna blow a fuse"
PRE-SOLO ASCENDING RIFF (2:47 - 2:56)
-------------------------------Repeat---------------------------------|
------------------------------- 2x ---------------------------------|
------------------------------- ---5/6---6/7---7/8---8/9---9/10--|
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---3/4---4/5---5/6---6/7---7/8- ---3/4---4/5---5/6---6/7---7/8---|
-0----------------------------- -0-------------------------------|
sl sl sl sl sl sl sl sl sl sl
SOLO SECTION (2:57 - 3:15)
VARIATION ON BRIDGE
G D A pm.........
----------------------- repeat 3x -------------------------- repeat--| 3x
--3--3----------------- ---------3--3----------------------|
--0--2--2-------------- ------2--2--0----------------------|
--0--0--2-------------- ------2--0--0----------------------|
--------0-------------- ------0----------------------------|
-----------0-0-0-0-0-0- --3~-----------3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
VARIATION ON INTRO (3:16 - 3:39)
A
---------------------------- repeat--| 1x
--------3-2--------------------------|
----2-0-----2-0-2--------------------|
------------------0-2--0-0-2---------|
--0----------------------------------|
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B
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--------5-4--------------------|
----4-2-----4-2-4--------------|
------------------2-4--2-2-4---|
--2----------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kix/hot_wire_tab.html ]
C# Eb Eb5
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--------7-6----------9-8-------|
----6-4-----6----8-6-----8--8--|
----------------------------8--|
--4------------6------------6--|
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INTERLUDE (3:40 - 4:19)
"If you're caught Ain't gotten
out in the cold... what you should...
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----------------------9-8------------------------------|
------------------8-6-------------------------6-8------|
--------------------------------------------------6-8--|
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Gonna get your I'll crawl
motor movin'... under your hood...
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-------------------9-8---------------------------------|
---------------8-6-----------------------------6-8-----|
---------------------------------------------------6-8-|
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Yeah yeah yeah, make you feel all right
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--------------------6-8----------------|
------------------------6-8------------|
-----------------6---------------------|
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Yeah yeah yeah, connection's tight
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----------------9-8---------------|
------------8-6-----8--6-8--------|
---------------------------6-8----|
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Feel it! Gettin' hot
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---------------9-8------------|
-----------8-6-----8--6-8-----|
--------------------------6-8-|
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Can you feel it? Gettin' hot hot hot hot hot hot!
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---------------------9-8------------|
-----------------8-6-----8--6-8-----|
--------------------------------6-8-|
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END CHORUS (4:20 - 4:58)
A G D A G D G D
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---------------------3-3-3--3-3--------------3-3-3-----3-3--|
------2-2-2------2---0-0-2--0-2------2-2-2---0-0-2-----0-2--|
------2-2-2--3^4-----0-0-0-----------2-2-2---0-0-0-----0-0--|
--3^0-0-0-0----------------------3^0-0-0-0------------------|
----------------------------------------------------3~------|
p h p
D G D
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---------------------3-3-3--3-3-------------3-3-3-----------------------|
------2-2-2------2---0-0-2--0-2------2-2-2--2-0-2-----------------------|
------2-2-2--3^4-----0-0-0-----------2-2-2--0-0-0-----------------------|
--3^0-0-0-0----------------------3^0-0-0-0--------3^0-0-4^0-0-5^0-0-6^0-|
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p h p p p p p
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---------------------3-3-3--3-3--------------3-3-3-----3-3--|
------2-2-2------2---0-0-2--0-2------2-2-2---0-0-2-----0-2--|
------2-2-2--3^4-----0-0-0-----------2-2-2---0-0-0-----0-0--|
--3^0-0-0-0----------------------3^0-0-0-0------------------|
----------------------------------------------------3~------|
p h p
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---------------------3-3-3--3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3--3-|
------2-2-2------2---0-0-2--0-2----0-0-2----0-0-0--2-|
------2-2-2--3^4-----0-0-0---------0-0-0----0-0-0--0-|
--3^0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
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p h
"Hot wire (Hot Wire)- throwin' sparks, flyin' like a shooting star
Well, I got your hot wire (Hot Wire) - come with me, babe I'm gonna take you too - I'm
gonna take you too far - Hot Wire! (Hot Wire)
I got your hot wire (Hot Wire), I got your hot wire (Hot Wire)
Come with me, babe I'm gonna take you too far!"
OUTRO (4:59 - 5:24)
"I'm gonna start your car..."
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-----------------------------6/8-------6/8----8~---8~---8~---8~-|
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sl sl
"Well, I got yer hot wire..."
A
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--7--5-----5--3--2-(2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2)-2-2-|
--7--5--7--5--3--2-(2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2)-2-2-|
--------7--------0-(0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)-0-0-|
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