Chord/Tab song: Hot Wire

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--|
------------------------------- ---------------------------------|
---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----------------------------|
-------------------------------|



[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-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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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