Richie Castellano - Hot Wired

Richie Castellano (of Blue Oyster Cult) performs "Hot Wired" (written by Brent Mason.

Accompanied by Chris Kuffner on Bass, and Andy Ascolese on Drums

Video by Steve Corn

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Richie
• Castellano
• Blue
• Oyster
• Cult
• Brent
• Mason
• Hot
• Wired
• Kuffner
• Ascolese
• Country
• Chicken
• Pickin'
• guitar
• shredding

[ronrogers2]

Ritchie, You have become a guitar deity, since I saw you last.

Ron Rogers

[Richiesos]

@ronrogers2 Thanks!

[Richiesos]

Then slide from C to C# on the B string. Then pull off from A to open G on the G string. Hammer on the E on the D string. Repeat the last 3 notes (A G E.) Hit open G. Pull off from E to open D on the D string. Play C on the A string. Play open D. Slide from C to C# on the A string. Play E then F# on the D string. Hit open G. Pull off from F# to E to open D on the D string. Play C on the A string.

See if that helps.

-Richie

[Richiesos]

I don't have either unfortunately. I remember tabbing it out for a friend of mine a while back, but I didn't keep any copies of the tab.

Off the top of my head, you start on A on the 5th fret of the E string, then play G on the 8th fret of the B string, then hit an open E. This gives you that country chime effect. After that you do a pull off from Eb to D on the B string. Next you slide from C to C# on the G string, then slide from D to Eb on the B string. The hit open E again...

[Richiesos]

Thank you so much! That is very kind of you.

[Richiesos]

I actually learned it twice. First I put it into pro tools and slowed it down and grabbed the notes by ear. Once I figured out the notes, I worked on a way to play it with the pick.

Then I saw Brent Mason play it on a live recording. I saw the position he was playing it in, and then I re-learned it to be closer to the way he plays it. After that, I worked out a way to do it with hybrid picking (flat pick and fingers.)

Thanks for the comment!

[ronrogers2]

Ritchie,

You have become a guitar deity, since I saw you last.

Ron Rogers

[Silatman2]

Awesome......

Rockin Randall

[Dopaminergie]

Incredible guitar player and great teacher!

Thank you.

[fretburns]

Very cool,awsome job guys! im just trying to learn this at minute,,,its very hard,im strugling to work bits out,im new to transcribing country..do you have any tabs? or maybe even a backing track...thanks

[hatehildog]

That was probably the best cover of that song i've ever heard!