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PARASITE
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1991 EP ATTACK OF THE KILLER B'S)
Transcribed by Mike Sheehan
Words and Music by Ace Frehley
E5
0 2 2 x x x
F#5
2 4 4 x x x
G5
3 5 5 x x x
A5
5 7 7 x x x
B5
7 9 9 x x x
D5
x 5 7 7 x x
E5VII
x 7 9 9 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Spitz'
Intro
Q=130
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S e S S S e e S S S S S S S e S S S e Q
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||o---------------------------|------------------------o||
||--0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-----||
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S e S S S e Q
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2S14\--|
S S S S S e S S S e e S S S S S S S e S S S e Q
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
PM
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S E S S S e E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-||
Verse
A5 F#E5 A5 N.F#N.G5 N.C.
PM--|
Q E +E E E E E +E E E E H S S S S S E S S S E E S S
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7-|-(7)-------5----|---------------------------|
|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7-|-(7)---4---5----|---------------------------|
|-5--5-(5)\-2-0---5-|-(5)-0-2-0-3----|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|
A5 F#E5 A5 N.F#N.G5
PM PM--|
S S S S S E S S S E E E Q E +E E E E E +E E E E H
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7-|-(7)-------5----|
|-------------------------|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7-|-(7)---4---5----|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-|-5--5-(5)\-2-0---5-|-(5)-0-2-0-3----|
N.C. A5 F#E5 A5
PM
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S E S S S e E E Q E +E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7--|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-|-5--5-(5)\-2-0---5--|
N.F#N.G5 N.C.
PM--|
+E E E E H S S S S S e S S S e e S S S S S S S e S S S e Q
|----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(7)-------5----|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(7)---4---5----|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(5)-0-2-0-3----|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-----|
PM
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S E S S S e E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-||
Chorus
$
A5B5 E5 D5 E5D5A5 B5 E5 D5
E E E E +E Q. +Q. E E E E E E E Q H +Q. E S E S S S E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------|
|--------9-(9)-7----|-(7)---7-9-7-----|-------------|-----------7-7-7---7-7--|
|-7-/9-9-9-(9)-7----|-(7)---7-9-7-7---|-7-9-9--2----|-(2)-------7-7-7---7-7--|
|-7-/9-9-7-(7)-5----|-(5)---5-7-5-7---|-7-9-9--2----|-(2)---(2)S5-5-5---5-5--|
|-5-/7-7------------|-------------5---|-5-7-7--0----|-(0)--------------------|
To Coda
A5B5 E5 D5 E5D5A5 B5 E5 D5
E E E E +E Q. +Q. E E E E E E E Q H +Q. E S E S S S E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------||
|--------9-(9)-7----|-(7)---7-9-7-----|-------------|-----------7-7-7---7-7--||
|-7-/9-9-9-(9)-7----|-(7)---7-9-7-7---|-7-9-9--2----|-(2)-------7-7-7---7-7--||
|-7-/9-9-7-(7)-5----|-(5)---5-7-5-7---|-7-9-9--2----|-(2)---(2)S5-5-5---5-5--||
|-5-/7-7------------|-------------5---|-5-7-7--0----|-(0)--------------------||
Interlude
N.C.
S S S S S e S S S e e S S S S S S S e S S S e Q
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
PM
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S E S S S e E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-||
Verse
A5 F#E5 A5 N.F#N.G5 N.C.
PM--|
Q E +E E E E E +E E E E H S S S S S E S S S E E S S
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7-|-(7)-------5----|---------------------------|
|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7-|-(7)---4---5----|---------------------------|
|-5--5-(5)\-2-0---5-|-(5)-0-2-0-3----|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|
A5 F#E5 A5 N.F#N.G5
PM PM--|
S S S S S E S S S E E E Q E +E E E E E +E E E E H
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7-|-(7)-------5----|
|-------------------------|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7-|-(7)---4---5----|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-|-5--5-(5)\-2-0---5-|-(5)-0-2-0-3----|
N.C. A5 F#E5 A5
PM
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S E S S S e E E Q E +E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-7--7-(7)\-4-2---7--|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-|-5--5-(5)\-2-0---5--|
N.F#N.G5 N.C. A5
PM--|
+E E E E H S S S S S e S S S e e S S S S S S S e S S S e Q
|----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------2---|
|-(7)-------5----|---------------------------|---------------------2---|
|-(7)---4---5----|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(5)-0-2-0-3----|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-----|
N.C.
PM
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S E S S S e E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-||
Chorus
A5B5 E5 D5 E5D5A5 B5 E5 D5
E E E E +E Q. +Q. E E E E E E E Q H +Q. E S E S S S E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------|
|--------9-(9)-7----|-(7)---7-9-7-----|-------------|-----------7-7-7---7-7--|
|-7-/9-9-9-(9)-7----|-(7)---7-9-7-7---|-7-9-9--2----|-(2)-------7-7-7---7-7--|
|-7-/9-9-7-(7)-5----|-(5)---5-7-5-7---|-7-9-9--2----|-(2)---(2)S5-5-5---5-5--|
|-5-/7-7------------|-------------5---|-5-7-7--0----|-(0)--------------------|
A5B5 E5 D5 E5D5A5 B5 E5
2/4 4/4
E E E E +E Q. +Q. E E E E E E E Q W
|-------------------|-----------------|--------|------||
|-------------------|-----------------|--------|------||
|--------9-(9)-7----|-(7)---7-9-7-----|--------|------||
|-7-/9-9-9-(9)-7----|-(7)---7-9-7-7---|-7-9-9--|-2----||
|-7-/9-9-7-(7)-5----|-(5)---5-7-5-7---|-7-9-9--|-2----||
|-5-/7-7------------|-------------5---|-5-7-7--|-0----||
Interlude
Gtr I
+W +W +W
|---------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
|-(2)-----------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|
|-(2)-----------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|
|-(0)-----------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|
|
| Gtr II
| H Q E E W +W
|---------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
|-------------2s|==7---------|-(7)--------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|
| +W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
N.C.
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM|
|-3-| |-3-|
H. Q E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S E S S S E
|-x\------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|-x\------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-----4------4--|-----4--2h4p2------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------4-2h4p2-0--|
|---------/14\--|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2---------------------|
PM PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------2-------|---------2-----|-----4------4--|
|-2---------------|-2-------------|---------------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0----1--|-2-2----2-2----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/parasite_tab.html ]
PM| PM PM
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E Q S S S E S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------||
|-----4--2h4p2-----------|---------2-------|-------------------------------||
|--------------4-2h4p2-0-|-2---------------|-------------------------------||
|-2-2--------------------|---0---0---0---0-|-------------------/14\--------||
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
| W W E E E E E E E E E S S S E
|------------------------|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9--7-5----||
|------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------7--||
|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
PM| PM| PM| PM PM
|--3--| |-3--|
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S E S S S E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------4------4--|---------4---2h==4p2-------------|---------------2----------|
|----------------|---------------------4--2h=4p2-0-|---2----------------------|
|-2-2-----2-2----|-2--2----------------------------|------0----0------0----0--|
|
| \1.5
| E Q. E E Q E Q. +Q +Q E Q. +Q. E
|----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------2-2----|---------------------------------|----------------------14--|
|---2-----2-2-2--|-2-[4]b6----(4)--------(4)-------|-----14------(14)---------|
|-4-----------4--|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------------|-/16----------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
PM---| PM----|
E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q
|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------2------|------------------4--------------------4--|
|--2-------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------0---0-------1--|--2----2------------------2------2--------|
|
| ~~~~
| H +H Q A +E E +E A Q.
|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-17b19-------(17)-----|-17b19---17pb19r(17)----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------14-(14)-16p14tr16----|
|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
PM---|
|-3--| |---3---|
E E Q S S S E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------4-------2h=4p2--------------------------|
|---------------------------4-------2h=4p===2--0----|
|--2----2-------------------------------------------|
|
| Q +E E +E E +S S S S
|--------------17-(17)------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-16b18---(16)-------------16pb18r(16)p==14------14-|
|---------------------------------------------16----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
PM PM
E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------2--------------|
|--------2---------------------------|
|--------------0---0-------0-------0-|
|
| A A H Q +E E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-14h16p14tr16-------16b18r==(16)\---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
PM| PM|
E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------2-----|------4-----------4-------|
|-2-------------------|--------------------------|
|-----0-------0----1--|-2-2---------2-2----------|
|
| TP TP TPTPTP TP TPTP
| |-3--| |-3--|
| S S S S S S e Q Q Q +E E E Q +E E E
|---------------------|-5---(5)-4-2-5---(5)-4-2--|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-4p2p0-4p2p0---------|--------------------------|
|-------------2-2--4--|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
PM-| PM PM
|-3--| |-3-|
E E Q S S S E S S S E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------4----2h=4p2-----------|---------------2-----------|
|--------------------4-2h4p2-0-|--2------------------------|
|-2--2-------------------------|-------0-----0---0-----0---|
|
| TP TPTPTP TP TPTP TP TP TP TPTP TPTPTPTP TP
| |--3---| |--3--|
| E. S E E +E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E
|-5----4-2-5-(5)-----4-2-----5-|-(5)-4---2-5---4-2-5-4---2-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E E E E Q Q
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------2-------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|
|---0-----0-------------1---------|
|
| TP TPTP TP
| |--3--| |-------9:8-------|
| Q E E E S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-5---3-2---0---------------------|
|-------------4p2p0-4p2p==0-4p2p0-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
PM----| PM| PM--|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S E S S S E
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------4-------4--|---------4-------2h4p2---------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------4---2h4p2-0---|
|-2-----2-----2-2----|-2---2-------------------------------|
|
| |-3-|
| S S S E E E E E Q S S S S S S S S E S S E S S
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-4-2-0--------------|-4p2---4p2---4p2-------4p2-------4p2-|
|-------4-4-4-4-4-4--|-----4-----4-----4---------4---------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
PM PM
E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------2---------------|
|-2------------------------------------|
|------------0------0--------0----0----|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S +S +E +Q Q. +E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-4b6r(4)b6-(4)-(4)---[4]pb6-----(4)\--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
E E E E Q Q
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------2-----------------||
|---2----------------------------------------||
|--------0-----------0-----------------1-----||
|
| S S S S S S S S E E Q
|-----13-------------------------------------||
|-/13------17p14----14-14-17b19-17b19-17b19r=||
|----------------16--------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
S S S S S e S S S e e S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---0h====1h2-2---2-------2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|
|
| +Q. +E E E Q
|---------------------------------------|
|-(17)b19-----------(17)\---x-----------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Gtr I
S S S S S e S S S e Q S S S S S e S S S e e S S
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|
S S S S S e S S S e Q S S S S S e S S S e e S S
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------2--|---------------------------|
|---------------------2--|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|
S S S S S e S S S e Q S S S S S e S S S e E S S
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|
D.S. al Coda
PM
S S S S S E S S S e E E
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0--||
Outro
&
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S e S S S e S S S S
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-x-x-x-x-|
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S e S S S e Q
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------2--|
|---------------------------|---------------------2--|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
N.C.
S S S S S e S S S e E S S S S S S S e S S S e Q
|---------------------------|------------------------*|
|---------------------------|------------------------*|
|---------------------------|------------------------*|
|---------------------------|------------------------*|
|---------------------------|------------------------*|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2-x-x-|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
