KISS-Parasite (Hotter Than Hell '74)
Tabbed by Crystal Kilgore
Note: Taken from Winterland, San Fransico CA [1/31/75] and Cobo Hall, Detroit MI
this is the live version it is all accurate,this is also the studio version with the end
It might sound an octave high, but this is how gene played it live always.
Tuning- 1/2 step down [Eb-Ab-Db-Gb]
Key
h-hammer
~-let ring
Intro
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-1h2h3--3-3-3-1h2h3--3-3-3--1h2h3--3-3-3-1h2h3-----|
[ace plays riff x3 then gene and paul come in x2]
Verse
|---3-3-----3---------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----5-3---3-5-3-6-|-3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5--5-5-5--3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5-----|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|x3
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5--5-5-5--3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
|---------------------------------------|
|-------3-1--1-3-1-3------------3-3-3---|
|-1-3-3---------------1-3-3-------------|
|---------------------------1~----------|x2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5--5-5-5--3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kiss/parasite_btab_ver_4.html ]
Verse
|---3-3-----3---------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----5-3---3-5-3-6-|-3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5--5-5-5--3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5-----|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|x3
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5--5-5-5--3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
|---------------------------------------|
|-------3-1--1-3-1-3------------3-3-3---|
|-1-3-3---------------1-3-3-------------|
|---------------------------1~----------|x2
[then Ace plays riff w/drums]
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5------5------5---5-3------------3--------------------3----|
|----------------------------5-3---------------3------3-----------|
|-3-3-----3-3----3-3--------------6--1----1--1---1--1---1--1---2--|
then
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|-3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5--5-5-5--3h4h5--5-5-5-3h4h5---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|x2 [for studio, this is end]
Chorus
|---------------------------------------|
|-------3-1--1-3-1-3------------3-3-3---|
|-1-3-3---------------1-3-3-------------|
|---------------------------1~----------|x2
Outro
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|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-1h2h3--3-3-3-1h2h3--3-3-3--1h2h3--3-3-3-1h2h3----------------|x3
Lyrics
she'll always be there trying to grab a hold
she thought she knew me, but she didn't know
that i was sad and wanted her to go-o
parasite lady, parasite eyes
parasite lady, no need to cry
i didn't want to have to get away
i told her things i didn't want to say
i'm in her bed i'll hope she'll understand-and
parasite lady, parasite eyes
parasite lady, no need to cry
SOLO
parasite lady, parasite eyes
parasite lady, no need to cry
