Parasite Anthrax
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]E E E [E5]E +E [D5]Q. +Q. E [E5D5A5]E E E E E [B5]E Q [E5]H +Q. E [D5]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]E E E [E5]E +E [D5]Q. +Q. E [E5D5A5]E E E E E [B5]E Q [E5]H +Q. E [D5]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]E E E [E5]E +E [D5]Q. +Q. E [E5D5A5]E E E E E [B5]E Q [E5]H +Q. E [D5]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]
E E E E +E Q. +Q. E E E E E [2/4] E E Q [4/4] 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----|
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
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