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PARASITE (Bassline)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1991 EP ATTACK OF THE KILLER B'S)
Transcribed by Mike Sheehan
Words and Music by Ace Frehley
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Frank Bello'
Intro
Q=130
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5 H Q Q
|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------/14\--|
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e Q
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
S S S S S e S S S e E E S S S S S e S S S e E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-||
Verse
Q Q E E E E +E E E E H S S S S S E S S S E E E
|---------------|----------------|--------------------------|
|-7--7--4-----7-|-(7)---4---5----|--------------------------|
|---------7-----|-----7---7------|--------------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2----|
S S S S S E S S S E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E H
|-------------------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-7--7--4-----7-|-(7)---4---5----|
|-------------------------|---------7-----|-----7---7------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-|---------------|----------------|
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7--7--4-----7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------7-----|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-|---------------|
+E E E E H S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e Q
|----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-(7)---4---5----|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----7---7------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-||
Chorus
$
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H +Q. E S E S S S E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------|
|-------7-(7)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-5-----|-------------|-------(2)S5-5-5---5-5--|
|-5-7-7-------------|-------------5---|-5-7-7--0----|-(0)--------------------|
To Coda
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H +Q. E S E S S S E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------||
|-------7-(7)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-5-----|-------------|-------(2)S5-5-5---5-5--||
|-5-7-7-------------|-------------5---|-5-7-7--0----|-(0)--------------------||
Interlude
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e Q
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-||
Verse
Q Q E E E E +E E E E H S S S S S E S S S E E E
|---------------|----------------|--------------------------|
|-7--7--4-----7-|-(7)---4---5----|--------------------------|
|---------7-----|-----7---7------|--------------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2----|
S S S S S E S S S E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E H
|-------------------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|-7--7--4-----7-|-(7)---4---5----|
|-------------------------|---------7-----|-----7---7------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-|---------------|----------------|
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7--7--4-----7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------7-----|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-|---------------|
+E E E E H S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e Q
|----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-(7)---4---5----|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----7---7------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/anthrax/parasite_btab.html ]
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-||
Chorus
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H +Q. E S E S S S E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------------|
|-------7-(7)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-5-----|-------------|-------(2)S5-5-5---5-5--|
|-5-7-7-------------|-------------5---|-5-7-7--0----|-(0)--------------------|
2/4 4/4
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q W
|-------------------|-----------------|--------|------||
|-------------------|-----------------|--------|------||
|-------7-(7)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-5-----|--------|------||
|-5-7-7-------------|-------------5---|-5-7-7--|-0----||
Interlude
+W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
H Q Q Wx7 H Q Q
|---------------|------------|---------------||
|---------------|------------|---------------||
|---------------|------------|---------------||
|---------/14\--|------------|---------/14\--||
Guitar Solo
|-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
||----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
||o-----4------4--|-----4--2h4p2-----------|---------2-------|
||o---------------|--------------4-2h4p2p0-|-2---------------|
||--2-2----2-2----|-2-2--------------------|---0---0---0---0-|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S E S S S E
|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------2-----|-----4------4--|-----4--2h4p2------------|
|-2-------------|---------------|--------------4-2h4p2p0--|
|---0---0----1--|-2-2----2-2----|-2-2---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q H Wx2
|-----------------|----------------||------------|--------|
|---------2-------|---------2-----o||------------|--------|
|-2---------------|-2-------------o||------------|--------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0----1---||-2----------|--------|
H Q Q S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e Q
|---------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|---------/14\--|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
D.S. al Coda
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2---0-||
Outro
&
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e Q
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e Q
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----|
S S S S S e S S S e e E S S S S S e S S S e Q
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-------------------------|------------------------*|
|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2-2---|-0h1h2-2---2-2-0h1h2----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
