Anthrax:  Parasite

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

Date last modified: 04/29/02

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Tuning: Eb


Intro                                         x3
eb|--------------------------------------------|------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|------|
Ab|----------------------xx--------------------|------|
Eb|-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-3-xx-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-|-//\\-|


Riff 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------xx--------------------xxxx-|
Eb|-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xx-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xxxx-|


Riff 2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-3-3------3------------|
Ab|-1-1-5-3--1--3-5-3-6-6-|
Eb|-----3-1-----1-3-1-4-4-| 
                * * * 

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1


Riff 3
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|---------10-8----8-10-8---|
Ab|-8-10-10--8-6----6--8-6-8-|
Eb|-6--8--8----------------6-|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|---------------8-8--8-8-8-8-|
Ab|-8-10-10--3----6-6--6-6-6-6-|
Eb|-6--8--8--1-----------------|


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2


Riff 1a
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------3-|
Db|------------------------------------------3-|
Ab|--------------------xx----------------------|
Eb|-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xx-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3---|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------xx--------------------xxxx-|
Eb|-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xx-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xxxx-|


Play Riff 3  Play 1x


Riff 3a
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|---------10-8----8-10-8---|
Ab|-8-10-10--8-6----6--8-6-8-|
Eb|-6--8--8----------------6-|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-8-10-10--3-----------------13\-|
Eb|-6--8--8--1--[long hold]----11\-|



Riff 4
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-----5------5------5--/5p3----------|
Ab|---------------------------5-/5p3\1-|
Eb|-3-3----4-4----4-4------------------|
    * *    * *    * * 
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|--------3-------------3----|
Ab|-3-------------3-----------|
Eb|---1--1---1--1---1--1----2-|
         *      *      *

Final time
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|--------3-------------3----|
Ab|-3-------------3-----------|
Eb|---1--1---1--1---1--1----1-|
         *      *      *


Riff 1b
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------xx--------------------|
Eb|-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xx-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------3-|
Db|------------------------------------------3-|
Ab|--------------------xx----------------------|
Eb|-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xx-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3---|



Play Riff 1
Play Riff 3

Ending
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------xx--------------------xxxx-|
Eb|-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xx-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xxxx-|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------3-|
Db|------------------------------------------3-|
Ab|--------------------xx----------------------|
Eb|-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xx-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3---|

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------xx--------------------|
Eb|-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-xx-1h2h3-3-3--3-1h2h3-|



Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill