Parasite tab by Kiss

Tabs

transcribed by Rainer Montag([email protected])

Tune Down 1/2 step

I wrote down the chord’s for the Riffs,so you could
try out what strings to use for the right sound.


Riff A:
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--1h2h3-3-3---3-1h2h3-3---3-3-1h2h3-3-3-3-1h2h3--|

You know this one ; just play it :-)

Riff 1:

  FF BB BB G+G FF  BB FF G+G FF G#G#   G+G

E MajorE|----------------------------------|-----|
BB|----------------------------------|-----|
G+G|-----3--3---------3---------------|-----|
D MajorD|--3--3--3--5--3---3--3--5--3--6---|--5--|
A augmentedA|--3--1--1--5--3---1--3--5--3--6---|--5--|
E MajorE|--1--------3--1------1--3--1--4---|--3--|

Play 2 times to G#G# , on 3rd time add the G+G


Refrain:

  BB C majorC C majorC  FF  E MajorE  E MajorE FF  E MajorE BB  BB C majorC C majorC  FF  E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE

E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------10--8----8--10--8--------------------8--8--8--|
D MajorD|--8--10-10--10--8----8--10--8--8---8--10-10--3---8--8--8--|
A augmentedA|--8--10-10---8--6----6--8---6--8---8--10-10--3---6--6--6--|
E MajorE|--6--8--8----------------------6---6--8--8---1------------|

  Parasite Lady ,         ...


Riff 2:
D MajorD|-----5------5-----5---5p3-----------------3------------3----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------5--5p3----3-------------3----------|
E MajorE|-3-3----3-3---3-3--------------6-----1-1----1-1----1-1----2-|

Solo: Here some licks :

Explanation: B=full bend to,b=half bend to, p=pull-off,r = release bend,
       h= hamer-on ,//// = tremolo picking

Begin:           ~~      ~~   ~~
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------10B12--10B12--10B12--|
E MajorE|-10B12////r10p8------8-10B12-------8----------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------10-8-----------8h10------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|

Middle:
E MajorE|---------------|-----|
BB|--11////p10p8--|-----|
G+G|---------------|-10--|
D MajorD|---------------|-----|
A augmentedA|---------------|-----|
E MajorE|---------------|-----|
  < --- 7x --->

End:
        ~~   ~~          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E MajorE|--------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------|-----------------10h12B15---10h12B14r12B14r12B15--|
D MajorD|--10p8--|--10B12--10B12------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------|--------------------------------------------------|
 <- ?x ->                Ace’s wild vibrato :->


If you have any more ideas to the solo , please mail me your suggestions !!

Parasite tab

Parasite from the KISS-LP "Hotter than Hell". A good song from the happy 70s when Kiss was at their best.

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