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ARMAGEDDON - Prism
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Written by: Lindsay Mitchell
Album: "Armageddon" (1979, Capitol Records)
Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: November 21, 2005
Notes:
-4/4 time -- bar lines do indicate timing
-guitar solo is primarily in B pentatonic minor
-the fills in the 1st Verse and the Chorus are brass transcribed
for guitar
-***for 1st verse fills, only partial staves are shown -- note that the
top string shown isn't always the high E string
INTRO:
(the E5 power chords are played with the 1st tab staff)
E -7-----------|-5-----5--5--|-7-----------|-5------5--5--|
B -9-----------|-5-----5--5--|-9-----------|-5------5--5--| (acoustic)
G -9-----------|-6-----6--6--|-9-----------|-6------6--6--|
D -9-----------|-7-----7--7--|-9-----------|-7------7--7--| Play 3x
A -7-----------|-7-----7--7--|-7-----------|-7------7--7--|
E -------------|-5-----5--5--|-------------|-5------5--5--|
Keyboard transcribed for guitar:
E -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B -------------|-------------|----9--9--10-|-10~--9-7-----|
G -------------|----6-----9--|-------------|-----------9--|
D ----9--7--6--|-------9-----|-------------|--------------|
A -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B ----9--7-----|----7--------|-------------|--------------|
G ----------9~-|-------9--8--|-9----8-6~---|--------------|
D -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Top staff is keyboard, lower staff is orchestration - Play 2x
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B|-------------|-------------|----9--9--10-|-10~--9-7-----|
G|-------------|----6-----9--|-------------|-----------9--|
D|----9--7--6--|-------9-----|-------------|--------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
E|-------------|-------------|----7--7--9--|-9~---7-------|
B|----9--7-----|----10-10-10-|-------------|--------10-9--|
G|----------9--|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B|----9--7-----|----7--------|-------------|--------------|
G|----------9~-|-------9--8--|-9~---8-6~---|--------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
E|----7--------|---11--9--7--|-9~-----9~---|--------------|
B|------10--9~-|-------------|------9------|--------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Electric guitar enters:
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D -------------2=|=-------4-2-/6=|=--------2-4-2=|=---------------|
A -2---------4---|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G ---------------|---------------|-4----<2>-<1>--|----------------|
D -------------2=|=----4^(6)r4-2-|-------------4-|-2~-------------|
A -2---------4---|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
1ST VERSE:
There was a full moon over Memphis E --------------|
B --10---12-12--|
G --------------|
National Guard outside B --7-----------------|
G ------4--7-6-4------|
D ----------------6-4-|
A --------------------|
Thousands wait for Elvis E --------------|
B --10---12-12--|
G --------------|
Waiting ever since he died
For a miracle gonna happen E --------------|
B --10---12-12--|
G --------------|
His eminence to restore E --------------------|
B ------9--12-10-10-9-|
G --11----------------|
D --------------------|
The sound of thunder crackin' E --------------|
B --10---12-12--|
G --------------|
Signals the beginning of the war to end all wars
CHORUS:
E ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
B ---------|----------|-------5~-------|------------|
G ---------|----------|---4h6-----6-4--|------------|
D ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
A ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
E ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
Arma--geddon carry me home
E ---------|----------|-------4------7=|======/19---|
B ---------|----------|-----5----7-5---|------------|
G ---------|----------|---6------------|------------|
D ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
A ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
E ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
Arma--geddon carry me home
E ---------|----------|----------------|---5---5h7~-|
B ---------|----------|-------5~-------|------------|
G ---------|----------|---4h6-----6-4--|------------|
D ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
A ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
E ---------|----------|----------------|------------|
Arma--geddon carry me home
Armageddon carry me home
2ND VERSE:
E --------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
B --------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
G --------------|---6^(7)r6-4-6-4-2/4=|=-------------|---2--2----2--2--4=|
D --------------|---6^(7)r6-4-6-4-2/4=|=-------------|-----------------4=|
A --------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
E --------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
Jerry and Linda President
in the White House, sleepin' in his shoes
E --------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
B --------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
G =-------------|---6^(7)r6-4-6-4-2/4=|=-----------|-------2------2------|
D =-------------|---6^(7)r6-4-6-4-2/4=|=-----------|---2h4----2h4---4p2p0|
A --------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
E --------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
Red phones ring in Ain't got
the blackout, time to lose
E --------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
B --------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
G --------------|---------------------|-4~---------|---6^(7)r6-4-6-4-2/4=|
D --------------|---------------------|------------|---6^(7)r6-4-6-4-2/4=|
A -2------------|-----------4^(5)r4-2-|------------|---------------------|
E --------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
U-boats off New England (look out), Enemy submarines From
E --------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
B --------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
G =-------------|---6^(7)r6-4-6-4-2/4-|------------|---------------------|
D =-------------|---6^(7)r6-4-6-4-2/4-|-2----------|-4-------------------|
A --------------|---------------------|-2----------|-4-------------------|
E --------------|---------------------|-0----------|-2-------------------|
Boston to Miami On a red alert,you
better scramble all the F-15s
E --------------|
B --------------|
G --------------|
D -7-7-7-7-7----|
A -7-7-7-7-7----|
E -5-5-5-5-5----|
CHORUS: (same fills as 1st Chorus)
Armageddon carry me home
Armageddon carry me home
Armageddon carry me home
Armageddon carry me home
GUITAR SOLO:
E -12---------12---------|-12---------12---------|
B ----15^(17)----15^(17)-|----15^(17)----15^(17)-|
G -----------------------|-----------------------|
D -----------------------|-----------------------|
A -----------------------|-----------------------|
E -----------------------|-----------------------|
Play staff above 3x with the following chord progression:
(each chord is 2 measures)
E -----------------------|-----------------------|
B -(17)r15^(17)~---------|-----------------------|
G -----------------------|-----------------------|
D -----------------------|-----------------------|
A -----------------------|-----------------------|
E -----------------------|-----------------------|
E --------------|-------------------|-----------|---------------------|
B ---10^(12)----|--10-7-10----------|-----------|---------------------|
G --------------|----------9^(11)r-7|-----------|-----2-----2-2-------|
D --------------|-------------------|-9---------|--2h4---2h4----4p2p0-|
A --------------|-------------------|-----------|---------------------|
E --------------|-------------------|-----------|---------------------|
E --------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------|
B --------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------|
G --------------|-------------------|------------------|-2-----2----2-|
D ------------0-|-0-2-3-4p2---------|---------2----2h4-|----4----4----|
A -2------0-2---|-----------5p4-2-0-|-2--5--5---5------|--------------|
E --------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------|
B5 (gradually release bend) A5 G#5
E ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G --9^(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-|-(11)-(11)-(11)-(10)----9---7----|
D ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ------------------10--------------|--10----------------12----12-12--|
G --9^(11)r9^(11)--hb----(11)r9-----|----pb(11)r9---7/11----11--------|
D ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ------7------7------7------7-----7|------7--------------------------|
B -10^w---10^w---10^w---10^w---10^w-|-10^w---10p9-7---9---7-----------|
G ----------------------------------|---------------9---9---7-------7-|
D ----------------------------------|-------------------------9--9----|
A ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
B ------12-------12--------|------14----------17---14--|
G -/13-------13-------13---|-/15-------15h16-----------|
D -------------------------|---------------------------|
A -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -/14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
B -/16-16-16-16-16-16-16---|
G -------------------------|
D -------------------------|
A -------------------------|
E -------------------------|
CHORUS: (same fills as previous Chorus)
Armageddon carry me home
Armageddon, carry me home
Armageddon carry me home
Armageddon carry me home
Carry me home... (play 11x)
Carry me home
Repeat INTRO
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^...bend (w=whole tone) /...slide up
r...release bend =...hold note
h...hammer on ~...vibrato
p...pull off pb..pre-bend
hb..hold bend <>..harmonic
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)