Armageddon

Prism

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                             ARMAGEDC N - Prism
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Written by: Lindsay Mitchell
Album: "Armageddon"     (1979, Capitol Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Date: November 21, 2005

Notes:

E|-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
E|-***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)

   E5                          E5                             
                                                               
   E             A             E             A                 
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             A             E             A
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B|-------------|-------------|----9--9--10-|-10~--9-7-----|
G|-------------|----6-----9--|-------------|-----------9--|
D|----9--7--6--|-------9-----|-------------|--------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


   E             B             C#m
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             A             E             A
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             C#m
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            A                  E            A
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------------2=| =-------4-2-/6=|=--------2-4-2=|=---------------|
A|-2---------4---|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


   E            A                  E            A
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|-4----<2>-<1>--|----------------|
D|-------------2=| =----4^(6)r4-2-|-------------4-|-2~-------------|
A|-2---------4---|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|



1ST VERSE:      
             
             B5                             A5    G#5
There was a full moon over Memphis    E --------------|
B|--10---12-12--|
G|--------------|

 B5                                  A5    G#5
National Guard outside    B --7-----------------|
G|------4--7-6-4------|
D|----------------6-4-|
A|--------------------|

 B5                               A5   B5
Thousands wait for Elvis    E --------------|
B|--10---12-12--|
G|--------------|

 E5                    F#5
Waiting ever since he died

       B5                           A5   G#5
For a miracle gonna happen    E --------------|
B|--10---12-12--|
G|--------------|

    B5                                   A5   G#5
His eminence to restore    E --------------------|
B|------9--12-10-10-9-|
G|--11----------------|
D|--------------------|
 
     B5                                A5   B5
The sound of thunder crackin'    E --------------|
B|--10---12-12--|
G|--------------|

 E5                          F#5             B5
Signals the beginning of the war to end all wars



CHORUS:   

  E      A             E             A
E|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
B|---------|----------|-------5~-------|------------|
G|---------|----------|---4h6-----6-4--|------------|
D|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
A|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
E|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
  Arma--geddon carry me home
 

  E      A             C#m              B
E|---------|----------|-------4------7=| ======/19---|
B|---------|----------|-----5----7-5---|------------|
G|---------|----------|---6------------|------------|
D|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
A|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
E|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
  Arma--geddon carry me home


  E      A             E             A
E|---------|----------|----------------|---5---5h7~-|
B|---------|----------|-------5~-------|------------|
G|---------|----------|---4h6-----6-4--|------------|
D|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
A|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
E|---------|----------|----------------|------------|
  Arma--geddon carry me home


E    A              C#m  B        E
Armageddon carry me home



2ND VERSE:


   B5                          A5  G#5  B5                        A5  G#5
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


   B5                          A5  B5   E5           F#5
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


   B5                          A5  G#5  B5                        A5  G#5
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



   B5                          A5  B5   E5           F#5                   
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


   B5                                             
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)

E    A               E  A
Armageddon carry me home
E    A               C#m  B
Armageddon carry me home
E    A               E  A
Armageddon carry me home
E    A               E        C#m   B
Armageddon carry me home


GUITAR G  O:


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     C     Bb


   A
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-(17)r15^(17)~---------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|



   B5                    A5      G#5  B5                  A5     G#5
E|--------------|-------------------|-----------|---------------------|
B|---10^(12)----|--10-7-10----------|-----------|---------------------|
G|--------------|----------9^(11)r-7|-----------|-----2-----2-2-------|
D|--------------|-------------------|-9---------|--2h4---2h4----4p2p0-|
A|--------------|-------------------|-----------|---------------------|
E|--------------|-------------------|-----------|---------------------|



   B5                    A5      B5   E5                 F#5
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|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|



   B5                                                  A5    G#5
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------10--------------|--10----------------12----12-12--|
G|--9^(11)r9^(11)--hb----(11)r9-----|----pb(11)r9---7/11----11--------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|



   B5                                                        A5    B5
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|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|



   E5                        F#5
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------12-------12--------|------14----------17---14--|
G|-/13-------13-------13---|-/15-------15h16-----------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|



   B5
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)

E    A               E  A
Armageddon carry me home
E    A               C#m  B
Armageddon, carry me home
E    A              E  A
Armageddon carry me home
E    A               E  A
Armageddon carry me home


         E  A
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