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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)
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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/prism/armageddon_tab.html ]
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 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 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
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
