Tom: C#m
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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
