E|E|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||| ARMAGEDC N - Prism E|E|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||| 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 E|E|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||| ^...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