Armageddon Prism
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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 |
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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-------|----------------| 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 --------------|
W[E5]aiting ever since he d[F#5]ied
[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 --------------|
S[E5]ignals the beginning of the [F#5]war to end all w[B5]ars
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]Armag[A]eddon carry me [C#m]home[B] [E]
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]Armag[A]eddon carry me h[E]ome[A]
[E]Armag[A]eddon carry me h[C#m]ome[B]
[E]Armag[A]eddon carry me h[E]ome[A]
[E]Armag[A]eddon carry me h[E]ome[C#m] [B]
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]Armag[A]eddon carry me h[E]ome[A]
[E]Armag[A]eddon, carry me [C#m]home[B]
[E]Armag[A]eddon carry me [E]hom[A]e
[E]Armag[A]eddon carry me h[E]ome[A]
Carry me [E]hom[A]e... (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
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