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Armageddon by Prism
Armageddon
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
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
There was a full moon over Memphis
National Guard outside thousands wait for Elvis
Waitin' ever since he died for a miracle gonna happen
His eminence to restore
The sound of thunder crackin'
Signals the beginning of the war to end all wars
(chorus)
Armageddon carry me home
Armageddon carry me home
Jerry and Linda in the whitehouse
President sleepin' in his shoes red phones ring in the blackout
Ain't got time to lose U-boats off New England
Enemy submarines from Boston to Miami
On a red alert, you better scramble all the F-15's
^...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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