'Two Minutes To Midnight' by Iron Maiden - Guitar Tutorial

            
From: robs@violet.berkeley.edu (Rob Schenk)
 Subject: Tab: Iron Maiden "Two Minutes to Midnight"
 Tue Jun  7 10:36:55 CDT 1994
 
 
 2 Minutes to Midnight
 
 by Iron Maiden
 
 Off the album, Powerslave
 Hal Leonard Recorded Version transcription
 
 Intro
 Sec 1
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 -----------------------7--7---------------------------
 ----5----7----5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2--
 ----5----7----5----7------------5-----7----5------2--play 4 times
 -00---00---00--00-----------00----00---00----00--0-
 ------------------------------------------------------
 
 Sec 2
 ------------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------
 ----5----7----5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2--play 2 times
 ----5----7----5----7--7--7------5-----7----5------2--
 -00---00---00--00-----------00----00---00----00--0--0-3p0
 ------------------------------------------------------
 
 Verse
 
 Play Intro/Sec 2 twice
 
 then....
 
 some blackened pride still burns...
 and the reasons for the carnage...
 madmen play on words and make us all...
 
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 ----------------------------------------------------------
 ----5----7----5----7--7--7-7-----5-----7----5--5--5-5-5-
 ----5----7----5----7--7--7-7-----5-----7----5v-5--5-5-5-(play 2 times)
 -00---00---00--00-------------55---55---55--------------
 ----------------------------------------------------------
 
 Chorus
 
 The killer`s breed...
 demon seed
 
 fortune...
 
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 -----------------6---6------3-------3------------------------------
 -2---x-x--2----x-5---5--x-x-4--x-x--4--5----5/4--4p2----------3---
 -2---x-x--2----x-7---7--x-x-5--x-x--5--5----5/4--4p2--3---x-x-3---
 -0---x-x--0----x-0---------------------3----3/---------3---x-x-1--
 --------------------------------------------------------1---x-x----
 
 the pain....
 
 -----------------------------------
 -----------------------------------
 -3/2--2p0--5--5-5-5---5-0---------
 -3/2--2p0--5--5-5-5---5-5----5----
 -1---------3--3-3-3---3-2----5----
 ------------------------------3----
 
 war again....
 
 pray for my soul...
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 -----------------6----------3-------3------------------------------
 -2---x-x--2----x-5------x-x-4--x-x--4--5----5/4--4p2-------------3-
 -2---x-x--2----x-7------x-x-5--x-x--5--5----5/4--4p2--3---x-x-3--3-
 -0---x-x--0----x-0---------------------3----3/---------3---x-x-3--1
 --------------------------------------------------------1---x-x-1--
 
 anymore....
 
 -------------------
 -------------------
 -3/2--2p0--2--1---
 -3/2--2p0--2--2----
 -----------2--2----
 -----------0--0----
 
 
 2 Minutes....
 
 the hand that....
 ------------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------5------7----10--12---
 -5-7-7-7-7p5----5-7-7-7-7p5---5-5----7----10--12---play twice
 -0-0-0-0-0---7--0-0-0-0-0---7-3-5----5-----8--10---
 ----------------------------------3-------------------
 
 Fill 1
 ----------------
 -6---------------
 ---7-------------
 -----7-----------
 ----------------
 ----------------
 
 Fill 2
 ----------------
 ----------------
 ----------------
 -7-5---------5--
 -----7-6-5-3-0-
 ----------------
 
 ------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------7--7---------------------------
 ----5----7----5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2--
 ----5----7----5----7------------5-----7----5------2--
 -00---00---00--00-----------00----00---00----00--0-
 ------------------------------------------------------
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 ---------------------------7--7----------------------------------
 ----5----7----5h7p5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2---------
 ----5----7----5h7p5----7--7--7------5-----7----5------2---------
 -00---00---00--------------------00----00---00----00--0--0-3p0-
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Rhythm during solo 1
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 10-6-8-8-8-x-x-6-6-6-5-5-5-------------------------6-8-8------
 -9-5-7-7-7-x-x-5-5-5-4-4-4--7---------4-5-7-9-7-5-5-7-7------
 -7-3-5-5-5-x-x-3-3-3-2-2-2--7---4-5-7-------------3-5-5--5----
 ------------------------------5----------------------------5-x-x-
 -----------------------------------------------------------3-x-x-
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -6-6-6-5-5-5------------------------15bp13-15-12-13--------17---------
 -5-5-5-4-4-4-7--------------16bp14------------------14-16b----16bp14--
 -3-3-3-2-2-2-7-----5----------------------------------------------------
 --------------5-5-7---7-5-3---------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ------------------------------
 -----------------------6-8----
 -14----------4-5-7--9-5-7----
 ---16/-4-5-7--------7-3-5----
 ---------------------0--------
 ------------------------------
 
 -----------------------------------------
 -8-8-8-x-x-6-6-6-5-5-5------------------
 -7-7-7-x-x-5-5-5-4-4-4--7---------------
 -5-5-5-x-x-3-3-3-2-2-2--7----5----------
 -------------------------5-5-7--7-5-3----
 ------------------------------------------
 
 Rhythm during solo 2
 
 ---------------------------------
 -----3-----3-----------------------
 -9-9-0-x-x-0-x-x-5--5--6--------------------
 -9-9-0-x-x-0-x-x-5--5--7-------4-5-7-----------
 -7-7-2-x-x-2-x-x-3--3--4-4-5-7-----------------
 ---------------------------------
 
 ---------------------------------------
 -----3-----3---------------------------
 -9-9-0-x-x-0-x-x-5--5--6---------------
 -9-9-0-x-x-0-x-x-5--5--7---------------
 -7-7-2-x-x-2-x-x-3--3--4---2-5-2-------
 --------------------------5-------5-3---
 
 -----12-----12-------------12---------------15b-15-14-12------
 --------15b----15p12----12---12--------------------------15-13-
 -7v------------------14b--------14b-12---12--------------------
 ----------------------------------------14-----------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ------------------------------
 -12--------------------------
 ---14-12-11------------------
 ------------14-12------------
 ------------------------------
 ------------------------------
 
 Harmony Interlude
 
 ---------------------------------------------
 ---------------------------------------------
 -5------7----9--7--9---12--7--9-------------
 -5v-/---7----9--7--9v--12--7--9v--(2 times)--
 -3----0-5----7--5--7---10--5--7-------------
 -----------0---------------------------------
 
 -12------------------------------------
 ---12-15/dive---------------------------
 ----------------14b-12-----7-----7v----
 ----------------------14v----9-7-------
 ---------------------------------------
 ---------------------------------------
 
 -12----------------------------------------------------------
 ---12-10h12p10-----------15------------12-13-12------------
 ----------------12p11h12-----14b-12-14------------7dive-----
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -------------------------------
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 -5-----------------------------
 -5-----------------------------
 -3-3-5-7-5-5v-----------------
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 repeat intro Sec 1 and then Sec 2
 
 Outro
 
 Midnight...
 
 ---------------------------------------
 -----------6--8------------------------
 -----------5--7---5-7---5-2-----------
 -12--14----3--5--5-7---5-2---(2 times)
 -10--12----------3-5---3-0-------------
 ----------------------------------------
 
 ----------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------10-12-12--12--12p10-12p10--
 -12-14-14-14--5h7p5--10--12-12--12-12p10--12p10-
 -10-12-12-12--------7-8--10-10--10--10-----------
 ----------------------------------------------------
 
 ----------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------
 -5-7-7-7-7p5--7p5--5-5--2---2---2--2p0--2p0-
 -5-7-7-7-7p5--7p5--5-5--2---2---2--2p0--2p0-
 -3-5-5-5-5---------3-3---0---0--0------------
 ----------------------------------------------
 
 ----------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------10-12-12--12--12p10-12p10--
 -12-14-14-14--5h7p5--10--12-12--12-12p10--12p10-
 -10-12-12-12--------7-8--10-10--10--10-----------
 ----------------------------------------------------
 
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 -5--7--7---7--7p5--7p5---5-2--
 -5--7--7---7--7p5--7p5---5-2--
 -3--5--5---5-------------3-0--
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