2 Minutes To Midnight - Iron Maiden

Words And Music - Steve Harris

Album - Powerslave

Tabbed by: Simon Bohman (send comments etc. at simpa_b@hotmail.com)

Note: Spacings means almost NOTHING in this tab, so you have to listen to 
      the song to get the rythm (but I guess you've already done that).

Main Riff:                                                    Riff A:
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G:------5-----7-----5------7-7~~------5-----7-----5-----2-2--|------5-----7---|
D:------5-----7-----5------7-7~~------5-----7-----5-----2-2--|------5-----7---|
A:--0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0--------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|--0-0---0-0---0-|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                              blackened...
                                                Riff B:
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G:----5-----7-7~~------5-----7-----5---7--5-5--|--5-------5-----5--------5----|
D:----5-----7-7~~------5-----7-----5---7--5-5--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-3|
A:--0---0-0--------5-5---5-5---5-5---5---------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                The killers breed...

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----4-------4-----5--------5-------2-------2-----3--------3-------5---------|
D:--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|
A:--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            Chorus:
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------------------------------------6--------|
G:--------0----------------|------2-2p0-------2-2p0---5---------7------7------|
D:--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|----2-------2---2-------2-5----5----7--------7----|
A:--3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--0-----------0-----------3----5----5----------8--|
E:---------------------------------------------------------3------------------|
                            Two minutes...
             Solo 1:
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------|--------------------------------------------------5-6-8-6-5h6p5--|
G:----------|--7bf----r7--5h7p5-4h5p4-----------------7~~~~~~-----------------|
D:--3----5--|-------------------------7-5\------/(5)--(w/bar)-----------------|
A:--3----5--|-----------------------------\----/------------------------------|
E:--1----3-----------------------------(w/bar)--------------------------------|

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--5h6-5-8-6-5-5h6-5-8p6p5---------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------8p7p5-7p5p4-----------12~~--(12)\--15bf--r15p13---|
D:--------------------------------------5\--/(5)------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------w/bar---------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                  (hold bend)
                                  ___________
e:--15bf----r15p12-15----12----------15---------------------------------------|
B:--------------------15----13-15bf-----15---r15-13------12--12#--13#--15#----|
G:--------------------------------------------------14~------(tremolo)--------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                (hold bend)
                               ____________                      Solo 2:
e:----------------17#--20-20--20bf--20--20--r20bf--r20p17---------------------|
B:--17#-18#--20#------------------------------------------20bf--|-------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|--14bf--r14p-|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------17-16-15-------------------------------|
G:--12-14~~\--12p11-------11--------------------16-15-14-------14-------------|
D:------------------14p12----12p11~~\--------------------17-14----17-14-------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------17-14-|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------15~~------------------------------|
G:-----------------------12h14-14bf--r14p12---------------4bf-r4-------7/9~~--|
D:-----------------12h14--------------------------2-2-2-2--------2-2-2--------|
A:-----------12/14------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--17-15~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------12-------12------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------15bf-----r15p12----12-15-12-----------------------|
G:----------6-------7~~---------------------14----------14bf-r14p12----12~~---|
D:--5---5-7-----5---------------------------------------------------14--------|
A:----7-------7---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                C5          D5
e:---17-15-14-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------17-15----------------------------|------------------------------|
G:------------------17-16-14-------------------|*-----------------------9--7--|
D:---------------------------17-16-14----------|*---------------12\-----9--7--|
A:---Harmonics____________________----17-15~~--|--(15)~~----------------7--5--|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------0--------|

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------|--17p12-15~~---------------------------------------------|
G:--9----12--7--9--*|--------------14bf-r14p12-14~~--11-------------14/16-14h-|
D:--9----12--7--9--*|-----------------------------------12----12~~------------|
A:--7----10--5--7---|--------------------------------------14-----------------|
E:--0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------17--15~~--------------------12--13--12------------------|
G:--16p14-12\11h12~~------------14bf-r14p12-14~~----------------0\------5--7--|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------\-----5--7--|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------(w/bar)--3--5--|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:                                                _______________________
                                                     |1.
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--8--10-------10---10--10---6----8------8---8------|--6----3-------3----3---|
G:--7--9--------9----9---9----5----7------7---7---7--|--5----2-------2----2---|
D:--5--7--------7----7---7----3----5------5---5---5--|--3----0----0-------0---|
A:--0--0-----0-------0--------0----0----0-----0------|--0----0----0-------0---|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ______________________________ __________________________________
                                |2.
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--3---------------------------|---6----3-------3---3---3------------|-------|
G:--2---5---2-------2---2---2--*|*--5----2-------2---2---2---5----2---|--END--|
D:------5---2-------2---2---2--*|*--3----0----0------0-------5----2---|-------|
A:------3---0----0------0-------|---0----0----0------0-------3----0---|-------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         ...all night.