2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT As recorded by Iron Maiden (from the 1984 Album "Powerslave")

Transcribed by /\X/\M Words by Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson Music by Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson

A5A5 F/FA/A GG55//AA G5G5 F5F5 E5E5 D5D5 DD/F/F xo x 7fr. xo x 3fr. xo x 5fr. xxx 3fr. xx x 3fr. xx x 2fr. x xx 5fr. x bbxx 7fr.

A Intro Heavy Rock P = 188 c 1 4 V V V gV V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V u V V V V V V V V V W Gtr I f ||||| T (7) 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 k I 4 V V V V V V Gtr II

T 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 B 0 3 0

c 5 V V V gV V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V u V V V V V V V V V W ||||| T (7) 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

j I V V T 2 A 2 B 0

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c 9 V V V gV V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V u V V V V V V V V V W ||||| T (7) 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

j k I V V V V V V V V T 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 2 B 0 0 3 0

c 13 V V V gV V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V u V V V V V V V V V W ||||| T (7) 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V j R I V P V V V V V V V V V 1/2M T 2 A 2 0 3 5 5 5 3 B 3 5 5 O 5 H

B Verse Riff

17 V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II 1/4 |||||||| M T 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 P

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C Verse T 21 V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4 |||||||| M T 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 P

25 V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4 |||||||| M T 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 P

c 29 V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V |||||||| || || T 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5

33 V V V V V V V k I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V ||||| ||||| T 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5

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A pedal for 4 bars D Pre-Chorus

37 V W V V W V } } V } } V } V W V V V I V } } V } V W V } } V } } V } V W V gV V V V } } V } V W V W V Gtr I

T 6 6 6 3 3 2 x x 2 x 5 5 5 x x 4 x x 4 x 5 5 5 4 4 2 A 2 x x 2 x 7 7 7 x x 5 x x 5 x 5 5 5 4 4 2 B 0 x x 0 x 0 0 3 3 3 sl. P k j I V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr II mf P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 B H P

41 gV W gV f V V V V V V V V V W W I V } } V } V W V V V V V V V V V W V } } V } V W V V W W T 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 A 3 x x 3 x 3 3 3 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 x x 3 x 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 5 B 1 x x 1 x 3 sl. P

I V V V V V V V V P.M. T A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B A pedal for 4 bars

45 V U V U V } } V } V W V V V I V } } V } V U V } } V } V W V gV V V V } } V } V U V W

T 6 6 3 x x 3 x 2 x x 2 x 5 5 4 x x 4 x 5 5 5 4 4 2 A 2 x x 2 x 7 7 5 x x 5 x 5 5 5 4 4 2 B 0 x x 0 x 0 0 3 3 sl. P k j I V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 B H P

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49 c k c I V } } V } gV W gV f V V V W gV W g} f V V } } V } V V V W V W } V } } V } V W W V W V T 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 x A 3 x x 3 x 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 x 5 3 x x 3 x 1 1 2 2 2 x 0 B 1 x x 1 x 0 0 0 sl. P sl.

I V V V V V V V V P.M. T A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B

E Chorus c c 53 V V V V V V V V V W V I V V V V V V V V W V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V W Gtrs I, II

T 5 5 7 A 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 5 5 5 B 3 3 P P

c c V W c 57 U W k V W V W k I U W V W V W V U W V

T 7 7 10 10 12 12 A 7 7 10 10 12 12 5 B 5 5 8 8 10 10 0

j k V V V c k k I u u V V V V V V gV f V V V Gtr III let ring P.M. T 6 6 7 A 7 7 7 5 5 B 7 6 5 3 0

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c c 61 V V V V V V V V V W V I V V V V V V V V W V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V W Gtrs I, II

T 5 5 7 A 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 5 5 5 B 3 3 P P

1. to Coda c c V W c 65 U W k V W V W k I U W V W V W V U W V

T 7 7 10 10 12 12 2 A 7 7 10 10 12 12 2 B 5 5 8 8 10 10 0

j k V V V c k k I u u V V V V V V gV f V V V Gtr III let ring P.M. T 6 6 7 A 7 7 7 5 5 B 7 6 5 3 0

F Main Riff c 69 V V V gV} k V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II ||||| T x 7 7 2 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 2 A 2 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V I V V V V V gV f V V V Gtr III

T 5 A 5 7 5 2 B 7 6 5 3 0

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73 V V V V V gV} V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4 |||||||| M T x 7 7 2 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 2 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 H P H P

G Guitar Solo 1 2. W 77 W pick} scrapes V V V V V V j V V V V V V R V I W } u u V P W Q 3 Gtr I 1 Gtr IV Full 4 1/2 M \\ T 12 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 A 12 x B 10 x sl. P H P sl. P H

N c V V V V V V V } } V V V k } } } V V V V V V k V } } V V V V V V V I } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V

Gtr II

T x 10 6 6 8 8 8 8 x x 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 5 5 7 7 7 7 x x 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 A x x 7 3 3 5 5 5 5 x x 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 B x x 0 0 0 0 0 5

A5 F/A G5/A G5 Gtr V _ _c _ _ _ _ k _ _ _ V V V 81 j V V V V V V l V V V V V l V V V V V V V I W V V V V 3 3 T 5 6 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 8 6 5 5 6 5 8 6 5 A 2 7 5 7 5 4 4 B H P H P P P H P P P P P sl.

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V k I V gV V V V V V NV V } } 3 V V V } }

T 6 6 8 8 8 7 4 5 7 9 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 A 7 4 5 7 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 x x B 3 x x

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A5 F/A G5/A G5 _ _c _ _ _ _ k _ _ _ 8va t t q V V V V V V 84 c k V V V V V I V V V V V u u 2 1/2 3 1/2 2 N.H. FullM FullM \\\\\\\\\\ 15 15 15 15O 12 15 12 T 15 15O 13 15 13 A 0 0 0 [12][12] [12] 12 B H sl. P P 8va c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u 1/2M T 6 6 6 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 13 15 12 13 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 16 16 14 14 A 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 7 5 O B 5 5 5 7 7 5 3 P P

F5 E5 D/Fb _ _c ______8va 8va V 88 V V V V j V V I V V V W V V V FullM FullM 15 ||||||||||||| 7Y 7Y 8Y 10Y 12Y T 15 15 15 15O 13 13 A 14 14 B P sl. V c V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V I gV V V V V V V V 3 V V V V 1/2M 1/2M T 17 10 6 6 8 16 16 16 16 14 14 4 5 7 9 5 5 7 A O 16 16 4 5 7 7 3 3 5 B 0 0 0 0 P sl.

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8va V V V V V V V V V V 91 V V V V W U V u 3 I 3 u Full Full Full \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ M M M 13Y 15Y 17 17 17 20 20 20 20 20 20O (17) T 20 20 20 20 20 A B c V V V } } V V V V V k k V } } V V V V V V V V I V V V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

T 8 8 8 x x 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 x x 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 A 5 5 5 x x 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 7 5 B 0 5 5 5 7 7 5 3

H Guitar Solo 2 V V V V V V W V 94 k c gV V V V V I u } gV gU

Full M ||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||| T 15 14 14 14 12 14 14 x 12 11 11 A O 14 12 12 11 11 B P sl. c c V V j V V V V V j gV V I V V V V g} } V } } V V V V gV V V V V V V } } V } } V V V V gV V V T 3 3 3 9 9 0 0 x x 0 x x 5 5 6 6 A 9 9 0 0 x x 0 x x 5 5 7 7 4 5 7 B 7 7 2 2 x x 2 x x 3 3 4 4 4 5 7

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8va 8va 3 3 V V V 98 V V V V gV f V V gV f V V V gV f V V V V U I V V V V V V 3 3 V } V U 3 3 FullM 12 11 10 |||| 10 10\\ T 12 11 10 8 10 8 8 10 10 10 8 0 0 9 9 7 7 9 O A 9 8 7 5 5 x 9 B sl. sl. P c c V V V V j V V g} } V } } V V j gV V I V V V V } } V } } V V V V V } } V } } V V V V V V V V V T 3 3 3 9 9 0 0 x x 0 x x 5 5 6 6 A 9 9 0 0 x x 0 x x 5 5 7 7 7 7 2 2 x x 2 x x 3 3 4 4 2 5 2 B 5 5 3

102 W V V V c P V gV W V k j I V V V V V V V z } V V V V V u Full ||||| P.M. M P.M. |||||||||||||||||| P.M. P.M. P.M. |||||||||| T 4 4 4 7 9 6 7 7 A O 5 7 5 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 7 7 7 sl. sl. sl. c c V V j V V V V V j gV V I V V V V g} } V } } V V V V gV V V V V V V } } V } } V V V V gV V V T 3 3 3 9 9 0 0 x x 0 x x 5 5 6 6 A 9 9 0 0 x x 0 x x 5 5 7 7 4 5 7 B 7 7 2 2 x x 2 x x 3 3 4 4 4 5 7

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8va 3 3 N V V V 3 106 V V V V V V gV V V I V V V V V V V V V W t t t t V 3 gt V V 3 3 3 3 Full Full Full Full M M M M A.H. 12 12 12 |||||||||||15 15 15 14 12 T 15 15 15 12 12 12 15 [13] [12] 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 [14] [12] [11] A O 14 14 12 B P P C B A G Fb c c V V V V j V V g} } V } } V V j gV V I V V V V } } V } } V V V V V } } V } } V V V V V V V V V T 3 3 3 9 9 0 0 x x 0 x x 5 5 6 6 A 9 9 0 0 x x 0 x x 5 5 7 7 7 7 2 2 x x 2 x x 3 3 4 4 2 5 2 B 5 5 3

pick scrapes I Interlude

110 U W } I U W U W } U W V U W Gtr V ||||||||||||||||||||||||| P.M. T 5 5 7 7 x A 5 5 7 7 x B 3 3 0 5 5 x sl. sl. sl.

1. c c 114 V V U V V W W V V V U V V V V W W I V V V U V V V V W W V \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\ T 9 9 7 9 12 7 7 9 9 9 A 9 9 7 9 12 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 5 7 10 5 5 7 7 7 B 0 sl.

2. V V U V V U W 118 W V W j V V V U I W 3 1 FullM \\\\\\\\\\ 12 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \ T 12 15 9 141412 14 14 7 7 A 9 O 9 7 B 7 P

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V } 124 U W j I Gtr V

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 12 T x A 7 7 B sl. V V V V V gV U W I 3 Gtr I

T 12 10 12 10 A 12 11 12 12 B H P P H V gV V V V V I U W 3

Gtr II

T 8 7 8 7 9 7 A rake 9 9 B H P P

U W ~ V V V U W V V U W 127 j ~ j ~ 3 I 3 Gtr V Full \\\\\\ M \\\\\\ T 15 15 1213 12 12 x 141412 14 14 A x O B x sl. P

133 U U U W I U W V V V V W W U 1 1/2 N.H. ||||||||| T [7] [7] 5 5 A 5 5 B 3 3 3 5 7 5 5 5 5 sl.

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J Main Riff c 139 V V V gV} V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W Gtr V ||||||||||| T x 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V I V V V V V gV f V V V Gtr II

T 5 A 5 7 5 2 B 7 6 5 3 0

D.S. al Coda

143 V V V gV j V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V ||||||||||| T 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 A 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 P

K Out-Chorus S c c W V W 147 W } V k V W U V k V W I W } V V W U V V W

Gtrs I, II ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 6 8 8 12 5 7 7 A 12 x 12 14 14 14 3 5 5 B 10 x 10 12 12 12

1. W c c 151 W } V k V W U V k I W } V V W U V V W V V W U V V W |||||||||||||| T 8 7 x 5 7 7 7 5 2 2 A 5 x 5 7 7 7 5 2 2 B 3 5 5 5 3 0 0 sl.

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2. c 155 V k I U V V W W V UGtr. III plays A pedal (8ths) V V W W T 2 5 2 2 2 2 A 2 5 2 2 2 2 B 0 3 0 0 0 sl. c c c c c c c c V V V V V 158 V j V j V k k V j V j V j V k k V j V V V V I V NV NV NV V V V V V NV NV NV V

T 10 12 12 12 12 10 12 10 A 12 14 14 14 5 7 5 10 12 12 12 12 10 12 10 B 10 12 12 12 7 8 10 10 10 10 H P P P

1. c c c c c 162 V k V V V k V j V V V V V V V V V k V j V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } V N V V V V V NV V T 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 x A 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 x B 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 P P P P

2. c c c 166 V k V V V k V j V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V NV V V V T 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 2 A 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 2 B 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 P P

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