2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT

As recorded by Iron Maiden
(From the 1984 Album POWERSLAVE)

Transcribed by Omnicurse
E-mail any questions to Omnicurse@hotmail.com



 Intro
  Heavy Rock Q=188
 4/4
  Gtr I
|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
|---------|---------|---------|------5-5-5--|


|----------|---------|---------|----------------|
|----------|---------|---------|--------5-------|
|----------|---------|---------|--5-7-5---7-5-7-|
|-5--------|---------|---------|----------------|


|----------|---------|---------|------------|
|----------|---------|---------|------------|
|----------|---------|---------|--------5-7-|
|-5--------|---------|---------|------5-----|


|----------|---------|---------|------------------|
|----------|---------|---------|------------------|
|----------|---------|---------|-(0)--5-6-7-5-----|
|-5--------|---------|---------|--------------8-7-|


 Verse Riff
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-0-3-5-7-0-5-3-|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-0-3-5-7-0-5-3-||


   1st and 2nd Verses
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-7-5---3-5-3---|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------5---------|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-0-3-5-7-----0-|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---5-3-----|
|-----------------|-------------4-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---3-----5-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3-------||
|-----------------|-------------4-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5---5-3-2-||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------||


 Pre-Chorus
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|


|---------------|--------7--7--|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-4-5-7-5--------|
|--------3--3-3-|-8--8-8-------|---------------|---------7p5-5--|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-1--1-1--------|--------------|---------------|----------------|


|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|


|--------------|---------------|------------|-9---7----------||
|--------3---7-|-(7)--7-7-5----|--------9-9-|---9---9-7p====||
|--------------|---------------|-7----------|--------------0-||
|-1--1-1-------|---------------|------------|----------------||


 Chorus
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)---------------|-----------------3-|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|


|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-0---|-----------------5-|
|-----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|


|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-7--8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-7--8-|
|------------------|------------------|


|---------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------7----|---------------12---------|
|-(8)-8-8-8-8-10---10-|-(10)-10-10-10----10----0-|
|---------------------|---------------------12---|


|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)---------------|-----------------3-|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|


|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-5-3-----|---------------3-5-|
|---------------5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-----|


|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-7--8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-7-8-|
|------------------|-------------------|


                       1.
|---------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------7----|--------------------------||
|-(8)-8-8-8-8-10---10-|-(10)-10-10-10-12-10----0-||
|---------------------|---------------------12---||


 Main Riff
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-5-7-------------|
|-(0)---------------|-----------5-3-5-|---------------7-|-----------------|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|


|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-7-7-5---5-5-----|----------------o||
|-------------------|-------------5-7-|-------7-----5-3-|-3-5-3-5-3------o||
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-----------------|------------3-5--||


                           Guitar Solo I
  2.
|------------------------||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|------------------------||-----7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-----|-3-3-3-2-2-2----|
|-10-10-10-10-12-10----0-||-----------------|-------------7-0-|-------------5--|
|-------------------12---||-5-5-------------|-----------------|----------------|


|------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-------7-7--7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5----|-----------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-7-7-5--|----------------|-------------7--|-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-|
|------------------|-5-5-5----------|----------------|-----------------|


|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------7-7--7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5----|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-8-8-5--|----------------|-------------7--|-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-|
|----------------|-5-5-5----------|----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------7-7--5s7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5----|------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--|------------------|-------------7--|-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5------------|----------------|------------------|


                    Guitar Solo II
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------5-------||----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5-5-5-7---7-5-3-||---------7------|-7------7------|-7------7-------|
|-----------------||-0-0-0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0--|


|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------4-5-7-|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7------7-------|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7-------|
|----0-0---------|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0--|


|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7------5-------|--------7------|-7------7------|-7------7-------|
|----5-7---7-5-3-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0--|


|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------4-5-7-|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7------7-------|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7-------|
|----0-0---------|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0--|


                   Interlude
|----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7------5-------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----5-7---7-5-3-||-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0--|


|---------------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|----------|-5-------------|
|---------------|--------------|----------|-----5-(5)--7--|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-|-0--------|---------------|


|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-(7)----(7)----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|


|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|-5-------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|-----5-(5)--7--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|---------------|


|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-(7)---5-7-5----|---------------|---------------|
|-------------7--|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|


|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|


|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|


|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----9-7-9-7-5--|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|


                                    Main Riff
|---------------|-----5-7-5-------||-----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-5-7-------7-----||-----------------|---------------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|-------------5--||-----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-7---5-------|-----------------|
|-------------5-7-|-------7---7-----|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-------------8-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


|-----------------|----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-5----|---------------||
|-------------5-7-|-------------7--|-5-7-5--3-5-3--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|----------------|---------------||


 3rd Verse
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-7-5--3-5-3--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------3-5-3--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-3---------|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---5--5------|
|-----------------|-------------3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5------0-3--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-----------------|---------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3-------||
|-----------------|-------------3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5---5-3-2-||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------||


 Pre-Chorus
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|


|---------------|--------7--7--|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-4-5-7-5--------|
|--------3--3-3-|-8--8-8-------|---------------|---------7p5-7--|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-1--1-1--------|--------------|---------------|----------------|


|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|


|--------------|---------------|------------|-9----------------||
|--------3---7-|-(7)--7-7-5----|--------9-9-|---9-7-5-7-5-----||
|--------------|---------------|-7----------|--------------7-0-||
|-1--1-1-------|---------------|------------|------------------||


 Chorus
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)---------------|-----------------3-|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|


|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-0---|-----------------5-|
|-----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|


|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-7--8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-7--8-|
|------------------|------------------|


|---------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------7----|------------12------------|
|-(8)-8-8-8-8-10---10-|-(10)-10-12----12-10----0-|
|---------------------|---------------------12---|


|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)---------------|-----------------3-|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|


|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-5-3-----|---------------3-5-|
|---------------5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-----|


|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-7--8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-7-8-|
|------------------|-------------------|


|---------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------7----|--------------------------||
|-(8)-8-8-8-8-10---10-|-(10)-10-10-10-12-10------||
|---------------------|---------------------12-8-||


 Out-Chorus
|-------------|-------------------|-------------9-|
|-----7--7-7--|-(7)-7-7-7-7-------|-------7-7-9---|
|-------------|-------------7-5-7-|---------------|
|-5-----------|-------------------|-5---5---------|


|-----7----------|---------------|-7---------------|---------------|
|-9-7---7-5p4-4--|-----7-7-7-5-7-|---7-5---5-------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------7---7-3-2-|-3-------------|
|----------------|-5-------------|-----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-|


|-----------------|-----------------|-7-5------------|-----------7---|
|-----------------|-------7-7-7-5-7-|-----7-5---5----|-----7-7-7---7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------7---7--|---------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-----------|----------------|-5-------------|


|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5---5-5-7-5----|-----7-7-7-5s7-7-|-7-5-4-----------|------------------|
|---7---------7--|-----------------|-------5-7-7-5-0-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|------------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------7---|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5----|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7--|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|


|-5-------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----5---7-5----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-5----------|---------------|
|------7-----7--|-----------------|-------7-7-5-3--|-3-3-----------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|------5--5-5-5-|


|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------7-7-7-5s7-7-|-7-7-5-4---------|-7-7-7-7-5s7-7-5h7-|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------5-5-7-0-|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-------------|-----------------|-------------------|


|-----5----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------*|
|-7-7---7-5-5-7--|-7-7-7-7-5s7-7-5h7-|-7-7-5-----------|-----------*|
|----------------|-------------------|-------7-5-5-3---|-3---------*|
|----------------|-------------------|---------------5-|-----5-----*|