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2 Minutes To Midnight Tab by Iron Maiden

2 Minutes To Midnight tab by Iron Maiden (Ver. 3)

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



 Riff 1
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------5-----7-----5-----7p0-7-7~-|-----5-----7-----5-----2----------|
D|------5-----7-----5-----7p0-7-7~-|-----5-----7-----5-----2----------|
A|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----0--3p0--|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    * *   * *   * *   * *            * *   * *   * *   * *

 Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------5-----7-----5-----7p0-7-7~-|-----5-----7-----5-----5~-5-------|
D|------5-----7-----5-----7p0-7-7~-|-0-0-5-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-5~-5-------|
A|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    * *   * *   * *   * *            * *   * *   * *   * *

 Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------6---6---3------3------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5---5---4------4------5---5p4----2-----2----3---3p2----5---4----|
D|-7------7-----7---7---5--555-5-55---5---5------3-333-3-33-3---3------5---5----|
A|-0--000-0--00-0---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      ***    **            ***   **                ***   **

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------6---6---3------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5---5---4------4------5---5p4----2-----2----3---3p2----2---1-------------------|
D|-7------7-----7---7---5--555-5-55---5---5------3-333-3-33-3---3------2---2-------------------|
A|-0--000-0--00-0---0--------------------------------------------------2---2--------3----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------0---0--0-3h5---5--3--5\-|
      ***    **            ***   **                ***   **

 Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3-------6-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5---4---7------7----------------------------|
D|-5--7----7p5---5-7----7p5-----5---5---7---------7---10---12--7-5----------|
A|-0--0-00-0---7-0-0-00-0---7---3---5---5--------------8---10------7-6-5-3--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Riff 5
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------5-----7-----5-----7p0-7-7~-|-----5-----7-----5----------------|
D|------5-----7-----5-----7p0-7-7~-|-----5-----7-----5--7-5-----------|
A|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----------|-0-0---0-0---0-0--------7-6-5-3-0-|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    * *   * *   * *   * *            * *   * *   * *

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------5-----7-----5-----7p0-7-7~-|-----5-----7-----5-----2----------|
D|------5-----7-----5-----7p0-7-7~-|-----5-----7-----5-----2----------|
A|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----0--3p0--|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    * *   * *   * *   * *            * *   * *   * *   * *

 Riff 6
e|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---4--7--7-7---7---5-5-5-5-5-5-------------4-5-7-|-9---4--7--7-7---7---5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|--7---2--5--5-5-x-5---3-3-3-2-2-2--4----4-5-7-------|-7---2--5--5-5-x-5---3-3-3-2-2-2---7--------5------|
A|-----------------------------------5----------------|-----------------------------------5----5h7---7-5\-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

 Riff 7
e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9----5-----5-----5-5----7--------4-5-7--|-9-9----5-----5-----5-x-5-------------------|
A|-7-7-xx-2--xx-2--xx-3-3-xx-4--4-5-7--------|-7-7-xx-2--xx-2--xx-3-x-2---7--------5------|
E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------x-5----5h7---7-5\-|

 Riff 8
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--5-----7-----------------------------------|
D|--5-----7----------9--7--9~----12--7--9~----|
A|--3-----5----------7--5--7~----10--5--7~----|
E|------------/---\---------------------------|

 Riff 9
e|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------|
B|--------------8--|---------------------------------|---------------|
G|--5------7----9--|--5----7-------------------------|---5-----7-----|
D|--5------7----9--|--5----7---999999999999999999999-|---5-----7-----|
A|--3------5----7--|--3----5---777777777777777777777-|---3-----5-----|
E|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------|

 Riff 10
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------5--7~---5--2~--|--------------------5--7~---5--2~--|
D|-12--14~--10--12~---5--7~---5--2~--|-12--14~--10--12~---5--7~---5--2~--|
A|-10--12~---8--10~------------------|-10--12~---8--10~------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-12----14----14----14----14p12----|-10---12-----12----12----12p10----|
D|-12----14----14----14----14p12----|-10---12-----12----12----12p10----|
A|----00----00----00----00-------00-|----00----00----00----00-------00-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
      **    **    **    **       **      **    **    **    **       **

e|------------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------|
G|-5---7---7---7--7p5-----|-5---2---2---2---2-2--|
D|-5---7---7---7--7p5-----|-5---2---2---2---2-2--|
A|---00--00--00--00----00-|---00--00--00--00-----|
E|------------------------|----------------------|
     **  **  **  **    **     **  **  **  **

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|--------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|--------|
G|-12----14----14----14----14p12----|-10---12-----12----12----12p10----|-5---7---7---7--7p5-----|-5------|
D|-12----14----14----14----14p12----|-10---12-----12----12----12p10----|-5---7---7---7--7p5-----|-5---2--|
A|----00----00----00----00-------00-|----00----00----00----00-------00-|---00--00--00--00----00-|-----0--|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|--------|
      **    **    **    **       **      **    **    **    **       **     **  **  **  **    **

Solo 1 (Dave Murray)
e|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--5-6-8-6-5h6p5-8p6p5-5h6p5-8p6p5-5h6p5-------------------|
G|--7b--7p5-4h5p4--2--0~---2~---|----------------------------------------5h7p5\4--0~--12~--|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------15b----15-12-15----12-------15---------------|
B|-15b---15--13-----------------15----13-15b---15br-13-------|
G|------------------------------------------------------14~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------17-17-17-20-20-20b--20br-17---------|
B|----------------------------------17-17-17-18-18-18-20-20-20-----------------------------20b~-\--|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-17-17-17-20-20-20----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Harmony Solo 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15b----15----15-------------17----------------|
G|-16b---16--14-----------17----16-17-14-16b---16br-14--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------16~---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 Solo 2 (Adrian Smith)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--15-----------------12p11-------11---------|
G|--14b-14br-12-14~----------14-12----12-11~--|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------x-x------------------------|
E|-----------------x-x------------------------|

e|-12---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----16-15---------------------------------------|------------------------15~-|
G|----------16-15-14-12---14-12-------------------|------------12-14br-12------|
D|---------------------14------14-12--------------|------12-14-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------14-13-12-10~-|-12/14----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------4ph~-------7/9~----------6------7~|
D|----------------------------5-7-----5----|
A|-7-7-7------7-7-7---------7-------7---7--|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   * * *      * * *         * * *   * * *

e|-12-------12------------12----------------|-15b-15-14-12---------------------------|
B|----15b~-----15p12----12---12-------------|-------------15-13-12-------------------|
G|-------------------14b--------14br12---12~|----------------------14-12-11----------|
D|-------------------------------------14---|------------------------------14-12-10~-|
A|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

 Solo 3 (Adrian Smith + Dave Murray)
e|--12-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12--15~---------------------------------12-10h12p10---------|
G|-----------------14br12-14~------11----------------------11-12~--|
D|------------------------------------12----12~--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------14------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--12---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15~----------------12-13-12~----------------------|
G|-----------14br12-14~--------------7h~-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------3-3-5-5/7-5~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



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| p   Pull-off
| ~   Vibrato
| h   Hammer-on
| \   Slide down
| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release


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