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 7fr. F/A

F/A 3fr. G5/A
G5/A 5fr. G5G5 3fr. F5F5 3fr. E5E5 2fr. D5D5 5fr. D/F
D/F bb 7fr.
xo x xo x xo x xxx xx x xx x x xx x xx

A Intro
Heavy Rock P = 188
c
4 VV VV VV gVV VV VV VV VV VV VV
1
I4 V V VV WW
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 V V V
I4 V VV V
V V
Gtr II

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

c
VV VV VV gVV VV VV VV VV VV VV
5
I V V VV WW
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 VV
V
T
2
A 2
B 0

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c
VV VV VV gVV VV VV VV VV VV VV
9
I V V VV WW
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 V V V
I VV V VV V
V V V
T
2 2 2 2
A 2 2 2 2
B 0 0 3 0

c
VV VV VV gVV VV VV VV VV VV VV
13
I V V VV WW
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 R
I VV V P V V V V
V V V V
M 1/2

T
2
A
B
2
0 3 5 5
O5 3
3 5 5 5
H

B Verse Riff

17 VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
I
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, II
|||||||| M 1/4

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 VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
I
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
|||||||| M 1/4

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 VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
I
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
|||||||| M 1/4

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 VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
I
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 VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV k
I 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

V WW VV VV
37
I VV }} }} VV }} VV W V }} }} V }} }} VVV }} VV WW VV V V V
V } } V } V W V W V gV V 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 V 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
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

VV VV VV VV VV VV WW
41
I VV }} }} VV }} gVV WW gVV f VV VV V
V V V V V V V
WW
V } } V } V W 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
B 3 x x 3 x 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 5
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

V UU VV }} }} VV }} V
45
I VV }} }} VV }} VV U V } } V } V WW VV V V 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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c k c
49
I VV }} }} VV }} gVV WW gVV f VV VV V
V
WW gVV WW g}} fV
V } } V } V W W V W } V
W V W
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
B 3 x x 3 x 1 1 2 2 2 x 0
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 VV
53
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV WW VV WW 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
B 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 5 5 5
3 3
P P

c c
U WW V
k V WW VV WW k c
57
I UU W V W V W V
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 V
I u u V V V V gV f V 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 VV
61
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV WW VV WW 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
B 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 5 5 5
3 3
P P

1.
to Coda
c c
U WW V
k V WW VV WW k Vc
65
I UU W V W V W V
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 V
I u u V V V V gV f V 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

VV g}V k VV VV VV c
69
I VV VV VV V
u
VV VV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V 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

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

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

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73
I VV VV
VV VV VV VV g}VV VV VVV VVV VV VV VV VV VV V V
V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
|||||||| M 1/4

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.

WW } V V V V V V j V V V V R
77
I W pick scrapes
} V V V P W Q V
u u
3
1
Gtr I Gtr IV
M
Full 4 1/2
\\
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
VV VV VV VV VV VV VV }} }} VV VV VV V V V
k } } } k VV
I } } V V V V V V V } } V V V VV VV VV 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

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

V V V V VV VV VV VV VV
V V k
I VV gV V V V V V V V VN VV } }
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
B 5 0 0 5 x x
3 x x

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_c _
A5 F/A G5/A
_ _ _ _ k _G5_ _
8va
c t t q V k V V V V V V V V V V V
84
I V V V V
u u
2 1/2 3 1/2 2 N.H.
\\\\\\\\\\ M
Full
M Full
O
T 15
O15 13 15 15 15 15 12 15
15
12
13
0 0 0 [12] [12] [12] 12
A
B
H sl. P P
8va

V V V V V V V VV c
I VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V u
M
1/2

T 6
5
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
5
4 7 7 16
O
16 14
15 15 15 15 13 15 12 13
14
A 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 7 5
B 5 5 5 7 7 5 3
P P

b
_c _
F5 E5 D/F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8va 8va

88 V V V V V V V V W j V V V V V
I
M
Full M
Full
||||||||||||| Y Y Y Y Y
T 15 15
15
15
O
15 13 13
7 7 8 10 12
14 14
A
B
P sl.

V V V V V V V gV c
V VV VV VV VV
V V
I gV V V V V V V V
3
V V V V
M
1/2 M
1/2

T
16 16
17
16
O
16 14 14 4 5 7
10
9
6
5
6
5
8
7
A 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 V V V V W U V
91
I u u 3
3 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Y Y M
Full Full
M O M
Full

13 15 17 17 17 20 20 20 20 20 20 (17)
T 20 20 20 20 20
A
B

c
VV VV k k VV }} }} VV VV VV V V V V VV
I V V V } } V V V VV VV VV VV 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
VV V V V V W
k c V gV V V V V
94
I u } gV gU
Full
M ||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||
T 15
14
O
14 14 12 14 14 x 12 11 11
A 14 12 12 11 11
B
P sl.

c c
V VV j V V
I VV VV VV g} } VV } } VV VV j gVV VV V V
V V V }} }} VV }} }} V V V V gV V V gV
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 V V V V
V V V
3
V gV f V V V gV f V V V V U
98
I gV f V V V V V V V }
V 3 V U
3
3 3
|||| M Full
\\
T
12 11 10
12 11 10 8 10 8
O 10
8 10 10 10 8 0
10
0
9 9 7 7 9
A 9 8 7 5 5 x 9
B
sl. sl. P

c c
V VV j V V
I VV V VV VV g} } VV } } VV VV j gVV VV
V V }} }} VV }} }} 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
B 7 7 2 2 x x 2 x x 3 3 4 4 2 5 2
5 5 3

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

c c
V VV j V V
I VV VV VV g} } VV } } VV VV j gVV VV V V
V V V }} }} VV }} }} V V V V gV V V gV
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
V V V gV N
V V V V V V V V V t 3
106
I V V V V V V V V W
V
t t t gt V
3
V
3 3 3
3
M
Full M
Full M
Full
||||||||||| M Full
A.H.
12 12 12 15 15 15 14 12
T 15 15 15 12
14 14
12 12 O
14 14 14 12 12
15 [13] [12]
[14] [12] [11]
A 14 14 12
B
P P C B A G F b
c c
V VV j V V g} } V VV VV j gVV VV
I VV V VV VV } } VV } }
}} }}
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
B 7 7 2 2 x x 2 x x 3 3 4 4 2 5 2
5 5 3

pick scrapes
I Interlude

UU WW }}
110
I UUU WW
W U W }
V
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
VV VV V UU VV VV VV VV WW WW
V VV
114
I 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
B 7 7 5 7 10 5 5 7 7 7
0
sl.

2.
VV U
W VVV U W
j V VV U
118
I WW
3

\\\\\\\\\\ 1 M Full
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \
12
T
9
12 15 O
14 14 12 14 14 7 7
A 9 9 7
B 7
P

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V }
124 U W j
I
Gtr V
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
12
T x
7 7
A
B
sl.

V V V V V gV U W
I 3
Gtr I

T 12 10 12 10
12 11 12 12
A
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 VV U W VV U W
127 j ~~~ V j
I 3
3
Gtr V
\\\\\\ M
Full
\\\\\\
T 15 15 O
x 141412 14 14
1213 12 12
A x
B x
sl. P

133 U U UU WW
I U W VVVV 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
VV VV VV g}V V VV VV VV VV
139
I V V VV WW
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

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

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

D.S. al Coda

VV VV VV gVV j VV VV VV VV
143
I V V VV VV
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
WW V k V WW
V U VV k V WW
V
147
I W }} V U V W
V
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.
c
151
WW } VV k VV WW UU VV k Vc W
I W }
V V W U V V W
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.

VV k Vc W
155
I UU V V W WW VV
UGtr. III plays A pedal (8ths) 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 j V j V k V
k V j VV j VV j VV k V
k V j VV V VV V
158
I V VN VN N V V V V V VN VN VN V V 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
k VV VV VV k VV j VV V VV V k Vc j
162
I VVV V V V VN V V V
VV VV VV VV VV V VV V VV }
V V V V V NV V 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
k VV VV VV k VV j VV V VV V
166
I VVV V V V NV V V V VV
V
VV
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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