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Iron Maiden - Two Minutes To Midnight guitar tab

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From: robs@violet.berkeley.edu (Rob Schenk)

Subject: Tab: Iron Maiden "Two Minutes to Midnight"

Tue Jun 7 10:36:55 CDT 1994

2 Minutes to Midnight

by Iron Maiden

Off the album, Powerslave

Hal Leonard Recorded Version transcription

Intro

Sec 1

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-----------------------7--7---------------------------

----5----7----5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2--

----5----7----5----7------------5-----7----5------2--play 4 times

-00---00---00--00-----------00----00---00----00--0-

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Sec 2

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----5----7----5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2--play 2 times

----5----7----5----7--7--7------5-----7----5------2--

-00---00---00--00-----------00----00---00----00--0--0-3p0

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Verse

Play Intro/Sec 2 twice

then....

some blackened pride still burns...

and the reasons for the carnage...

madmen play on words and make us all...

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----5----7----5----7--7--7-7-----5-----7----5--5--5-5-5-

----5----7----5----7--7--7-7-----5-----7----5v-5--5-5-5-(play 2 times)

-00---00---00--00-------------55---55---55--------------

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Chorus

The killer's breed...

demon seed

fortune...

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-----------------6---6------3-------3------------------------------

-2---x-x--2----x-5---5--x-x-4--x-x--4--5----5/4--4p2----------3---

-2---x-x--2----x-7---7--x-x-5--x-x--5--5----5/4--4p2--3---x-x-3---

-0---x-x--0----x-0---------------------3----3/---------3---x-x-1--

--------------------------------------------------------1---x-x----

the pain....

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-3/2--2p0--5--5-5-5---5-0---------

-3/2--2p0--5--5-5-5---5-5----5----

-1---------3--3-3-3---3-2----5----

------------------------------3----

war again....

pray for my soul...

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-----------------6----------3-------3------------------------------

-2---x-x--2----x-5------x-x-4--x-x--4--5----5/4--4p2-------------3-

-2---x-x--2----x-7------x-x-5--x-x--5--5----5/4--4p2--3---x-x-3--3-

-0---x-x--0----x-0---------------------3----3/---------3---x-x-3--1

--------------------------------------------------------1---x-x-1--

anymore....

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-3/2--2p0--2--1---

-3/2--2p0--2--2----

-----------2--2----

-----------0--0----

2 Minutes....

the hand that....

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--------------------------------5------7----10--12---

-5-7-7-7-7p5----5-7-7-7-7p5---5-5----7----10--12---play twice

-0-0-0-0-0---7--0-0-0-0-0---7-3-5----5-----8--10---

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Fill 1

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-6---------------

---7-------------

-----7-----------

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Fill 2

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-7-5---------5--

-----7-6-5-3-0-

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-----------------------7--7---------------------------

----5----7----5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2--

----5----7----5----7------------5-----7----5------2--

-00---00---00--00-----------00----00---00----00--0-

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---------------------------7--7----------------------------------

----5----7----5h7p5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2---------

----5----7----5h7p5----7--7--7------5-----7----5------2---------

-00---00---00--------------------00----00---00----00--0--0-3p0-

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Rhythm during solo 1

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10-6-8-8-8-x-x-6-6-6-5-5-5-------------------------6-8-8------

-9-5-7-7-7-x-x-5-5-5-4-4-4--7---------4-5-7-9-7-5-5-7-7------

-7-3-5-5-5-x-x-3-3-3-2-2-2--7---4-5-7-------------3-5-5--5----

------------------------------5----------------------------5-x-x-

-----------------------------------------------------------3-x-x-

------------------------------------------------------------------------

-6-6-6-5-5-5------------------------15bp13-15-12-13--------17---------

-5-5-5-4-4-4-7--------------16bp14------------------14-16b----16bp14--

-3-3-3-2-2-2-7-----5----------------------------------------------------

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

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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-----------------------6-8----

-14----------4-5-7--9-5-7----

---16/-4-5-7--------7-3-5----

---------------------0--------

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-8-8-8-x-x-6-6-6-5-5-5------------------

-7-7-7-x-x-5-5-5-4-4-4--7---------------

-5-5-5-x-x-3-3-3-2-2-2--7----5----------

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

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Rhythm during solo 2

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-----3-----3-----------------------

-9-9-0-x-x-0-x-x-5--5--6--------------------

-9-9-0-x-x-0-x-x-5--5--7-------4-5-7-----------

-7-7-2-x-x-2-x-x-3--3--4-4-5-7-----------------

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-----3-----3---------------------------

-9-9-0-x-x-0-x-x-5--5--6---------------

-9-9-0-x-x-0-x-x-5--5--7---------------

-7-7-2-x-x-2-x-x-3--3--4---2-5-2-------

--------------------------5-------5-3---

-----12-----12-------------12---------------15b-15-14-12------

--------15b----15p12----12---12--------------------------15-13-

-7v------------------14b--------14b-12---12--------------------

----------------------------------------14-----------------------

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-12--------------------------

---14-12-11------------------

------------14-12------------

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Harmony Interlude

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-5------7----9--7--9---12--7--9-------------

-5v-/---7----9--7--9v--12--7--9v--(2 times)--

-3----0-5----7--5--7---10--5--7-------------

-----------0---------------------------------

-12------------------------------------

---12-15/dive---------------------------

----------------14b-12-----7-----7v----

----------------------14v----9-7-------

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-12----------------------------------------------------------

---12-10h12p10-----------15------------12-13-12------------

----------------12p11h12-----14b-12-14------------7dive-----

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-5-----------------------------

-5-----------------------------

-3-3-5-7-5-5v-----------------

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repeat intro Sec 1 and then Sec 2

Outro

Midnight...

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-----------6--8------------------------

-----------5--7---5-7---5-2-----------

-12--14----3--5--5-7---5-2---(2 times)

-10--12----------3-5---3-0-------------

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-----------------------10-12-12--12--12p10-12p10--

-12-14-14-14--5h7p5--10--12-12--12-12p10--12p10-

-10-12-12-12--------7-8--10-10--10--10-----------

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-5-7-7-7-7p5--7p5--5-5--2---2---2--2p0--2p0-

-5-7-7-7-7p5--7p5--5-5--2---2---2--2p0--2p0-

-3-5-5-5-5---------3-3---0---0--0------------

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-----------------------10-12-12--12--12p10-12p10--

-12-14-14-14--5h7p5--10--12-12--12-12p10--12p10-

-10-12-12-12--------7-8--10-10--10--10-----------

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-5--7--7---7--7p5--7p5---5-2--

-5--7--7---7--7p5--7p5---5-2--

-3--5--5---5-------------3-0--

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