Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes To Midnight [taby]


+ Tab Legend +
       +----------------------------------------------------------------+
       | Symbol | Explanation               |
       +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
       |   V    |  Finger or wrist vibrato          |
       |   v(x) |  Vibrato arm; number in ()'s is fret note to be       |
       |    |   sounded, (\) is an unspecified dive      |
       |   ~    |  Sustained/Held note           |
       |   x    |  Percussive note with no pitch; muted note     |
       |   ^    |  Hammer on/Pull off            |
       |   b    |  Bend string up to indicated pitch/7ret   |
       |   r    |  Release bend to indicated string/fret     |
       |   =    |  Tremolo picking; Play the note rapidly and repeatedly|
       |  x/y   |  Slide from fret 'x' to 'y'; x/ is a slide to nowhere |
       |  x\y   |  Slide from fret 'x' down to 'y'; x\ is a slide to    |
       |    |   nowhere                 |
       |     |  Natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret |
       |    |   indicated in <>'s)                                  |
       |  ^x   |  Artificial "pinch" harmonic (use thumb to follow     |
       |    |   through the pick attack)          |
       | PM --| |  Palm Muting; lightly touch the strings at the bridge |
       |    |   with the edge of the fret hand        |
       +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+

^{Riff 1}:
    A5 (let open A ring)
e:-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G:------5-----7-----5-----7--7V--|------5-----7-----5----------------|
D:------5-----7-----5-----7--7V--|------5-----7-----5------2~--------|
A:--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0~-0-3^0--|
E:-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
PM----| |---| |---| |---|   PM----| |---| |---| |---|

^{Riff 2}:
    A5 (let open A ring)
e:--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G:------5-----7-----5------7--7V--|------5-----7------7-----7--5V---|
D:------5-----7-----5------7--7V--|------5-----7------7-----7--5V---|
A:--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---------|--5-5---5-5---5-5-----5----------|
E:--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
PM----| |---| |---| |---|    PM----| |---| |---|    |-|

^{Riff 3}:
   A5            F/A    G5         C5       F5         Bb5       C5 G/B
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------6~-6\-------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------5~-5\--------------5-5\4---------------3~-3^2^0-------|
D:-2-------2-----7~-7\--------------5-5\4---------------3~-3^2^0-5~-5~-|
A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1~-------3~-2~-|
E:--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------|
PM  |-----| |---|      |-----| |---|       |-----| |---|
                          Esus4 E
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------6~-6\-------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------5~-5\--------------5-5\4---------------3~-3^2^0-2--1--|
D:-2-------2-----7~-7\--------------5-5\4---------------3~-3^2^0-2~-2~-|
A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1~-------2~-2~-|
E:--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------0~-0~-|
PM  |-----| |---|      |-----| |---|       |-----| |---|

e:--------------|
B:--------------|
G:--------------|
D:--------------|
A:------3-------|
E:--3-5---5-3---|

^{Riff 4}:
     A5            C5  G5  Dm       F5    G5
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------(6)--6-----------------------|
G:--------------------------------5~------7~----7-----10~---12~-------|
D:---5-7-----7^5---5-7-----7^5----5~--5~--7~------7---10~---12~-------|
A:-------0-0-----7-----0-0-----7--3~--5~--5~----------8~----10~-------|
E:------------------------------------3~------------------------------|
  PM    |---|        |---|

^{Fill 1} (Adrian Smith)
e:-------------------|
B:-------------------|
G:-------------------|
D:---7-5-------------|
A:-------7-6-5-3-0---|
E:-------------------|

Song progression:

^{Riff 1} x4 (Adrian Smith only; Murray plays last A5 chord in tandem)
^{Riff 1} x2 (Murray joins Smith)

^{Riff 1} x2 /w lyrics:
Kill for gain or shoot to maim, but we don't need a reason
The golden goose is on the loose and never out of season

^{Riff 2} x2 /w lyrics:
Some blackened pride still burns inside this shell of bloody treason
Here's my gun for a barrel of fun for the love of living death.

^{Riff 3} x1 /w lyrics:
The killer's breed or the demon seed,
the glamour, the fortune, the pain
Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain,
Don't you pray for my soul anymore.

^{Riff 4} x2 /w lyrics:
                    ^{Fill 1}
Two minutes to midnight, the hands that threaten doom.
Two minutes to midnight, to kill the unborn in the womb.

^{Riff 1} x1
^{Fill 1}
^{Riff 1} x1

^{Riff 1} x2 /w lyrics:
The blind men shout "let the creatures out, we'll show the unbelievers"
Napalm screams of human flames, of a primetime Belsen feast, yeah

^{Riff 2} x2 /w lyrics:
As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy,
We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies.

^{Riff 3} x1 /w lyrics:
The killer's breed or the demon seed,
the glamour, the fortune, the pain
Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain,
Don't you pray for my soul anymore.

^{Riff 4} x2 /w lyrics:
                    ^{Fill 1}
Two minutes to midnight, the hands that threaten doom.
Two minutes to midnight, to kill the unborn in the womb!

Guitar Solos
------------
Here's what I have done: I tabbed each solo (#1 is Dave, #2 is Adrian)
and put the solo rhythm underneath it. Because the rhythms are so odd, I
will leave them separate and you can figure out how they fit with each
solo.

^{Guitar Solo #1}:
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------5-6-8-6-5^6^5---5^6^5-|
G:-7b9r7~--5^7^5-4^5^4-2^4^2-0v(\)~---------------7-------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:-5^6^5---5^6^5---5^6^5----------------------------------|
G:-------7-------7-------7-5^7^5-4^5^4-2^4^2-0v(\)-<12>~--|
D:--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------15b17~~r15^12-15----12----------15-----------|
B:-15b17r15^13------------------15----13-15b17~~~~r17-13----|
G:-------------------------------------------------------14~|
D:----------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------12=-13=-15=-17=-20=-20b22-20b22r20^17-------|
B:-/13-12=-13=-15=---------------------------------------20b22~|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|

^{Solo #1 Rhythm}:
    A F G      F E D
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--9-5-7~--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-4-2~----------4-5-7-9-5-7~--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D:--7-3-5~--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-2-0~----4-5-7-------7-3-5~--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                   D/F#
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--5-4-2~----------------9-5-7~--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-4-7~--------4-5-7-|
D:--3-2-0~-------5--------7-3-5~--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-2-4~--4-5-7-------|
A:-----------5-7---7-5-3-------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          |------------ * ------------|

e:----------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------|
G:--9-5-7~--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-4-2~-----------------|
D:--7-3-5~--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-2-0~-------5---------|
A:--------------------------------5-7---7-5-3---|
E:----------------------------------------------|

Rhythm/Solo #1 Harmony:
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------15b17r15^13-15-12-13----12---------17----------------|
G:16b18r16^14----------------------14----12--16b~~~~(18)r16-14-----|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------16--|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    This harmony is played on top of the rhythm which I notated above
with the |-- * --| underneath it. That makes 3 guitars folks! :>

^{Guitar solo #2}:
e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:-15----------------------------------------------------|
G:-14b16--14b16r14^12-14~~--12^11-------11---------------|
D:--------------------------------14^12----12--11b12r11~~|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:----17-17-17-17^15^13----------------------------------|
G:----------------------16-14-12-------------------------|
D:~~/-----------------------------14-12------------------|
A:--------------------------------------13-12b13r12-10~--|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B:------------------------(15)-|--------------------------|
G:-------12-14-14b16r14-12-14~-|------------------9V------|
D:-12-14-----------------------|--------9V----------------|
A:-----------------------------|-7-10-7----7-10-7----7-10-|
E:-----------------------------|--------------------------|
                              PM ------|  |------|

e:---------------|---12---------12-----------------------|
B:---------------|------15b17------15^12-----------------|
G:----------7~~~~~~/---------------------14^12----12-14--|
D:---?-----------|-----------------------------14--------|
A:---------------|---------------------------------------|
E:---------------|---------------------------------------|

e:-----------------15b17-15-14-12------------------------|
B:-------------------------------¹⁵¹³¹²------------|
G:-14b16r14^12-14----------------------------¹⁴¹²¹¹|
D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|

e:------------------|
B:------------------|
G:------------------|
D:--¹⁴¹²--------|
A:-----------¹⁵~~-|
E:------------------|

^{Solo #2 Rhythm}:
    E5 G/B   C5  A/C#
e:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:--9-----------------------------|--9----------------------------|
D:--9---5~---5~---7~--------4-5-7-|--9---5~---5~---7~------0------|
A:--7---2~---3~---4~--4-5-7-------|--7---2~---3~---4~--0-2---2-0--|
E:--------------------------------|------------------------------3|

e:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:--9-----------------------------|--9----------------------------|
D:--9---5~---5~---7~--------4-5-7-|--9---5~---5~---2~------0------|
A:--7---2~---3~---4~--4-5-7-------|--7---2~---3~---0~--0-2---2-0--|
E:--------------------------------|------------------------------3|

Post-Solo Break:
    C5  D5  E5          G5
e:-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:--5~--7~\-9-9-9\7/9~--12\-7--9~|--5~--7~\-9-9-9\7/9~--12\-7--9~-|
D:--5~--7~\-9-9-9\7/9~--12\-7--9~|--5~--7~\-9-9-9\7/9~--12\-7--9~-|
A:--3~--5~\-7-7-7\5/7~--10\-5--7~|--3~--5~\-7-7-7\5/7~--10\-5--7~-|
E:-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Lead break: (Smith plays lead, Murray plays chords)
      C5       D5       E5
e:--12---------------------------------------------------|
B:-----12-15v(\)-----------------------------------------|
G:-----------------(14b)16r14^12-14~~-----11-------------|
D:-------------------------------------------12-9-12~~*--|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|
      C5      D5       E5
e:--12---------------------------------------------------|
B:-----12-15V\-------------------------12^13^12~---------|
G:----------------(14b)16r14^12-14~~--------------<5>v(\)|
D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|
     C5              D5
e:-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|
G:---5~--------------7~----|
D:---5~--------------7~----|
A:---3~--------------5~----|
E:-------------------------|

* = This is an overdub which Dave plays live, so I assume he does it on
the album:
e:---------------------------|
B:--12-10^12^10--------------|
G:--------------12-11-12~~~--|
D:---------------------------|
A:---------------------------|
E:---------------------------|

^{Riff 1} x1
^{Fill 1} x1
^{Riff 1} x1

^{Riff 1} x2 /w lyrics:
The body bags and little rags of children torn in two
And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you

^{Riff 2} x2 /w lyrics:
As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song
To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun.

^{Riff 3} x1 /w lyrics:
The killer's breed or the demon seed,
the glamour, the fortune, the pain
Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain,
Don't you pray for my soul anymore.

^{Riff 4} x2 /w lyrics:
                    ^{Fill 1}
Two minutes to midnight, the hands that threaten doom.
Two minutes to midnight, to kill the unborn in the womb.

^Outro:
    G5  A5     F5  G5      C5  D5    C5 A5
e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------|
G:--12--14~----10--12~\---5---7~----5---2~---------------|
D:--12--14~----10--12~\---5---7~----5---2~---------------|
A:--10--12~----8---10~\---3---5~----3~--0~---------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|
   Midnight...midnight...midnight..all night...

(I know this can be played with the original fingerings, but this way
makes it easier to leave the A string open and also play the little fills
between each set of chord changes.)
e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------|
G:--7--9-9---9-9---9------------5--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
D:--5--7-7---7-7---7---7^5------3--5-5--5-5--5--5^3------|
A:---------0-----0---0-----7^5----(0)---------------5^3--|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|

e:------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--5----------------------------5--2-----2-----2-------------|
D:--5--7-7---7-7---7----2^0------5--2-----2-----2-----2^0-----|
A:--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------3^0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3^0-|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------|
G:--7--9-9---9-9---9------------5--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
D:--5--7-7---7-7---7---7^5------3--5-5--5-5--5--5^3------|
A:---------0-----0---0-----7^5----(0)---------------5^3--|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|
G:--5----------------------------5--2------|
D:--5--7-7---7-7---7----2^0------5--2------|
A:--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------3^0--3--0------|
E:-----------------------------------------|

For anyone interested, here is how Adrian plays this on Live After
Death:
    G5  A5      F5  G5       C5 D5  C5 A5
e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----(14)-15p14-----------(12)-13p12-------------------|
G:--12--14~-------14-----10--12~-------12-----5--7~--5-2~|
D:--12--14~----------14--10--12~----------12--5--7~--5-2~|
A:--10--12~--------------8---10~--------------3--5~--3-0~|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----(14)-15p14----------------------------------------|
G:--12--14~-------14-----10--12~------<12>v(\)5--7~--5-2~|
D:--12--14~----------14--10--12~-<12>---------5--7~--5-2~|
A:--10--12~--------------8---10~--------------3--5~--3-0~|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|
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