Appearing on Maiden’s 1984 album Powerslave, Two Minutes To Midnight features high‑energy riffing, half-time head-nodding and even the occasional harmonised twin-lead moment courtesy of guitarists Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. If you should happen to play with two other guitarists, we suggest one of you plays chords while the other two trade riffs and lead licks.
When it comes to the solos, you’ll be playing a mixture of picked and legato runs, plus fairly aggressive whammy bar lines, so your playing will need to be as tight as Murray and Smith’s spandex circa 1984. With a long solo section such as this, it can be easier to
