Fear Of The Dark Tab
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
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| Capo: | no capo |
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FEAR OF THE DARK
Iron Maiden
[Intro] (w/distortion)
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-5-5---------5---|
G|-7-------7-7-9-9-|-10-10-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-5-------5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5---5-| x2
D|-----7-7---------|-------------------|-----5-5---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-4-4---------4---|
D|-7-7-----7-7-9-9-|-10-10-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-5-5-----5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5---5-|
A|-----7-7---------|-------------------|-----5-5---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-2-2---------2---------|
D|-7-7-----7-7-9-9-|-10-10-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-3-3-----3-3-5-5-|-----5-5-3-3---3-------|
A|-----7-7---------|-------------------|-----3-3---------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
rit. -----------|
The chords in the 2nd intro part and 1st quiet verse are:
Dm Bb C
They are played in the following form:
(for Dm) (for Bb) (for C)
e|-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
B|-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
G|-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
D|---7---7---7---7-| |---3---3---3---3-| |---5---5---5---5-|
A|-5---5---5---5---| |-1---1---1---1---| |-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
[Lead guitar] (clean tone)
Dm Bb C Bb C Dm Bb C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5-6--8-6--5--------------------6----------5-6--8-6--5-----------------|
G|------7--------------5----5----3--5--5----7-----7--------------5---------------| x2
D|----7-------------------5----5----------------7--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Dm Bb C Bb C Dm
I am a man who walks alone, and when I'm walking a dark road
Bb C Bb C Dm
at night or strolling through the park
Bb C F G Dm
When the lights begin to change, I sometimes feel a little strange,
Bb C
a little anxious when it's dark
[Chorus 1]
Bb C Dm C
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
Bb F G Dm
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Bb C Dm C
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
Bb F G Dm
I have a phobia that someone's always there
[Riff] (w/distortion)
e|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|
A|-5-|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----------------|-----5-5---------|
A|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|(5)5-----5-5-7-7-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5---------|-----------------|
^
(Play all x2) 2nd time D5 to Verse 2
[Verse 2] (w/distortion)
The chords are played as power chords:
Dm x57xxx (D5)
Bb x13xxx (Bb5)
C x35xxx (C5)
Dm Bb
Have you run your fingers down the wall
C
and have you felt your neck skin crawl
Dm
when you're searching for the light
Dm Bb
Sometimes when you're scared to take a look
C
at the corner of the room
Dm
You've sensed that something's watching you
(Chorus 2, Verse 3, Chorus 3 similar)
[Riff] (w/distortion)
e|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|
A|-5-|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----------------|-----5-5---------|
A|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|(5)5-----5-5-7-7-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5---------|-----------------|
^
(Play all x2) 2nd time omit, to Solo
[Solo] (The easy part)
e|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
G|-7~-------9----10----|-9~-----10-9-7~-----7----|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------10-|-8------8-7-5----7--b--|-7~----------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
e|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
G|-7~-------9----10----|-9~-----10-9-7~-----7----|-----------------5----|-7~----------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------10-|-8------8-7-5---------|----------------7--|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------|-----8--------------------|-----8----------------------|-------------------|
G|-7~-------------7--9--|-10----10-9---------7--9--|-10----10-9------7----------|-------------------|
D|-------------7--------|-----------------7--------|-------------------10-7--8--|-7~-------------7--|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|-----8--------------------|-----8-------------------10b-|(10)--10~-----------|
G|-7~-------------7--9--|-10----10-9---------7--9--|-10----10-9------7-----------|--------------------|
D|-------------7--------|-----------------7--------|-------------------10-7------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
(Solo-Really-Fast-Difficult-To-Catch, two separate solos)
[Solo] (Again, an easy part)
Dm Bb
e|-----|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----|----10--6--8~----------|----10--6--8----6--------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7-7-|-7-----------------7-7-|-7-----------------------|----10--7--9~----------|----10--7--9----5--------|
D|-----|-----------------------|---------------------8-8-|-8-----------------8-8-|-8-------------------5-5-|
A|-----|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gm Bb/F C/E Dm (rhythm guitar plays D5) *
e|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|----7--3--5~----------|----10--7--9----5-----7--|(7)---7--5-------5--7--|(7)---7--5-------5--7-7-|
D|-5----------------7-7-|-7-----------------7-----|---7----------7--------|---7----------7---------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
(Above is played three times in a row, last two with vocals. The 7 7 at the end is the same part as
the 7 7 at the beginning just before the start of the bar so only play that once on repeats.
3rd time finish on the note indicated with *.)
[Riff] (w/distortion)
e|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|
A|-5-|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----------------|-----5-5---------|
A|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|(5)5-----5-5-7-7-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5---------|-----------------|
^
(Play all x2) 2nd time D5 to Verse 4
(Verse 4, Chorus 4 (extended) similar to before)
[Outro]
[Lead guitar] (clean tone)
Dm Bb C Bb C Dm Bb C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5-6--8-6--5--------------------6----------5-6--8-6--5-----------------|
G|------7--------------5----5----3--5--5----7-----7--------------5---------------|
D|----7-------------------5----5----------------7--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm Bb C Bb C Dm
When I'm walking a dark road, I am a man who walks alone
************************************
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| (n) Hold note over bar line
************************************
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Fear Of The Dark – Iron Maiden
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45 comments
This is great!
Great job really!
+13
well the intro riff seems to be right, and also the intro - and outro solo's... but u've got the chords all wrong, and where is the main solo's ?
+4
this is a gr8 tab and the 1st proper song i learnt 2 play,well done!
+4