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Fear of the dark – Iron Maiden
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Tabbed by:Nicolas Chatzis, solo by Martin Olsson
Email:[email protected]
Tuning:Normal
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
Used:
D5 x577xx
Bb5 x133xx
C5 x355xx
A5 x022xx
E5 022xxx
F5 133xxx
G5 355xxx
Gb5 244xxx
Intro
[D5] [C5]
e|—————————————————————–|
B|—————————————————————–|
G|—————————————————————–|
D|————-2-2-3-3-2-2—–3——————-2-2———2—|
A|-5-5-0-0-5-5————-5-5—0-3-3—–3-3-5-5—–5-5-3-3—3-|
E|————————————-3-3————————-|
(Twice)
[A5] [G5]
e|—————————————————————–|
B|—————————————————————–|
G|———————————————2-2-4-4-2-2—–4—|
D|———————————5-5-0-0-5-5————-5-5—5-|
A|————-2-2-3-3-2-2—–3-0———————————|
E|-5-5-0-0-5-5————-5-5————————————-|
[A5] [F5] [G5]
e|——————————————————————|
B|——————————————————————|
G|————————————————-2-2———2—-|
D|———————————3-3—–3-3-5-5—–5-5-3-3—3~-|
A|————-2-2-3-3-2-2—–2-0—–3-3————————–|
E|-5-5-0-0-5-5————-5-5————————————–|
/Drive Slowly
Instrumental Break 1
In Instrumental Break 1 the chords are played in the following form:
(for example D5):
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—–7—7—7—|
D|—7—7—7—7-|
A|-5—————|
E|—————–|
[D5] [Bb5] [C5] [Bb5] [C5] [D5] [Bb5] [C5] [C5]
e|—————————————————————————|
B|——–5-6-8-6-5—————–6——–5-6-8-6-5———————–|
G|——7———–5—5—–5—5—7—-7———–5———————|
D|—-7—————5—5-8—8——–7———————5————-|
A|—————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————|
(Twice)
Verse 1
In Vesre 1 the chords are played like in Instrumental Break 1
[D5] _I am a [Bb5]man who walks a[C5]lone, and when I’m [Bb5]walking [C5]a dark [D5]road
at night or [Bb5]strolling through the [C5]park[Bb5] [C5] [D5]
[D5] _When the [Bb5]light begins to [C5]change,I sometimes [F5]feel a [G5]little [D5]strange
a little [Bb5]anxious when it’s [C5]dark
Chorus 1
In Chorus 1 the chords are played like in Instrumental Break 1
[C5] _Fear of the [Bb5]dark ,[C5] _fear of the [D5]dark,[C5]_
I have a [Bb5]constant fear that [F5]something’s [G5]always [D5]near
[D5] _Fear of the [Bb5]dark ,[C5] _fear of the [D5]dark,[C5]_
I have a [Bb5]phobia that [F5]someone’s [G5]always [D5]there
Bridge 1
[D5] [D5] [Bb5] [Bb5]
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———–|
E|————————————————————-|
[C5] [C5] [D5] [D5]
e|————————————————————–|
B|————————————————————–|
G|————————————————————–|
D|—–7-7-5-5-7-7—–7-7-5-5-7———————-5———|
A|-5-5————-5-5————5-5—–5-5-7-7-8-8—8-7-5-5-|
E|————————————5-5———————–|
Verse 2
[D5]Have you run your [D5]fingers down the [Bb5]wall , have you [Bb5]felt your neck skin [C5]crawl
When you’re [C5]searching for the [D5]light[D5]
[D5]Sometimes when you’re [D5]scared to take a [Bb5]look , at the co[Bb5]rner of the [C5]room
You’ve sensed that [C5]something’s whatching [D5]you
Chorus 2
[D5]_Fear of the[Bb5] dark [C5], _fear of the[D5] dark[C5],_
I have a [Bb5]constant fear that [F5]something’s [G5]always [D5]near
[D5] _Fear of the [Bb5]dark ,[C5] _fear of the [D5]dark,[C5]_
I have a [Bb5]phobia that [F5]someone’s [G5]always [D5]there
Verse 3
[D5]Have you ever [Bb5]been alone at [C5]night , thought you [F5]heard fo[G5]otsteps [D5]behind
And turn [Bb5]around and no one’s [C5]there[C5]
[D5]And as you [Bb5]quicken up your [C5]pace , you find it [F5]hard to [G5]look aga[D5]in
Because you’re [Bb5]sure there someone’s [C5]there[C5]
Chorus 3
[C5]_Fear of the[Bb5] dark [C5], _fear of the[D5] dark[C5],_
I have a [Bb5]constant fear that [F5]something’s [G5]always [D5]near
[D5] _Fear of the [Bb5]dark ,[C5] _fear of the [D5]dark,[C5]_
I have a [Bb5]phobia that [F5]someone’s [G5]always [D5]there …thats right…
Bridge 2
[D5] [D5] [Bb5] [Bb5]
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———–|
E|————————————————————-|
[C5] [C5] [D5] [D5]
e|————————————————————–|
B|————————————————————–|
G|————————————————————–|
D|—–7-7-5-5-7-7—–7-7-5-5-7———————-5———|
A|-5-5————-5-5————5-5—–5-5-7-7-8-8—8-7-5-5-|
E|————————————5-5———————–|
Instrumental Break 2
[D5] [Bb5] [G5] [Bb5] [C5] [D5] [D5] [Bb5] [G5] [Bb5] [C5] [D5]
e|————————————-|———————————-|
B|——5-6-5-6-5———————-|—-5-6-5-6-5———————|
G|-7————–7-7-5—————-|-7————7-7-5———5-7—|
D|———————-8-8-7-5-7-8-7~-|——————–8-8-7-5——-|
A|————————————-|———————————-|
E|————————————-|———————————-|
[D5] [Bb5] [G5] [C5] [D5]
e|———————————————|
B|———-5-6-8-6-5——5-6-8-6-5———–|
G|—7—-7————–7———–7-5——-|
D|-7—-7————–7—————–7-8-7-|
A|———————————————|
E|———————————————|
[D5] [Bb5] [G5] [C5] [D5]
e|———————————————-|
B|———-5-6-8-6-5——5-6-8-6-5——–10~-|
G|—7—-7————–7———–7-5——–|
D|-7—-7————–7—————–7——|
A|———————————————-|
E|———————————————-|
[D5]
e|——————-10—————————-|
B|-15-15-15————12h11h10——————–|
G|-14-14-14-10p12p10————12h11h10h12h11h10–|
D|————————————————-|
A|————————————————-|
E|————————————————-|
[Bb5]
e|-15-13h12h10————————–|
B|————13h11h10——————|
G|——————–12h11h10h12h11h10-|
D|————————————–|
A|————————————–|
E|————————————–|
[C5] [D5]
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|-14h12h11h10——————-|
D|————12h11h10h10h11h12–|
A|——————————-|
E|——————————-|
[D5]
e|-17-b17-b17-13p15p13-1513h13h12h10———————————|
B|———————————–13h12h10————————-|
G|——————————————–1412h12h11h10h12h11h10-|
D|——————————————————————–|
A|——————————————————————–|
E|——————————————————————–|
[Bb5] [C5] [D5]
e|————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————-|
G|-14-10p12p10p12p10——————————————-|
D|——————10p12p10p12p10—————————–|
A|——————————–10p12p10p12p10-10p8———-|
E|—————————————————(10)h10—|
[Gb5]
e|—19h17-16p17p16h14p15p14——————————–|
B|-14———————–14p15p14————————|
G|———————————-14p15p14—————-|
D|——————————————14p15p14p15p14–|
A|———————————————————-|
E|———————————————————-|
[D5]
e|————17/19-|
B|-17/19h17h14—–|
G|——————|
D|——————|
A|——————|
E|——————|
[E5] [Gb5]
e|———————————————————–|
B|-14h15h17h15h14h17h15h15h14h15h14————————–|
G|———————————14p15p14——–16/1816–|
D|—————————————–14p15p14———-|
A|———————————————————–|
E|———————————————————–|
[Gb5]
e|-b20-b20-17p18p17———————-|
B|—————–17p18p17h14p15p14h17–|
G|—————————————|
D|—————————————|
A|—————————————|
E|—————————————|
e|-14p15p14|p17p14p15p14|p17p14p15p14———————-|
B|———————————–14p15p14|p17p14p15p14-|
G|———————————————————|
D|———————————————————|
A|———————————————————|
E|———————————————————|
[D5] [E5]
e|———————————————-|
B|-15-h14p15p14|h12p14p12|h10p12p10p10h10p12p10-|
G|———————————————-|
D|———————————————-|
A|———————————————-|
E|———————————————-|
[Gb5]
e|—————————|
B|-19h10p12h10p12h10p12h19~~-|
G|—————————|
D|—————————|
A|—————————|
E|—————————|
[D5] [Bb5] [G5]
e|—5———–5—————————————–|
B|—–6-8———6-8-6—6—5——-6—5—————|
G|-7——-7-7-7————-7———–7—5——-7—5-|
D|———————–8——-8-8-8———5-5-5—8—|
A|———————————————————|
E|———————————————————|
[A5] [D5] [D5]
e|——————————————|
B|——6—5——————————-|
G|——–7—5—7—7-5—5-7—7-5—5—|
D|-7-7-7——–7—7—–7—–7—–7—7-|
A|——————————————|
E|——————————————|
Chorus 4
[D5] [Bb5] [G5]
e|—5———–5—————————————–|
B|—–6-8———6-8-6—6—5——-6—5—————|
G|-7——-7-7-7————-7———–7—5——-7—5-|
D|———————–8——-8-8-8———5-5-5—8—|
A|———————————————————|
E|———————————————————|
Fear of the dark Fear of the dark Fear of the dark
[A5] [D5] [D5]
e|——————————————|
B|——6—5——————————-|
G|——–7—5—7—7-5—5-7—7-5—5—|
D|-7-7-7——–7—7—–7—–7—–7—7-|
A|——————————————|
E|——————————————|
Fear of the dark
Bridge 3
[D5] [D5] [Bb5] [Bb5]
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———–|
E|————————————————————-|
[C5] [C5] [D5] [D5]
e|————————————————————–|
B|————————————————————–|
G|————————————————————–|
D|—–7-7-5-5-7-7—–7-7-5-5-7———————-5———|
A|-5-5————-5-5————5-5—–5-5-7-7-8-8—8-7-5-5-|
E|————————————5-5———————–|
Verse 4
[D5]Watching horror [Bb5]films the night [C5]before , debating [F5]witches [G5]and f[D5]olklore
The unknown [Bb5]troubles on your [C5]mind[C5]
[D5]And though your [Bb5]mind is playing [C5]tricks , you sense and [F5]suddenly [G5]eyes [D5]fix
On dancing [Bb5]shadows from [C5]behind [C5]
Chorus 5
[C5]_Fear of the[Bb5] dark [C5], _fear of the[D5] dark[C5],_
I have a [Bb5]constant fear that [F5]something’s [G5]always [D5]near
[D5] _Fear of the [Bb5]dark ,[C5] _fear of the [D5]dark,[C5]_
I have a [Bb5]phobia that [F5]someone’s [G5]always [D5]there
Outro
In Outro the chords are played like in Instrumental Break 1
[D5] [Bb5] [C5] [Bb5] [C5] [D5] [Bb5] [C5] [C5]
e|—————————————————————————|
B|——–5-6-8-6-5—————–6——–5-6-8-6-5———————–|
G|——7———–5—5—–5—5—7—-7———–5———————|
D|—-7—————5—5-8—8——–7———————5————-|
A|—————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————|
[D5]_When I’m [Bb5]walking a dark [C5]road,
I am a [Bb5]man who wal[C5]ks al[D5]one.
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