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"Fear of the Dark" is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Written by Steve Harris, the band's bass player and primary songwriter, it serves as the title and closing track to Iron Maiden's 1992 album Fear of the Dark.
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Iron Maiden – Fear Of The Dark tab
From: Naikel Aparicio
Hi There! Here is Fear of The Dark by Iron Maiden. If you have
any suggestion about you're gonna see here, please email me.
FEAR OF THE DARK
Iron Maiden
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
/ - slide
^ - half bend
^^ - full bend
~ - vibrato
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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-----------
D|---7-7---------------------------|---5-5-----------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
(twice)
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|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------
|
dive _/
slowly
The chord in the Verse are: D Bb C
The chords are played in the following form:
(for example C:)
E|-------------------|
B|----5---5---5---5--|
G|------5---5---5----|
D|--3----------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Lead guitar (accoustic)
D Bb C Bb C D Bb C
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----5-6--8-6-5----------------6---------5-6-8-6-5-5----------------------------
G|---7------------5--5----3--5-5---8-----7-----------5----------------------------
D|-7---------------5---5---------------7------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(twice)
D Bb C Bb C D
__I am a man who walks alone, and when I'm walking a dark road
Bb C Bb C D
at night or strolling through the park
Bb C F G D
When the lights begin to change, I sometimes feel a little strange
Bb C
a little anxious when it's dark
C Bb C D C
___ Fear of the dark ,____ Fear of the dark,____
Bb F G D
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Bb C D C
Fear of the dark, ____ Fear of the dark, ____
Bb F G D
I have a phobia that someone's always there
Chorus: (w/distortion)
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
D|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----------------5-5---------------------
A|-5-5-------------5-5-------------|-----5-5-7-7-8-8-----8-8-7---------------
E|---------------------------------|-5-5-------------------------------------
<--- Repeat 3 times!!! --------->
Verse
The verse has the same chords that the part above, but they're
played with distortion. Hear very carefully the song so you can catch
the rhythm.
Here are the lyrics:
Have you run your fingers down the wall
And have you felt your neck skin crawl
When you're searching for the light
Sometimes when you're scared to take a look
At the corner of the room
You've sensed that something's watching you
Solo:
(The easy part)
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7-7-9-10-9~-10-9-7--7--------------------|
D|--------------------------10-8--8-7-5-7^-7~--|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7-7-9-10-9~-10-9-7--7----------5-7~------|
D|--------------------------10-8-7-5-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------8---------------8-------------------------------------------
G|---7~---7-9-10---10-9---7-9-10---10-9--7-----------------------------------
D|-7----7---------------7------------------10-7-7^-7~------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------8---------------8--------------10^-10~----------------------
G|---7~---7-9-10---10-9---7-9-10---10-9--7-----------------------------------
D|-7----7---------------7------------------10-7------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
{Solo-Really-Fast-Difficult-To-Catch}
Solo:
(Again, an easy part)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------10-6-8~-------10-6-8-6----------------------------------------------
G|-7-7-7---------7-7-7----------------10-7-9~-------10-7-9-5--------7-3-5----
D|------------------------------8-8-8---------8-8-8-----------5-5-5----------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------10-7-9-------7----7-5---5-7---7-5---5-------------------------------
D|-7-7-7--------10-7--7--7-----7-----7-----7---------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Then, comes the Chorus again, the last verse, and the outro,
that is similar to the Intro, so you can get it easy.
If you have an idea about the Really-Fast-Solo, or if you
want to talk about another Iron Maiden's Tab, feel free to drop me
some lines about it.
Naikel
--- ______________________________________________
/| | |
| | Naikel Aparicio S. |--------------|
| | | Caracas, |
| | emsca!nnas!Naikel@Sun.COM | Venezuela |
| | |--------------|
| |_______________________________|______________|
|/_______________________________/______________/
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 19:10:06 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Matevz Kren
Subject: i/iron_maiden/fear_of_the_dark.tab
FEAR OF THE DARK ***SOLO*** by IRON MAIDEN
Written by Steve Harris
Tabbed by Matevz Kren (matevz.kren@guest.arnes.si)
The solo begins with guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----14---------------------------------------|
G|--12-13----12-14-12^10------10---10^0---------|
D|------------------------12--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------10^12--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------10-10-10------13--15------|
B|--------------------10-10-10------------------|
G|---10-----12-14-------------------------------|
D|---10-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
e|-15---13^12-10----10--------------------------|
B|---------------10----13-11^10-----10----------|
G|-------------------------------12----12^10----|
D|-------------------------------------------12-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--10----12-----10----10----10^2-\-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-15-17----15-13^12-13-------------------------|
B|----------------------13-----------13---------|
G|--------------------------------12------12^10-|
D|-----------------------------14---------------|
A|--------------------------15------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----10----------------------------------------|
G|-12-14---12-14--12^10-------10----------------|
D|------------------------12--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|------13----------------------------------------------|
B|------13----------------------------------------------|
G|-(12)-14-(12)-14-12^10----10--------------------------|
D|-----------------------12----12^10----10--------------|
A|-----------------------------------12----12--11^10^8--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------------------------||
A|--10^8-----------------------------------------------||
E|---------10----10-----10-----------------------0-----||
Here begins guitar 2:
e|------\19----17----16--17--16^14^16^14------15^14--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------17---------17^14^12----14^---------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------16-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-^17^14----14^17^14----14-15^14----14-15^14----------------14^15-14-17-19--|
G|--------16----------16----------16----------16^14^13-14^16-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------(17)-15-17^14-----------------------------------------------|
B|-(17)-15-17^14---------------17^14---15^14----14^17^14---14----------------|
G|-----------------------------------0-------16----------16---16^14^16^14----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------16-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------19-19-21-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-----------------------------14-16-18-16-14-14^6-----------------------|
D|------16^14-16^14-----------14^16------------------------------------------|
A|------------------16^16-16-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----21----21----20----17^16------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------17------------14^15^16------------------------|
G|---------------------------------16^14^16----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14^17^16^14----14^16^14---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------17----------17^15^14--14^15^14--14^15^14----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------16^18--18^19^18^19^18-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------14--19-------|
G|-19---18^19^18^16-18---16^18^16^14-16---14^16^14^13-14-----14--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------16-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|---19---14^19^14-------------14-19-19-------------------------------------||
G|------------------14------14----------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------14--------------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------||