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Fear of the dark - Iron Maiden
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Tabbed by:Nicolas Chatzis, solo by Martin Olsson
Email:hanickgr@yahoo.gr
Tuning:Normal
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
Chords 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-b17-13p15p13-15\13h13h12h10---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------13h12h10-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------14\12h12h11h10h12h11h10-|
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|-17/19\h17h14-----|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
[E5] [Gb5]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14h15h17h15h14h17h15h15h14h15h14--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------14p15p14--------16/18\16--|
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.