This is my first tab. Maybe not the easiest one but anyways ;p
Here you've got the most common Live version of Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden.
It's best to listen to the song to get the rhythms.
Tabbed in order as the song is.
This is what I hear is correct.
Any corrections/recommendations? please tell me through the comment section.
I'm sorry about that im not tabbing the solo but look at a normal version (not
live) i know some have the solos ;)
s = Slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
(#) = last note still rings
Intro
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-5-6-6-5-5-----5-5-----------------5-5---------5----|
G|-7-7-----7-7-------------7-7-----5-5-----5-5-7-7-----7-7-5-5---5--|
D|-----7-7-----------------------------5-5--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-5-6-6-5-5-----5-5-----------------5-5---------5----|
|-7-7-----7-7-------------7-7-----5-5-----5-5-7-7-----7-7-5-5---5--|
|-----7-7-----------------------------5-5--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-----7-7-9-9-10-10-9-9-7-7-9s7-5-5-----5-5-7-7-9-9-7-7-5-5-9-5--|
|-----7-7-------------------------------5-5--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
From here \/ play slower and slower..
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------2----|
|-7-7-----7-7-9-9-10-10-9-9-7-7-9s7-3-3-----3-3-5-5-7-7-5-5-3-3---3--|
|-----7-7-------------------------------3-3--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-verse - remember i've tabbed 2 guitars here
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------8-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7---9-10-------10---9------------------------------------10-7-|
|---------7------------------------10------------10------8---10-10--------|
|---------------------------------------------10------10------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---5---5---7---7-|
|-5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---1---1---3---3---5---5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------8--------------------------------|
|-----7---9-10-----10---9-------------------------|
|---7---------------------10----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
|-5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------8-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7---9-10-------10---9------------------------------------10-7-|
|---------7------------------------10------------10------8---10-10--------|
|---------------------------------------------10------10------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---5---5---7---7-|
|-5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---1---1---3---3---5---5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------8--------------------------------|
|-----7---9-10-----10---9-------------------------|
|---7---------------------10----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
|-5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
(=== Verse ===)
I am a man who walks alone, and when I'm walking a dark
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|---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---5---5-|
|-5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---1---1---3---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
road, at night or strolling through the park.
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---5---5-|
|-5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---1---1---3---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
When the lights begin to change, I sometimes feel a
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------5---5---7---7-|
|---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5-3---3---5---5---|
|-5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
little strange. a little anxious when it's dark Fear of the
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
|-5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
dark, Fear of the dark I have a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-|
|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
constant fear that something's always near Fear of the
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5---5---7---7---------------------------------|
|---3---3---3---3-3---3---5---5-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|-1---1---1---1-------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
dark, (You) Fear of the dark I have a|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-|
|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
phobia that someone's always there
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5---5---7---7---------------------------------|
|---3---3---3---3-3---3---5---5-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|-1---1---1---1-------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(=== This 4 lined riff goes very fast ===)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
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|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----5-5-------------5-5-------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-8-8-----8-7-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
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|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----5-5-------------5-5-------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-8-8-----8-7-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
(=== Verse
- are played slowly ===)
Have you run your fingers down the wall? And have you felt your
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-5-----------------5----------------3------------------3---------|
|-3-----------------3----------------1------------------1---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
neck skin crawl? When youre searching for the light?
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|-----------5------------------5------------------7----------------7-|
|-----------3------------------3------------------5----------------5-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sometimes when youre scared to take a look At the corner of the
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|-7--------------------7----------------3-----------3----------------|
|-5--------------------5----------------1-----------1----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
room Youve sensed that somethings watching you
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-5---------------------5---------------7----------7-|
|-3---------------------3---------------5----------5-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Fear of the dark - fear of the dark - I have a constant fear that somethings always near
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|------------3----5-------------7----5----------3------------------5----------7------7-|
|------------1----3-------------5----3----------1------------------3----------5------5-|
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Fear of the dark - fear of the dark - I have a phobia that someones always there
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------3----5-------------7----5----------3-----------5--------7------7----|
|------------1----3-------------5----3----------1-----------3--------5------5----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Have you ever been alone at night, thought you heard footsteps behind, and turned
and no ones there?
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5-------------3-------------5------------------5---------7-----7----------------
|-3-------------1-------------3------------------3---------5-----5----------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
---5-----------------3-----|
---3-----------------1-----|
---------------------------|
And as you quicken up your pace, you find it hard to look again, because youre sure
someone there?
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5----------3---------------5-----------------3-------5----7--------------------
|-3----------1---------------3-----------------1-------3----5--------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------|
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3-------------------5----|
1-------------------3----|
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Fear of the dark - fear of the dark - I have a constant fear that somethings always near
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|-3----------3------5-------------7------5----------3------------------5----------7------7--|
|-1----1--1--1--1-1-3-------3--3--5--5-5-3----3--3--1------------1--1--3----3--3--5--5-5-5--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fear of the dark - fear of the dark - I have a phobia that someones always there
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------3------5-------------7------5----------3-----------5--------7------7---|
|------1--1--1--1-1-3-------3--3--5--5-5-3----3--3--1-----1--1--3----3-3-5--5-5-5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(=== This 4 lined riff goes very fast ===)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----5-5-------------5-5-------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-8-8-----8-7-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----5-5-------------5-5-------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-8-8-----8-7-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
Riff
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------5--6--5----6-5-------------------------------|
|-7-------------------7----7-5----------------------|
|------------------------------8----8-7-5--(5)s7s5--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------5--6--5----6-5-----------------------------|
|-7-------------------7----7-5--------------------|
|------------------------------8----8-7-5--5-7-9--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------5-6-8-6-5--------5-6-8-6-5---------------|
|-7h9----7----------------7--------------7-5--------|
|------7----------------7--------------------7-8-7--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------5-6-8-6-5--------5-6-8-6-5----------10----(10)s9--|
|-7h9----7----------------7--------------7-5-----------------|
|------7----------------7--------------------7---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
Then the solo comes.. im sorry but im just not good enough to tab the solo and i dont want to copy.
So plz watch an other version for that.
|----5---3-----------5-------|-------------------------------|
|------6---------------6-8-6-|-------6-3-5----------6-3-5----|
|--7----------7-7-7----------|-3-3-3----------3-3-3--------5-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------3------------------6-5-----------------------------------------|
|--------3-5------------7--------5----7---7-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-5-|
|5-5-5----------7-7-7--------------7----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fear of The dark Fear of the dark
|------5------3----------5--------|---------------------------------------|
|---------6----------------6-8-6--|----------6--3---5----------6-3-5------|
|-7----------------7-7-7----------|-3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Fear of the dark Fear of the dark
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3-----------------6---5-------------------------------------------|
|------------3---5------------7--------5----7---7-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-5-|
|5-5-5----------------7-7-7--------------7----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fear of The dark Fear of the dark
|------5------3----------5--------|---------------------------------------|
|---------6----------------6-8-6--|----------6--3---5----------6-3-5------|
|-7----------------7-7-7----------|-3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Fear of the dark Fear of the dark
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3-----------------6---5-------------------------------------------|
|------------3---5------------7--------5----7---7-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-5-|
|5-5-5----------------7-7-7--------------7----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(=== This 4 lined riff goes very fast ===)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----5-5-------------5-5-------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-8-8-----8-7-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----5-5-------------5-5-------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-8-8-----8-7-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
Watching horror films the night before, Debating wiches and folklore, The
unkown troubles on your mind
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---------------3---------------5----------------3-------5------7----------------3----------5---|
|-3---------------1---------------3----------------1-------3------5----------------1----------3---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I know your mind is playing tricks, You sense and suddenly eyes fix, On dancing
shadows from behind
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------3---------------5---------------------3-----5-------7---------------3------5-----|
|-3-----------1---------------3---------------------1-----3-------5---------------1------3-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fear of the dark - fear of the dark - I have a constant fear that somethings
always near
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|-3----------3------5-------------7------5----------3------------------5----------7------7--|
|-1----1--1--1--1-1-3-------3--3--5--5-5-3----3--3--1------------1--1--3----3--3--5--5-5-5--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fear of the dark - fear of the dark - I have a phobia that someones always there
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3----------3------5-------------7------5----------3-----------5--------7------7---|
|-1----1--1--1--1-1-3-------3--3--5--5-5-3----3--3--1-----1--1--3----3-3-5--5-5-5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fear of the dark - fear of the dark - I have a constant fear that somethings always near
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|-3----------3------5-------------7------5----------3------------------5----------7------7--|
|-1----1--1--1--1-1-3-------3--3--5--5-5-3----3--3--1------------1--1--3----3--3--5--5-5-5--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
From here \/ play slower and slower..
Fear of the dark - fear of the dark - I have a phobia that someones always there
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|-3----------3------5-------------7------5----------3-----------5--------7------7---|
|-1----1--1--1--1-1-3-------3--3--5--5-5-3----3--3--1-----1--1--3----3-3-5--5-5-5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------8-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7---9-10-------10---9------------------------------------10-7-|
|---------7------------------------10------------10------8---10-10--------|
|---------------------------------------------10------10------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---5---5---7---7-|
|-5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---1---1---3---3---5---5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------8--------------------------------|
|-----7---9-10-----10---9-------------------------|
|---7---------------------10----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
|-5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
When Im walking adark (x02210@1)road, I'm a (x02210@1)man who walkes alone
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------8---------------------------------------------|
|-------------7--9--10---10-----9-----------------------------------10-7--|
|--------7------------------------10-------------10------8---10-10--------|
|---------------------------------------------10------10------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------3---3---5---5---------|
|---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5-1---1---3---3-----5---5-|
|-5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3-------------------3---3---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
