FEAR OF THE DARK, IRON MAIDEN
By : **(EVAN)(KAHL)**
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 Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5 D5
_I am a man who walks alone, and when I'm walking a dark road
Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5 D5
at night or strolling through the park
D5 Bb5 C5 F5 G5 D5
_When the light begins to change,I sometimes feel a little strange
Bb5 C5
a little anxious when it's dark
Chorus 1
In Chorus 1 the chords are played like in Instrumental Break 1
C5 Bb5 C5 D5 C5
_Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_
Bb5 F5 G5 D5
I have a constant fear that something's always near
D5 Bb5 C5 D5 C5
_Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_
Bb5 F5 G5 D5
I have a phobia that someone's always 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-----------------------|
<-------------------Repeat two times-------------------------->
Verse 2
D5 D5 Bb5 Bb5 C5
Have you run your fingers down the wall , have you felt your neck skin crawl
C5 D5 D5
When you're searching for the light
D5 D5 Bb5 Bb5 C5
Sometimes when you're scared to take a look , at the corner of the room
C5 D5
You've sensed that something's whatching you
Chorus 2
D5 Bb5 C5 D5 C5
_Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_
Bb5 F5 G5 D5
I have a constant fear that something's always near
D5 Bb5 C5 D5 C5
_Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_
Bb5 F5 G5 D5
I have a phobia that someone's always there
Verse 3
D5 Bb5 C5 F5 G5 D5
Have you ever been alone at night , thought you heard footsteps behind
Bb5 C5 C5
And turn around and no one's there
D5 Bb5 C5 F5 G5 D5
And as you quicken up your pace , you find it hard to look again
Bb5 C5 C5
Because you're sure there someone's there
Chorus 3
C5 Bb5 C5 D5 C5
_Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_
Bb5 F5 G5 D5
I have a constant fear that something's always near
D5 Bb5 C5 D5 C5
_Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_
Bb5 F5 G5 D5
I have a phobia that someone's always 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-----------------------|
<-------------------Repeat two times-------------------------->
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
<-------------------Repeat two times--------------------->
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-----------------------|
<-------------------Repeat two times-------------------------->
Verse 4
D5 Bb5 C5 F5 G5 D5
Watching horror films the night before , debating witches and folklore
Bb5 C5 C5
The unknown troubles on your mind
D5 Bb5 C5 F5 G5 D5
And though your mind is playing tricks , you sense and suddenly eyes fix
Bb5 C5 C5
On dancing shadows from behind
Chorus 5
C5 Bb5 C5 D5 C5
_Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_
Bb5 F5 G5 D5
I have a constant fear that something's always near
D5 Bb5 C5 D5 C5
_Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_
Bb5 F5 G5 D5
I have a phobia that someone's always there
<-----------Repeat two times--------------->
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 Bb5 C5
_When I'm walking a dark road,
Bb5 C5 D5
I am a man who walks alone.
