• Song:

    fear of the dark

  • Artist:

    Iron Maiden

  • Album:

    Live at Donington 1992 ...

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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 (xx023x@1) x577xx   
  Bb5  x133xx
  C5   x355xx
  A5   x022xx
  E5   022xxx
  F5   133xxx
  G5   355xxx
  Gb5  244xxx



Intro
   D5 (xx023x@1)                           C5e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x355xx@1)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 (x022xx@1)                            G5e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (355xxx@1)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 (x022xx@1)                            F5 (133xxx@1)            G5e|------------------------------------------------------------------| (355xxx@1)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 (xx023x@1)     Bb5 (x133xx@1)    C5 (x355xx@1)   Bb5 (x133xx@1)  C5 (x355xx@1)  D5 (xx023x@1)  Bb5 (x133xx@1)   C5 (x355xx@1)    C5e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x355xx@1)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 (xx023x@1)     Bb5 (x133xx@1)          C5 (x355xx@1)               Bb5 (x133xx@1)   C5 (x355xx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) _I am a man who walks alone, and when I'm walking a dark road

Bb5 (x133xx@1)                 C5 (x355xx@1)    Bb5 (x133xx@1)C5 (x355xx@1)D5 (xx023x@1) at night or strolling through the park

D5 (xx023x@1)       Bb5 (x133xx@1)           C5 (x355xx@1)               F5 (133xxx@1)   G5 (355xxx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) _When the light begins to change,I sometimes feel a little strange

Bb5 (x133xx@1)             C5 (x355xx@1) a little anxious when it's dark



Chorus 1

In Chorus 1 the chords are played like in Instrumental Break 1

C5 (x355xx@1)          Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) _Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_

Bb5 (x133xx@1)              F5 (133xxx@1)        G5 (355xxx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) I have a constant fear that something's always near

D5 (xx023x@1)          Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1)  _Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_

Bb5 (x133xx@1)       F5 (133xxx@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) I have a phobia that someone's always there



Bridge 1

D5 (xx023x@1)             D5 (xx023x@1)          Bb5 (x133xx@1)           Bb5 (x133xx@1)         
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 (x355xx@1)             C5 (x355xx@1)           D5 (xx023x@1)             D5e|--------------------------------------------------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (xx023x@1)              D5 (xx023x@1)             Bb5 (x133xx@1)           Bb5 (x133xx@1)               C5 (x355xx@1)Have you run your fingers down the wall , have you felt your neck skin crawl

C5 (x355xx@1)              D5 (xx023x@1)       D5 (xx023x@1)When you're searching for the light

D5 (xx023x@1)                  D5 (xx023x@1)             Bb5 (x133xx@1)           Bb5 (x133xx@1)       C5 (x355xx@1)Sometimes when you're scared to take a look , at the corner of the room

C5 (x355xx@1)                  D5 (xx023x@1)You've sensed that something's whatching you

Chorus 2

D5 (xx023x@1)        Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) _Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_

Bb5 (x133xx@1)              F5 (133xxx@1)        G5 (355xxx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) I have a constant fear that something's always near

D5 (xx023x@1)          Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1)  _Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_

Bb5 (x133xx@1)       F5 (133xxx@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) I have a phobia that someone's always there

Verse 3

D5 (xx023x@1)          Bb5 (x133xx@1)         C5 (x355xx@1)                F5 (133xxx@1)    G5 (355xxx@1)    D5 (xx023x@1) Have you ever been alone at night , thought you heard footsteps behind

Bb5 (x133xx@1)               C5 (x355xx@1)      C5 (x355xx@1) And turn around and no one's there

D5 (xx023x@1)       Bb5 (x133xx@1)           C5 (x355xx@1)               F5 (133xxx@1)    G5 (355xxx@1)    D5 (xx023x@1) And as you quicken up your pace , you find it hard to look again
 
                 Bb5 (x133xx@1)                C5 (x355xx@1)    C5 (x355xx@1) Because you're sure there someone's there

Chorus 3

C5 (x355xx@1)        Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) _Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_

Bb5 (x133xx@1)              F5 (133xxx@1)        G5 (355xxx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) I have a constant fear that something's always near

D5 (xx023x@1)          Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1)  _Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_

Bb5 (x133xx@1)       F5 (133xxx@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) I have a phobia that someone's always there   ...thats right...

Bridge 2

D5 (xx023x@1)             D5 (xx023x@1)          Bb5 (x133xx@1)           Bb5 (x133xx@1)         
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 (x355xx@1)             C5 (x355xx@1)           D5 (xx023x@1)             D5e|--------------------------------------------------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (xx023x@1)      Bb5 (x133xx@1)       G5 (355xxx@1)Bb5 (x133xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5  D5 (xx023x@1)D5 (xx023x@1)    Bb5 (x133xx@1)       G5 (355xxx@1)Bb5 (x133xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5 D5e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (xx023x@1)        Bb5 (x133xx@1)          G5 (355xxx@1)      C5 (x355xx@1)  D5e|---------------------------------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (xx023x@1)        Bb5 (x133xx@1)          G5 (355xxx@1)      C5 (x355xx@1)  D5 (xx023x@1)                                      
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|----------------------------------------------|

D5e|-------------------10----------------------------| (xx023x@1)B|-15-15-15------------12h11h10--------------------|
G|-14-14-14-10p12p10------------12h11h10h12h11h10--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Bb5e|-15-13h12h10--------------------------| (x133xx@1)B|------------13h11h10------------------|
G|--------------------12h11h10h12h11h10-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

C5 (x355xx@1)                       D5e|-------------------------------| (xx023x@1)B|-------------------------------|
G|-14h12h11h10-------------------|
D|------------12h11h10h10h11h12--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

D5e|-17-b17-b17-13p15p13-1513h13h12h10---------------------------------| (xx023x@1)B|-----------------------------------13h12h10-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------1412h12h11h10h12h11h10-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb5 (x133xx@1)                       C5 (x355xx@1)                      D5e|-------------------------------------------------------------| (xx023x@1)B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-10p12p10p12p10-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------10p12p10p12p10-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------10p12p10p12p10-10p8----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------(10)h10---|



Gb5e|---19h17-16p17p16h14p15p14--------------------------------| (244xxx@1)B|-14-----------------------14p15p14------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14p15p14----------------|
D|------------------------------------------14p15p14p15p14--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

D5e|------------17/19-| (xx023x@1)B|-17/19h17h14-----|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

E5 (022xxx@1)                                               Gb5e|-----------------------------------------------------------| (244xxx@1)B|-14h15h17h15h14h17h15h15h14h15h14--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------14p15p14--------16/1816--|
D|-----------------------------------------14p15p14----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Gb5e|-b20-b20-17p18p17----------------------| (244xxx@1)B|-----------------17p18p17h14p15p14h17--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-14p15p14|p17p14p15p14|p17p14p15p14----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------14p15p14|p17p14p15p14-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

D5 (xx023x@1)              E5e|----------------------------------------------| (022xxx@1)B|-15-h14p15p14|h12p14p12|h10p12p10p10h10p12p10-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Gb5e|---------------------------| (244xxx@1)B|-19h10p12h10p12h10p12h19~~-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

D5 (xx023x@1)                   Bb5 (x133xx@1)                 G5 (355xxx@1)       
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 (x022xx@1)        D5 (xx023x@1)           D5e|------------------------------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (xx023x@1)                   Bb5 (x133xx@1)                 G5 (355xxx@1)       
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 (x022xx@1)        D5 (xx023x@1)           D5e|------------------------------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (xx023x@1)             D5 (xx023x@1)          Bb5 (x133xx@1)           Bb5 (x133xx@1)         
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 (x355xx@1)             C5 (x355xx@1)           D5 (xx023x@1)             D5e|--------------------------------------------------------------| (xx023x@1)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 (xx023x@1)            Bb5 (x133xx@1)           C5 (x355xx@1)              F5 (133xxx@1)    G5 (355xxx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) Watching horror films the night before , debating witches and folklore

Bb5 (x133xx@1)            C5 (x355xx@1)     C5 (x355xx@1) The unknown troubles on your mind

D5 (xx023x@1)            Bb5 (x133xx@1)           C5 (x355xx@1)                   F5 (133xxx@1)     G5 (355xxx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) And though your mind is playing tricks , you sense and suddenly eyes fix

Bb5 (x133xx@1)        C5 (x355xx@1)         C5 (x355xx@1) On dancing shadows from behind

Chorus 5

C5 (x355xx@1)        Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) _Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_

Bb5 (x133xx@1)              F5 (133xxx@1)        G5 (355xxx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) I have a constant fear that something's always near

D5 (xx023x@1)          Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1)  _Fear of the dark , _fear of the dark,_

Bb5 (x133xx@1)       F5 (133xxx@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1) I have a phobia that someone's always there



Outro

In Outro the chords are played like in Instrumental Break 1

D5 (xx023x@1)     Bb5 (x133xx@1)    C5 (x355xx@1)   Bb5 (x133xx@1)  C5 (x355xx@1)  D5 (xx023x@1)  Bb5 (x133xx@1)   C5 (x355xx@1)    C5e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x355xx@1)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 (xx023x@1)      Bb5 (x133xx@1)          C5 (x355xx@1)_When I'm walking a dark road,

Bb5 (x133xx@1)      C5 (x355xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) I am a man who walks alone.
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