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Fear Of The Dark Tab by Iron Maiden

Fear Of The Dark tab by Iron Maiden

Guitar Tab

h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
/ - slide
^ - half bend
^^ - full bend
~  - vibrato


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)
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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|----------8----------------------------------------8-----------------------
G|---7-9-10---10-9---------------------10-7---7-9-10---10-9------------------
D|-7---------------10----10----8-10-10------7---------------10---------------
A|--------------------10----10-----------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(twice)


D        Bb             C                  Bb      C      D
__I am a man who walks alone, ...

               Bb                 C       Bb C  D
at night or strolling ...

         Bb              C                   F      G      D
When the lights begin to ...

         Bb                C
a little anxious ...



C               Bb     C               D     C
___ Fear of the dark ...

         Bb                 F           G      D
I have a constant ...

            Bb     C               D      C
Fear of the dark, ____ ...
         Bb          F         G      D
I have a phobia that ...


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.


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   |
              | |                               |--------------|
              | |_______________________________|______________|
              |/_______________________________/______________/


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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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