Fear Of The Dark Chords & Tabs

by Iron Maiden

[Content]
FEAR OF THE DARK
Iron Maiden
[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-| x2
D|-----7-7---------|-------------------|-----5-5---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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                
rit. -----------|
The chords in the 2nd intro part and 1st quiet verse are:
Dm Bb C
They are played in the following form:
(for Dm)               (for Bb)               (for C)
e|-----------------|    |-----------------|    |-----------------|
B|-----------------|    |-----------------|    |-----------------|
G                                                                 
D|---7---7---7---7-|    |---3---3---3---3-|    |---5---5---5---5-|
A|-5---5---5---5---|    |-1---1---1---1---|    |-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------|    |-----------------|    |-----------------|
[Lead guitar] (clean tone)
   Dm        Bb        C         Bb    C    Dm         Bb        C                
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5-6--8-6--5--------------------6----------5-6--8-6--5-----------------|
G|------7--------------5----5----3--5--5----7-----7--------------5---------------| x2
D|----7-------------------5----5----------------7--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
Dm     Bb             C                  Bb      C      Dm  
I am a man who walks alone, and when I'm walking a dark road
               Bb                 C   Bb
at night or strolling through the park
         Bb              C                   F      G      Dm      
When the lights begin to change, I sometimes feel a little strange,
         Bb                C   
a little anxious when it's dark

[Chorus 1]
            Bb     C              Dm  C
Fear of the dark,     fear of the dark
         Bb                 F           G      Dm  
I have a constant fear that something's always near
            Bb     C              Dm  C
Fear of the dark,     fear of the dark
         Bb          F         G      Dm   
I have a phobia that someone's always there
[Riff] (w/distortion)
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-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G                                                                         
D|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----------------|-----5-5---------|
A|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|(5)5-----5-5-7-7-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5---------|-----------------|
^
(Play all x2)                                                 2nd time D5 to Verse 2
[Verse 2] (w/distortion)
The chords are played as power chords:
Dm   x57xxx (D5)
Bb   x13xxx (Bb5)
C    x35xxx (C5)
Dm                                 Bb  
Have you run your fingers down the wall
                                 C    
and have you felt your neck skin crawl
                              Dm   
when you're searching for the light
Dm                                     Bb  
Sometimes when you're scared to take a look
                     C   
at the corner of the room
                                        Dm 
You've sensed that something's watching you
(Chorus 2, Verse 3, Chorus 3 similar)
[Riff] (w/distortion)
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-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G                                                                         
D|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----------------|-----5-5---------|
A|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|(5)5-----5-5-7-7-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5---------|-----------------|
^
(Play all x2)                                                 2nd time omit, to Solo
[Solo] (The easy part)
e|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
B                                                                                             
G|-7~-------9----10----|-9~-----10-9-7~-----7----|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------10-|-8------8-7-5----7--b--|-7~----------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
e|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
B                                                                                            
G|-7~-------9----10----|-9~-----10-9-7~-----7----|-----------------5----|-7~----------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------10-|-8------8-7-5---------|----------------7--|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------|-----8--------------------|-----8----------------------|-------------------|
G|-7~-------------7--9--|-10----10-9---------7--9--|-10----10-9------7----------|-------------------|
D|-------------7--------|-----------------7--------|-------------------10-7--8--|-7~-------------7--|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|-----8--------------------|-----8-------------------10b-|(10)--10~-----------|
G|-7~-------------7--9--|-10----10-9---------7--9--|-10----10-9------7-----------|--------------------|
D|-------------7--------|-----------------7--------|-------------------10-7------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
(Solo-Really-Fast-Difficult-To-Catch, two separate solos)
[Solo] (Again, an easy part)
         Dm                                                Bb                                               
e|-----|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----|----10--6--8~----------|----10--6--8----6--------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7-7-|-7-----------------7-7-|-7-----------------------|----10--7--9~----------|----10--7--9----5--------|
D|-----|-----------------------|---------------------8-8-|-8-----------------8-8-|-8-------------------5-5-|
A|-----|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gm                     Bb/F         C/E     Dm (rhythm guitar plays D5)          *
e|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B                                                                                                   
G|----7--3--5~----------|----10--7--9----5-----7--|(7)---7--5-------5--7--|(7)---7--5-------5--7-7-|
D|-5----------------7-7-|-7-----------------7-----|---7----------7--------|---7----------7---------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
(Above is played three times in a row, last two with vocals. The 7 7 at the end is the same part as
the 7 7 at the beginning just before the start of the bar so only play that once on repeats.
3rd time finish on the note indicated with *.)
[Riff] (w/distortion)
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-------------|-5-5-----------5-|
E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G                                                                         
D|-----7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-7---|-----------------|-----5-5---------|
A|(5)5-------------|-5-5-----------5-|(5)5-----5-5-7-7-|-8-8-----8-8-7-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5---------|-----------------|
^
(Play all x2)                                                 2nd time D5 to Verse 4
(Verse 4, Chorus 4 (extended) similar to before)

[Outro]
[Lead guitar] (clean tone)
   Dm        Bb        C         Bb    C    Dm         Bb        C                
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5-6--8-6--5--------------------6----------5-6--8-6--5-----------------|
G|------7--------------5----5----3--5--5----7-----7--------------5---------------|
D|----7-------------------5----5----------------7--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm       Bb             C            Bb      C      Dm  
When I'm walking a dark road, I am a man who walks alone
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|  ~  Vibrato
|  b  Bend
| (n) Hold note over bar line
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