Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden - The Fear Of The Dark guitar tab

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Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden

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Tabbed by:Alex Davidson

Email:alextheman69@hotmail.com

Standard Tuning

Intro

e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|-----------------5-5---------5----------|

G|-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--------| 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|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Then... (1 guitar plays)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------8-----------------------------------------8-----------------------|

G|---7-9-10---10-9----------------------10-7---7-9-10---10-9------------------| X2

D|-7----------------10----10----8-10-10------7---------------10---------------|

A|---------------------10----10-----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(whilst 2 guitar plays)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2

D|--7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-5-5--7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

A|-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--1-1-3-3--5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2

D|--7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-5-5--7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-5-5---|

A|-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--1-1-3-3--5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--1-1-3-3----|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| X2

A|--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Chorus"

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|(Whole piece X2)

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

Verse 2 (above X3)

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|--7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7------| X2

D|--7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7------|

A|--5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------|

E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|-3-3--5-5--7-7--5-5--3-3--5-5--7-7-7-7----| X2

D|-3-3--5-5--7-7--5-5--3-3--5-5--7-7-7-7----|

A|-1-1--3-3--5-5--3-3--1-1--3-3--5-5-5-5----|

E|------------------------------------------|

play through to bout 3mins 24 when the chorus kicks back in

Slow solos ( starts bout 3 mins 40)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--7-9-10-9--10-9-7---------------------7-9-10-9--10-9-7------------5-7-----|

D|-------------------10-8--8-7-5-7-7---7-------------------10-8-7--5---------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------8------------8----------------|

G|---7---7-9-10---9---7-9-10---9-7------------|

D|-7---7------------7--------------10-7-7^-7~ |

A|--------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--------------8------------8----------10^-10~ -|

G|---7---7-9-10---9---7-9-10---9-7---------------|

D|-7---7------------7--------------10-7----------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Then theres a fast solo bit which i am unable to decypher

The slow again ( bout 4 mins 43)

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-------------| }

A|-------------------------------------------------------------| }

E|-------------------------------------------------------------| }

} X3

e|-------------------------------------------------------------| }

B|-------------------------------------------------------------| }

G|-------7-3-5-------10-7-9------7---7-5---5-7---7-5---5-------| }

D|-5-5-5-------7-7-7--------10-7---7-----7-----7-----7---------| }

A|-------------------------------------------------------------| }

E|-------------------------------------------------------------| }

Then Back to chorus

and verse 2

and finally back to bit directly after intro

And thats pretty much the song. Hope you enjoi it...

made it primarily for people who like power chords...

but all are welcome...

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