Guitar tab for The Fear Of The Dark (var.21) by Iron Maiden free download and read or play online: file .txt, 27.16 kb has 659 views and 0 downloads.
Fear of the Dark (Harris)
B:bend(hold) H:hammer-on P:pull-off /:slide
B...R:bend and release ~:vibrato |:end of measure Guitar 1:Dave Murray
P.M.:palm mute N.H.: natural harmonic Guitar 2:Janick Gers
The music was copied from the 'Fear of the Dark' tablature book by Tolly. irontol@yahoo.com
Intro: With distortion
Guitar 1: Play 2 times
E----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B----------------5--5--6--6--5--5--------5--5--|------------------------5--5--------------5-------|
G--7------7--7----------------------7--7-------|---5--------5--5--7--7--------7--7--5--5-----5----|
D----7--7--------------------------------------|------5--5----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Play 2 times
E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A--5-------5--5--7--7--8--8--7--7--5--5--7--7--|--3--------3--3--5--5--7--7--5--5--3--3--7--3---|
E-----5--5-------------------------------------|-----3--3---------------------------------------|
< --------------------------------------------P.M.------------------------------------------- >
Guitar 1:
E---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G--7--7-------7--7--9--9--10--10--9--9--7--7--9--9--|------------------------------------------------|
D-------7--7----------------------------------------|--5--5------5--5--7--7--9--9--7--7--5--5--9--5--|
A---------------------------------------------------|--------5--5------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
E-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|--5--5-------5--5--7--7--9--9--7--7--5--5--9--5--|
A--0--0-------0--0--2--2---3---3--2--2---0--0--2--2---|--------5--5-------------------------------------|
E--------0--0-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
< -------------------------------------------------P.M.---------------------------------------------- >
Guitar 1:
E---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D--7--7-------7--7--9--9--10--10--9--9--7--7--9--9--|--3--3-------3--3--5--5--7--7--5--5--3--3--7--3~~--|
A--------7--7---------------------------------------|--------3--3---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
E---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|--3--3--------3--3--5--5--7--7--5--5--3--3--7--3~~--|
A--0--0--------0--0--2--2--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--2---|---------3--3---------------------------------------|
E---------0--0--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
< ------------------------------P.M.------------------------- >
Riff 1: Clean sound
Guitar 1:Play 2 times
E-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D-----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-----|
E-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D-----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----3----3----3----3--------|
E------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
E--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
B--------5--6--8--6^5------|------------------6-----|--------5--6--8--6--5------|
G-----7-------------P---5--|-----5--3--5--5-----7---|-----7------------------5--|
D--7-----------------------|--5---------------------|--7------------------------|
A--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
E--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
E--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B--------5--6--8--6^5------|-------------------6-----|---------5--6--8--6^5----------------|
G-----7-------------P---5--|-----5----3/5--5------7--|------7--------------P---5---5 N.H.--|
D--7-----------------------|--5----5-----------------|--7----------------------------------|
A--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Riff 2: Clean sound
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
I am a man who walks alone and when I'm walking a dark
E-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D-----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-----|
E-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
road at night or strolling through the park
E------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D-----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-----|
E------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
when the light begins to change I sometimes feel a little strange
E-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----5----5----7----7--|
D-----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-----|-----------------------|
E-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
a little anxious when it's dark. Fear of the
E-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D-----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----3----3----3----3-----|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 3: Clean sound
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
dark fear of the dark I have a
E------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D-----3----3----3----3---|------5----5----5----5---|-----7----7----7----7---|-----5----5----5----5--|
A--1----1----1----1------|---3----3----3----3------|--5----5----5----5------|--3----3----3----3-----|
E------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
constant fear that something's always near. Fear of the
E-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------|-----5----5----7----7-------------------------------------------|
D-----3----3----3----3----|--3----3----5----5--------7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7--|
A--1----1----1----1-------|-----------------------5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5-----|
E-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
dark fear of the dark I have a
E-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D-----3----3----3----3----|-----5----5----5----5---|-----7----7----7----7--|-----5----5----5----5--|
A--1----1----1----1-------|--3----3----3----3------|--5----5----5----5-----|--3----3----3----3-----|
E-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
phobia that someone's always there.
E-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------|-----5----5----7----7--|-------------------------------------|
D-----3----3----3----3----|--3----3----5----5-----|------7----7----7----7----7----7-----|
A--1----1----1----1-------|-----------------------|---5----5----5----5----5----5-----5--|
E-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
Riff 4: With distortion
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: Play 2 times
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--7--7--8--8-------8--8--7--|
E---------------------------|-----------------------|--------5--5---------------------------------|
< ----------------play 3 times------------------- >
Riff 5:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
1.Have you run your fingers down the wall , and have you felt your neck skin crawl,
D5 D5 Bb5 Bb5 C5
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7---------------------7--------------3-------------3-------------------------5---|
A--5---------------------5--------------1-------------1-------------------------3---|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
when you're searching for the light?
C5 D5 D5
E--------------------------------------------| D5 D5 Bb5
B--------------------------------------------| 2.Sometimes when you're scared to take a look
G--------------------------------------------| Bb5 C5
D--------------5-----------------7--------7--| at the corner of the room
A--------------3-----------------5--------5--| C5 D5
E--------------------------------------------| you've sensed that something's watching you.
Riff 6:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
1. Fear of the dark, fear of the dark, I have a constant fear that something's always near
2. Fear of the dark, fear of the dark, I have a phobia that someone's always there.
Bb5 C5 D5 C5 Bb5 F5 G5 D5
E------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------3---5--|------------7---5--|--------------3------------------------------------7-|
A-----------------1---3--|------------5---3--|--------------1-----------------3------------5-----5-|
E------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------1------------3-------|
Riff 7: *: On the original track these two chords are replaced by D5 and C5 the 1st time
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
1.Have you ever been alone at night, thought you heard footsteps behind and turn around and noone's there.
2. And as you quicken up your pace you find it hard to look again because you're there's someone there.
D5 Bb5 C5 F5* G5* D5 Bb5 C5
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7--------------3-------------5------------------------------------7-----------3--------------------5--|
A-5--------------1-------------3--------------------3--------5------5-----------1--------------------3--|
E---------------------------------------------------1--------3------------------------------------------|
Riff 8: Play 2 times
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: The lyrics are the same as in Riff 6.
(The note in the 4th measure with the asterisk isn't played the 2nd time)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-3--------3--------5--------5--------7--------7--------5--------5--------3--------3---------|
A-1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D------------7----------7----------7----------7-----------|
A--3----5----5---5--5---5---5--5---5---5--5---5--5--(5)*--|
E--1----3-------------------------------------------------|
Now play Riff 4 ( 2 times ) and then:
Riff 9:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
E-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
B-----5--6--5--6^5------|-------------------------|-----5--6--5--6^5-----|-------------------------|
G--7-------------P---7--|--7^5--------------------|--7------------P---7--|--7^5--------------5--7--|
D-----------------------|---P---8--8^7--5--7^8^7--|----------------------|----P---8--8^7--5--------|
A-----------------------|-----------P-------B-R---|----------------------|------------P------------|
E-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------5^6^5-|
B------------5-6-8^6-5-----5-6-8-6-5------------|------------5-6-8-6-5-----5-6-8-6-5---------B-R--|
G----7----7-------P------7-----------7-5--------|-----7----7-------------7-----------7^5----------|
D--7----7--------------7-----------------7-8-7--|--7----7--------------7--------------P---7-------|
A--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Riff 10: ( The rhythm track for the 1st solo ) Riff 11: ( The rhythm track for the 2nd solo )
Guitar 1: Play 2 times Guitar 2: Play 2 times
E------------------------------| E---------------------------|
B------------------------------| B---------------------------|
G------------------------------| G---------------------------|
D--7-----7-----3-----5-----7---| D-11----11----7-----9----11-|
A--5-----5-----1-----3-----5---| A--9-----9----5-----7----9--|
E------------------------------| E---------------------------|
Solo 1:
Guitar 2: The solo is taken from the original track
E-------------------------------------------------10--10-|-13^15--13^12--10----10-------------------|
B--13---------------------------------------------10--10-|---B------P-------10----13--11^10-----10--|
G--12^14--12^14^12^10----10/0---------10--12^14----------|------------------------------P----12-----|
D----B------B--R--P---12--------------10----B------------|------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------10/12---------------------|------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------|--15^17--15--13/12--13---------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------|----B-------------------13---10------------------------------------|
G--12^10-----10--12--10/2--|---------------------------------12/10--12^14--12^14^12^10-----10--|
D----P---12----------------|------------------------------------------B------B--R--P----12-----|
A--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--13---------------------------------------------------------------|
B--13---------------------------------------------------------------|
G--14--12^14^12^10-----10-------------------------------------------|
D--------B--R--P----12----12^10-----10------------------------------|
A---------------------------P----12----12--11^10^8--10^8------------|
E-------------------------------------------P---P-----P---10--10/0--|
Solo 2:
Guitar 1: The solo is taken from the original track.
In some cases the slides mean that you lift your hand from the fretboard when passing over the note after the /.
E-----17^19--17--16--17--16^14^16^14-----15^14----------------------------------------------------|
B--14---B------------------P--H--P----17---P----17^14/12---14^17^14----14^17^14-----14^15^14------|
G-------------------------------------------------p----------H--P---16---H--P----16---H--P----16--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|-----------15/17^14-----------------------------|
B-----14^15^14-----------------14^15--14--17^19-|-15/17^14-------P----17^14--15^14-----14^17^14--|
G--16---H--P----16^14^13^14^16---H----------B---|------P----------------P------P----16---H--P----|
D-----------------P--P--H--H--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-19--19^21^20-17/16----|
B-----14------------------------------------------------------------------|-------B--R---------17-|
G--16----16^14^16^14-----14----------------------------14--16^18^16--14/6-|-----------------------|
D----------P--H--P----16----16^14^16^14---------14^16--------B---R--------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------P--H--P----16--16---H-----------------------|-----------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E--------------------14^17^16^14------14^16^14-------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------14^15^17---H---P--P---17----H--P----17^15^14--14^15^14--14^15^14-------------------------|
G--16/14^16---H--H--------------------------------P--P------H--P------H--P----16/18--18^19^18^19^18--|
D-------H------------------------------------------------------------------------------H--P--H--P----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------14--19--19--14^19^14-----------14--19/14-|
G--19--18^19^18^16--18--16^18^16/14--16--14^16^14/13--14----14---------------H--P----14----14-----------|
D--------H--P--P----------H--P-------------H--P----------16-----------------------------16--------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 12: Play 3 times ( Bruce sings only the 2nd and 3rd time )
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark, fear of the dark Fear of the
E---------5---3--------5----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
B-----------6------------6--8--6--|------6-3-5------6-3-5----|--------3------------6----5---|
G--7-7-7--------7-7-7-------------|--3-3--------3-3--------5-|-----------3-5----------7---5-|
D---------------------------------|--------------------------|--5-5-5--------7-7-7----------|
A---------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
dark...
E---------------------|--------------------|
B---------------------|--------------------|
G-----7----7--5----5--|---7-----7--5----5--|
D--7----7--------7----|------7--------7----|
A---------------------|--------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------|
Now play Riff 4 ( 2 times )and then Riff 7:
The lyrics are:
D5 Bb5 C5 D5 Bb5 C5
Watching horror films the night before Maybe your mind is playing tricks
D5 C5 D5 F5 G5 D5
debating witches and folklore you sense and suddenly eyes fix
Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5
the unknown troubles on your mind on dancing shadows from behind
.
Now play Riff 8 ( 4 times ) and instead of the 2nd measure play this the 4th time.
E-------------------|
B-------------3-----|
G-------------2-----|
D-------------0-----|
A--3----5-----0-----|
E--1----3-----------|
Now Guitar 1 plays Riff 1 ( once ) and Guitar 2 plays Riff 1 as it is played the 2nd time and then:
Ending:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: Clean sound
When I'm walking a dark road I am a man who walks a-lone.
E--------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B--------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G--------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|----5---5---7---7-------------|
D----7---7---7---7---|-----3----3----3----3---|-----5----5----5----5----|--3---3---5---5------7---7----|
A--5---5---5---5-----|--1----1----1----1------|--3----3----3----3-------|-------------------5---5---5--|
E--------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
< --------Play slowly------- >