Iron Maiden - Fear of the dark

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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) 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.

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