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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-----9-9-|-5-5-----5-5-7-7-----7-7-5-5---5--------| X2
D|-----7-7-------------------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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