Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark (Guitar) 

Author: Kyle Hauswirth  (da_haus03@yahoo.com) 
Type: Guitar 
Track no: 12 
Album: Fear Of The Dark 
Comments: Key:  ~  - vibrato      h - hammer on
      hb - half bend    p - pull off

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Intro (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--------------------------|
x2
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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

*slow trem. bar dive

Acoustic riff
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-------|
x2
A|--------------------10----10---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse chords:  D Bb C (these are played like this:)
E|-------------------|
B|---5---5---5---5---|
G|-----5---5---5---5-|
D|-3-----------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Chorus  (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------------------------------|

Next verse has same verse chords but with distortion
(although this MAY be
     different on the studio version, i don't know)

Solo
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7-7-9-10-9~-10-9-7--7-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------10-8--8-7-5-7hb-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------------------10-7-7hb-7~----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8---------------8--------------10hb-10~--------|
G|---7~---7-9-10---10-9---7-9-10---10-9--7----------------------|
D|-7----7---------------7------------------10-7-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo (continued)  really fast part!!
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----14-------------------------------------|
G|--12-13----12-14-12p10-----10---10p0--------|
D|------------------------12------------------|
A|--------------------------------------10h12-|
E|--------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------10-10-10------13--15----|
B|--------------------10-10-10----------------|
G|---10-----12-14-----------------------------|
D|---10---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

E|-15--13p12-10----10--------------------------|
B|--------------10----13-11p10-----10----------|
G|------------------------------12----12p10----|
D|------------------------------------------12-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--10----12-----10----10----10p2-\-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

E|-15-17----15-13p12-13--------------------------|
B|----------------------13------------13---------|
G|---------------------------------12------12p10-|
D|------------------------------14---------------|
A|---------------------------15------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----10-----------------------------------------|
G|-12-14---12-14--12p10-------10-----------------|
D|------------------------12---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|------13------------------------------------------------|
B|------13------------------------------------------------|
G|--12--14--12--14-12p10----10----------------------------|
D|-----------------------12----12p10----10----------------|
A|-----------------------------------12----12-11p10p8-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10p8--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------10----10-----10----------------------0---------|

Solo (continued) still really fast!
E|------\19----17----16--17--16p14h16p14------15p14---------------------|
B|----------------------------------------17---------17p14p12----14-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------16--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-h17p14----14h17p14----14-15p14----------------14h15-14-17-19---------|
G|--------16----------16----------16p14p13-14h16------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------17--15-17p14-----------------------------------------------|
B|--17--15-17p14---------------17p14---15p14----14h17p14----14---------------|
G|-----------------------------------0-------16----------16----16p14h16p14---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------16-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------19-19-21--------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14----------------------------14-16-18-16-14-14h16------------------|
D|-----16p14-16p14-----------14h16--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------16p14-16---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----21----21----20----17p16-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------17------------14h15h16-------------------|
G|---------------------------------16p14h16-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-14h17p16p14----14h16p14---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------17----------17p15p14--14h15p14--14h15p14----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------16h18--18h19p18h19p18-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------14--19--|
G|-19---18h19p18p16-18---16h18p16p14-16---14h16p14p13-14-----14---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------16------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---19---14h19p14-------------14-19-19---------------------------------|
G|------------------14------14------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------14----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo (final part) slower, like the first solo 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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Copyright Kyle Hauswirth  (da_haus03@yahoo.com) 
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