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About this tabSong: Iron Maiden - Fear is the Key
Author: Edward Castaneda
Type: Guitar
Album: Fear Of The Dark
Track no: 4
Author Comments
This song is about HIV/AIDS
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This tab 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.
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Intro
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-|4||------------x-x------------------x-x--------|------------x-x-------------
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(INTRO) e s s e s s e e (etc.)
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------------4-|9-------------------------9------9--------7--5--4--------------
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Gtr.2 s |w s e s e e |
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-10-x-x--5--4-|---9-9-10---x-x-7/9-----9-9-10---x-x-14--13-|---9-9-10---x-x---
----x-x-------|------------x-x------------------x-x--------|------------x-x---
--8-x-x--3--2-|---7-7--8---x-x-5/7-----7-7--8---x-x-12--11-|---7-7--8---x-x---
--------------|0--------------------0----------------------|0-----------------
Gtr.1 (end)
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--------------------------5-|-|10-----------|---10---9---6----5---------||----
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Gtr.2 s | | w e s e e s e || |
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-7-/9-----9-9-10---x-x-5--4-|4|-------------|---------------------------||----
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-5-/7-----7-7--8---x-x-3--2-|-|0------------|-----------------0-5-------||----
-------0--------------------|-|-------------|-------------------3-------||----
Gtr.1 w s e
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(gn) end Gtr.2 |
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---------------------5-2---------5-|------------------5-2---------|-----------
--2--2-2--2--2-2--2------4---2-4---|2--2-2--2--2-2--2-----4---2-4-|2--2-2--2--
--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--------5-------|0--0-0--0--0-0--0-------5-----|0--0-0--0--
Rhy.Fig 1
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--------5-2---------2-|------------------5-2---------|------------------5-2---
-2-2--2-----4---2-4---|2--2-2--2--2-2--2-----4---2-4-|2--2-2--2--2-2--2-------
-0-0--0-------5-------|0--0-0--0--0-0--0-------2-----|0--0-0--0--0-0--0-------
We live our lives__ in fe-
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---------5-|------------------5-2---------|------------------5-2---------2-|--
-4---2-4---|2--2-2--2--2-2--2-----4---2-4-|2--2-2--2--2-2--2-----4---2-4---|--
---5-------|0--0-0--0--0-0--0-------5-----|0--0-0--0--0-0--0-------5-------|--
ver,__________ in a choking sweat of fear.__________
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-------------------5-2---------|------------------5-2---------5-|-------------
-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-----4---2-4-|2--2-2--2--2-2--2-----4---2-4---|2--2-2--2----
-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-------5-----|0--0-0--0--0-0--0-------5-------|0--0-0--0----
_____ In the heat of the night you can feel so much__
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--------5-2---------|------------------5-2---------2-|----------------2-2---|-
-2-2--2-----4---2-4-|2--2-2--2--2-2--2-----4---2-4---|2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2---|-
-0-0--0-------5-----|0--0-0--0--0-0--0-------5-------|0--0-0--0--0-0----0---|-
in the heat of the night I scream 'Don't touch!________(chorus)I
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----5------------7------|---9--9----7---------|-5--------------7-------|---9--
----3------------5------|---7--7----5---------|-3--------------5-------|---7--
------------------------|0--------------------|------------------------|0-----
remember a time when we used not abused, we fought all our battles in vain.
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-9---7------|-5-------------7-------------|--------------------------------|--
-7---5------|-3-------------5-------------|2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--|--
------------|-----------------------------|0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|--
I remember a time we thought that pas-sion was____ free,___ in the
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---5-------------7-------|------------x-x------------------x-x--------|-------
---3-------------5-------|---7-7--8---x-x-5/7-----7-7--8---x-x-12--11-|-------
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heat of the night____ bod - ies___ a - flame,_______________________
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|Gtr.2 |
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----9-9-10---x-x-7/9-----9-9-10---x-x-5--4-|---9-9-10---x-x-7/9-----9-9-10----
-------------x-x------------------x-x------|------------x-x-------------------
----7-7--8---x-x-5/7-----7-7--8---x-x-3--2-|---7-7--8---x-x-5/7-----7-7--8----
-0--------------------0--------------------|0--------------------0------------
____________________________________________________________________________
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----------5-|--4---------------------------------------|4|-------------|5*----
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|Gtr.2 \ bar dives \ |
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-x-x-14--13-|---9-9-10---x-x-7/9-----9-9-10---x-x-5--4-|4|-------------|------
-x-x--------|------------x-x------------------x-x------|4|2------------|-2----
-x-x-12--11-|---7-7--8---x-x-5/7-----7-7--8---x-x-3--2-|-|0------------|-0-5--
------------|0--------------------0--------------------|-|-------------|---3--
_ we live in fever.______ (end chorus) w s e
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Repeat Rhy.Fig 1. (chorus)first 8 bars;then
------12-11--12--11------------------------|14------14-14-14-14--12-----------
--------------------13--12-----------------|-----------------------------10-9-
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|Grt.2 |
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----9-9-10---x-x-7/9-----9-9-10---x-x-5--4-|---9-9-10---x-x-7/9------9-9-10---
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----7-7--8---x-x-5/7-----7-7--8---x-x-3--2-|---7-7--8---x-x-5/7------7-7--8---
-0--------------------0--------------------|0---------------------0-----------
Gtr.1 we live______ in fever______ we
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------------|6|10---9------9-------9-------10------------|-|------------------
------------|4|------------------------------------------|-|------------------
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|Gtr.2 |
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-x-x-14--13-|6|---9-9-10---x-x-7/9-----9-9-10---x-x-5--4-|-|------------------
-x-x--------|4|------------x-x------------------x-x------|-|------------------
-x-x-12--11-|-|---7-7--8---x-x-5/7-----7-7--8---x-x-3--2-|-|------------------
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live ___ in fe - ver.
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--|4|---------2-------------5----|-4--------------------7---|-5---------------
--|-|---------0-------------3----|-2--------------------5---|-3---------------
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Gtr 1 and 2 Now we live in a world__ of uncertainty. fear is the
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-----9--|-7-------------------------|-2------------------5----|-4-------------
-----7--|-5-------------------------|-0------------------3----|-2-------------
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key to what you want to be. You don't get a say, the majority gets
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------------5------------|-3-----------------7---------|-5------------------|-
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its way, you're out numbered by the bastards 'til the day you die._________
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rest rest rest rest rest rest
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--3--2-0----|-2-----------2-------|-2-----------3-2-0-------0|-2-----------2--
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rest rest rest rest
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rest rest rest rest
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----------2-4-5---|----4--5--7--------------|-14------------2-4-5----|-4-5-7--
----------------3-|------------5------------|---------------------3--|--------
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|Gtr.2 |
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--------------------|-5------------7----------|---9----9----7--------|-5------
---2----------------|-3------------5----------|---7----7----5--------|-3------
---0----------------|-------------------------|0---------------------|--------
Gtr.1 rest
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--------|-----------17b-----------|-----------------------|-------------------
----14b16r14p12-------------------|---------------14b16r14p12-----------------
--------|-------14---------2-4-5--|-------4-5-7-----------|---14--------------
-5------|------------------------3|-------------5---------|-------------------
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|Gtr.2 |
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--------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------
-7------|---9-----9-----7---------|-5-----------7---------|-------------------
-5------|---7-----7-----5---------|-3-----------5---------|2--2-2--2--2-2--2--
--------|0------------------------|-----------------------|0--0-0--0--0-0--0--
Gtr.1
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---2-4-5---|-------4-5-7-------------|----------------------------------------
---------3-|-------------5-----------|---0--0-0-0-0----------------------0--0-
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|Gtr.2 (Fig 2) I |hear your silent heartbeat and I hear
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-----------|-5------------7----------|----------------------------------------
-2-2-2--2-2|-3------------5----------|----------------------------------------
-0-0-0--0-0|-------------------------|----------------------------------------
Gtr.1 Gtr.1&2
----------0-------------|---------------0------------------|--------------0---
----------0-------------|---------------0------------------|--------------0---
----------0-------------|---------------2------------------|--------------0---
------------------------|---------------4------------------|------------------
--0-0-0-----------------|---0--0-0-0-0---------------------|--0--0-0-0-0------
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your silent cries. Oh__________
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lies________________________________________ and lies.
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-0--0-0-0-0---------|-2--2-2-2-2-----------|-2--2-2-2-2-----------|-2--2-2-2--
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The kids have lost their freedom and nobody cares 'til
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----2------|-------------2-------|-------------0-------|-------------0------|-
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somebody famous dies. They're telling lies_________ and lies__ and lies
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-------------2------|-------------0-------|6|-2----5---|-4----7--|-5----9-----
-------------4------|---------------------|8|-2----3---|-4----7--|-5----9-----
-0--0-0-0-0---------|-0--0-0-0-0----------|-|-0----3---|-2----5--|-3----7-----
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and lies and lies and lies______. rest (Oh) rest (Aagh) rest
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-8----------------|-------------------||3|8---12---11---|6|2----5---|-4-------
-8----------------|-------------------||4|8---12---11---|8|2----5---|-4-------
-6----------------|-------------------||-|6---10----9---|-|0----3---|-2-------
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rest (end Fig) Repeat Fig.2 then Aagh_________ rest rest
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-----|----------|-|--------------||-|-12b-------12b----------10---10-8-----8--
-7---|-5----9---|3|8---12---11---||6|-----------------------------------------
-7---|-5----9---|4|8---12---11---||4|-----------------------------------------
-5---|-3----7---|-|6---10----9---||-|-----------------------------------------
-----|----------|-|--------------||-|-----------------------------------------
rest rest (Gtr solo) (w/Intro 5xs)
-------|---------------11-h-12--11-12-11-12-11-|------------------------------
-7-8p7-|---------------------------------------|13p12-13p12-10------10--10-8--
-------|-9--8h9--------------------------------|------------------------------
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-10----9-10-9-6-|--6p5h6p5------------------------------------------x-17b---|-
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----------------|-------------------7---7-----6-------6---6---/7------------|-
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-17b---17b---15-13p12-13-12------------------------|--------------------------
---------------------------------14p13-14p13-------|--------------------------
---------------------------------------------------|---------13-14p13----13---
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---------------------------------------------15p14-|12-14-15------------------
---------------------12-------11-------|--------------------------------------
------------------13-------13----13p12-|13p12----12---------------/15-br--13--
-------12p11--/14-------14-------------|------14-----14-12-11-----------------
----13---------------------------------|--------------------------------------
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-12-13----12--h-13p12--12-|12h13p12----12-15--12h13p12-----12h13----12h13p12--
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----12-------19---|-|22b------------------------------------------------------
-14----14-17------|4|---------------------------------------------------------
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| Gtr.2 |end Gtr.2 (end solo)
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------------------|4|--------------------------|----------------------------|-
------------------|4|2-------------------5-----|-----4-----------------7----|-
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Gtr.1 Now we're living in, in a world of uncertainty,
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-|-------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|-
-|-------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|-
-|5--------------9---|-7------------------------|-2-----------------5-------|-
-|3--------------7---|-5------------------------|-0-----------------3-------|-
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fear is the key to waht you want to be. You don't get to say, the
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-4----------------------7-|-----5-----------------------9-------|---7---------
-2----------------------5-|-----3-----------------------7-------|---5---------
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majority gets its way, you're outnumbered by the bastards 'til the day you
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------|---9--9--10----7/9-----9--|--------------------------------------------
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------|---7--7---8----5/7-----7--|--------------------------------------------
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Copyright Edward Castaneda
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