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Fear of the Dark Guitar Tablature
                      Fear of the Dark (Harris)      

The track is to be found on the albums: 
'Fear of the Dark'
'A Real Live One'
'Live at Donington' and     
'Best of the Beast'

B:bend(hold)
H:hammer-on    
P:pull-off    
/:slide        
B...R:bend and release   
~:vibrato  |:end of measure      
P.M.:palm mute  

Guitar 1:Dave Murray
Guitar 2:Janick Gers

                  The music was copied from the 'Fear of the Dark' tablature book by Tolis.

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-------|
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 dark,
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: 
                                            fear of the dark                                                I  have  a  con-
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--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|

            
               stant  fear that    something's always near.                         Fear of the dark
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----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                             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?  
 Bb5                      C5                            D5         
E------------------------------------------------|                     D5                               D5                   
B------------------------------------------------|              2.Sometimes when you're scared to take a look
G------------------------------------------------|                            Bb5                C5
D----------------5------------------------7------|                 at the corner of the room
A----------------3------------------------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-------16 -H--P-----16--H--P----16--H--P----|
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------------------------------------14----------------|
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--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|



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