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Fear of the Dark

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Iron Maiden

Fear of the Dark (1992)heavy metalTop 5%7:18SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 11,349 notes · C# minor · 40 BPM· 7:18EbRecommended
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Intro
Quiet Part
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Main Riff
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Verse 3
Chorus 3
Main Riff
Bridge Section 1
Bridge Section 2
Solo 1 - Janick Gers
Solo 2 - Dave Murray
Bridge Section 3
Bridge Section 4
Main Riff
Verse 4
Chorus 4
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Synth
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 10,028 notes · D minor · 150 BPM· 7:14Rocksmith) (With Drums
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Synth
Bass
Drums
100%10 tracks · 11,349 notes · C minor · 80 BPM· 7:18D Tuning
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Intro
Quiet Part
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Main Riff
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Verse 3
Chorus 3
Main Riff
Bridge Section 1
Bridge Section 2
Solo 1 - Janick Gers
Solo 2 - Dave Murray
Bridge Section 3
Bridge Section 4
Main Riff
Verse 4
Chorus 4
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Synth
Bass
Drums
100%7 tracks · 9,077 notes · D minor · 80 BPM· 6:42
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Bruce Dickinson
Janick Gers
Dave Murray
Dave Acoustic
Janick Acoustic
Steve Harris
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 9,645 notes · D minor · 80 BPM· 6:47
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Bruce Dickinson
Janick Gers
Dave Murray
Dave Acoustic
Janick Acoustic
Steve Harris
Drumkit
100%11 tracks · 17,352 notes · D minor · 130 BPM· 7:41
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Dave Murray
Adrian Smith
Janick Gers
Steve Harris 1
Steve Harris 2
String ensemble 1
Bruce Dickinson
Triangle 1
Triangle 2
Drumkit 1
Drumkit 2
100%7 tracks · 13,053 notes · D minor · 105 BPM· 7:22
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Bruce Dickinson
Janick Gers
Dave Murray
Adrian Smith
Steve Harris
Steve Harris (Teclado)
Drumkit
99%7 tracks · 9,114 notes · D minor · 80 BPM· 6:49
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Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Clean Guitar 1
Clean Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
97%7 tracks · 10,523 notes · D minor · 40 BPM· 7:51Live 1993
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
95%6 tracks · 6,354 notes · D minor · 76 BPM· 5:14partiallive
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Intro
Main Riff
Vocal pt I
Chourus
Vocal pt II
Guitar interlude I
Janick Gers solo
Dave Murray solo
Guitar Interlude II
Outro
Vocal pt III
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Strings 1
Drums
Strings 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 7:18

About this song

Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden is in E minor, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 7:18 (Electric guitar (jazz), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), Pad 3 (polysynth), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 29 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

BassAdvanced
5.74 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.51 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.2 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
0.99 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
3.92 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:18
Intro0:00Verse 10:50Chorus 11:15Verse 22:02Chorus 22:21Verse 32:39Chorus 32:58Bridge3:35Bridge3:51Solo4:09Solo4:26Bridge4:41Bridge5:01Verse 45:55Chorus 46:13Outro6:53

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C2C3C4C5F♯2A4

F♯2 – A4 · 27 semitones (~2.3 octaves)

About the key of E minor

E minor is the most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Em, Am, and Bm.

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