Chords of: Fear of the Dark by: Iron Maiden. (D, C, Dm, Bb) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Fear of the Dark” by Iron Maiden is in D Minor and runs at about 131 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 270 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, C, Dm, Bb.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 7:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → C → C6 → Am6 → G → Am6 → F/G → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:46 | 25% |
| C | 0:57 | 13% |
| Dm | 0:41 | 10% |
| Bb | 0:32 | 7% |
| C6 | 0:23 | 5% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:23 | 5% |
| Bb/F | 0:17 | 4% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:17 | 4% |
Dm – C – D – Dm – C – D7 – C6 – A – Am6 – G – A – Am6 – F – G – F/G – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – C – Bb6 – F – C – Dm – Bbmaj7 – C – D – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – Bb – C – Dm – Bbmaj7 – C – D – Bb – Cm – Bb – F/C – Cm – Dm – Bb – C – F – C – D – Bb – C – F – …
