The Fear Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays635

The Fear by Travis is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Dsus2, G, F#7, B, Dm, C, Dsus4 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Tabbed by Achtung! 
 
Ok, here's this beautiful song. 
Just some notes: 
 
Everything written in diagram is for Andy's guitar (except for the outro). 
Everything else is for Fran's guitar. 
 
 
--> Standard tunnig 
  
Special notation: 
 
    h - hammer on 
    p - pull off 
    ^ - bend to the next note 
    r - release the bend 
    \ - slide down 
    / - slide up 
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Riff 1: (Played on intro and some verses) 
 
e|-------7--7-7--------|--------7--7-7--------|-----7-----------| 
b|-------8--8-8--------|--------8--8-8--------|--8-----8--------| 
g|-7h9-9--------7h9-7--|--7h9-9--------7h9-7--|--9--------9--7--| 
 
 
Em 
All I wanted was... 
 
Dsus2 
I would like to see... 
 
Em 
Rolling over... 
 
e|------------------| 
B|--8---8----8---8--| 
G|--9p7-9----9p7-9--| 
D|--7---7----7---7--| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 
 
 
      Dsus2 
Would make it easy... 
 
 
 
Chorus: 
 
    G	           F#7 
But here,          closer every year... 
 
D|----------------------7-7^8r7-7-| 
A|------2h3-2-5----2h3------------| 
 
 
Em	    B 
So near,    the fear is coming clear 
 
D|----------------| 
A|-6^8r6---2-3-5--| 
 
 
Dsus2 
   My dear, 
 
Dm             C 
   The fear is here 
 
{Repeat verse} 
 
{Repeat chorus} 
 
 
 
These are the figures for the break (Andy's guitar), Fran plays the verse chords  
 
here. 
 
You have to figure out the right rythm (but once you get it, it sounds great!): 
 
 
G}-12-12-12-12\9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7/9-9-|-12-12-12-12\9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7/9-9-| 
D}---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A}-10-10-10-10\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5/7-7-|-10-10-10-10\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5/7-7-| 
 
 
G|-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9\5-5-5/7-7-|-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9\5-5-5/7-7-| 
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
A|-9--9--9--9-\7-7-7-7\3-3-3/5-5-|-9--9--9--9-\7-7-7-7\3-3-3/5-5-| 
 
 
G|-12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14/16-16-16\12-12-12-| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12/14-14-14\10-10-10-| 
 
 
G|-12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14/16-16-16\12-12-12-| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12/14-14-14\10-10-10-| 
 
 
G|-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9\5-5-5/7-7-|-11-11-11-11\9-9-9-9\5-5-5/7-7-| 
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
A|-9--9--9--9-\7-7-7-7\3-3-3/5-5-|-9--9--9--9-\7-7-7-7\3-3-3/5-5-| 
 
 
{Repeat chorus} 
       
 
{Finish with:} 
 
Make it easy...  
 
  Dsus4    D 
e|-3----3--2----2--3--2-- 
B|-3----3--3----3--3--3-- 
G|-2----2--2----2--2--2-- On and on until the end.. 
D|-0----0--0----0--0--0-- 
A|----------------------- 
E|----------------------- 
 
 
 
That's it, enjoy!!! 
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Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante