3 Dimebag Darrell Licks From 1988

Here's the next Three-For-All lesson with a tribute to Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott featuring three of his licks from a live guitar solo in 1988.
These ideas are from a Pantera bootleg before they erupted on the scene outside of their Texas homeland in the early '90s.
The solo itself is an impressive display of guitar heroics, including an impressive assortment of blazing hard rock and metal ideas, not to mention Dimebag's own firey shred-metal guitar style throughout.
The in this lesson range from expressive and intense melodic bending, to a speedy sequenced harmonic minor run, along with an interesting slip-n-slide lick that drifts between three octaves, and more!
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\m/ REST IN PEACE DIMEBAG DARRELL \m/
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[@LateNightLessons]

Hey gang - my mouth made a typo again. In the last lick - it's a C# MAJOR arpeggio (not C# minor). Doh! : ) \m/ ROCK ON \m/

[@DevinRyanVitek]

I’ve been on a Dime binge lately and I see this video.. crazy!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thanks for watching! \m/ ROCK ON \m/

[@EarthAltar]

R.I.P. Dime! Another great lesson, Dave. Horns up! 🤘🤘

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you! : ) Getcha Pull! \m/

[@ericriggs501]

Gone to soon! Grew up in Dallas. The hard rock / metal scene was full throttle back in the day. Way before GC, we had a couple great music stores. Was taking my LP Custom to Brook Mayes Pro Shop off Mockingbird for a refret quote. Think it was 1983 if I recall. Walking in, I hear some dude just ripping it up. We had some good local players around but something about his playing made me stop and walk over and listen. After a few mintues he says hey man whats up, I respond with something like wow man, that was allsum blah blah. He says hey man thanks, just fooling around passing some time. I asked his name, he says I am Darrell. Nice to meet you. Back then he was just Darrell Abbott. Still had that crazy hair and skinny as a stick. Later I saw him with Pantera at a local club doing some cover tunes and recall meeting him that day. I am glad he made it to the big time and was an empact on so many with his playing. Local boy does good. RIP Brother Darrell!

[@MrLuna-yq6tq]

i was just at brook mays i didnt really see anything cool lol my mom went to school with darrell i was born to late to meet him but she has the cool storys about them and the bands that used to play down below

[@ericriggs501]

@@MrLuna-yq6tq This was the Pro Shop back in the 80's. The BM is still there but yup, its totally different now a days

[@user-mn3vt2sl1m]

Love the way you Americans speak. Full Throttle. Nice insight of your admiration

[@sandoval353]

The video i was waiting for... Thanks a lot David !

[@LateNightLessons]

You're welcome and thank you! : )

[@user-mn3vt2sl1m]

Another great lesson. Thank you

[@chazterror]

That George Lynch lick is no surprise, Pantera would open for Dokken when they were doing shows in Texas and Louisiana. We're talking about smaller venues like gyms and such. It must have been around Tooth and Nail time line for Dokken so '84ish. Dime was a sponge and a melting pot of the best players. I became aware of Pantera right before Cowboys came out. A brother of a friend of mine was and older guitarist and would hit the club scene in Dallas. He had Power Metal on vinyl and was in his room practicing guitar and had that on the turn table. When they went worldwide it was a testament that through hard work and paying your dues, anything is possible. When they opened for Skid Row I was 7th row and they blew Skid Row away! The energy of the crowd feeding off the band and vice versa was supernatural. I met Dime in '99, at of all things, a Bad Company show that David Lee Roth with Bart Walsh on guitar was the opening band. What do you say to a legend?!?! I asked to see his hands, expecting to see the years of brutality that he put his digits through, or some abnormally large hands. Nope, they were clean and probably a bit smaller than I was expecting. Normal for him as he was a pretty short dude. There are still some runs that he does that I would like to see broken down. Psycho Holiday is one of them. We'll meet again is another. I've tried to slow them down but they get this weird swirling effect like he has a doubler on. Maybe that MXR Phase/Doubler he had?

[@wanderingweederspapa7878]

Dimes music is crushing , great video..thanks for sharing

[@bustercrack788]

That last lick is an absolute face melter . I have always thought my metal playing just sounded like blues but played faster . I have had a number of guitar teachers in my time ranging from school teacher types to a recovering heroin addict who resembled all of the Ramones but I have learned more about metal playing from the Three for All’s than in the last 10 years ! Thanks very much DB I am really chuffed tonight 😆 🇬🇧

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you so much buddy and take care! \m/ ROCK AND ROLL \m/

[@iainwhite3476]

2022 and I’m still digging into more dimebag

[@Man-dl9ml]

Ive been binge watching a lot of these videos the last few days. Excellent stuff man! Your playing is fantastic. Thanks for the content!

[@Man-dl9ml]

I checked out that solo video I think the band jumped in for Battery not Damage Inc. If it was the same video that is. Also it was pretty cool he launched into Randy Rhoads Revelation (Mother Earth) solo afterwards!

[@PistolsPlayground]

Dimebag is the reason I picked up guitar, he's my all time favorite player.

[@lorenzoverwoerdt8633]

Thanks a lot ! I,ve got a lot of work to do :) With all those cool late night lesson !! :)

[@jlmcgrot]

I saw Pantera open for Skid Row in Atlanta and owned the Cowboys album, but I guess I never really listened much or got into them, so I probably underestimated him as a guitarist. Thanks for shedding some light on this and many other guitarists. I find myself watching your videos, even on guitarists I've never heard of because they're so well done.

[@bobrock1575]

Amazing video :) it's useful lesson, thx

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you! : )

[@petyralorikk6925]

just what i was looking for man, please make more dimebag live licks videos! You explain things very smoothly and youre a chill as hell too haha Getch Pull my friend, Dime lives on in all of us still grooving to his legacy

[@ChadEklund]

This is a great channel

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you!!! : )

[@shakebabyhitler]

Huge fan of Dime since before Cowboys was released. Although those earlier albums weren't really my cup of tea, it was obvious the cat could really play for a hair metal dude.. Cowboys was such a great surprise, so much heavier than what I was expecting. Another great lesson, the tabs are super helpful

[@timothyholmes4588]

dime will always be the greatest.

[@nicolasrivero4722]

Great lesson, really Nice licks I'm learning them and they sound amazing

[@thoras1297]

Still waiting for Alan Holdsworth Licks. Great Video as always. Dime was a God

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you!!! Holdsworth was an alien from another planet and we'll all surely break some fingers. : ) lol I loved him and I'll totally put him on the list.

[@PRESTIGEOUSNESS]

Thanks for making this

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Wow. Very cool. I was never a huge fan of their music because of the vocals, but I do love Dines playing. This is very cool, and thanks so much for showing us and taking the time to do this. Very cool. I am going tohave to learn that last lick. I just loved that sound.

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you! Yeah, there's no way around it - Dimebag rocked! \m/ PANTERA \m/ Thanks and take care!

[@garaughty]

Such awesome, awesome tone your have on this demo !!!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you very much! : )

[@rorycomm]

Awesome, thanks

[@ErForce1]

Awesome how lick #2 worked its way to the ending of shredfest of Shattered, and lick #3 found itself to that pinch harmonic part in CFH (that appears just at the end) as well as in Revolution Is My if I remember correctly (btw - headed to the original video, they're jamming BATTERY! not Damage inc.!). Also - I really dig your work, insight, and not least of all - your chill laid back demeanor! There TOO many shouty KZbinrs around :)

[@Patroclo199]

Please More videos of this era

[@LateNightLessons]

You got it! : )

[@TreatzTMA]

Another great lesson What a legacy

[@ifeelsick258]

I love Dimebag's southern blues-folk feel.

[@brandonessick775]

Great job!

[@bigfootninjajr1481]

Can you analyze the solo in ‘it makes them disappear ‘ off of reinventing the steel? When I hear it I’m amazed at the control over the guitar neck he has. He showed that guitar who the boss was.

[@MrDreamsAlot]

Awesome lesson! Are you an Alexi Laiho fan? His guitar playing reminds me of Dime mixed with Rhodes and Jake E Lee. He's got some really great solos, single note melodies, chord progressions, lots of like little fills and nuances. If I could sway you into a lesson one day I would love to watch haha =)

[@jackburton1120]

LOVED this lesson and many others! Could you share where you found the video ?

[@burnsZY85]

That first one reminds me of Gary Moore.

[@guitarrocker9848]

Dime was influenced by Gary Moore 😊

[@chickentwisties2298]

The bonus lick was definitely from Rhoads

[@diegoonfromhell7108]

God dimebag darrell best guitar player ever !!!

[@bingefeller]

What about 3 Jeff Kollman licks from his Edwin Dare era?

[@LateNightLessons]

Kollman is a killer player! : )

[@jimjones6419]

Thanks for this. More Dime please! What is the link for the video you are playing from?

[@Ratso_DeLynch]

Hey Dave greetings from Niagara falls Canada! When you have a sec I really hope you read this full msg and my future requests within 😊: 1st of all I'm so mad that I only discovered this channel yesterday 2nd for all THANK YOU for all of your videos specifically this one: keeping Dime ALIVE!, kings X, Chris Poland (amazing job dimystifying that shred wizard lol,) Lynch and satchel WOW Well. Done man DAMN all of your content kicks ass!🙏🤘 * What's your email mate?? * I want to send some crazy UNDERRATED guitar players to hopefully make it into your next "3 late night licks/in the style" of etc video tutorials! * I'm going to provide some licks/songs tabbed out nearly 100% if youre up for it I'll email you the guitarists (who's licks have never been taught on KZbin by anyone btw probably because they're so damn unique!) maybe you can incorporate these and then some of your ideas and delivery /breakdown from the material. They are in pdf and guitar pro format. * I'm sure the licks I send you will honestly be more than enough cause they are loaded with style and use alot of different nuances/ techniques alt picking, fingerstyle, you'll see it over email since I cannot send the files over KZbin, you can choose wherever you want to go with them all I ask is you don't provide the full tabs for free but instead just post screenshots of said tab on the screen like you have already been doing in these style lessons that's all good :) * I know you said you acknowledge all the subscriber messages even if you don't reply but I Really hope you see/reply to this message when you have the chance because you will be pleasantly surprised by some of these players😁🤘🙏😊! * to conclude this novel here's some of the guitarists and the tabs to some licks/songs by them that I will send your way : - Richard fortus (the tab for his gnr live solo spot, insane he's like Richie kotzen meets bucket head) - Michael Lee firkins (the tab for "Rain in the tunnel, Hula hoops, laughing stacks and various other licks of his. All which cannot be found on ultimate guitar etc. - Phil X (bias incoming, Canada's evh, Steve Vai etc. His 1989 song Flippin out" is like his own cheeky take on eruption or a live solo spot while still sounding like himself. - Ian Thornley : easily Canada's Eric Johnson if you never listened to Big wreck or thronley " I INVITE you to do so, you can see his playing in a lot of suhr demos as well. If I was in a position to donate something like $20 month to your patreon I would instantly, but since I am not take this as my way of giving back to your amazing channel here, just your rant /discussion style videos ontop of the lick lessons are so down to earth I feel like your talking to me through the screen I wish I had a guitar teacher like you near me. * If I did have 1 request out of everything here, it's if you can cover Ian Thornley OR Richard Fortus first 😉because No one can touch these guys, if you look beyond the cover of fortus's image especially you will find a guy who is the perfect match for slash in GnR. * Anyways Hope to hear from you whenever you get a chance dude! thank you again for everything you put into these videos, they will never go unnoticed by me and many other subscribers of yours I'm sure this channel of yours deserves so much and I think the community you have growing here in the various comment sections is already proving that. best regards cheers ! 🤘😊 - Adam

[@LateNightLessons]

Wow - thank you so much! I'll totally put those guys on the list and all of them are badasses! I finally got to meet Firkins last summer and he's such a monster. Thornley and those other guys are wicked too. Thanks for watching and for this comment too - I'll see what I can do. \m/ ROCK ON DUDE \m/

[@Ratso_DeLynch]

@@LateNightLessons hey man you're soo welcome no worries Dave! *what's your email*? So I can send you all the tabs/pdfs I have made for those guys asap tomorrow when I'm back from work! The b side shredders that go unnoticed are always the ones that get me out of a slump for some reason not to say they're better than the hendrixs and evhs and so on but a guy like firkins as you mentioned is just a monster and has that magic to him and his sound that no one can really copy! THANK YOU MAN I appreciate the timely reply wow you're quick haha all the best Dave can't wait to see Richard fortus, Ian thornley, Michael lee firkins etc All the best! 🤘👌🙏🙏😊

[@Ar41e]

David, thank you for such top quality content. I just wondering, why so little amount of subscribers?! Stupid entertaining guitar blogging for bumheads replaced the "real" knowledge provided by a true guitar master. Such a shame... o, tempora o mores!

[@yoda1799]

Three for alls always end up being four for alls 😂

[@LateNightLessons]

Hahaha! That's true! : ) Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more!

[@johnnybgood774]

Dime was like the slash of heavy metal very tasty licks.... i just listened to that bootleg its good shit.. good lesson

[@mattmorgan7583]

I can't get the video

[@josephweiss3931]

1st lick sounds like marty friedman

[@LateNightLessons]

Yeah it does and I love Marty. He's a BEAST!

[@playdiscgolf1546]

1988 he was “Diamond” Darrell lol

[@TMoody]

IMO, Dimebag could use the Floyd Rose better than anyone..... yes, ANYONE.

[@LateNightLessons]

I agree! He was a true master and a natural. Those early clips of him as a young teenager shredding his fingers off prove it. : )

[@krissanor8936]

George Lunch.,,Just joking.LoveBrother.. It's crazy how good Dime got is such a small amount of time. I Play Guitar Drums And Bass..So like yourself we know how good at such a young age.. His Legato has always been his Power House From Hell

[@adriandavidpayne]

1988 it would have been Diamond Darrell

[@necromorphxbrute]

You do a lesson on the lick he plays after the last you showed it’s fucking crazy

[@HotRodSixString]

These licks are fairly generic . It would be nice to get some of the licks from his albums and show his true genius . His solo to Shattered or Cowboys from Hell are pure gems waiting to be mined .

[@joeminton5770]

Some was a generic player. He didn't do anything extraordinary on guitar. He's just played with conviction. Anyone can play like him

[@HotRodSixString]

I disagree

[@realitybites629]

@@joeminton5770 steve vai would beg to differ. He said it perfectly when he said he cant play like billie joe armstrong. Same way with dime. People can play the same lick and it will sound different. Even zakk wylde cant play like dime.