Dio - Holy Diver (solo) - Guitar Lesson, with Tabs!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

IMPORTANT: I have an updated lesson on this solo, where I have made some improvements. Click here to see it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5vWmqeKpbRgnq8

[@J.o.h.n.n.y.b.o.y]

Literally the first guitar instructor in the history of the internet to say what tuning he is in before he begins. 🤟🏻

[@KevinGroce13]

Great solo. I got to tour with Dio while helping my cousin in black stone cherry. We met up with heaven & hell on the 2009 tour in France 🇫🇷 It was amazing … Ronnie told lots of stories about the old days it was awesome. Thx again

[@user-hh1xh5my4p]

So this solo is in Pinch Harmonic Minor?

[@PDXguitarfreak]

LOL best comment! :)

[@bsegovia23]

This made my day! 🤣🤣

[@everythingque4635]

Love lessons like this. Absolutely hate when people take so damn long trying to explain certain phrases in the solo. I usually just slow down a cover video to learn but sometimes can’t quite get it rifht

[@brownsoundstudios568]

Thanks for this! The combination of visual demonstration and tablature at the same time is perfect. Really dig your teaching style

[@eddymartins9679]

the best lesson, i like the way you make it, dividing in sessions!, regarts from brazil, sry for my english. :)

[@ahrfisher66]

Thank you so much bro! Greetings from Mexico! 🤘🏻

[@Rcouv]

Worked on this for weeks during the pandemic. I wish I had learned this as a kid. Thanks for making it happen. Your vids are the best.

[@sean240sx]

Your one of the first people I check with when I’m trying to learn something. Keep up the great work!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thank you Sean! :)

[@sk8rpunk16371]

Thanks for the easy breakdown. Got about 2 weeks to get it down. You made it easy to learn in phrases.

[@them2002]

Another great lesson! Your lessons are like magic dude, I've never had an easier time picking up these solos!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey thanks Scott, I'm glad you enjoy them bro! :)

[@pauldodson66]

Awesome lesson! Glad to see you break solo down slowly with commentary. Really helps!🤘

[@lanceross3633]

Thanks for this one PDX Guitar Freak,you even nailed the finger/string slides. Sizzling tone. This is the most accurate description I have seen.

[@alcondragon]

Good to see you again Kind SIr!.... Great Work as usual!

[@lolloblond359]

One of the best solos ever

[@leewagner4474]

Great work breaking this solo down it's always been one of my favorites you nailed it

[@Pontanellen1]

Really like the way you teach and show!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@muythaimutha]

Nice! I always liked Vivians work on those Dio records 🤘 great lesson great solo choice

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks bro! Yeah, Vivian had a lot of fire in those days! :)

[@francesco.giunta]

awesome lesson, and I love when you chuckle man, you explain very well, grazie :)

[@nickfactor2483]

thanks i love your videos they are just perfect

[@Howdy699]

Incredible playing as always!!!! Wow!

[@Scream4vengeance]

Hell yeah!!! You totally nailed the lead and the tone, Bro!! Have a rocking weekend! \m/ \m/

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey JC, thanks bro! I hope your weekend rocked too! :)

[@jukalakraia]

This solo is delicious! You've played it very, very well. Thanks for sharing this lesson.

[@cynicsupreme]

Best lesson for this song thanks

[@benburnett8109]

Another great video I love how you break down all the details pretty snazzy looking Les Paul. Sorry for the run-on sentences I'm recording this in by voice as I'm driving down the road in my truck

[@PDXguitarfreak]

LOL thanks Ben! It all came through legible :)

[@h2007]

Awesome video. Do you have any suggestions on remembering all this put together? I seem to forget so easy

[@g3ultra]

Nice LP! Your tone is spot on... good job!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thank you! :) 😊

[@chrisvanallsburg]

Great lesson thank you! Also your laugh is contagious :)

[@noway1945]

Another great instructional vid. Keep it up.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks man! :)

[@jeffersononetwo]

Awesome lesson bro! I was just playing some Sunset Superman & Evil Eyes tonight - I'm gonna try your lesson - thanks for the tabs man!

[@grandkai5]

Easily one of the beat detailed and evenly paced solo instructional

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thank you! :)

[@gsas98]

Kick A$$ bro , spot on and love the top on that guitar. I wanna send you a PDX guitar freak shirt bro. idk how to private message on here though. lol Great job!!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey thanks bro! I appreciate the kind offer too LOL I forget how to do private messages... I'll work on it! :)

[@them2002]

That pinch harmonic can also be hit on the 10th fret on the d string about dead center between the pickups (24 fret Ibanez).

[@Djozyanited]

Beautiful

[@samunden]

Excellent lesson, thanks!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks Scott! :)

[@markbadillo5145]

great , man , i love it ! ....

[@ADIKTIVESOUNDS1]

Nice Video Dave. The tabs are dead on . Keep on Rock’n.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks bro! Rock on! :)

[@overcome8628]

Tabs please?

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Tabs are ready :)

[@popstotexas]

Good lesson nice Paul 🤘🏼

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks Dave! 🎸🤘

[@TexasAxeSlinger]

Dude, you've been on a terror! I think I am going to check out Push Comes to Shove Next! That is always a great solo.

[@kg4st]

Enjoyed the lesson..thanks!

[@nosleeveproductions]

Is that the 2018 Les Paul ? What pickups have you put in it

[@leonamferreira8053]

4:40 I don't know much about harmonics, but in my case I got the harmonic right in the middle of the humbucker for my Ibanez Superstrat guitar (RG300 model)

[@MikeUIibarri]

Excellent.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks bro!

[@georgehamas7882]

I believe its desending Am negative key of Cm in negative the C A E active B G F D inactive this is why the A sharp and A flat are so dominating in the progression

[@narindersingh9802]

Epic stuff

[@stratocasterbob]

Hey Dave ! Another cool solo cover ! That Les Paul sounds as good as it looks! Any full song covers planned with those awesome video effects? Rock on, Bob

[@Blink182PunkRocker]

Great video as always! How many guitars do you currently have? I love you guitars and videos!!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks bro! I have to count them... I think it's around 18... I better go back and count :)

[@brookster7772]

Great STuff! I hope you can do more DIO / Vivian. How about Egypt?

[@cragginshred]

Great job thanks!!

[@TuncD5]

awesome! lml

[@kinhahaha7161]

10:01 it's 11 10 18 in tabs but it's actually 11 10 8 . keep that in mind people .

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Wow, thanks for catching that mistake with the tabs.. I can't believe I overlooked that :)

[@bouadie2007]

I've enjoyed the lesson! What type of amp and cabs/mics you're using in this video ? It sounds good

[@AchillesWrath1]

What not a Van Halen video! Jk great job. Love your videos.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

LOL well I'll have another Van Halen vid coming in the near future bro :)

[@AchillesWrath1]

@@PDXguitarfreak How about something off from Balance that's one of my favorite underrated albums. Maybe Feelin or Aftershock? I really love that whole album.

[@cameroncarr2293]

what amp are you using? Love the sound of your guitar amp combo. I have a Gibson LP Studio combined with a Marshall MG30fx and just cant get my tone close. Any pointers on amp settings?

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hi Cameron, I'm using a Line 6 Helix processor. I also tend to dial in lots of mids for my leads :)

[@auntbetty8566]

Love the flames lol

[@burnzoh6565]

Hey man, thanks so much for this! Have all the notes down but struggling to get the triplet ‘burst of notes’ and the burst of notes in the second last phrase at the speed needed. Sounding a bit muddy for me. Any advice on a technique to practice that would improve my speed accuracy for these parts? Again thanks a million!!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks man, and whenever I learn a new solo, I always practice it at slow speed (along to the original track slowed down), until I can play it cleanly... then I increase the speed a little, and once I can play at that speed cleanly, I increase the speed again... and then repeat, until I get up to the full speed. :)

[@burnzoh6565]

@@PDXguitarfreak Cool, great idea to play it slower with the track! That KZbin slower function will come in handy! Again, brilliant video (and very accurate, unlike many of them!!) Thanks!

[@aydenburris8631]

Low key I can nail every pinch harmonic in this solo, but I can't do the speed runs. I need to prioritize what I'm practicing

[@motorcitysmitty]

Suhweeet, great vibrato! How about Last In Line as an encore?

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks! I actually did a cover of that a while back (dressed as a chick LOL), but I'm not sure I was doing it 100% correct. I'll have to go back and relearn correctly :)

[@XYZ-gc3ih]

Great job! Love the root beer maple top. Did Viv mix modes? Sounds like a mix, maybe he was just feeling the grove with no theory behind it.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks! He's pretty much mixing three scales here... C Pentatonic Minor (with b5 note... therefore the blues scale), C Aeolian, and C Dorian. :)

[@yonikup2865]

Is that slash les paul style gibson? Looks great. Great video btw =)

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey thanks Yoni! It's a 2012 Les Paul Premium Plus, but I can see where you would think Slash... it looks A LOT like one of his. I recently added the zebra pickups which he does a lot too :)

[@AchillesWrath1]

I have an Epiphone Slash Custom. I had it sent to a luthier and replaced all the wiring, pots, caps, tuners, knobs, bridge, pretty much everything except the pickups which are Seymour Duncan Alnico II's from the factory. Set the action low and it plays like butter now. I think i paid $600 for the guitar used which i thought was a good deal considering that specific model was $1400 when new in '07 and then i put another $600 in upgrades. I would say it rivals the best Gibson's. The only thing different is the headstock which doesn't bother me at all. Mine is the tobacco burst.

[@yonikup2865]

@@AchillesWrath1 that's awesome man!

[@AchillesWrath1]

@@yonikup2865 Thanks yeah i love it. I've had lots of nice guitars but its my first Les Paul. I just couldn't justify spending $5k on a Gibson. I could i just didn't want to plus i've always wanted to have a custom guitar built.

[@divadgnol67]

Holy Shit!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

I'll take that as a compliment Dave! :)

[@divadgnol67]

Of course! Holy Diver is one of my favorite albums.

[@lavendarguitar5517]

Hey Dave, Thanks for your awesome lessons! You certainly helped me out A LOT in saving time to learn these solos. I tried to contribute to your channel and for whatever reason, the link was not working

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey bro, you are very welcome. As for contributing to the channel, here is another link: www.paypal.me/PDXguitarfreak ... if that doesn't work, I at least appreciate you taking the time to leave the nice comment :)

[@jaydenbilous7138]

Dude idk if that’s your guitar or not but that’s a damn sexy ML

[@libertyfreedom380]

🤘🤘

[@Dadguy86]

Goals!

[@matiaspino1505]

Hola

[@f_arregui7]

Hi one question you uses distorsion or over drive? THANKS

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hi I am a using Line 6 Helix processor for the tones in this video, and therefore amp and effects are simulated. However, when I use a real amp and pedals, I prefer to use the natural overdrive that comes from the amp. If I need more gain, I prefer overdrive pedal instead of distortion pedal.

[@f_arregui7]

@@PDXguitarfreak THANKS bro

[@cragginshred]

When it goes to Mixolydian at the 8th fret at the end is that still minor or?

[@SeanyKrabs]

There was an error at 9:46, it says fret number 18 on the first string

[@kinhahaha7161]

yeah but its actually 8th fret .

[@wildelorme4409]

Is this a mix of the major scale and pentatonic?

[@PDXguitarfreak]

He's pretty much mixing three scales here... C Pentatonic Minor (with b5 note... therefore the blues scale), C Aeolian, and C Dorian :)

[@wildelorme4409]

THE Blues Note! I like it. Thanks so much man I appreciate it very much. Your videos are awesome!

[@Djozyanited]

Where did you get it

[@montagedrift]

tasty!

[@데프트강]

6:04 8:33

[@Djozyanited]

That less paul is mua

[@SackoSpCE]

I have some problems on 10 A.h I Can't make that sound, I don't know what I doing wrong.

[@brycedeveney]

8:33

[@pregnantwonder]

How does this guy turn his amp off just by switching pickups?

[@georgehamas7882]

Great tab but he left out a few notes hes played from the tab the part where he said he had a hard time tabing , he doing a double hammer on pinch at the start 8 10 pinch 8 10 some of the notations hh ph hp are not correct to what he is performance he point this out ! All & all nice job keep it up ! The triple are correct not 4th#, with delay and course give the 4th note this makes the notes fatter but when slowed down it sounds like more notes , i old recording trick is to pan left befor beat then on the pan right off to fatten the notes

[@burrgurrandfrie8053]

I’m surprised the jojo fans haven’t raided this comment section yet

[@grandkai5]

Sorry, that's supposed to be " best instructional "

[@scottashe984]

Not to be "that guy" but the demo and tab of the Hungarian minor scale at the intro don't match up.. Your instruction and accuracy is top notch.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

The Vevo official vid.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

Chk out the first minute and the last 30 seconds of Lovin Every Minute Of It by Loverboy. I like to share comedy.

[@walidtawk2828]

it is a shame no one plays all the harmonics while playing the solo

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

Not even close 😁.

[@ponsau]

Out of curiosity, do you get copyright claims on your videos? I got them on most I’ve ever post. I can never understand it. You are promoting a song and love of the music. 🤷‍♂️ Teaching should definitely be free use.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Yes, it happens almost every time, unfortunately. Therefore, I don't monetize my videos. I'm wondering if I should fight it LOL.

[@ponsau]

Yeah it might be possible. Some labels and bands are awesome about it, and don’t copyright claim them. It’s basically free advertising. I hadn’t listened to Holy Diver in a while, and after I watched your video, I listened to the original several times! Rick Beato has done a few videos about the copyright claims and blockers. I think he hits the nail on the head so to speak. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZvbioeiZ8lqrsk

[@IDGAF_PLUS]

OMG! I accidentally hit the "Dislike" button, but reversed it and liked it. I hope that didn't show up.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

No worries - reversing it should work :) Thanks for watching Ann!

[@IDGAF_PLUS]

@@PDXguitarfreak Handle isn't my actual name, so not Ann. Inside joke. No one gets it.

[@vortex4344]

I would really appreciate it if you also told us what you were doing so that we can actually just play it instead of seeing the tabs

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hi Abdullah, I decided many years ago not to take that approach because it would make the video very long. If you do not know how to read tablature, I have a lesson on KZbin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH3WpWV5rbasaMU ...thank you for watching :)

[@steelerman5830]

Awesome lesson all around. Thanks

[@ilikeguitars3511]

9:57

[@ilikeguitars3511]

9:50