PANTERA, Guitar World Presents DIMEBAG DARRELL'S RIFFER MADNESS. CD TABLATURE
LIBRO DI MUSICA PER CHITARRA CON CD E TABLATURE.
L'8 Dicembre 2004, Darrell è stato ucciso in Ohio da un fan folle.
Scritto e suonato da Dimebag Darrell !
With Nick Bowcott
- CD CONTAINING ALL 114 EXAMPLES INCLUDED
- DIME'S CRUSHING RHYTHM AND BRUISE TECHNIQUES EXPLAINED
- DOZENS OF DIME RIFFS DISSECTED
- LOADS OF KILLER LICKS, LEADS AND HARMONY LINES
- PANTERA: THE STORY SO FAR
- DIME'S INFLUENCES: THEN AND NOW
- THE TONE ZONE: DIME'S AXES, AMPS AND FX
- FAQS FROM DARRELL'S INFAMOUS FEEDBACK SACK !
CATEGORY: Guitar Method or Supplement
FORMAT: Book & CD
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Metal is back! Dimebag Darrell is a walking textbook of modern metal guitar techniques, liberally spraying bone-crushing power chords, dissonant intervals, tremolo arm insanity, and a shredding lead voice worthy of the masters. Now all metal guitarists can go behind the scenes with Dimebag and Pantera. Here, he teaches the patterns and techniques that have driven Pantera to become one of the most successful heavy metal bands in rock history. A must-have, this book will go down in metal history as a classic.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
FOREWORD: Reinventing the Steel .
The birth of a metal god
INTRODUCTION: "What th e *%#@?" ,
Why and how this book was written
CHAPTER 1: Plan of Attack .
Dime's baseball analogy
Example 1:"Mouth for War" intro riff .
CHAPTER 2: We'll Grind That Axe for a Long Time .
A brief summary of the Pantera story so far
CHAPTER 3: What Makes Dime Pick .
A quick look at some of Dime's most prominent influences
CHAPTER 4: The Tone Zone .
Dime's axes, amps 'n' FX
CHAPTER 5: Wa rm ing Up ,
Examples 2-5 .
CHAPTER 6: First Base: Riffs .
A detailed look at Dime's unique form of rhythm 'n' bruise
Example 6: Palm Muting .
Example 7: The Ups and Downs of Picking .
Example 8: Going Down .
Examples 9-11:Percussive Picking .
Examples 12-17:Psychotic Syncopation & Power Grooves .
Examples 18-22: Holes of Silence (two-handed muting) .
Examples 23-28: Chromatic Man .
Examples 29-40: Bends .
Examples 41-46: Sinister Slides .
Example 47: Inverted Power Chords .
Examples 48-50: Skitzed-out Power Chords & the Tritone Interval .
Examples 51-53: Major and Minor Diads .
Examples 54-57: Evil Intervals .
Examples 58-60: Mr. Clean ,
Examples 61-63: Pedal to the Metal .
Examples 64-65: Odd Time Signatures .
Examples 66-69: Octave Repeats .
Examples 70-74: Going for Girth .
Examples 75-79: "Feedback Sack" Answers .
CHAPTER 7: First- Base Revision
A detailed look at the rhythm work in "5 Minutes Alone'
Examples 80-87
CHAPTER 8: Second Base: Leads
An in-depth look at some of Dime's lead-playing traits
Examples 88-89: Stretches From Hell .
Examples 90-92: Awkwardly Cool Runs
Examples 93-99: Q&A 7
CHAPTER 9: Second -Base Revision
A detailed dissection of three killer Dime leads
Example 100: "5 Minutes Alone" Solo .
Examples 101-102: ''I'm Broken" Solo
Example 103: "Floods" Outro Solo .
CHAPTER 10: Third Base: The "Noise Factor"
"Harmonics and a whammy bar? These two things definitely go hand in hand if you ask me!"
Examples 104-113: Harmonics, Whammy Bars, Echos and More
CHAPTER 11: Rut- Busting
Advice from Dime on how to dig out ofa playing rut successfully
Example 114 .
CHAPTER 12: Dear Dime
Dime answers a few FAGs (frequently asked questions) from his infamous Feedback Sack!
EPILOGUE: UpLift and C-Cut!
Unlucky for us, the end of the book! A parting inspirational shot from Dime as he say, "Lata!"
APPENDIX I: Discogra phy
APPENDIX II: About the author plus the usual special thanks and acknowledgments ...
Thankfully, once again, Dimebag Darrell and Pantera were having none of that nonsense and quite literally screamed their undying allegiance to metal from sold-out stadium stages all over the world. "We've always said that we're proud to be a metal band and we always will," Dime affirms. "I grew up a heavy metal kid, listening to great metal bands, and that's what we've always dreamed of being. Metal isn't a haircut, it's an attitude, and I know it's not real fashionable right now but we ain't about to let anyone down-we ain't about to deny what we are just so we can sell more records. We play extreme music and we lovethe heavy shit so why would we do anything else than what we're best at?! It kills me when I see other metal bands trying to pass themselves off as something elsejust because metal isn't in style at the moment. Well,brother, they can join the pack, 'cos we'regonna remain true to our roots while all that other shit keeps twisting around us. We'relike a steel rod and we won't bend. We'rejust gonna get bigger,stronger and harder. We'rethe full-meal deal, man-we're all about kick-ass songs with lead vocals, lead guitar, over-the-top drumming, killer bass lines and a shitload of no-holds-barred heavy riffs you can bust a nut on!
"It doesn't matter what the 'experts' say, this form of music will never go away," our subject continues, his eyes ablaze with passion and sincerity. "Trends can come and go 'cos we're gonna keep playing right through them. To me, a trend is kinda like a zit, except peoplethink trends are cool-they both grow and grow and then finally, POP!
They burst and go back to their normal size. So, it don't matter how many zits spring up around us 'cos we knowthey ain't gonna be around forever and we'll still be there when they're gone. This band is like a mole-a bad-assed, nasty mole-and we ain't even halfway to where we're going!"
Judging by the vast legions of fans that flock to Pantera concerts and the impressive array of platinum and gold disks that adorn the walls of Dimebag's pad, Camp Strapped, the band's unbending metal stance has clearly paid off. What is more, Pantera is clearly nowhere near being done. "We'rejust starting to get real good at what we do!" Dime laughs. "We'refour guys who are like family-we're in love with what we do and we're on fire when we're touring, man. Weain't never gonna stop; we'rethe Rolling Stones of the heavy shit! And we'll never,ever change; there's no reason to-I can't see how it could ever change and that's the god's honest truth."
Long livethe "bad-assed, nasty mole."
Credit Where Credit 15 Due
Not surprisingly, the world's guitar press was quick to notice the impact Dime was having on young players, and he's deservedly adorned countless covers as a result. Of all the praise that has been heaped on our subject by such publications, the most succinct of all appeared in the February 1997 issue of Guitar World in which the following passage appeared:
Pantera's "King Dime" is the premier metal guitarist of the Nineties. In an age when most headbangers have packed up their gig bags and moved to greener, grungier pastures, Darrell continues to dish out some of the decade's most brutal and uncompromising thrash. By combining the virtuosity of Edward VanHalen with the hyperactive rhythmic drive of a glue-sniffin' punk guitarist, Darrell has created a style that appeals to classic rockers, fans of death metal and industrial afficionados as well.
Part II: How?
In 1993, Guitar World,the biggest-selling guitar magazine on the planet, decided to see if they could get three of the hottest lead players on the planet to pen some columns for 'em. Their first two choices were no-brainers-Kirk Hammett and Eric Johnson, both firmly established as giants amongst the six-string elite. Finding the third guy, however,was gonna be a little less obvious. Guitar Worlds editor, Brad Tolinski, didn't want to take the easy route and give it to someone who was already firmly established as a household name,y'see. Instead he wanted to take a risk and give it to a relative unknown-a player whose star was on the rise but wasn't clearly visible for all to see yet. In short, it was a crapshoot.
Brad called me and asked me if I had any thoughts on the matter. In my mind there was no doubt who should get the gig, and so my answer was instant: "Dime's your man," I blurted. ''I'd bet my house on it-if only I had one!" Brad and his crack editorial staff conferred and agreed. Furthermore, they offered me the task of beingthe writer who worked with Dime on his column-should he decide to accept this daunting mission. Thankfully he did and in the April 1993 issue of Guitar World, Dime's column made its auspicious debut. Its title? Fittingly enough, it was...
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