Dime would've been all over RUclips these days if he were still with us. He wasn't greedy with the goods at all. He wanted people to learn his licks , tricks, and riffs. One of the greatest and a real out of this world person but humble and down to earth at the same time. Getcha pull. That's the fun he had. You know it's true...
Listening to this has made me smile a few times, because of some goofy things mentioned in these comments and just funny moments. I went to school with Darrell and became friends, and even though I played, my level of sucktitude at guitar was pretty unmatched. Honestly, I was all show...lol...I looked cool playing, but the guitar talent was severely lacking. Still, he always encouraged me to keep working at it, and even lied to me to keep my hopes alive. He is missed as a badass, but more as a friend. Regarding Tabs: I NEEDED tabs to learn songs, so I had some harder to find/f'ing expensive tab books. When I heard him playing 'Let It Go' on here it made me smile. I had the tab book from Def Leppard itself, so he'd give me shit about how I'd play parts of it. I told him that I was playing the parts right. Anyway, one day we were playing and drinking, and he mentioned it again. I busted out my tab book and threw it to him. He started digging through it and when he got to 'Let It Go', he just said "Well shit, I've been playing it wrong this entire time. Fuck it, I like my way better." We laughed and I said, "I do too." Dean Guitars: I saw where someone listed stores Darrell worked at, and there was also a shop on S. Cooper in a strip mall where Bigfoot Subs was located. I remember he told me to come in so he could hook me up with a cooler guitar. He was pushing me hard to buy a Dean and I was like "No way man! Nobody plays Dean except Sammy Hagar. I'd rather spend my money on a cool looking B.C. Rich." He said, "You're crazy, but go ahead and be Captain B.C. Bitch!" It was always cool to me that Dean became his signature look. Solos: Yes, he would learn every album 'guitar solos' back when bands would include those on albums. Everyone knew how well he played 'Eruption' and he would show it off when just f'ing around at someone's keg party. One night, we're on the way and he says that he was going to blow everybody's mind and play it backwards that night if he ended up playing. He ends up playing in the garage of someone's parents house and played it backwards, and wondering why nobody's minds were being blown. Truth is, only a few people recognized parts of it. Then he says to everybody that he's going to play 'Eruption' and then he'd play it backwards when he finished. Everyone was into it after that, but I think he realized that people didn't appreciate music at the level he did. I think he did the same with Quiet Riot's 'Battle Axe' also. He was just such a fun, nice, and friendly person, with just a wicked sense of humor. And some of those photos in his show gear at the beginning is EXACTLY how he'd dress in high school.
I love dimes style of play. So soothing to listen to, every time you hear him play it’s like your soul harmonizes with the sound of every single note. Gone but most importantly never gonna be forgotten. Rip dimebag Darrell ❤ “you get that down, you’re a son of a bitch” lol
I was there. And if i remember correctly it wasnt a cassette recorder. Matt Riley turned Dime onto a portable 4 track that recorded onto cassettes. Like the 1st little tascam ever available. We thought that was the coolest thing ever, having means to send lessons and backing tracks home with students and to create on the fly. I probably have more of those tapes somewhere, if they havent turned to dust! That was along time ago!
He's here for music was just f****** phenomenal and not only that man he was a phenomenal guitarist. In my opinion without all the stuff we have today to learn with imagine if he had this stuff tabs and stuff like today in the internet damn I missed dime
Dime was really open to teaching people his songs. Can you imagine his YT channel if he had lived on? 1 playlist for pranks, and 1 for song tutorials. His videos of teaching guitar pre-date YT by a few years. And the best thing is he never charged a cent for it. If it were anyone else they would probably package it and slap a price tag on it.
Bro, so much for uploading this! This is truly a treat to listen to. I also consider this "holy ground" because it's like hearing the spirit of Dime immortalized on tape.
Dang in 1983 I was only 4. Wtf. He was what 17? Him being self taught makes him one of the most impressive of all time. You can imagine classically trained guitar players destroying, this dude just made it happen. I think he had perfect pitch. That’s like .01% of the population.
@@shanericketts5799 I did basically the same thing. Lessons where the teacher didn’t even really teach just talked about all the drugs he did in the past so I quit. I got decent but nowhere near sick level. I have barely touched my guitar in 5 years so I suck now lol.
@@kevinkeith3530 yeah, he was mostly self tight, I think a lot of us had lessons here and there, but I think he did most of it himself. He didn’t have a professional teacher. He was just naturally talented. I cannot understand it dude holy I’ve known people like that, I was kind of not like this level that’s crazy. But I’ve known people they were mostly self-taught, and they got sick as heck, too, of course, not his level.
Yep they invaded every aspect of society, they call themselves metal and punk but throw tantrums when someone goes against the mainstream rhetoric , which is funnily enough the exact opposite of what these groups ideals were…. “Metalheads” I talk to today think the most important thing about metal is getting mainstream validation…. Saw some talking about how it was super great for metal that a band did a collab with a female rapper rapping about shaking her ass and how wet her pu**y was behind a generic riff because of the popularity it brings to the genre…. These people are such a disgrace to metal….
Dime’s epitaph reads, He came to Rock... and Rocked like no other With the Heart twice the Size of Texas, our Beloved Brother, Companion, Mentor Idol and Friend... We Love You Dime... Until we meet again Truer words have never been said!
Great stuff! I wonder if this is all from 1983 like it says in the description? I guess no way to really tell. Sounds really good, I can hear his style already. Sounds older, I was thinking maybe when he was closer to 1985, like it says at the beginning. When he would have been around 19. Either way, really great at a young age! 🤘🏻🎸🇺🇸
I’m sure a lot of these riffs learned by ear? Even in the mid 90’s it was hard getting a hold of some tabs .. idk for sure but one can only speculate 🧐
I'm 11 months older then Dime and came up on the same shit. I loved all these songs back then. Playing guitar since 79 myself mostly the only way to learn was playing along with our records. Kids got it much easier today. Also some of these songs he's playing didn't come out till 84 & 85. so not all lessons are from 83
He was brilliant from the get to there’s no doubt but back then it wasn’t really uncommon for people to be decent at guitar because this was before distractions like the internet, smartphones, really good video games etc so people had endless free time to just play guitar all day. And Dime was no exception and he ran with it and gave us the great music we still listen to everyday
@@trendkill3333 I partly agree and partly disagree. There were still distractions, just different ones. Dime put in work combined with a natural aptitude and the result is greatness. He could have chosen not to work as hard but he had the passion and discipline to go above and beyond. There's plenty of modern players who are crazy good, and would also cite Dimebag, RR, EVH, as influences. For some the modern resources we have are a distraction to spend all day on the internet, others use them as tools to get even better.... it's all about how you apply yourself. Spoken as a self-admitted lazy player working on getting better! RIP Dime and all other legends that paved the way 🤘
Yeah he had been playing for 5 years! Just raw talent my hero for guitar players when I was 12 I discovered him and ran with it this is gold to me i love it!
If that is correct, I'm glad that I quit playing when I did. I was a lead vocalist in a Rock n' Metal band and I would pick up either of the rhythm or the lead guitar player's guitars and fiddle around trying to emulate what I saw them doing. It's funny looking back at it now. When someone who you respect as a good (or Really good, maybe even great) guitarist watches you and then tells the next person who sees you playing that "He's terrible, he couldn't play his way out of a wet paper bag", it DESTROYED my confidence. I never wanted anyone else to ever hear how horrible I was. Words have consequences and in my case, my "friend" laying waste to my confidence kept me from spending a lot of time and money on something that I was never going to be any good at doing. Trying to decide if I should thank him or just let him know that he alone had that much of an impact on my psyche. And I know that I could have practiced 15 hours a day and would have maybe improved, but I know this much: I would never, not EVER, EVER, NEVER would have played in front of THAT GUY again! And here's the real irony in the whole thing: that same guy had a really hard time for about 25-30 years of playing before he could play with the confidence that he had when he was playing something that I was encouraging him to do! I would be like, That's amazing, play that and add this or get rid of that. He couldn't play as well in front of a crowd as well as he could play in front of me!! Go figure, huh. Dime fuckin ROCKED HIS ASS OFF!! "1...2...3... VAN HALEN"!!! That's what the four of them would say before they ran out on stage. Look it up.
@@chitownbluesy thanks for sharing. Not everyone is meant to be a virtuoso but anybody can sound great and play in a band if they practice. You most definitely could of did something. I sucked but I sucked so bad I didn't know I sucked lol. I was lucky to play in an era were the popular songs were easy and leads were 'gay' ... Until bands like Shadow fall avenged 7fold and even the Darkness made them cool... Then guitar hero came out. After about several months of playing live we won band competitions. Instead of being flashy I tried to be smart and know my place in the band (best rhythm section in area). I was one of the few that could actually play funk in addition to jazzy stuff, metal, classic rock, hip hop. On thing I regret is not taking lessons... Also ignoring wrist, elbow pain
Tabs were almost none existent then , vai was humping himself trying to transcribe a gillis solo in a 83 guitar player mag
Dime would've been all over RUclips these days if he were still with us. He wasn't greedy with the goods at all. He wanted people to learn his licks , tricks, and riffs. One of the greatest and a real out of this world person but humble and down to earth at the same time. Getcha pull. That's the fun he had. You know it's true...
It’s still mind blowing to me that there are musicians out there who think this man is overrated. Get a clue, grow a brain cell and respect this man.
It’s incredibly hard to do but very rewarding if you’re able to do it.
Listening to this has made me smile a few times, because of some goofy things mentioned in these comments and just funny moments. I went to school with Darrell and became friends, and even though I played, my level of sucktitude at guitar was pretty unmatched. Honestly, I was all show...lol...I looked cool playing, but the guitar talent was severely lacking. Still, he always encouraged me to keep working at it, and even lied to me to keep my hopes alive. He is missed as a badass, but more as a friend. Regarding Tabs: I NEEDED tabs to learn songs, so I had some harder to find/f'ing expensive tab books. When I heard him playing 'Let It Go' on here it made me smile. I had the tab book from Def Leppard itself, so he'd give me shit about how I'd play parts of it. I told him that I was playing the parts right. Anyway, one day we were playing and drinking, and he mentioned it again. I busted out my tab book and threw it to him. He started digging through it and when he got to 'Let It Go', he just said "Well shit, I've been playing it wrong this entire time. Fuck it, I like my way better." We laughed and I said, "I do too." Dean Guitars: I saw where someone listed stores Darrell worked at, and there was also a shop on S. Cooper in a strip mall where Bigfoot Subs was located. I remember he told me to come in so he could hook me up with a cooler guitar. He was pushing me hard to buy a Dean and I was like "No way man! Nobody plays Dean except Sammy Hagar. I'd rather spend my money on a cool looking B.C. Rich." He said, "You're crazy, but go ahead and be Captain B.C. Bitch!" It was always cool to me that Dean became his signature look. Solos: Yes, he would learn every album 'guitar solos' back when bands would include those on albums. Everyone knew how well he played 'Eruption' and he would show it off when just f'ing around at someone's keg party. One night, we're on the way and he says that he was going to blow everybody's mind and play it backwards that night if he ended up playing. He ends up playing in the garage of someone's parents house and played it backwards, and wondering why nobody's minds were being blown. Truth is, only a few people recognized parts of it. Then he says to everybody that he's going to play 'Eruption' and then he'd play it backwards when he finished. Everyone was into it after that, but I think he realized that people didn't appreciate music at the level he did. I think he did the same with Quiet Riot's 'Battle Axe' also. He was just such a fun, nice, and friendly person, with just a wicked sense of humor. And some of those photos in his show gear at the beginning is EXACTLY how he'd dress in high school.
for those who were wondering the Riff at 4:31 is Say What You Will by Fastway
22:20
In that pic, Dime looks like he couldve been the guitarist for Triumph or Ozzy. R.I.P Dime...Most Respect!!!!
Over the mountain 🔥
The guy was incredible
its all kiss #1
You need big balls to have that hair
Hearing Dime play Over the Mountain made me smile.
I love dimes style of play. So soothing to listen to, every time you hear him play it’s like your soul harmonizes with the sound of every single note. Gone but most importantly never gonna be forgotten. Rip dimebag Darrell ❤ “you get that down, you’re a son of a bitch” lol
I was there. And if i remember correctly it wasnt a cassette recorder. Matt Riley turned Dime onto a portable 4 track that recorded onto cassettes. Like the 1st little tascam ever available. We thought that was the coolest thing ever, having means to send lessons and backing tracks home with students and to create on the fly. I probably have more of those tapes somewhere, if they havent turned to dust! That was along time ago!
Dime is the real icon
🤘
He was pretty accurate on playing the very end to Spanish fly . Pretty damn good on all the songs actually , some much better than others.
AMAAAAAAZING!!!
That’s like how I was I liked the priest I liked pentatonics and tapping and some cleans
Diss is a gem , I love hearing at the start of a great RIP badass brother DIME !
He's here for music was just f****** phenomenal and not only that man he was a phenomenal guitarist. In my opinion without all the stuff we have today to learn with imagine if he had this stuff tabs and stuff like today in the internet damn I missed dime
Dime was really open to teaching people his songs. Can you imagine his YT channel if he had lived on? 1 playlist for pranks, and 1 for song tutorials. His videos of teaching guitar pre-date YT by a few years. And the best thing is he never charged a cent for it. If it were anyone else they would probably package it and slap a price tag on it.
He was as much a fan of the music as any of his fans, and he always seemed like he wanted to encourage others as much as possible to learn to play.
Exactly, and that's why people loved him so much. Just a normal (albeit super talented) guy.
The wokies would unfortunately try to cancel him and terminate his channel, he’s too real for the modern day
nah we love him
Fireworks, pranks, drinkin 7,jammin and talking music...he was so down to Earth and humble. He's missed forever.
damn.....dope
Bro, so much for uploading this! This is truly a treat to listen to. I also consider this "holy ground" because it's like hearing the spirit of Dime immortalized on tape.
Dang in 1983 I was only 4. Wtf. He was what 17? Him being self taught makes him one of the most impressive of all time. You can imagine classically trained guitar players destroying, this dude just made it happen. I think he had perfect pitch. That’s like .01% of the population.
Most good musicians are self taught.I took lessons for a week then quit. learned most of my stuff by ear and what I wanted to learn.
@@shanericketts5799 I did basically the same thing. Lessons where the teacher didn’t even really teach just talked about all the drugs he did in the past so I quit. I got decent but nowhere near sick level. I have barely touched my guitar in 5 years so I suck now lol.
he most likely had really good relative pitch, not perfect pitch
His dad played and had a studio, so I think the whole 'self taught' thing doesn't apply, but regardless , Dime was so awesome
@@kevinkeith3530 yeah, he was mostly self tight, I think a lot of us had lessons here and there, but I think he did most of it himself. He didn’t have a professional teacher. He was just naturally talented. I cannot understand it dude holy I’ve known people like that, I was kind of not like this level that’s crazy. But I’ve known people they were mostly self-taught, and they got sick as heck, too, of course, not his level.
This is a BadAss video Sir!!! DIMEBAG BABY!!!!
Anyone that says he was overrated and blah blah blah your an idiot just imagine the stuff that would be out right now
1983, he was DIAMOND Darrell... call him anything you want, he was a fucking beast!!
That confederate guitar would get you lynched at any modern metal show. The socially aware "woke" types are prevalent in the scene now.
Yep they invaded every aspect of society, they call themselves metal and punk but throw tantrums when someone goes against the mainstream rhetoric , which is funnily enough the exact opposite of what these groups ideals were…. “Metalheads” I talk to today think the most important thing about metal is getting mainstream validation…. Saw some talking about how it was super great for metal that a band did a collab with a female rapper rapping about shaking her ass and how wet her pu**y was behind a generic riff because of the popularity it brings to the genre…. These people are such a disgrace to metal….
!! FAKE !!! 🤣😂
Damn I never knew this shit existed
Guy was a guitar hero!
Only time u hear DimeBag play Motley Crue Riffs
wow..that hair.
he had the best. Bach too.
Dime’s epitaph reads, He came to Rock... and Rocked like no other With the Heart twice the Size of Texas, our Beloved Brother, Companion, Mentor Idol and Friend... We Love You Dime... Until we meet again Truer words have never been said!
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Manny guitar mags had tab which I'm sure he used
15:46 he’s doing Rush, Spirit of Radio
I love you Dime...
Great stuff! I wonder if this is all from 1983 like it says in the description? I guess no way to really tell. Sounds really good, I can hear his style already. Sounds older, I was thinking maybe when he was closer to 1985, like it says at the beginning. When he would have been around 19. Either way, really great at a young age! 🤘🏻🎸🇺🇸
I’m sure a lot of these riffs learned by ear? Even in the mid 90’s it was hard getting a hold of some tabs .. idk for sure but one can only speculate 🧐
Some of these songs came out in 1984.
Hell's Bells 11:58
Crazy hearing Dime talking without the Dimebonics. He sounds like Vinnie
I hate when teachers jst play for you and call it teaching. Weel call him a rock god but not a good teacher lol jst saying...miss u dime
I don't think he was teaching here, more like creating a set list
The intro text at the beginning said he would give the lesson and then play it through at the end of it. Learn to pay attention.
Round & Round - Ratt At 19:00 :D
I'm 11 months older then Dime and came up on the same shit. I loved all these songs back then. Playing guitar since 79 myself mostly the only way to learn was playing along with our records. Kids got it much easier today. Also some of these songs he's playing didn't come out till 84 & 85. so not all lessons are from 83
He had the guitar skills and hair of a demi god! My inspiration for even picking up a guitar. Rip brother. Ima get me a pull for you.
Pretty insane. He's only been playing like maybe 4 years here.
He was brilliant from the get to there’s no doubt but back then it wasn’t really uncommon for people to be decent at guitar because this was before distractions like the internet, smartphones, really good video games etc so people had endless free time to just play guitar all day. And Dime was no exception and he ran with it and gave us the great music we still listen to everyday
@@trendkill3333 I partly agree and partly disagree. There were still distractions, just different ones. Dime put in work combined with a natural aptitude and the result is greatness. He could have chosen not to work as hard but he had the passion and discipline to go above and beyond. There's plenty of modern players who are crazy good, and would also cite Dimebag, RR, EVH, as influences. For some the modern resources we have are a distraction to spend all day on the internet, others use them as tools to get even better.... it's all about how you apply yourself. Spoken as a self-admitted lazy player working on getting better! RIP Dime and all other legends that paved the way 🤘
Yeah he had been playing for 5 years! Just raw talent my hero for guitar players when I was 12 I discovered him and ran with it this is gold to me i love it!
If that is correct, I'm glad that I quit playing when I did. I was a lead vocalist in a Rock n' Metal band and I would pick up either of the rhythm or the lead guitar player's guitars and fiddle around trying to emulate what I saw them doing. It's funny looking back at it now. When someone who you respect as a good (or Really good, maybe even great) guitarist watches you and then tells the next person who sees you playing that "He's terrible, he couldn't play his way out of a wet paper bag", it DESTROYED my confidence. I never wanted anyone else to ever hear how horrible I was. Words have consequences and in my case, my "friend" laying waste to my confidence kept me from spending a lot of time and money on something that I was never going to be any good at doing. Trying to decide if I should thank him or just let him know that he alone had that much of an impact on my psyche. And I know that I could have practiced 15 hours a day and would have maybe improved, but I know this much: I would never, not EVER, EVER, NEVER would have played in front of THAT GUY again! And here's the real irony in the whole thing: that same guy had a really hard time for about 25-30 years of playing before he could play with the confidence that he had when he was playing something that I was encouraging him to do! I would be like, That's amazing, play that and add this or get rid of that. He couldn't play as well in front of a crowd as well as he could play in front of me!! Go figure, huh. Dime fuckin ROCKED HIS ASS OFF!! "1...2...3... VAN HALEN"!!! That's what the four of them would say before they ran out on stage. Look it up.
@@chitownbluesy thanks for sharing. Not everyone is meant to be a virtuoso but anybody can sound great and play in a band if they practice. You most definitely could of did something. I sucked but I sucked so bad I didn't know I sucked lol. I was lucky to play in an era were the popular songs were easy and leads were 'gay' ... Until bands like Shadow fall avenged 7fold and even the Darkness made them cool... Then guitar hero came out. After about several months of playing live we won band competitions. Instead of being flashy I tried to be smart and know my place in the band (best rhythm section in area). I was one of the few that could actually play funk in addition to jazzy stuff, metal, classic rock, hip hop. On thing I regret is not taking lessons... Also ignoring wrist, elbow pain
Godam Electric!