Read more. "He's almost playing a … Floods – (The Great Southern Trendkill, 1996) Not only is it a great example of the band’s chemistry, with Brown – an excellent bassist – enjoying his finest hour, it features one of Dimebag’s finest solos Pantera’s high-functioning dysfunction entered a new phase by the mid-90s. He definitely adds to the vibe and feel of my lead because I’m playing off his part a lot—it was a great foundation for me to build on, man.[3]. Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy out there. In this Floods guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play this killer track off of Pantera's The Great Southern Trendkill album. Floods Tab by Pantera with free online tab player. For that last big note I think there's four guitars going on. The closing track, Sandblasted Skin whips in out like that snake that appears on the cover of the album. The solo was originally a riff written by guitarist Dimebag in the late 1980s. "Floods" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Pantera from their 1996 album The Great Southern Trendkill. This Patch has 3 Scenes. I've gone ahead and done one, using bits from the tabs of it i've found. The song features one of Dimebag Darrell's most popular solos. “Dimebag … Floods Style Solo For the last teaching section of the Dimebag Darrell player study we will learn another solo, this time utilising Dimebag's more melodic style playing as well as more signature whacky licks! Recommended by The Wall Street Journal. "Cemetery Gates" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Pantera. I think that was Dime's favorite solo on that song.[2]. Dimebag is the reason why i picked a guitar up, the solo with the rain gives me goosebumps! Floods Tab by Pantera with free online tab player. Dalton also described it as "a seven-minute, shape-shifting, post-apocalyptic epic featuring one of Dimebag Darrell's finest solos, an octave-vaulting baroque ejaculation that sounds like Brian May on steroids". Read more. Guitar World magazine voted Dimebag Darrell's guitar solo in "Floods" as the 19th greatest of all-time. One accurate version. The solo was originally a riff written by guitarist Dimebag in the late 1980s. The recording also saw Abbott draw on riffs he had composed much earlier: he wrote the outro-solo to " Floods " in the pre-Anselmo era, and he had previously recorded a 90-minute loop of it as a lullaby for his girlfriend. This is revealed in the first Dimevision DVD, which features a video from 1988 of the then 22-year-old Darrell playing what would later be the ending of the solo to ‘Floods’. "Floods" is a song by Pantera from their album The Great Southern Trendkill. The song is about a flood that destroys mankind. One of his most popular solos, it was originally a riff written by Dime in the late 1980s. It also served as the last single from the album. Pantera - Floods From the album - Great Southern Trendkill Tabbed by - mainly me - shalloys, but the solo isn't my work.I've been looking around for a good tab of this song. 100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. ... Dimebag Darrell "FLOODS" (OUTRO GUITAR LESSON) I received a few emails after my Floods video where I was asked to do a lesson on the Outro Section. That was one of those deals where I didn't plan it out. Today, it's Dimebag Darrell's solo on Pantera's "Floods" (19) against Zakk Wylde's solo on Ozzy Osbourne's "No More Tears" (51). EXAMPLE 3 is an E minor fingering of the “Dimebag Scale,” a minor pentatonic scale with the addition of a flat 5, major 6th (omitted on the A string and used only on the B string, 14th fret for ease of fingering), and major 3rd. There's a squeal at the second fret of the G string, a squeal at the fifth fret of the G and then I used a DigiTech Whammy pedal on two-string squeals at the harmonics at the fourth and 12th frets of the G and B strings, I believe. They described it as an all-time classic. On December 8, 2004, four people were murdered and three others were wounded in a mass shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, United States.Heavy metal musician Dimebag Darrell, the main target of the attack, was on stage with his band Damageplan when the shooting took place. Here’s my interpretation of the solo from “Floods” by Pantera with Dimebag Darrell. It was more of trying to get yourself in a mellow mood. The solo alone is enough to send chills down your spine, but it’s really the outro to ‘Floods’ that’ll get you in the end; it’s here that we get to hear a lot of Dime’s musical influences come out to play, intermingled with the spark that made him so undeniably great at what he did. The song is the fifth track from the 1990 album Cowboys from Hell, the band's fifth record and second with lead singer Phil Anselmo.The song, the longest in Pantera's discography, showcases Anselmo's vocal ability and range, concluding with screaming high notes answered by Dimebag Darrell on guitar in a trade-off. "Floods" moved into to Round 2 by knocking off Eddie Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" in the first round. Guitar World magazine voted Dimebag Darrell's guitar solo in "Floods" as the 19th greatest of all-time. Dear Guitar Solo From “Floods” By Pantera: I have a wonderful granddaughter, “Nora”, whom I love to pieces. Knight from Rosenberg, Since May 7th 1996 in a small room I was hit with such a force when I listened to Floods. The solo was originally a riff written by guitarist Dimebag in the mid 1980s, and footage exists of him performing these licks as early as 1986. Dime At His Best! The metal classic, Floods, showcases Dimebag's virtuosic solo and is superior to even that found on Domination and Cemetery Gates. I haven't found an accurate one yet. It is as Metal and Metal can get! https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Floods_(Pantera_song)&oldid=999953973, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 January 2021, at 20:04. We'd rehearsed it a couple of times and Dime and I sat down for quite a while with that. Cab not included. It is the longest song on the album, and the third longest song the band has ever recorded, after "Cemetery Gates" (7:03), and "Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks" (7:01). Recommended by The Wall Street Journal Most talented guitar player to walk on this earth! It is as Metal and Metal can get! The guitar solo at the end of Pantera’s ‘Floods’ is one of my favorites, hands down – especially when you see footage of Dimebag Darrell doing it live. "One of the things that makes the 'Floods' solo come across like it does is Rex's bass playing behind it," Dime points out. It is a pretty short one, but has some great licks in it as always with Dimebag. The lyrics of the song tell about atrocious acts committed by mankind such as rape, murder, and war, and contain a plea to God to flood the earth in a fashion like that described in the biblical Book of Genesis. Buy this album. It seemed appropriate to start off in a slow, melodic fashion and then build and build and build to the climax with the big harmonic squeals at the end. This is my first Guitar Tutorial. It is as Metal and Metal can get! Round 1, Day 9: "Floods" Vs. "Hot for Teacher" 19. There’s a certain amount of passion that Dime pours into this particular solo, and watching him in this exclusive concert footage is basically watching him in his element, totally happy to just be there and pour his soul into his guitar for everyone to hear. You also get a look at my fresh Steel Panther merch. I will also take you through Dimebag's solo note-for-note. [7], Guitar World ranked the song #20 on their list of the 25 greatest Pantera songs. The lyrics are about a flood that comes along and ends all of mankind. Buy this album. “The thing that really makes the ‘Floods’ solo come across like it does is [ bassist] Rex’s playing behind it. RIP Dimebag’s relationship with Zelinsky extends back to 1980, when Dime was just 14 years old. ENJOY IT!! “Floods” Soloist: Dimebag Darrell Album: Pantera—The Great Southern Trendkill (Elektra, 1996) “That particular solo was thought-out in a more orchestrated fashion than some of the others I play where I just start ripping right off the bat,” says Dimebag … 6:59. The closing track, Sandblasted Skin whips in out like that snake that appears on the cover of the album. Darrell built the solo from his improvised solos he played in concerts. 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