"Holy Diver" (Dio) Solo Lesson/Analysis
Added 2025-07-04 14:00:28 +0000 UTCAs we get closer to ticking off all of the biggest, most iconic solos in Metal I realized I've somehow missed this absolute classic! This s
As we get closer to ticking off all of the biggest, most iconic solos in Metal I realized I've somehow missed this absolute classic!
This super fun solo should be very comfortable for experienced beginners and low intermediate players as there's not too much going on technically. The biggest challenges I faced with nailing this one was keeping the timing tight due to the extremely sluggish tempo and big spaces between phrases in the A section, as well as getting all the pinch harmonics in the right places (there's a lot of them!).
Good luck and don't forget to share your progress with everyone in the Discord server!
0:00 Playthrough
0:53 Intro and prerequisites
2:13 Bars 1-5
9:54 Bars 6-10
15:30 Bars 11-12
17:33 Bars 13-16
28:02 Bars 17-19
Comments
Brother Brad, could we mere mortals ask for you to do a guitar lesson of Randy Rhoads live solo at the end of Suicide Solution on the Tribute album, please, good sir. One of his best.
Cade
2025-07-04 22:16:07 +0000 UTCHell, yeah. Even the keyboard arpeggios in that song are awesome. Sick tune!
Tyler Sherkin
2025-07-04 17:38:01 +0000 UTCRainbow in the Dark next 😉
Shane Reilly
2025-07-04 16:27:46 +0000 UTC
