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> [Sometimes it's cool to play major third and minor third diads back-to-back, or a minor third followed by a root/fifth diad - whatever combo sounds good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/sometimes-it-s-cool-to-play-major-third-and-minor-third-diads-back-to/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

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## More by Dimebag Darrell

> [Initially, I just used the guitar as a prop. I'd pose with it in front of a mirror in my Kiss makeup when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/initially-i-just-used-the-guitar-as-a-prop-i-d-pose-with-it-in-front/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Sometimes, I even freak myself out!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/sometimes-i-even-freak-myself-out/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [The easiest place to get a natural harmonic on any string is at the 12th fret. All you do is lightly rest one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/the-easiest-place-to-get-a-natural-harmonic-on-any-string-is-at-the/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Jamming with other people will create energy and excitement that you can feed off, and which will help push you to do things you'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/jamming-with-other-people-will-create-energy-and-excitement-that-you/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Who doesn't like to play Black Sabbath tunes!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/who-doesn-t-like-to-play-black-sabbath-tunes/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Using string bends instead of just playing regular, unbent notes can definitely help give certain riffs a cooler, heavier edge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/using-string-bends-instead-of-just-playing-regular-unbent-notes-can/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Glen Tipton and K.K. Downing are the gods of double-guitar axemanship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/glen-tipton-and-k-k-downing-are-the-gods-of-double-guitar-axemanship/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/always-have-a-collection-of-your-favorite-cds-with-you/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [... I got home, picked up my ax, turned on the four-track and just played it ... I played three solos back to back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/i-got-home-picked-up-my-ax-turned-on-the-four-track-and-just-played/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Man, don't get me started on Pat Travers. That dude writes killer blues rock and roll riffs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/man-don-t-get-me-started-on-pat-travers-that-dude-writes-killer-blues/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [I've become more interested in creating a band sound than trying to outshine the other guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/i-ve-become-more-interested-in-creating-a-band-sound-than-trying-to/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Play the pentatonic blues scale, just for fret- and pick-hand dexterity and to mesh them both together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/play-the-pentatonic-blues-scale-just-for-fret-and-pick-hand-dexterity/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Way before we got a record deal, we were playing clubs seven nights a week, three one-hour sets a night. Then we got the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/way-before-we-got-a-record-deal-we-were-playing-clubs-seven-nights-a/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [Weve always done a bunch of musically diverse things. We were just showing a broader side of the band, the more melodic stuff we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/weve-always-done-a-bunch-of-musically-diverse-things-we-were-just/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

> [When you're a little kid, you have nerve. I'd walk right up to whoever was recording and say, 'Hey, dude, what's the lick of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/when-you-re-a-little-kid-you-have-nerve-i-d-walk-right-up-to-whoever/)

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