Pantera - This Love - Guitar Tab

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Pantera - This Love - Guitar Tab

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Vulgar Display of Power album cover
Vulgar Display of Power
1992 6:34
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This Love


"This Love" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Pantera, featured on their 1992 album Vulgar Display of Power. The track stands out within Pantera's catalog for its dynamic contrast, shifting between clean, melodic passages and heavy, aggressive sections. For electric guitar players, it offers a valuable study in tone control, rhythm dynamics, and Dimebag Darrell's ability to blend emotional phrasing with raw power.

  • The song appears on Vulgar Display of Power (1992), widely considered one of the most influential heavy metal albums ever recorded.
  • As a power ballad, 'This Love' requires guitarists to master both clean fingerpicking passages and heavy, distorted riffing in a single song.
  • The track was later included on Pantera's compilation and the live album Official Live: 101 Proof, reflecting its lasting place in the band's setlist.
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard

Dimebag used the Les Paul in the studio for thicker, warmer rhythm tones that contrasted with his signature Dean ML's aggression. Its fuller low-end body resonance complemented Pantera's groove-metal foundation without sacrificing the clarity his Randall amp demanded.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Custom

While not his primary choice, the Les Paul Custom's increased weight and tonal thickness gave Dimebag an alternative for studio layers needing more body. Its humbuckers provided a warmer saturation against his Dean's tight, articulate bite.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Pedal

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Dimebag's expressive wah work, especially on 'Floods,' became iconic through the Cry Baby's responsive sweep and vocal character. The pedal's interaction with his scooped Randall tone created that signature mid-scoop wah sound defining Pantera's lead vocabulary.

DigiTech Whammy
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DigiTech Whammy

The Whammy pedal delivered Dimebag's dramatic pitch-shifting solos heard throughout Pantera's catalog, adding otherworldly texture to his already aggressive tone. Its polyphonic tracking kept clarity even with the high-gain saturation from his solid-state Randall amplifier.