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Rainbow in the Dark
Dio
Holy Diver
Supervision Recommended
Information
Released 1983
Genre Metal
Language English
Length 4:27
Source Rock Band 3
Available October 26, 2010
Playable in
Rock Band 3
Difficulty
Band red
Basic Pro
Guitar red red
Bass 4 4
Drums 2 2
Keys 1 0
Vocals 2 2
Details
Male singer
Guitar Solo
Vocal Cowbell
2-part Harmonies



"Rainbow in the Dark" is a song by Dio.

One of the great depression metaphors, in this song lead singer Ronnie James Dio is feeling isolated and trapped, unable to release the tremendous potential inside him - like a rainbow in the dark. Dio has mentioned his time as Black Sabbath lead singer as inspiration for the lyrics. Along with Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice, he formed Dio in 1983.

Along with "Holy Diver," this is one of Dio's most popular songs. It's heavy on keyboards, which helped make the song more accessible to a Pop audience, something Van Halen did with great success on their album 1984.

VH1 named this #13 on their list of the Greatest Metal Songs. (Thanks, Michael - Toledo, OH)

In Rock Band 3[]

The song is widely considered the hardest song on guitar in Rock Band 3 due to the extremely fast HOPO sequences in the solo. Even seasoned Rock Band veterans will have trouble passing the solo.

Charting Differences[]

This section will compare what we have of the pre-release pro-guitar chart vs the final. Those timestamps on this section are to the video.

Rainbow_In_The_Dark_-_Dio_Pro_Guitar_Pre-Release_Vs_Final.mp4

  • 1:27 - Final adds another 0-red before the 1-blue
  • 1:57 - Final goes 0-0-2-5, with pre-release going 0-0-14-17. That goes twice, then after on final is 0-0-2-5, while pre-release it's 0-0-14-17 *1:59 final is 5-orange, 2-blue, then 5-yellow, 7-yellow, with pre-release being no orange, 14-blue 17, 18 2:01 that yellow note is 8 with pre-release being a 20
  • 2:10 final is 7-blue, with pre-release being 19-blue
  • 2:11 final is on 5th row, and goes 13-yellow, 15-yellow, while pre-release is on 4th row and goes 19-blue, 17-blue 2:12 pre-release has the last note in that pattern (14-yellow) move over one being 12-yellow
  • 2:16 pre-release is 4th row 4-blue(x3); 5th row 5-yellow, final is 5th row 5-yellow, 6th row 5-purple, 5th row 5-yellow

Gallery[]

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