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Version 0.74
By chemicalinxs and Sora250
Email: chemicalinxs@hotmail.com and
shadowtosin@yahoo.com
Date Started: October 9, 2008
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Table of Contents (Make sure to use ctrl + F to find stuff faster)
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1.0 Introduction
1.5 Version History
2.0 Vocal lessons
3.0 Learning the Guitar
4.0 Learning the drums
4.5 General tips
5.0 Rock Band 2 Disc set list
5A. A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
5B. Ace of Spades 08
5C. Alabama Getaway
5D. Alex Chilton
5E. Alive
5F. Almost Easy
5G. American Woman
5H. Anyway You Want It
5I. Aqualung
5J. Bad Reputation
5K. Battery
5L. Bodhitsattya
5M. Carry On Wayward Son
5N. Chop Suey
5O. Colony of Birchmen
5P. Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)
5Q. Conventional Lover
5R. Cool for Cats
5S. De-Luxe
5T. Down with the Sickness
5U. Drain You
5V. E-Pro
5W. Everlong
5x. Eye of the Tiger
5Y. Feel the Pain
5Z. Float On
5AA. Get Clean
5BB. Girl's Not Grey
5CC. Give it All
5DD. Give it Away
5EE. Go Your Own Way
5FF. Hello There
5GG. Hungry Like the Wolf
5HH. I Was Wrong
5II. Kids in America
5JJ. Lazy Eye
5KK. Let There Be Rock
5LL. Livin' on a Prayer
5MM. Lump
5NN. Man in the Box
5OO. Master Exploder
5PP. Mountain Song
5QQ. My Own Worst Enemy
5RR. Welcome to the Neighborhood
5SS. New Kid in School
5TT. Night Lies
5UU. Nine in the Afternoon
5VV. One Step Closer
5WW. One Way or Another
5XX. Our Truth
5YY. Painkiller
5ZZ. Panic Attack
5AAA. PDA
5BBB. Peace Sells
5CCC. Pinball Wizard
5DDD. Pretend We're Dead
5EEE. Psycho Killer
5FFF. Pump It Up
5GGG. Ramblin' Man
5HHH. Rebel Girl
5III. Rob the Prez-O-Dent
5JJJ. Rock'n Me
5KKK. Round & Round
5LLL. Shackler's Revenge
5MMM. Shooting Star
5NNN. Shoulder to the Plow
5OOO. So Whatcha Want
5PPP. Souls of Black
5QQQ. Spirit in the Sky
5RRR. Spoonman
5SSS. Supreme Girl
5TTT. Tangled Up in Blue
5UUU. Teenage Riot
5VVV. Testify
5WWW. That's What You Get
5XXX. The Middle
5YYY. The Trees
5ZZZ. Today
5AAAA. Uncontrollable Urge
5BBBB. Visions
5CCCC. We Got the Beat
5DDDD. Where’d You Go
5EEEE. White Wedding Pt. I
5FFFF. You Oughta Know
6.0 Rock Band Downloadable content
7.0 Rock Band 1 Exports
8.0 Achievement/Trophies list
9.0 Quickplay
9.1 Tug of War
9.2 Score Duel
10.0 Tour
10.1 Band World Tour
10.2 Tour Challenges
10.3 Battle of the bands
10.4 Rock shop
10.5 Band Profile
10.6 Leaderboards
10.7 Online Band World Tour
11.0 Training
11.1 Tutorials
11.2 Practice Mode
11.3 Drum Trainer
12.0 Options
13.0 Extras
13.1 Modify game
14.0 Music Store
15.0 Frequently asked questions
16.0 Credits
17.0 Copyright
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1.0 Introduction
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Welcome to our Rock Band 2 guide. Your soruce for everything Rock Band 2.
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1.5 Version History
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0.50 - October 9, 2008 - The start of our guide.
0.52 - October 10, 2008 - Added some questions in the FAQ section
and fix a couple of mistakes and added tips for Panic attack and
Painkiller.
0.60 - October 19 2008 - Added more tips and added a question
about the Endless Setlist 2. Also added tips from users and trophies
for the PS3 version and some challenges.
0.69 - January 26 2009 - Added vocal tips,
added more tips to individual songs, added more Tour challenges
and made the guide more Wii friendly.
0.72 - February 3, 2009 - Gold Stars cutoff for all Rock Band 2 songs.
0.74 - April 8, 2009 - Added a couple more guitar tips.
0.80 August 6, 2009 - All Guitar tips are done and there is new guitar
tip in the advance segment of "learning the guitar".
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2.0 Vocal lessons
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So you want to be a frontman of a band? Excellent choice! In here I'll teach
how to be a smashing success on the microphone.
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Getting a Microphone
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Any and I mean ANY USB microphone will work.
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Pitch
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Starting on Easy gives you a large range, Medium and Hard aren't drastically
from each other, while Expert is a thin line. Eventually Expert will become
second nature but starting here will give you a head start!
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Tone deaf
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Let's get this out of the way. If you're tone deaf drop the mic now.
As far as I can tell you can't sing, sorry.
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More Pitch tips
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Singing on Easy, like I said gives you a wide range for you to mess with.
So it's perfect to learn the pitches of the songs.
Medium can also do this if you're feeling gutsy.
Moving on to Hard isn't that different from Medium but it's still smaller.
I do NOT reccomend using Hard to learn pitches.
Once you learn the general pitches you should be good.
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3.0 Learning the Guitar
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So I heard you wanted to be a guitar hero. If that is the case, then go play
guitar hero but if you want to learn guitar on rock Band, then you came to
the right place. Here, I'll show you the tips and trick to learning the guitar
and becoming an expert player in no time.
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Tips for Beginners
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Getting a guitar
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Alright, before you even start playing Rock Band 2, you are going to need
a guitar. If you own this game on the Xbox 360, then I recommend getting
the Guitar Hero's 2 X-plorer guitar. The GH3's Les Paul and the RB 2's
Fender Stratocaster are also great choices and I recommend both
of them if you have the extra money to spend.
If you own Rock Band 2 on the PS2, then you are pretty much stuck
with the Fender Stratocaster and if you own Rock Band 2 on the PS3 or wii,
then you are allow to use your the Guitar Hero World Tour and
Guitar Hero 3 guitar and drumset.
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Learning the buttons
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Alright, now that you have your guitar, you have to learn the buttons.
Every guitar has 5 Fret buttons. When you click one, the button will
light up on the screen. When a note comes down your way, you then use
the strum bar while holding down the fret button to play the note.
Pretty simple. At the easy level, all you need to know is Green, Red,
and yellow and were they are placed on your guitar. Blue and Orange will
come later.
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Tips for Intermediate players.
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Learn the blue button
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Now you are ready to step into a new level. Put your pinky on
the blue fret button. Thats it. Thats all you need to do.
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Learning the hammer on/pull off system.
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Normally, you won't need to know this until you start playing
on hard but you might want to learn it early. Hammer on and pulls off
are struming one note with then hitting the rest with just the fret button.
No struming what so ever.
But Sora and Chem, how do we know when to do this?
While hitting notes, you will see a smaller looking note. Make sure to strum
the note that comes before the smaller note and then hit the fret button at
the same time the note crosses the line. On medium and hard, this notes
normally come in green, red, and yellow or red, yellow, and blue.
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shifting fingers
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Alright, most Rock Band and Guitar Hero expert players know to practice this
early in their RB/GH career. Side your hand down by one fret button so now
the pinky finger is hitting orange. Then, whenever a green note comes out,
move your hand hit to hit that green note and then go back down. Trust me,
when you move on to hard and expert, you will thank me.
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Tips for Advanced players.
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Good job on getting to hard, now the real fun begins.
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Learn the orange button.
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Let me say this right now, you will hate the orange button. You will hate
it so much but you know what, it will make you an overall, better player.
Okay, remember when I said to put your pinky finger on orange, this is why.
You will now have to use the orange button. Do what I said before and you
will be fine but be ready to start failing songs at random due to the
orange button.
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Alt Strumming
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I bet you are surprised when people are able to hit long streams of one color
so fast. Well, doing this is not hard at all. The techinque we all use is
called alt strumming. Its when you strum up and down in a certain rhythm that
changes from song to song. You won't be able to down strum a huge stream of
one color notes or really fast notes. You will have to start learning this
or else you won't stand a chance on expert. The best way to use this is
practice mode since you won't have to worry about failing if you alt strum
too fast or too slow.
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Practice mode
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Its there for a reason guys. Most people won't need it until hard
and expert but you will need it to learn some of the harder songs
in this game.
If you have trouble with a song, use practice mode before you email us.
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Get use to fast notes
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Just get use to them, get use to your hand hurting like hell after
a couple of songs. This is normal, it happens to everyone that starts playing
on hard and expert.
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Tips for Expert players.
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If you can play expert, congrats. You are better then almost 50% of people
that even play Rock Band as not everyone can play on expert.
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Practice mode
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We said it once, and we will say it again. USE PRACTICE MODE. Trust us!
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Master the hammer on/pull off system
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Oh yes, you need to master this system. Don't master it, don't even try
playing on expert. Simple as that.
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Use overdrive only when you need to.
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You are going to need overdrive to save you on some songs
(Green grass and High Tides anyone?).
Unless you know you can beat that song without overdrive, save it
for moments when you are going to fail. Don't be stupid, plan
ahead. If you know there is a solo section you are going to get killed
on, save your overdrive for that section alone.
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Play online
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You should have started this a long time ago but anyways,
play online with friends that can also play on expert. Sometimes,
under pressure of your team mates, you will do better on a song since
if you fail, then the band can also fail.
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Plan your Overdrive paths
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Now, most people on expert can master a couple of songs but no
matter what they do, they can't get to the top of the leaderboard even with
an FC and gold stars. Most of the time, its because you didn't plan
your over drive path correctly.
First off, before going into overdrive,
make sure you are at 4x so you get the most points, now find a segment
in the song that has a lot of notes and you can get the most out of your
overdrive. Also, if you are playing with more then one person, make sure
to get the unison bonuses so that you can gain extra over drive.
To find out more about using over drive in the correct section of the song,
you can check out scorehero.com.
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Be ready to fail
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You are going to fail some songs on expert, this is just a common fact.
Almost every expert Rock Band and Guitar hero player including Chemicalinxs
and I can tell you that there is going to be at least one song that you will
have a personal vendetta with. You will just hate the song because its near
impossible and thats also a huge moment when most players quit because
why play something that is near unbeatable right? Well, don't quit, one day
you will surprise yourself and finish that song that annoy you like crazy.
Remember, I'm never gonna give you up so don't give yourself up.
(Yeah, we did a Rick Astley reference).
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Squeezing
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This is one of the most advanced techniques in the game.
First off, if you can't even FC songs then don't even bother learning how to
this technique. Second, if you have an X-plorer, I recommend upgrading
to any of the other guitars on the xbox360 because the select button
is too small for some people but if you are able to squeeze with it,
then by all means, do it.
Now, first off, squeezing is when you try to get the most
points you can get from using your overdrive in certain segments.
To do this, you need to learn the best path or better known as the optimal
path. Once you learn the optimal path, you then need to be able to
activate overdrive just as a note passes by, and strum it.
At the end of the overdrive segment, make sure to hit the last note
about a second or less before it comes. It will allow you to squeeze
in some points. Do this for every single overdrive segment in a song
and your overall FC score will be higher then any other person on the
leaderboards.
Scorehero.com is the best website for learning what the optimal
path is for a song.
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Be ready for the fact that people around you suck
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By the time you get to expert, you better start living with that fact that
your friends could suck at Rock Band 2. Be ready for people to start
messing with you telling you go pick up a real guitar and that even
elitist who play Rock Band like crazy to still tell you that you suck.
Don't mind these people because you are playing rock Band for one reason,
TO HAVE FUN! People that normally say this suck at Rock Band.
IN OTHER WORDS, have fun, even with people that suck and don't get mad at
the people that hate you for being this good at Rock Band 2.
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4.0 Learning the drums
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If you've played Rock Band 1 then you should know how to at least play on
Medium. If you're new to the game then we'll help you get from Easy to
Expert in no time (Well maybe at least Hard).
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Tips for Beginners
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Getting a Drum Kit
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You're pretty much stuck with the Rock Band drums, I don't suggest the
Guitar Hero: World Tour drums and until we have a better sense of it's
durability.
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Beginner Tips
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On Easy most of the drum track will exclude the bass pedal.
You'll still get it but to a VERY minimal degree.
When you get a feel for the drum kit you should be able to do great on easy,
when it gets too easy time to switch to Medium.
Tip given by megamanz4:
As a general note for drummers having issues with maintaining a
combo coming OUT of a fill, the most frequently missed note (for me)
is the bass kick, and that's because it's easy to neglect the bass pedal
altogether during fills. The Fill Trainer in RB2 will fix this partially,
but RB1 vets will end up falling back to old habits. USE THE BASS DRUM
IN YOUR FILLS. It helps more than it might seem, especially when the kick
bass is the same pattern over and over.
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Intermediate Tips
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Medium introduces more notes and makes it feel a little more like your
drumming. Bass pedal is partially present and the two final tiers are more
difficult.
Again knowing the layout of the drum kit will improve your
chances of success. Pad notes and bass pedal are normally put
together except in certain cases
R---------G
R---------G
Or
R G
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R---------G
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Advanced Tips
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Hard and Expert are the point of crazyness. It has a
better sense of actually playing drums.
Hand and feet separation are crucial
and are heavily shown on songs like Dead on Arrival or
Detroit Rock City. Notes are normally like this:
R G
------B----
Y
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R G
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When you manage to separate your hand movements and feet movement.
Drums become more easier. You'll also get more triple bass and double bass
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R--------G
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Hard mimics the actual song as closely as possible. With Expert
virtually mimicking the song as well as four pads and a bass pedal can.
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4.5 General tips
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These are general tips normally given by other users.
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Stuck on a song?
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Given by: sbddsl@swbell.net
If you're stuck on a song in Expert, play it in Hard. If you're stuck on a
song in Hard, try it in Medium. If you're stuck on a song in Medium, well,
practice. The Easy mode is too easy in most cases and isn't a good
representation of what you'll eventually be up against. However,
the idea here is that you get used to the entire song, not that one part where
you keep failing.
Once you know the song start to finish, it's easier to
anticipate where the trouble spots are for you, and you can save up
Overdrive to get through it at more difficult levels.
A perfect example of this is Master Exploder by Tenacious D.
The song is annoying and rather difficult, but drop down to Hard and
it's pretty easy.
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5.0 Rock Band 2 Disc set list
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This place will list all Rock Band 2 disc songs. This will include tips on
each song, the tiers, song type, and first appearance in a GH or RB
videogame.
Note: Sora250 writes the Guitar and Bass tips while chemicalinxs writes
the Vocal and Drum tips.
Gold star is Expert only!
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5A. A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
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Artist: The Main Drag
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 3
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Its a middle tier song. Not hard but not too easy. You should
have no problems with this song on guitar.
Tips on Bass:
Not hard to pass at all. Cool song on bass but and pretty
basic. You can downstrum this whole thing on bass and you will
be fine.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 108,522
Bass: 156,591
Drums: 137,924
Vocals: 179,740
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5B. Ace of Spades 08
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Artist: Motorhead
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 7
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Its not hard to pass at all. Now if you want to 5 star this song, that is
a whole different story. It has a lot of alt strumming moments with
the green fret button so be careful on that. Beside that, its
no where near impossible.
Tips on Bass:
You better start loving Yellow, blue and orange fret buttons because that
is what you are going to be using on this song. Be ready for some hammer on/
pull off moments. This song can be pretty hard but its not really tier seven
on bass, more like teir six but beside those hammer on moments, you just
have to fast about changing fret buttons. Thats it really.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 103,861
Bass: 197,495
Drums: 167,525
Vocals: 82,973
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5C. Alabama Getaway
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Artist: The Grateful Dead
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 2
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
This song starts on HOs/POs then switches between those and chords.
The first solo is not really that hard to pass, you will be fine there.
It will then go back to chords and HOs/POs. The second solo might seem a
little bit harder but its not. You don't need to worry about failing
after the second solo if you can do HOs/POs.
Tips on Bass:
Again, you will be doing some HOs/POs buts its not as hard as guitar
since you won't be hitting any chords but again, you will be doing HOs/POs
like crazy on bass. You shouldn't have too much trouble with this song
on bass.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals: Haha! This song is a joke, if you can hold any kind of pitch,
this will be an easy FC
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 102,887
Bass: 176,972
Drums: 197,126
Vocals: 169,499
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5D. Alex Chilton
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Artist: The Replacements
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 5
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Learn to switch frets really fast because this song is full of
chords. As long as you can strum fast enough and get pass those three chord
notes and the solo, you will be fine.
Tips on Bass:
This song is just a little bit harder on bass then on guitar and
the only reason for that is the fact that there are randomly place notes
in some areas that will throw you off from getting a gold star or an FC.
Besides that, you are down strumming a lot on this song, nothing too hard
for an normal expert player.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 149,095
Bass: 141,309
Drums: 170,635
Vocals: 111,084
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5E. Alive
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Artist: Pearl Jam
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 4
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Tier 4 on everything lol.Anyways, guitar is pretty simple.
You just need to be quick on tapping the fret buttons but
there are a couple of three chord notes that can throw you off
so watch for that around the middle of the song. That and the
solo. That can really mess you up but it ends with a big rock ending
so thats something cool.
Tips on Bass:
You will start off bu just hitting three note then going into a hold note.
This will last for about for about a min or two. During this portion
of the song, you will also get a couple three chord notes. It will then
start to mix up on you but nothing that will make you fail.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 198,455
Bass: 159,317
Drums: 223,938
Vocals: 148,913
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5F. Almost Easy
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Artist: Avenged Sevenfold
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 6
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Tips on Guitar:
This song is hard. Be careful going into this on guitar because
you will have to do a lot of alt sturmming to pass this. The best tip
I can give you is to practice this song on guitar because its just a
matter of how fast you are on pressing the fret buttons.
The solo can be killer if you can't do qucik HOs/POs in a snake style.
Good luck is the second best thing we can say to you on this song.
Tips on Bass:
Oh god, alt strumming to no end. This is just as hard on bass
as it is on guitar. The reason for this is that the note chart looks
about the same as guitar with a couple of differences like you won't
be playing chords and you will be switching frets at different times.
Again you have to practice this song but you won't be pulling out
your hair on this song. Save that for songs like Visions.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 175,821
Bass: 206,445
Drums: 201,630
Vocals: 173,575
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5G. American Woman
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Artist: The Guess Who
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 2
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Do you really need help with this song. All you need to know
is to switch fret buttons at a high speed. That and you
need to learn how to pull off quick HOs/POs. Thats it really.
Tips on Bass:
HOs/POs, thats what you really need to learn about this song on bass.
That, and hitting the fret button.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 139,877
Bass: 144,815
Drums: 173,424
Vocals: 237,320
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5H. Any Way You Want It
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Artist: Journey
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 5
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Tips on Guitar:
The solo. That will mess you up from getting a 5 star on this song.
If you can pass the solo, then you can five star this song on guitar.
Tips on Bass:
This is tier 5. lol wut. Honestly, Its easy to five star this song
on bass. Its so freakin basic but the song is still awesome. No tips
here.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
Obviously this is gonna be a hit to sing, and despite it's Tier 6 vocal
rating don't be discouraged! Singing is super easy, though
if any difficulty should arrise, it'll probably be the breakdown during
the solo.
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 104,541
Bass: 115,505
Drums: 146,826
Vocals: 188,727
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5I. Aqualung
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Artist: Jethro Tull
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 6
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
It starts out the same on guitar and bass but for guitar,
it gets easier. Its your average Rock Band song, learn how
to play your chord notes and also learn to pull off a fret button
really fast to hit a note.
Tips on Bass:
You hit a lot of single notes. Thats all you need to know because this
song is not really hard on bass. I don't really see why they would rate
this on tier 6 because its not really that hard on bass.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 240,935
Bass: 156,035
Drums: 222,222
Vocals: 266,580
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5J. Bad Reputation
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Artist: Joan Jett
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 3
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
There are a lot of chords in this song. About 90%
of this song is full of chords so watch out for that. The solo is also
pretty easy to pass. The only problem you will have with this song is
that the note chart goes pretty fast which forces you to alt strum but
nothing an average player can't handle.
Tips on Bass:
Its your normal bass song, nothing really special about this song on bass.
You better pass this song on bass or else you might have a bad reputation.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 136,461
Bass: 107,721
Drums: 183,505
Vocals: 158,840
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5K. Battery
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Artist: Metallica
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 7
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Smashing through the boundaries. Lunacy has found me. Cannot stop the Battery.
This song is pure awesome but its hard. For guitar, the best tips I can give
you is too make to alt strum the green notes and then down strum the chords
if you can. If not, alt strum the whole thing. Save overdrive for the solos
and the section that comes after the solos because the section where you need
to strum green and then change between yellow and blue can kill you just as
fast as the solo.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 243,620
Bass: 208,913
Drums: 292,793
Vocals: 151,107
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5L. Bodhitsattva
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Artist: Steely Dan
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
There are two thing that you really need to watch out for on this song, first,
the solo. The end solo can destory you. Second, the Hammer on/Pull off chords.
Yeah, its one of RB 2 new feature. Yeah beside that, just make sure you
practice this song and you should beat it without failing at the end.
Tips on Bass:
This is so not tier seven. Don't be scared by the tier 7 because it has some
pretty simple Hammer on/Pull offs and the end had you just strumming to
chords. If you can get into the beat of hitting the HO/PO, then this should
be easy.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
Bleh, great to sing but the during the solos the vocalist get an unhealthy
dose of percussion fests, it's an incredible catchy song with it's only
downside are the sea of percussion notes, like any Tier 2 song this
shouldn't be too hard to master.
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Guitar: 200,794
Bass: 218,194
Drums: 267,804
Vocals: 130,834
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5M. Carry On Wayward Son
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Artist: Kansas
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Guitar Hero II
Tips on Guitar:
Carry on my wayward son is pretty fun on guitar. Guitar
and bass really start the same but there are a ton of
solo moments that will mess you up. Same goes for hammerons
and pulloffs parts and there are a ton of them in this song
but its still awesome to play on guitar and bass. Watch
out for the solos moments and your hammeron/pulloff notes.
Tips on Bass:
Okay, its like playing the song on guitar, no difference
really. We think playing this song on guitar is harder then on
bass. Make sure to take my guitar tips because thoser same tips
will help you on bass.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 132,673
Bass: 155,161
Drums: 201,523
Vocals: 187,473
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5N. Chop Suey
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Artist: System of a Down
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Wow, is this song hard, YES but is it passable?
Yeah. Alt strumming becomes your best friend here.
Remember, most notes are Green then chord of green/yellow
then green, etc then the same thing is done with red and blue
and blue and orange. You then will go into slow moments
but thats the only thing the song really does. As long as
you alt strum, you will fine.
Tips on Bass:
It has a really easy beginning but then turns into alt strumming.
When you see the sea of one color notes come at you, that is your time to fill
up your meter so that you won't fail where it really matters. Its not that
hard to pass if you are use to harder stuff on bass.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 193,413
Bass: 137,065
Drums: 138,889
Vocals: 215,793
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5O. Colony of Birchmen
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Artist: Mastodon
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 6
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Okay, this might be 7th tier but its really passable.
Alt strumming is a must here, you have no choice but to
alt strum most of the song. Practice the HO/PO and you should have
no problem with this song.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 191,845
Bass: 120,210
Drums: 231,339
Vocals: 165,528
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5P. Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)
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Artist: The Offspring
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Not hard but comes off as more annoying then anything.
Its nothing that will stop you dead in your tracks but its hard
to 5 star so all I can say for this song is to practice.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 136,712
Bass: 94,643
Drums: 168,276
Vocals: 194,684
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5Q. Conventional Lover
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Artist: Speck
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
I love this playing this song. Its really easy to play but fun. It has your
normal chords and nothing new is really thrown at you. Simple FC
if you know what your doing.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 167,817
Bass: 159,290
Drums: 183,720
Vocals: 229,796
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5R. Cool for Cats
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Artist: Squeeze
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Guitar is so boring on this song.
Really boring but for tips, make sure to hit the
3 chord notes and the HO/PO notes. Thats all you need to know. Also, don't
die from being bored.
Tips on Bass:
So, yeah. Do you like hitting 2 notes of the each color,
then hitting notes at random, then doing nothing for like 20 seconds,
then go back to hitting 2 notes of each color. Yeah, thats cool for cats on
bass!
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
Super easy, the pitch is high but it's consistant
Get the pitch you'll own the song
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Guitar: 58,554
Bass: 47,257
Drums: 147,576
Vocals: 135,641
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5S. De-Luxe
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Artist: Lush
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Tricky as hell, it has a lot of chords that
are honestly,really random and trust me, these chords will throw you
off. Not easy to FC so I don't even recommend tryin to do it.
Tips on Bass:
Easy, Easy, EASY!!!! You shouldn't have any problems
with this song.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 205,839
Bass: 104,840
Drums: 138,567
Vocals: 108,262
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5T. Down with the Sickness
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Artist: Disturbed
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 6
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Ha ha ha. Welcome to one of the most played songs
online. I(Sora) really hate this song but I'm not here
to tell you what songs I hate on the setlist, I'm here to give
you tips so here is the one main tip you need, be ready to
do chords and then switch to single notes.
Its okay to play on guitar but nothing will jump at you as "epic".
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 211,918
Bass: 179,901
Drums: 196,482
Vocals: 252,054
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5U. Drain You
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Artist: Nirvana
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 2
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Only thing to even worry about in this song is the solo section, and the parts
in between the solo. You know, the yellow/green section. Just practice that
and you should be fine.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 165,368
Bass: 132,787
Drums: 157,229
Vocals: 125,400
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5V. E-Pro
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Artist: Beck
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Guitar can be so annoying on this. Tips for this song, just alt strum but
you might have problems trying to keep up with the beat of this song.
Tips on Bass:
Yeah, its a tier 1 song, you play simple beats and then do nothing for the
last 30 seconds.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 76,965
Bass: 55,990
Drums: 160,554
Vocals: 180,367
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5W. Everlong
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Artist: Foo Fighters
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
I love this song on guitar, its my favorite song in
Rock Band 2. Its not hard but your hands might hurt from
having to downstrum a lot. If you can't handle downstrumming, then
just alt strum. Beside that, this song is awesome.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Run to the hills light version. Good luck!
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 227,573
Bass: 173,263
Drums: 261,261
Vocals: 129,580
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5x. Eye of the Tiger
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Artist: Survivor
"It's the Eye of the Tiger, it's the thrill of the fight"
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Can you say, Alt strumming practice song. Yes, its easy but its
perfect if you want to learn how to alt strum. You don't
need tips for this song. Its just a good starting song.
Tips on Bass:
Wow, this is just too easy. Why do you need my help on this?
Go get an FC on it right now.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
The only real challenge on this song. Pitches are low so you
need a deep range. It's an easy FC for a seasoned vet
but beginners beware!
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Guitar: 122,724
Bass: 93,287
Drums: 148,005
Vocals: 147,554
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5Y. Feel the Pain
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Artist: Dinosaur Jr.
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Easy as hell but if there one problem you could have with the song, its
the speed. Just be ready to go from strumming slow to fast every 30 seconds.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 162,424
Bass: 150,232
Drums: 190,476
Vocals: 106,904
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5Z. Float On
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Artist: Modest Mouse
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
This song is easy on guitar and is a nice introduction to expert guitar.
You won't need help here but its also easy to choke on.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 81,230
Bass: 60,797
Drums: 131,811
Vocals: 137,940
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5AA. Get Clean
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Artist: Anarchy Club
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 6
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Alright, this song is awesome but its hard on guitar, I won't lie.
You will start off with hitting hammer on/pull offs then you
will go into chords. You should already know what to expect. Its hard but
no where near impossible, just stay calm on the solo and you will do fine.
Tips on Bass:
Yeah, its not as hard as playing it on guitar. You will do fine on
all sections of this song. Some hammerons/pulloffs areas but nothing
that will make you mad.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 131,549
Bass: 105,321
Drums: 158,301
Vocals: 129,580
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5BB. Girl's Not Grey
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Artist: AFI
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Alt strum your ass off. Best tip we can give you for this song on guitar.
Tips on Bass:
You shouldn't have any problems passing this song on bass. No need
for tips.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 164,933
Bass: 144,808
Drums: 166,989
Vocals: 131,043
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5CC. Give it All
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Artist: Rise Against
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Chords, chords, random one notes, some more chords. Did I say chords?
Yeah, its chords, alt strum the chords that go on forever and downstrum the
chords that are not in a big group lined up. You will understand when
you play the song.
By the way, its a pretty awesome song.
Tips on Bass:
Bass on give it all has a ton of note changes at moderate speeds.
Be careful because if you don't alt strum it correctly, you will mess
up. Make sure to hold the highest fret button when changing buttons
so you won't end up messing up your finger placement.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 176,880
Bass: 143,079
Drums: 135,672
Vocals: 196,460
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5DD. Give it Away
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Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Pretty easy song, you don't really need tips for this.
Do you? well, DO YOU?!?! Okay, I'll give you one tip, hit
more notes. : )
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Guitar: 140,900
Bass: 129,234
Drums: 195,195
Vocals: 378,290
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5EE. Go Your Own Way
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Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
This feels like Livin on a Prayer for some reason. Anyways,
its your standard tier 3 guitar song. Nothing is really special
about this song. Remember, you can always go your own way.
Really, watch out for the triple chords and the super short alt strumming
notes that they place in the middle of the song.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 158,119
Bass: 169,229
Drums: 213,857
Vocals: 135,014
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5FF. Hello There
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Artist: Cheap Trick
Tiers
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Alright. This is a basic song. The problem is that you are going
to be either alt strumming a lot or down sturmming like crazy. Besides
that, its really simple and short.
Tips on Bass:
Same as guitar but you don't have to hit as many notes. Be ready
to alt strum lile crazy.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 66,024
Bass: 61,048
Drums: 62,527
Vocals: 106,068
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5GG. Hungry Like the Wolf
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Artist: Duran Duran
Tiers
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 2
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
You should pass this song the first time you try it on guitar. As long
as you don't hurt your fingers with the G and O, then you will have no
problem.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 124,070
Bass: 117,403
Drums: 167,632
Vocals: 185,592
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5HH. I Was Wrong
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Artist: Social Distortion
Tiers
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The solo and switching from chords to short HOs/POs sections.
That's all you need to worry about on guitar.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 130,926
Bass: 134,387
Drums: 129,237
Vocals: 184,965
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5II. Kids in America
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Artist: The Muffs
Tiers
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
oh, great, another alt strumming song, you know the drill.
Its chords to no end and the solo is really easy.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 180,832
Bass: 188,742
Drums: 190,798
Vocals: 167,618
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5JJ. Lazy Eye
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Artist: Silversun Pickups
Tiers
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
First off, the song is tier 6 for a reason. The main riff's chords
will mess you up and the solo is unforgiving when it comes to trying
to FC the song. Once you get the main riff and the solo, you might be
able to FC the song but remember, there are a lot of fast alt strumming
segments. When I mean fast, I mean like its almost breaks the limit at how
fast you can sturm the strum bar.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
Similar to many songs with loooooooong solos the vocalist gets
treated to a percussion fest during the aformentioned solo.
The notes only go up by like 1% everytime you hit one,
it just takes forever, but the song is incredibly easy to sing.
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 270,636
Bass: 239,477
Drums: 283,355
Vocals: 113,696
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5KK. Let There Be Rock
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Artist: AC/DC
Tiers
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 2
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Solos are so hard that you will have problems alt strumming.
You have like 40 seconds breaks at two points during the song and
the main riff is pretty boring to play overall. Now, while this song on
guitar might be lame, playing it as a full band can make an epic experience.
Remember, guitar is just a pain in the ass to play.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
This song essentially is the epitome of boring vocals, 2/3's of the song
is percussion and if we wanted to hit something we'd be playing drums
(which isn't that better). I suppose the only difficult part is staying
interested.
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 208,397
Bass: 296,456
Drums: 338,910
Vocals: 188,832
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5LL. Livin' on a Prayer
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Artist: Bon Jovi
Tiers
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
This is so much fun. Its not hard in any way
but its just awesome to play the main riff. Its an
easy FC if you can do the main riff. Just be careful of the
solo.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 105,373
Bass: 163,541
Drums: 137,280
Vocals: 186,428
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5MM. Lump
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Artist: Presidents of the USA
Tiers
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Again, super easy song. Has a lot of chords but nothing that will
make you throw your guitar.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 90,346
Bass: 129,526
Drums: 113,471
Vocals: 125,400
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5NN. Man in the Box
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Artist: Alice in Chains
Tiers
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The only hard part is the solo. Practice is key when
it comes to this song.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 126,316
Bass: 125,912
Drums: 163,128
Vocals: 123,310
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5OO. Master Exploder
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Artist: Tenacious D
Tiers
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 2
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Its hard if you can't alt strum to save your life.
That or you suck at solos. Practice a lot because the main riff is a pain
in the ass to master.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
Tier 7 is horribly overrated, seriously. Only difficulty will be doing
Jack Black's long screams during the song, I've yet to hit the second phrase
on expert.
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 153,803
Bass: 49,732
Drums: 59,524
Vocals: 79,002
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5PP. Mountain Song
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Artist: Jane's Addiction
Tiers
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Guitar does nothing for the first 15 seconds, then
you get some easy chords. Only hard part you need to worth about is
the triple chords, and the part that comes afterwards where you alt strum
a group of green notes, then you alt strum a group of red notes. Nothing in
this song should really make you fail but you might want to practice
those green/orange chords that you have to do, that and the solo, which again,
is just a ton of alt strumming.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 131,948
Bass: 220,181
Drums: 200,665
Vocals: 161,871
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5QQ. My Own Worst Enemy
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Artist: Lit
Tiers
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
This song on guitar is repetitive but besides that point, the song is really
easy.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 100,618
Bass: 83,415
Drums: 95,131
Vocals: 112,860
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5RR. Welcome to the Neighborhood
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Artist: The Libyans
Tiers
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Fast chord changes at fast rate. That will be your only problem
with this song on guitar. The only tip I could give for this is to
practice these chord changes and find a good finger placement.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 157,333
Bass: 133,465
Drums: 144,681
Vocals: 111,188
=============================
5SS. New Kid in School
=============================
Artist: The Donnas
Tiers
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 2
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The solo will mess you up. So will strumming the from green
to blue and back. That and a couple of Hammer on/pull off sections
is the only thing you need to worry about in this song.
Tips on Bass:
Think guitar chart but without chords and no solo and its
a bit easier. Thats Bass on this song so you don't really
need any tips other then the tips we gave for guitar players of
this song.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 99,291
Bass: 98,365
Drums: 108,645
Vocals: 208,164
=============================
5TT. Night Lies
=============================
Artist: Bang Camaro
Tiers
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Two parts of the song that you have to worry about,
the second half of the solo and what comes after the solo.
You will get a ton of HO/PO so be ready. Easy to 5 star, hard to FC.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 111,390
Bass: 115,098
Drums: 167,525
Vocals: 166,678
=============================
5UU. Nine in the Afternoon
=============================
Artist: Panic at the Disco
Tiers
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 2
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Very easy song on guitar and its fun too. Just be
ready to hit many chords.
Tips on Bass:
Fun song on Bass. Again, just hitting frets until the end of the song.
A HO/po orange note every once in a while.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 68,881
Bass: 50,281
Drums: 68,104
Vocals: 183,920
=============================
5VV. One Step Closer
=============================
Artist: Linkin Park
Tiers
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Make sure to practice the Bridge and chorus 3 sections. Besides that, the
song is very repetitive.
Tips on Bass:
Its like the guitar chart but not as many notes. It does on the other
hand have a lot more hammeron/pulloffs then on guitar so you might
want to watch out for that.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 116,920
Bass: 66,160
Drums: 101,888
Vocals: 163,020
=============================
5WW. One Way or Another
=============================
Artist: Blondie
Tiers
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The one part of that will trick you in this song is when
you go from single notes right into a chord. The solo is pretty much, your
standard solo on Rock Band but be careful of the chords at the end of the
solo.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 140,787
Bass: 127,668
Drums: 188,117
Vocals: 199,700
=============================
5XX. Our Truth
=============================
Artist: Lacuna Coil
Tiers
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 6
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The big mess up for this song comes right at the start of the song when
you have to go between green and blue fret notes and then you go into
a HO/POs section and you will do this a lot. Besides that, everything
else in the song is really easy.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 100,214
Bass: 117,539
Drums: 119,155
Vocals: 128,535
=============================
5YY. Painkiller
=============================
Artist: Judas Priest
Tiers
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
First off, don't even try this song on expert if you just
started playing Rock Band 2. This is the hardest song in the game and it
shows. Okay, the first section has a grip load of hammer on, if you have some
experience in rock Band or guitar hero, you can pass that part. Then the next
section will have you playing a bunch of red notes that you will be forced to
alt strum. You then go back to repeating the intro. It then gets a little bit
easier but it will keep on reading the same notes for about 3 minutes but
sometimes, with different fret buttons.
You will then get into the solo which
will start you off with hammer ons and pull offs. This section can kill you
if you don't know how to snake your hand across the fret buttons. You will
then get a little break of doing easy fret notes. Then it goes back to the way
the intro was like but now it becomes more tricky.
Hammer on and pull off around 50% of the first solo can be tricky as hell.
Keep on alt strumming at all costs. After the solo, you will go back to the
hititng notes like the first two section so a huge tip here is too master
the first two main sections if you want to pass the song. Once you get into
the second solo, your hands will hurt because by now, your tired but this solo
is fast and you will go onto easier chord notes. Ending on Green and Yellow.
If you pass this with an Fc then you are a Rock Band god!
Remember, you will be playing the intro notes a lot in the song
so master that and good luck.
Tips on Bass:
Do you love alt strumming. Yeah, this song has a lot of it on Bass.
Honestly, unlike guitar, there is not many tips I need to give on Bass.
Its easier but its still a hard song overall.
Tips on Drums:
The only part to actually fear is the drum intro and outro,
most of the song is triple bass over and over again.
There's also a drum roll that comes up twice in the song where
it speeds up and slows down.
Tips on Vocals:
Similar to Panic Attack, Painkiller isn't that hard to sing.
Of course the screechy vocals can be hard to find a pitch in but
once you find it you can get through it.
Personally I use similar screechy vocals to find the pitch.
The only difficult parts are the incredibly long screams through
out the song and it's hard to hold it and find a pitch.
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 252,807
Bass: 327,868
Drums: 347,061
Vocals: 162,184
=============================
5ZZ. Panic Attack
=============================
Artist: Dream Theater
Tiers
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Honestly, this rivals Painkiller for hardest Rock Band 2 disc song.
If you can beat Painkiller, then you can beat Panic Attack because
its kind of the same as Painkiller but easier. Of course, this is just
our opinion.
Anyways, Panic Attack has one main segment that messes up everyone.
Tips on Bass:
This song is harder on Bass then guitar. Yeah, this is guitar's Painkiller.
You need to alt strum like crazy in some parts to pass this on Bass and its
the hardest song on Bass so don't take it lightly.
Tips on Drums:
Yuck, double bass all over the song.
In the intro is already grueling enough.
When you get through the intro, it becomes Painkiller.
It slows down (if you can call it that) but it still presents a challenge.
During the solo the bass pedal is pumped up so be weary of that.
The outro is essentially the intro.
So beware and take caution.
Tips on Vocals:
Don't be fooled by the Tier 6 vocals.
Dream Theater is anything but difficult on the mic.
If you can match the pitch early you'll do fine
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 346,593
Bass: 478,343
Drums: 409,803
Vocals: 180,158
=============================
5AAA. PDA
=============================
Artist: Interpol
Tiers
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Chords, Chords, Chords. If you know how to change
your hand placement during chords, you will be fine.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 237,952
Bass: 206,031
Drums: 237,666
Vocals: 195,206
=============================
5BBB. Peace Sells
=============================
Artist: Megadeth
Tiers
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
There are two parts to this song. The first half of part 1 is pretty easy
until you get up to the solo. Part two of the song on the other hand, not so
much. It has a really tricky beat that will throw you off quickly and keep you
that way and to had more pain to the song, the second part of the song has two
hard ass solos. The thrid solo can kill you pretty quickly so saving overdrive
is a must. Good Luck!
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 146,559
Bass: 202,784
Drums: 217,932
Vocals: 178,068
=============================
5CCC. Pinball Wizard
=============================
Artist: The Who
Tiers
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
There are easy parts in this song but the one thing that will
make any player mad is the red and orange chords that go into
red and blue and then switches to green and blue and so on. Once
you learn that, you will be fine.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 129,143
Bass: 74,974
Drums: 95,775
Vocals: 108,680
=============================
5DDD. Pretend We're Dead
=============================
Artist: L7
Tiers
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 2
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Another easy guitar song, worry about your finger placement. That is
the only tip I can give you for this song.
Tips on Bass:
Really simple beat. Just change colors and strum. You should
FC this song without any trouble.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 124,407
Bass: 124,990
Drums: 157,658
Vocals: 188,100
=============================
5EEE. Psycho Killer
=============================
Artist: Talking Heads
Tiers
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
That are two main parts that will mess you up, first is when you have
to alt strum the fast chords in the song twice and the solo. The solo
can really mess you up at the end where you have to Hammer on the blue
and orange notes. To get around this, just keep your finger on blue and
hit orange really single time you need to.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 147,265
Bass: 132,312
Drums: 147,362
Vocals: 166,782
=============================
5FFF. Pump It Up
=============================
Artist: Elvis Costello
Tiers
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 2
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The chords that you have to do in this song is really the only thing that you
can miss in this song. Those chords can get really tricky at times.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 146,734
Bass: 132,733
Drums: 194,659
Vocals: 133,760
=============================
5GGG. Ramblin' Man
=============================
Artist: Allman Brothers
Tiers
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The main riff will destory you if you can't strum it correctly. Practice
makes perfect in this case. The solo on the other hand are easy
when compared to the main riff. The first solo is just a bunch of
HO/POs and the second solo is about the same as the first, just longer
and with some more chords.
If you are really worried about 5 starring this song, just
do really good on the solos. Those solos really give you a ton of
bonus points. If you Fc the second solo, you will get 43,500 bonus
points. Yes, 43k.
Tips on Bass:
Easy note changes. You should be able to FC this
after a couple of tries. You won't really need tips, just
practice the main riff because thats the riff thats use throughout
the whole song.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 209,968
Bass: 184,084
Drums: 342,879
Vocals: 145,360
=============================
5HHH. Rebel Girl
=============================
Artist: Bikini Kill
Tiers
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 2
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
This song is like my guilty pleasure in RB. Really easy chord changes.
The chords will start to pick up at some moments in the song but
nothing major and the solo is easy.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 123,718
Bass: 109,179
Drums: 106,714
Vocals: 150,480
=============================
5III. Rob the Prez-O-Dent
=============================
Artist: That Handsome Devil
Tiers
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 6
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
This song guitar is very annoying. Its not that an average person
can't do it but it takes a ton of practice to get this down. Alt
strum it correctly and you should do okay but unless you learn its
main riff, don't expect a high score.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 110,490
Bass: 86,629
Drums: 142,321
Vocals: 263,340
=============================
5JJJ. Rock'n Me
=============================
Artist: Steve Miller Band
Tiers
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The chords in this song will mess you up when they change
between normal notes and HOs but the main riff is easy enough that
you should be able to 5 star the song. Also, make sure to watch out for the
alt strumming segment in the last minute of the song. That can really mess up
your score.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 141,273
Bass: 124,929
Drums: 134,385
Vocals: 171,380
=============================
5KKK. Round & Round
=============================
Artist: Ratt
Tiers
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Tips on Guitar:
The solos will mess you up badly. Thats about it, everything
else in this song is really easy.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 148,675
Bass: 146,984
Drums: 188,546
Vocals: 166,469
=============================
5LLL. Shackler's Revenge
=============================
Artist: Guns N' Roses
Tiers
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The intro is very hard to combo into to and so is the solo. Other then that,
you can pass this. Just don't expect a high score if you can't do the intro
which appears again in the middle and near the end.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 131,864
Bass: 183,210
Drums: 114,114
Vocals: 181,830
=============================
5MMM. Shooting Star
=============================
Artist: Bad Company
Tiers
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Its like your girlfriend. Long, boring, and a .....
Anyways, its really boring but you should have no problem five
staring this.
Tips on Bass:
Look at guitar! Its still boring!
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 164,663
Bass: 174,735
Drums: 193,801
Vocals: 227,392
=============================
5NNN. Shoulder to the Plow
=============================
Artist: Breaking Wheel
Tiers
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Solo is a beast. Same goes for the intro and ending. Besides
that, you should have no problem.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
14 measures is 26 seconds. 120 BPM
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 209,611
Bass: 258,522
Drums: 261,583
Vocals: 118,085
=============================
5OOO. So Whatcha Want
=============================
Artist: Beastie Boys
Tiers
Band: Tier 1
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 3
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Easy beat on guitar. Do you really need tips for this song. If you do,
remember to keep on strumming when you have to because you might get
bored of this song on guitar.
Tips on Bass:
You are going to be hitting the green fret button all the time
in this song. Its so freakin easy.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
If you actually rap this, then the song will be worthwhile
but don't look at Tier 3 vocals cause this is obviously Tier 1.
Vocal tip given by Megamanz4 -
Sensitivity up, mic volume down, vocal track up, put mic next to speaker,
read a book.
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 104,646
Bass: 54,335
Drums: 120,120
Vocals: 233,558
=============================
5PPP. Souls of Black
=============================
Artist: Testament
Tiers
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Alright, this song is really hard, the main riff
will mess with you, the solo will kick your ass, and the chords will
make you mad. There not much to say but practice the song, save overdrive
for the solo and then you might be able to 5 star it by yourself.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 167,701
Bass: 186,552
Drums: 162,806
Vocals: 113,696
=============================
5QQQ. Spirit in the Sky
=============================
Artist: Norman Greenbaum
Tiers
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The solo can trick you up if you don't
know how to alt strum. Besides that, its another middle tier
song that is easy.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 111,779
Bass: 93,056
Drums: 183,076
Vocals: 123,206
=============================
5RRR. Spoonman
=============================
Artist: Soundgarden
Tiers
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 6
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 6
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The hammer on and pull offs will trick you. Besides that,
if you can move your hand placement fast enough, you should
have no problem five staring this everytime you play.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
Ah, Spoonman, this is the only and I repeat ONLY song that gives me any sort
of trouble on expert vocals. I just cannot find a pitch,
stay tuned until I do!
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 142,106
Bass: 171,229
Drums: 178,250
Vocals: 172,321
=============================
5SSS. Supreme Girl
=============================
Artist: The Sterns
Tiers
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The HO chords can mess you up but with practice, the song is not that bad.
Really, its not that bad : ).
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 90,593
Bass: 114,155
Drums: 132,025
Vocals: 160,930
=============================
5TTT. Tangled Up in Blue
=============================
Artist: Bob Dylan
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 1
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Chords up the ass. Learn how to alt strum this song and then
the only thing you will have to worry about is making sure your
hand doesn't start hurting.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 369,539
Bass: 126,644
Drums: 204,097
Vocals: 275,671
=============================
5UUU. Teenage Riot
=============================
Artist: Sonic Youth
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Believe it or not, this song is pretty fun to play on guitar. Only problem is
that the song length might be a little bit too long for some people.
Anyways, for the first minute, its really slow chords then it starts changing
up and thats when the song really shines. You start going between
fast two note chords, three note chords, and single notes with HO/POs. You
will need to alt strum a good part of the song if you ever want a combo
going.
Once you get into the beat of the song, its a blast to play.
Tips on Bass:
The bass is really easy compared to guitar, just a bunch of sustains with
some of single notes.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 399,153
Bass: 148,984
Drums: 374,946
Vocals: 264,176
=============================
5VVV. Testify
=============================
Artist: Rage Against the Machine
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 6
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
You are going to be alt strumming for the first 30 seconds, then a little
break where it becomes easy then you some more alt strumming and then it
repeats until the end of the song and yes, the solo is easy.
Once you are able to keep a combo on the alt strumming segments, the 5 star
is yours. Its really fun song to play in my opinion.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
lolwut? Tier 5 vocals? Seriously, what is HMX on when they tier vocals.
This one of the easiest to sing, in fact anything with only talkies
is impossible to fail.
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 143,895
Bass: 86,988
Drums: 135,779
Vocals: 234,080
=============================
5WWW. That's What You Get
=============================
Artist: Paramore
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 5
Bass: Tier 1
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Easy song. But trying to FC this song might give you problems
because its really easy to choke on this song.
Tips on Bass:
Its just normal single notes. Nothing special about this song on bass but
just like guitar, you might choke on this song.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
--------------------
Guitar: 77,530
Bass: 110,616
Drums: 143,501
Vocals: 221,540
=============================
5XXX. The Middle
=============================
Artist: Jimmy Eat World
Tiers
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 4
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 4
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Alt strum the pattern. Nothing that can really make you fail.
Tips on Bass:
Same as guitar but here is the problem with bass, it never stops
so good luck trying to FC this without your arm falling off.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 140,866
Bass: 133,166
Drums: 122,373
Vocals: 178,695
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5YYY. The Trees
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Artist: Rush
Tiers
Band: Tier 6
Guitar: Tier 6
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 6
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
A mixture of HO/PO and single notes. Its really
fun to play and not really hard at all.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 167,932
Bass: 125,153
Drums: 161,841
Vocals: 107,740
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5ZZZ. Today
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Artist:Smashing Pumpkins
Tiers
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 3
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Learn your Hos and POs and you will be fine. Should be easy
for you to FC. No reall need for tips.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 98,035
Bass: 107,789
Drums: 136,530
Vocals: 154,660
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5AAAA. Uncontrollable Urge
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Artist: Devo
Tiers
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 5
Vocals: Tier 7
Bass: Tier 6
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Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
This song will mess up any beginner because of the way you have to strum this
song. Its not really hard, its just, alt strumming this song can only get you
so far with this song. For Uncontrollable Urge, all I can say is that you
should the rhythm of the song.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 169,285
Bass: 158,029
Drums: 178,679
Vocals: 112,651
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5BBBB. Visions
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Artist: Abnormality
Tiers
Band: Tier 7
Guitar: Tier 7
Drums: Tier 7
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 7
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
I was finally able to pass this song on expert guitar.
First tip, make sure to get overdrive before the huge zigzag segment
and only use it when needed. After that segment, you should be able
to get a note streak going for the rest of the song but beware,
there are many more zig-zags that can kill you so only use overdrive
if you need it that badly.
Tips on Bass:
First tip, make sure to get overdrive before the huge zigzag segment
and only use it when needed. After that segment, you should be able to get
a note streak going for the rest of the song but beware,
there are many more zig-zags that can kill you so only use
overdrive if you need it that badly and unlike Guitar, this song seems a lot
harder on bass.
Honestly, alt strum your ass off and you will be fine.
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Drums:
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Its impossible. Really, only try this if you
are an expert at drums and we mean it.
Tips on Vocals:
A chink in Visions difficulty reign lies here, again no tips
needed it's pure talkies and is impossible to fail!
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 155,564
Bass: 210,519
Drums: 240,348
Vocals: 158,840
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5CCCC. We Got the Beat
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Artist: The Go-Go's
Tiers
Band: Tier 2
Guitar: Tier 1
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 1
Bass: Tier 3
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Tips on Guitar:
Alright, this should be an easy FC. Just alt strum and listen to the beat : ).
Really, its easy, you don't need help here.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 73,682
Bass: 92,764
Drums: 128,164
Vocals: 123,728
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5DDDD. Where’d You Go
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Artist: Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Tiers
Band: Tier 4
Guitar: Tier 5
Drums: Tier 3
Vocals: Tier 2
Bass: Tier 5
---
Song Type: Master Rerecording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
The chord changes are really hard to get use to.
Once you get the chords down, you should be able to FC this song
all the way to the solo which will then kick your ass with the fast
pulloffs. If you can't handle those pulloffs, then make sure to save
overdrive.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 131,163
Bass: 99,009
Drums: 149,936
Vocals: 192,280
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5EEEE. White Wedding Pt. I
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Artist: Billy Idol
Tiers
Band: Tier 3
Guitar: Tier 2
Drums: Tier 2
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 4
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
White wedding is very annoying, then hard. The only problem you might
even have with this song is the chords.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 112,711
Bass: 201,617
Drums: 224,689
Vocals: 145,464
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5FFFF. You Oughta Know
=============================
Artist: Alanis Morissette
Tiers
Band: Tier 5
Guitar: Tier 3
Drums: Tier 4
Vocals: Tier 6
Bass: Tier 6
---
Song Type: Master Recording.
First Appearance: Rock Band 2
Tips on Guitar:
Guitar on You Oughta know is really simple, just a bunch of
single notes for about a minute then it changes between single notes and
chords. There are some hold notes and of course, HO/POs. Its just
another standard song and the solo is not that hard at all.
Tips on Bass:
Tips on Drums:
Tips on Vocals:
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Gold Star Cutoffs
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Guitar: 93,512
Bass: 136,346
Drums: 179,966
Vocals: 254,980
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6.0 Rock Band Downloadable content
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If you own the game on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or the Wii, then you can
download songs to use in Tour and Quickplay modes. There are a ton of DLC
to choose from so make sure to pick out a lot of songs.
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7.0 Rock Band 1 Exports
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Coming at a later date.
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8.0 Achievement/Trophies list
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Rock Band 2 has a total of 50 achievements and 51 trophies.
Achievements are only on the xbox 360 version of Rock Band 2 while trophies
are only on the playstation 3 version of Rock Band 2.
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Gameplay Achievements
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25 - Solid Gold, Baby! - Gold Star any Song.
25 - Flawless Fretwork - 100% a song on Expert Guitar.
25 - Flawless Drumming - 100% a song on Expert Drums.
25 - Flawless Singing - 100% a song on Expert Vocals.
25 - Flawless Groove - 100% a song on Expert Bass only using up-strums.
25 - Overdrive Overdose - Achieved an 8x Band Multiplier
25 - The Bachman- Turner Award - Maintain deloyed Overdrive for 90 seconds.
25 - Million Point Club - Earn more then 1,000,000 points in a single song.
20 - Flawless Guitar Solo - 100% a guitar solo using only the solo buttons.
20 - Band Savior - Be a savior 3 times during one song.
20 - Hello Cleveland! - Deploy Vocal Overdrive 4 times in a single song.
15 - Bragging Rights - Defeat a player in either Score
Duel or Tug of War.
15 - Comeback Kid - Defeat the last player beat you in either Score
Duel or Tug of War.
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World Tour Achievements
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20 - Got Wheels - Won a van in World Tour
20 - Open Road - Won a bus in World Tour
20 - Jet Setter - Won a jet in World Tour
10 - West Coast Performer - Played a set on the West Coast of North America
10 - East Coast Performer - Played a set on the East Coast of North America
10 - Heartland Performer - Played a set in Middle America
10 - God Save the Band - Played a set in the United Kingdom
10 - Western Europe Performer - Played a set in Western Europe
10 - Eastern Europe Performer - Played a set in Eastern Europe
25 - World Wide Sensation - Gained access to all the venues in the World
30 - One Million Fans - Reached 1 Million fans in World Tour
10 - You're Hired! - Hired a staff member
10 - Needs More Umlauts! - Made a band logo
20 - Rock Immortal Inductee - Join the Rolling Stones Immortal list [Secret]
30 - Road Dog - Play in every venue in the world
15 - You Killed the Radio Star - Make a video in World Tour
20 - Vinyl Artist - Finish the Endless Setlist 2 in World Tour on Medium
30 - Gold Artist - Finish the Endless Setlist 2 in World Tour on Hard
50 - Platinum Artist - Finish the Endless Setlist 2 in World Tour on Expert
25 - The Bladder of Steel Award - Finish the Endless Setlist 2 without
pausing or failing
20 - Clothes to the Edge - Buy over $100,000 worth of items from the Rock Shop
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Challenge Achievements
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25 - AN-I-MAL!!! - Beat the Impossible Drum challenge
25 - Lord of the Strings - Beat the Impossible Guitar challenge
25 - Virtuoso - Beat the Impossible Vocals challenge
25 - Groove Assassin - Beat the Impossible Bass challenge
25 - Stage Igniters - Beat the Impossible Band challenge
15 - The Final Countdown - Unlock an Impossible challenge
35 - Buy a Real Instrument Already! - Beat an "Impossible" Challenge
with all players on Expert Difficulty
10 - Along for the Ride - Beat an instrument-specific challenge while
playing another instrument
15 - Challenge Master - Complete 25 Challenges on Hard Difficulty or 10
Challenges on Expert Difficulty
10 - Challenge Novice - Complete either 25 challenges on Medium, 10
challenges on Hard, or 5 challenges on Expert
25 - Challenge Savant - Complete 25 Challenges on Expert Difficulty
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Etc. Achievements
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20 - Band Savior - Be a savior three times during a single song
10 - Beat It! - Complete all beats at 60 BPM or higher or half of the
beats at 140 BPM or higher
10 - Fill Me In - Complete all fills at 60 BPM or higher or half of the
fills at 140 BPM or higher
20 - Fill Legend - Complete all fills at 100 BPM or higher or half of the
fills at 180 BPM or higher
20 - The Beat Goes On - Complete all beats at 100 BPM or higher or half of
the beats at 180 BPM or higher.
15 - The San Dimas 4th Annual Award - Compete in a Battle of the Bands event
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Bronze Trophies
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* Beat It! - Complete all beats at 60BPM or higher, or half of the beats at
140BPM or higher
* The Beat Goes On - Complete all beats at 100BPM or higher, or half of the
beats at 180BPM or higher
* Fill Me In - Complete all fills at 60BPM or higher, or half of the fills
at 140BPM or higher
* Fill Legend - Complete all fills at 100BPM or higher, or half of the
fills at 180BPM or higher
* Challenge Novice - Complete 25 Challenges on Medium Difficulty, or 10
Challenges on Hard Difficulty, or 5 Challenges on Expert Difficulty
* Challenge Master - Complete 25 Challenges on Hard Difficuly, or 10
Challenges on Expert Difficulty
* The Final Countdown - Unlock an impossible challenge
* Along For The Ride - Beat an instrument-specific challenge while playing
another instrument
* Groove Assassin - Beat the impossible Bass challenge
* West Coast Performer - Played a set on the west coast of North America
* God Save The Band - Played a set in the United Kingdom
* Heartland Performer - Played a set in Middle America
* Western Europe Performer - Played a set in Western Europe
* East Coast Performer - Played a set on the east coast of North America
* Eastern European Performer - Played a set in Eastern Europe
* Got Wheels - Won a van in World Tour
* Open Road - Won a bus in World Tour
* Jet Setter - Won a jet in World Tour
* Worldwide Sensation - Gain the ability to play around the world
* World Tourer - Played in every venue in the world
* Overdrive Overdose - Achieved an 8x Band Multiplier
* Clothes To The Edge - Buy over $100,000 worth of clothes
* Needs More Umlauts! - Made a band logo
* The San Dimas 4th Annual Award - Competed in a battle of the bands
* You're Hired! - Hired a staff member
* You Killed The Radio Star - Made a music video
* Flawless Fretwork - 100% a song on Expert guitar
* Flawless Drumming - 100% a song on Expert drums
* Flawless Singing - 100% a song on Expert vocals
* Flawless Groove - 100% a song on Expert bass only using up-strums
* Flawless Guitar Solo - 100% a guitar solo using on the solo buttons
* The Bachman-Turner Award - Maintain deployed overdrive for 90 seconds
* Million Point Club - Earn more than 1,000,000 points in a single song
* Bragging Rights - Defeat a player in either Score Duel or Tug Of War
* Comeback Kid - Defeat the last player that beat you in either Score Duel
or Tug Of War
* Band Savior - Be a savior 3 times during one song
* Hello Cleveland! - Deploy vocal overdrive 4 times in a single song
* Vinyl Artist - Finished the Endless Setlist 2 in World Tour on Medium
(Hidden trophy)
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Silver Trophies
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* Challenge Savant - Complete 25 Challenges on Expert Difficulty
* Stage Igniters - Beat the impossible band challenge
* Lord Of The Strings - Beat the impossible guitar challenge
* AN-I-MAL!!! - Beat the impossible drum challenge
* Virtuoso - Beat the impossible vocal challenge
* Buy A Real Instrument Already! - Beat an impossible challenge on
Expert difficulty
* One Million Fans - Reached 1,000,000 fans in Band World Tour
* Solid Gold, Baby! - Gold star any song
* Gold Artist - Finished the Endless Setlist 2 in World Tour on Hard
(Hidden trophy)
* Rock Immortal Inductee - Joined the Rolling Stone Rock Immortals list
(Hidden trophy)
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Gold Trophies
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* Platinum Artist - Finished the Endless Setlist 2 in World Tour on Expert
(Hidden trophy)
* The Bladder of Steel Award - Completed the Endless Setlist 2 without
pausing or failing (Hidden trophy)
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Platinum Trophies
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* Complete Discography - Wow! You've gotten all the trophies in Rock Band 2.
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9.0 Quickplay
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Quickplay is the first option you are given when you get into Rock Band 2.
This mode is perfect if you just want to pick up your guitar, drums, or mic
and just jam with your friends. solo quickplay just allows you to pick
a song and difficulty level while Band quickplay also allows you to select
the character you made in Tour mode.
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9.1 Tug of War
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Think face off in the Guitar hero games. You and your opponent
play different sections of the song and the person that doesn't
miss as many notes wins. This mode can be played on xbox live.
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9.2 Score Duel
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Score duel is like pro face off in the guitar hero games. Both you
and your opponent play a song on the same instrument from the start of the
song to the end. The player with more points wins. This mode can be played
on Xbox live.
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10.0 Tour
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Tour mode is divided into two main sections, Online Tour, and Local tour.
Online Tour will allow you to play Band world tour mode with your friends
over Xbox live/PSN/Nintendo wifi connection.
Local tour on the other hand is the new main single player mode of this game
which was combined with the multiplayer mode from Rock Band 1.
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10.1 Band World Tour
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In band world tour, you start a band, then rock the world.
Make a character and start playing at gigs to gain stars
to gain more fans and become the biggest band in the world.
The best thing about this upgraded world tour is that you can
now play by yourself and your character can be used on guitar,
drums, and microphone. No need to make new characters just
for drums or playing vocals.
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10.2 Tour Challenges
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If you get sick of the normal world tour, why not
try the new tour challenge mode. In tour challenge, you
can play premade challenges based on your setlist at the time.
The awesome thing about this mode is that if you own three DLC songs by the
same artist or RB1 songs then they
get added into the challenge mode.
This is also the fastest way to unlock songs so you might want
to check it out.
Tiers challenges does not include DLC chllenges.
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Tier 1 challenges (local upstart)
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Warm-up marathon part 1
Songs:
- Eye of the tiger
- My own worst Enemy
- I was wrong
- So what'cha want
- E-Pro
- Hungry like the wolf
Warm-up Marathon part 2
Songs:
- Pretend We're Dead
- Rebel Girl
- Nine in the Afternoon
- Float On
- Drain You
- PDA
Fender Warm-ups
Songs:
- Float On
- Today
- New kid in school
Drum warm-ups
Songs:
- Rebel girl
- Float on
- Livin on a prayer
Vocal warm-ups:
Songs:
- Hello there
- Lump
- Hungry like the wolf
BAND WARM-UPS
Songs:
- Eye of the Tiger
- Hungry Like the Wolf
- Float On
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Tier 2 challenges (Underground Favorite)
===========================
Apprentice Marathon 1
Songs:
- Man in the Box
- Cool for Cats
- Hello There
- Today
- That's What You Get
- Spirit in the Sky
Apprentice Marathon 2
Songs:
- We Got the Beat
- New Kid in School
- Feel the Pain
- Pump it Up
- One Step Closer
- Welcome to the Neighborhood
Band Apprentice
Songs:
- Hello There
- Today
- We Got the Beat
- Pump it Up
Guitar Apprentice
Songs:
- Hello There
- American Woman
- The Man in the Box
- Spirit in the Sky
Drum Apprentice
Songs:
- Tangled up in Blue
- Give it Away
- Go Your Own Way
- Drain
Vocals Apprentice
Songs:
- Kids in America
- Man in the Box
- We Got the Beat
- Drain You
Bass Apprentice
Songs:
- Round and Round
- Hungry Like the Wolf
- Pump it Up
- We Got the Beat
Rock Band Warm-ups
Songs:
- Say it Ain't So
- In Bloom
- I Think I'm Paranoid
- Mississippi Queen
- Here it Goes Again
- Wave of Mutilation
- Should I Stay or Should I Go
- Maps
- Gimme Shelter
Grunge
Songs:
- Drain You
- Pretend We're Dead
- Man in the Box
- Alive
- Spoonman
Femmes Fatales Challenge part 1
Songs:
- Pretend We're Dead
- We Got the Beat
- Rebel Girl
- De-Luxe
- One Way or Another
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Tier 3 challenges (Opening Act)
===========================
Solid Marathon 1
Songs:
- White Wedding
- Psycho Killer
- Lump
- Conventional Lover
- De-Luxe
- Shooting Star
Solid Marathon 2
Songs:
- Give It Away
- The Middle
- American Woman
- Livin' On a Prayer
- One Way or Another
- A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
Solid Band
Songs:
- One Step Closer
- White Wedding
- Psycho Killer
- Lump
Solid Guitar
Songs:
- Go Your Own Way
- Shooting Star
- Alive
- The Middle
Solid Beats
Songs:
- We Got the Beat
- Today
- Lazy Eye
- Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)
Solid Karaoke
Songs:
- Shooting Star
- Float On
- E-Pro
- Everlong
Ernie Ball Bass Challenge
Songs:
- Shooting Star
- PDA
- Go Your Own Way
- Cool for Cats
Solid Marathon Part 1
Songs:
- White Wedding (Part 1)
- Psycho Killer
- Lump
- Conventional Lover
- De-Luxe
- Shooting Star
Solid Marathon Part 2
Songs:
- Give it Away
- The Middle
- Amercan Woman
- Livin' on a Prayer
- One Way or Another
- A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
Rock Band Solid Songs:
Songs:
- Sabotage
- Blitzkrieg Bop
- Celebrity Skin
- When You Were Young
- Black Hole Sun
- Learn to Fly
- Orange Crush
- Main Offender
- The Hand that Feeds
Breakout Harmonix Bands Challenge
Songs:
- Welcome to the Neighborhood
- Conventional Lover
- A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
Rock
Songs:
- Eye of the Tiger
- The Middle
- Livin' On a Prayer
- Shackler's Revenge
- Everlong
Alternative
Songs:
- Today
- PDA
- Testify
- Teen Age Riot
90S Hits
Songs:
- My Own Worst Enemy
- I Was Wrong
- Feel the Pain
- De-Luxe
Infinite Rock
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the Rock category.
Infinite Alternative
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the Alternative category.
Infinite 90s Hits
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the 90s Hits category.
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Tier 4 challenges (Chart Topper)
===========================
Moderate Marathon 1
Songs:
- Go Your Own Way
- Kids in America
- Girl's Not Grey
- Lazy Eye
- Come Out and Play
- Mountain Song
Moderate Marathon 2
Songs
- Where'd You Go
- Alex Chilton
- Rock'n Me
- Tangled Up in Blue
- Alive
- Round and Round
Band Boosters
Songs:
- Shooting Star
- The Middle
- Go Your Own Way
- Livin' on a Prayer
Guitar Solos
Songs:
- Aqualung
- Come out and Play (Keep 'Em Seperated)
- Any Way you Want It
- Round and Round
Drum Deciders
Songs:
- De-Luxe
- The Middle
- Uncontrollable Urge
- Alive
Shure Vocals
Songs:
- Eye of the Tiger
- One Way or Another
- The Middle
- Alive
Bass Groove
Songs:
- One Way or Another
- Psycho Killer
- Pinball Wizard
- Alex Chilton
Rock Band Skilled Songs
Songs:
- Epic
- Suffragette City
- Ballroom Blitz
- Dead on Arrival
- Train Kept a Rollin
Guitars and Vocals
Songs:
- Lump
- E-Pro
- Cool for Cats
- Pump it Up
- Bad Reputation
- Let there be Rock
Pop Rock
Songs:
- My Own Worst Enemy
- Hungry like the Wolf
- One Way or Another
- Kids in America
60S Hits
Songs:
- Spirit in the Sky
- Pinball Wizard
Infinite Pop Rock
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the Pop Rock category.
Infinite 60S HITS
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the 60S category.
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Tier 5 challenges (Headliner)
===========================
Challenging Marathon 1
Songs:
- You Oughta Know
- Alabama Getaway
- Testify
- Supreme Girl
- Pinball Wizard
- Our Truth
Challenging Marathon 2
Songs:
- Uncontrollable Urge
- Bad Reputation
- Night Lies
- Any Way You Want It
- Teen Age Riot
- Shackler's Revenge
Challenging Band
Songs:
- Kids in America
- Come out and Play (Keep 'Em Seperated)
- Alive
- Pinball Wizard
Challenging Riffs
Songs:
- Let there be Rock
- Alabama Getaway
- Carry on Wayward Son
- Rock'n Me
More Challenging Riffs
Songs:
- Give it All
- Everlong
- Pinball Wizard
- Lazy Eye
Ludwig (c) Drumming Challenge
Songs:
- Mountain Song
- Chop Suey
- Lump
- Pinball Wizard
Challenging Choruses
Songs:
- Pinball Wizard
- Bad Reputation
- Round and Round
- Livin' on a Prayer
Challenging Basslines
Songs:
- Where'd you Go?
- Any Way You Want It
- Lump
- Livin' on a Prayer
Rock Band Challenging Songs
Songs:
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
- Welcome Home
- Go With the Flow
- Dani California
Rock Band Blistering Songs
Songs:
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper
- Electric Version
- Vasoline
- Detroit Rock City
Rock Band Bonus Songs
Songs:
- I'm So Sick
- Time We Had
- Nightmare
- Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld
Rock Band Harmonix Songs
Songs:
- 29 Fingers
- Seven
- Blood Doll
- Day Late, Dollar Short
- Pleasure (Pleasure)
- Brainpower
- Can't Let Go
- I Get By
- Outside
Touring Harmonix Bands
Songs:
- Supreme Girl
- Night Lies
- Rob the Prez-O-Dent
Prog
Songs:
- Aqualung
- The Trees (Vault Edition)
- Panic Attack
00S HITS
Songs:
- Nine in the Afternoon
- New Kid in School
- Girls not Grey
- Chop Suey
Infinite PROG
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the PROG category.
Infinite 00S HITS
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the 00s category.
===========================
Tier 6 challenges (Legendary Act)
===========================
Nightmare Marathon 1
Songs:
- Let There Be Rock
- The Trees
- Aqualung
- Down With the Sickness
- Chop Suey
- Everlong
Nightmare Marathon 2
Songs:
- Master Exploder
- Give It All
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Rob the Prez-O-Dent
- Spoonman
- Ace of Spades '08
Vocal Nightmares
Songs:
- Aqualung
- Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)
- White Wedding (Part 1)
- You Oughta Know
- Any Way You Want It
Fill Nightmares
Songs:
- Spoonman
- Bad Reputation
- Teen Age Riot
- Colony of Birchmen
- Ace of Spades '08
Bass Nightmares
Songs:
- Give it All
- Testify
- Aqualung
- You Oughta Know
- The Trees (Vault Edition)
Fretboard Nightmares
Songs:
- Ace of Spades
- Spoonman
- Master Exploder
- Colony of Birchmen
- Peace Sells
Band Nightmares
Songs:
- Any Way You Want It
- Let There Be Rock
- The Trees (Vault Edition)
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Everlong
More Band Nightmares
Songs:
- Testify
- Aqualung
- Down With The Sickness
- Master Exploder
- Ramblin' Man
Rock BaND Nightmare Songs
Songs:
- Next to You
- Cherub Rock
- Tom Sawyer
- Green Grass and High Tides
Femme Fatale Challenge Part 2
Songs:
- You Oughta Know
- That's What You Get
- New Kid in School
- Bad Reputation
- Our Truth
Talky Challenge
Songs:
- Give It Away
- So What'cha Want
- Testify
Nu-Metal
Songs:
- One Step Closer
- Chop Suey
- Our Truth
- Down with the Sickness
Classic Rock
Songs:
- American Woman
- Rock'n Me
- Go Your Own Way
- Any Way You Want It
- Pinball Wizard
70s Hits
Songs:
- Psycho Killer
- Uncontrollable Urge
- Let There Be Rock
- Ramblin' Man
Infinite Classic Rock Challenge
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the classic Rock category.
Infinite Nu-Metal Challenge
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the Nu-Metal category.
Infinite 70s Hits Challenge
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the 70s Hits category.
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Tier 7 challenges (The Impossible Challenges)
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Impossible Marathon 1
Songs:
- Almost Easy
- Ramblin' Man
- Get Clean
- Peace Sells
- Colony of Birchmen
- Souls of Black
Impossible Marathon 2
Songs:
- Bodhisattva
- Shoulder to the Plow
- Battery
- Visions
- Panic Attack
- Painkiller
The Impossible Vocals Challenge
Songs:
- Uncontrollable Urge
- Psycho Killer
- Spoonman
- Chop Suey
- Tangled Up in Blue
The Impossible Drum Challenge
Songs:
- The Trees
- Everlong
- Battery
- Painkiller
- Panic Attack
The Impossible Bass Challenge
Songs:
- Bodhisattva
- Ace of Spades
- Peace Sells
- Battery
- Panic Attack
The Impossible Guitar Challenge
Songs:
- Souls of Black
- Ramblin' Man
- Bodhisattva
- Battery
- Painkiller
The Final Band Challenge
Songs:
- Spoonman
- Ace of Spades '08
- Peace Sells
- Battery
- Painkiller
Impossible Harmonix Bands Challenge
Songs:
- Get Clean
- Shoulder to the Plow
- Visions
Rock Band Impossible Challenge
Songs:
- Highway Star
- Foreplay/Longtime
- Flirtin' with Disaster
- Won't Get Fooled Again
Metal
Songs:
- Almost Easy
- colony of Birchmen
- Ace of Spades
- Peace Sells
- Souls of Black
Infinite Metal Challenge
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the Metal category.
80s Hits
Songs:
- Alex Chilton
- White Wedding (Part 1)
- Mountain Song
- Round and Round
Infinite 80s Hits Challenge
Songs:
All the songs that you own that fit into the 80s Hits category.
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10.3 Battle of the Bands
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This is the second new mode in Rock Band 2. If you
have an online connection then you can take part
in the battle of the bands. Harmonix has new challenges
every day from getting the best note streak to getting
the highest score and more, complete against everyone online
to be the number 1 band.
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10.4 Rock Shop
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Come here to change your character.
Buy the style you like. From Goth,
to punk, to Rock and more, live the life
of a rock star with the clothes of a rock star.
You can also add tattoos to yourself and of course,
if you are getting bored of your hair, then you can buy a different
hair style and if you need instruments then this place is perfect for you.
The rock shop is full of everything to fit your Rock Band needs!
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Unlockable Instruments and Clothes
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Bomb Bass - Beat the impossible bass challenge.
Bone Microphone - Beat Impossible Marithon 2 Challenge.
Clear Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS - Join the "Rolling Stone Rock
Immortals" list.
Clear Microphone - Beat Rock Immortal Setlist in World Tour as Vocal.
Glowing Drum Set - Join the "Rolling Stone Rock Immortals" list.
Gold drum set - Beat the impossible drum challenge.
Gold Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS - Beat the "Impossible
Guitar Challenge".
Gold Microphone+Ultimate Metal Outfit - Beat Imposible Vocal Challenge.
Gold Mirophone - Beat the impossible vocal challenge.
Silver Bass - Beat "The Final Band Challenge" on Bass.
Silver Drums - Beat "The Final Band Challenge" on Drums.
Silver Guitar - Beat "The Final Band Challenge" on Guitar.
Silver Microphone - Beat "The Final Band Challenge" on Vocals.
The Goat Head guitar = Beat the Impossible Marathon 2 challenge on guitar
on any difficulty level.
Ultimate Goth Outfit - Beat the Impossible Drum Challenge.
Ultimate Metal Outfit - Complete the Vocals Impossible Challenge on any
difficulty.
Ultimate Punk Outfit - Beat the Impossible Bass Challenge on any difficulty.
Ultimate Rock Outfit - Beat the Impossible Guitar Challenge on any difficulty.
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10.5 Band Profile
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This is the place to come to check
out the highest scores your band has,
the logo, and quotes.
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10.6 Leaderboards
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Check up the leaderboards to see where you stack
against everyone else in the world.
TRY TO BECOME NUMBER 1 IN EVERY SONG!
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10.7 Online Band World Tour
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Same as normal band tour but now online. Play with
up to four friends online.
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11.0 Training
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The Training mode hosts the tutorials, practice mode, and the brand new
Drum trainer.
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11.1 Tutorials
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The tutorial mode will teach you to play
the drums, guitar, and microphone. That's
all you need to know about this mode.
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11.2 Practice Mode
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Practice your favorite song in Practice mode.
Trust US, USE THIS MODE. You will love us later.
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11.3 Drum Trainer
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The drum trainer is used for those new to drums
and includes three different modes.
Beat Trainer:
This will teach you how to keep a good
beat on the drums so you won't mess up when there a lot
of notes being thrown at you.
Fill Trainer:
You get to learn your fills. This will teach you to learn
how to make good fills before you enter star power.
Freestyle mode: Just jam with your drums. You put on your own music
from your HDD in this mode so if you feel like listening to sweet child O'
mine while having fun with the drums, its possible here.
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12.0 Options
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Change your in game option like your video and aduio options. This place
will also have the calibration option which you need to use if you have
a HD TV or if you think your note hitting is way off.
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13.0 Extras
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The extras menu is the place to go if you want to see the leaderboards,
watch the credits, or modify your game which in basic means, cheat codes.
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Cheats
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These are cheats that you have to unlock.
Yellow, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Orange -
Awesome Detection
Red, Red, Red, Red, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow - New Venues Only
Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Blue - Play the game
without a Track
Blue, Yellow, Red, Blue, Yellow, Red, Blue, Yellow, Red. - Stage mode
Red, Yellow, Blue, Red(2), Blue(2), Red, Yellow, Blue Unlock all song
Blue, Orange(2), Blue, Yellow, Blue, Orange(2), Blue, Yellow -
Venue select - Unlock all venues
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14.0 Music Store
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The music store allows you to buy new tracks on Rock Band and Rock Band 2.
You need to be online to use the music store and each track should cost
either 80($1.00), 160 ($2.00) MS points or 200 wii points.
If you want to find out which songs are available for the wii version of
Rock Band 2, copy and paste the link below into your web bowser.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_band_dlc
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15.0 Frequently asked questions
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These questions will be broken down into sections so you won't be searching
forever.
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Main questions
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Q: What is Rock Band 2?
A: A music video game made by Harmonix for the Xbox 360, Playstation 2,
Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii.
Q: I can't find any info on what I need help on
A: Send us an email and we'll be sure to include
it in a future update if it has noted importance.
Q: Can we reach you by your gamertags or PSN IDs?
A: Yes. sora250 XBL GT and PSN: Darksora250
while for chemicalinxs Gamertag: FallOut Phoenix
Q: Are all the disc songs Masters?
A: Yes
Q: How many songs are in this game?
A: 84 songs
Q: How do I beat (Insert song here)?
A: Read our tips. If you we don't have tips for the song you are looking
for then all I can really tell you is good luck because we don't have
every single DLC the game has. Ask the Gamefaqs rock Band 2 board if
you really need help.
Q: This FAQ sucks!
A: That's not a question.
Q: How do I unlock certain songs?
A: Play online with friends or play the challange mode
or play band world tour by yourself or with friends.
Q: Why didn't you answer our emails?
A: Chemicalinxs and I are busy people. We both go to high school. I'm
a sophomore with Advanced classes and he is a senior. We can't stay on
the computer 24/7 to answer your emails. Please forgive us but our free
time goes into this FAQ and of course, living life.
Q: Should I download this DLC Track?
A: We are not music gods, we don't know what kind of music
you like but if you tell us, we might be able to come up with
some songs to download.
Q: How much does the Full Rock Band 2 bundle cost?
A: $189.99
Q: How do you export Rock Band 1 songs into RB2?
A: First off, you need to be connected to Xbox live or PSN and
have 400 MSP or $5 on PSN. Once you have that done, put in
your Rock Band 1 disc into your system and go into the Rock Band 1
main menu. Once there, go into the option section and click export
songs. It will ask you to pay for the export key to transfer
the songs to your HDD. Once that is done, the game will export the songs
and you can play them on Rock Band 2. Also, Run to the Hills, Enter Sandman
and Paranoid are not included in the export. Licensing issues are the reason
why they were not included but for 5 bucks, 55 songs is a great deal.
You can NOT transfer songs on the Wii/PS2 versions
Q: Will you guys add DLC in a future update?
A: Not sure.
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Endless Setlist Questions
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Q: Is there a way to cheat the Bladder of Steel Award achievement?
A: No, any sort of pausing voids the achievement, though there are songs
where you can take breaks.
Q: How long does this take?
A: The Endless Setlist 2 steals 6 hours and 20 minutes of your life.
Q: Can you cheat the endless setlist and get the Plat Icons?
A: No. Its impossible since Harmonix disable saving with no fail
and if you don't save before leaving Band World Tour, your screwed.
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Instruments
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Q: Can I use my GHWT, GH 3 or GH 2 Xbox 360 guitar on Rock Band 2?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I use my PS3 Guitar Hero World Tour drums and guitar on RB2?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I use my Rock Revolution Drums on Rock Band 2 and GH WT?
A: Yes but we don't recommend this game. It sucks. Trust us!
Q: Can I use my PS2 GH 1-3 and WT guitars or drums on Rock Band 2?
A: For now, we know that none of the GH stuff can work with Rock Band 2.
Q: How about my GH 3 or GHWT Wii guitar and drums?
A: Yes. You are able to use both guitars and the drum set on Rock Band 2
but you can not use the Rock Band 2 stuff (besides mic) on Guitar Hero
World Tour.
q: How about this other guitar made by another company?
A: Maybe but we won't recommend getting guitars made by other companies.
Q: Can I use my Rock Band 1 instruments with Rock Band 2?
A: Yes
Q: How much does the Rock Band 2 drums cost?
A: $89.99
Q: How much does the Rock Band 2 Guitar cost?
A: $69.99
Q: Are the Rock Band 2 cymbals worth the 40 extra dollars?
A: If you really want to change the way you play the drum set, then
yeah but I wouldn't recommend it if you are trying to FC songs on drums
since they will double hit every once in a while.
Q: Does the Mics from RB 1 and GHWT work in RB2?
A: Yes, since the mics don't have any other wiring other than the USB stuff,
it's cross compatible with all systems
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16.0 Credits
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CjayC: For making gamefaqs for us to put this FAQ on.
SBAllen: For running the site after CjayC left Cnet.
Our parents: We wouldn't be alive to type this guide if it was not for our
parents.
Rockband.com: Huge help on making this guide possible.
Harmonix Devs: Thank you Harmonix for making such an fantasic game! Never
forget your music roots Harmonix.
EA: We know EA can suck at times but we wouldn't have the drums
and guitar for Rock Band 2 if it was not for them. Thanks EA!
MTV games: Helping us get more DLC !
megamanz4 from gamefaqs - Gave us some tips for some of the harder songs.
and of course: You!
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17.0 Copyright
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- Copyright (c) 2008 Marco Jimenez (chemicalinxs@hotmail.com) and
Tosin Ajayi (Shadowtosin@yahoo.com)
This guide cannot be sold as it is free to use also this guide
cannot be posted on any website or forum without our permission, if you wish
to show this on your or a website please email one of us with the
address shown above so I can add a link and the up
loaders name in to the guide.
This game and all characters and environments within it are copyright their
Respective owners.
