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Rock Band: FAQ/Walkthrough
Version: 1.5
Console: XBox360
Created: 03/03/2008
Author: Ayelis (Steve)
NOTE: I only have a PS2 console. I can only check the status of the PS3 game
on the weekends, when I visit my friends on the other side of town. If anyone
would like to contribute information on the XBox360 version's differences, go
right ahead! Send me gmail via s.mattison
Yes. You read it right. That's Gmail. At Gmail. Dot com.
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Table of Contents
0. This table [/0.--]
I. Introduction
II. Version History
III. Walkthrough [//III.-]
III.a. Vocal Basics [//III.a.-]
III.a.1. Singing Lessons
III.a.2. How to sing in RockBand (vs SingStar, etc)
III.a.3. Scrolling mode vs. Static mode
III.a.4. Tambourines and Cowbells
III.b. Playing the RockBand Guitar [//III.b.-]
III.b.1. Bass or Guitar?
III.b.2. How to play in Rockband (vs GuitarHero, etc)
III.b.3. Lefty Mode?
III.b.4. Solos, Hammerons, Pulloffs, and other advanced tricks
III.c. Drumming Basics [//III.c.-]
III.c.1. It's just a game, right?
III.c.2. How the drums work in RockBand
III.c.3. Drum fills
III.c.4. That crazy kick pedal
IV. Track List [/IV.-]
IV.a. Main Tracks
IV.b. Bonus Tracks
IV.c. Downloadable Tracks
V. Purchasing new gear [/V.--]
VI. Solo Mode vs Multiplayer Mode [/VI.-]
VII. Online Multiplayer Mode [/VII.-]
VIII. High Scores [/VIII.-]
IX. Achievements [/IX.--]
X. Copyright Notice [/X.--]
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Introduction
This was intended as a comprehensive walkthrough/faq/advice/secrets list for
the game RockBand for XBox360. Hopefully it will help your game. If you have
problems with this FAQ, email me. If you have problems with the game,
talk to the hand. Aww, the hand can't hear you!
So, Harmonix finally teams up with EA and MTV Games to bring you RockBand.
With an opening sequence reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age's hit video
"Go with the Flow", Rock Band certainly dresses to impress, setting this
amazing CG sequence to an in-game song, namely; Deep Purple's "Highway Star".
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Version History
v 1.5 - This Version
Improved sections on Singing, Guitar, Bass, and Drums
Updated downloadable tracks as per 03/03/2008
Added information about Rockband.com Merchandise, Drum thrones, adapters
Added information about compatible equipment
Added information about other multiplayer modes
Added actual information about playing drums in RockBand
Added note about Tremolo Bar
Added a link to my Streaming RB Playlist
Added a reference to my new in-depth Expert Tablatures FAQ
v 1.25 - Second Draft
Released rights to reproduce this FAQ freely wherever you want, in whole.
Added information about buyable items.
Added XBox Achievement information.
Added more information on modifying your drum kit.
Added a note about mic stands.
v 1.00 - First Draft
Added all the main sections.
Included a list of normal songs and unlockable songs.
Included playing tips for each instrument.
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Walkthrough
Every game is different in Multiplayer Tour Mode. Different cities will have
different setlists with different songs, taken at random from the track list,
the difficulty of the track corresponding to your level of progress through
the game. For the most part, Solo mode is exactly the same, every time. Play
easy songs to unlock harder songs. Play the Bonus Tour to unlock secret songs.
Play in Tokyo to go through your downloaded content.
There are also alternative Multiplayer "Competition" modes, called:
"Tug of War" (Where you sing or play at the same time)
and "Score Duel" (Where you each play the song alone)
If you want to see who's better at any particular song, these modes should
do it for you. Tug of War may be a little less accurate, unless you both take
a turn as player 1.
For expert-mode "Tablature", please keep an eye out for my in-depth guides
under the XBox360 version of RockBand on GameFAQs.
For a general walkthrough based on your instrument, read the sections below;
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Vocal Basics
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Singing Lessons
Allright, first off, I'm assuming you're looking here to improve your
RockBand abilities. I have only one suggestion for you. Listen to the songs!
Become the biggest fan of the songs.
The reason you fail at a certain song is because you don't know it. You might
have heard it, you might even know the lyrics, but you don't KNOW the song.
You have to get familiar with the key that the vocalists sing in. The lyrics
don't matter. It shows the words on the screen. You can sing each word
perfectly but if you don't know the key you're singing in, you will fail.
I am guilty of this too! I fail at Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld,
even though I think I'm singing the melody. Listen to the songs you fail.
Listen to them at least two or three times in a row before you try to sing
along with them. Listen to them and pay attention to them. No multitasking!
I've even made a streaming playlist with most of the songs from the game.
Listen to them, over and over if need be. Here they are;
http://www.playlist.com/node/23589341
Here are some not-so-common-sense lessons on becoming a better singer.
Don't clear your throat. When you clear your throat, it's like slamming your
vocal cords together. Doing it too much can injure them and make you hoarse.
Try a sip of water or swallow to quench the urge to clear. If you feel like
you have to clear your throat a lot, get checked by a doctor for such things
as acid reflux disease, or allergy and sinus conditions.
Drink water to keep your body well hydrated, and avoid alcohol and caffeine.
Your vocal cords vibrate very fast, and having a proper water balance helps
keep them lubricated. If you can't always get water or juice, try keeping
plenty of juicy types of fruit on hand.
Allow yourself several 'vocal naps' every day, especially during periods of
extended use. For instance, when possible, teachers should avoid speaking
during the breaks between classes and find quiet ways to spend the lunch hour
rather than talking in a noisy staff room with colleagues.
Don't abuse or misuse your voice. Avoid yelling or screaming, and try not to
talk loudly in noisy areas. If your throat feels dry or tired, or your voice
is getting hoarse, reduce your voice use. The hoarseness is a warning sign
that your vocal cords are irritated.
Humidify your home and work areas with a cool-mist humidifier.
Remember, moist is good for the voice.
Easy, daily warm-ups for your voice:
-Perform gentle humming and cooing to warm up your voice in the morning.
-Do lip or tongue trills in the morning (try it in the shower or on the way
to work) to facilitate better use of airflow and breath.
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How to sing in RockBand (vs SingStar, etc)
I really suggest you go out to Guitar Center, and get yourself a cheap little
30$ mic stand with a clip for the mic. You might want to bring the mic in so
you can pick a clip that fits or have the friendly staff pick one for you!
Remember: The stand should come with the base, but not with the clip. Don't
forget this vital piece of equipment!
Rockband features a unique interface with a pitch-sensitive "Arrow indicator"
which moves upwards, the higher your pitch, and downwards when you sing lower.
When the song starts, feel free to test the scale by humming a few different
notes, or just speaking at different pitches. You won't lose points for it,
and it will get you accustomed to the range you'll need to sing within for
this song.
When the notes start sliding their way across the screen, try to sing at the
pitch indicated. You don't even have to sing the words (which helps, if you
don't know them), just hum along, or do the "Meow Mix" thing and Mew along.
If the arrow goes below the words, it will point upwards, meaning you should
sing at a higher pitch. If the arrow points downwards, then your pitch is
too high. If you maintain a good pitch throughout a whole phrase, your
multiplier will go up by one.
When notes do not appear (as in the Beastie Boys song), just sing anything.
Or yell anything. Or make some form of prolonged noise into the microphone.
You will get credit for it, as long as you do that when the words pass.
To activate your overdrive, just say something, shout 'Timmah!', or cheer.
Prolonging the final note from the previous phrase usually works. Saying a
short single syllable word does not usually work. With overdrive activated,
your multiplier will be doubled, and so will the band's multiplier!
During the "Big Rock Endings", the band will lose out unless you do this. Make
sure to sing or say something, or else you will lose all those points!
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Scrolling mode vs. Static mode
The game uses scrolling mode by default. In Static Mode, all the lyrics for
each phrase are shown on the screen, similar to normal Kareoke. Many people
find this mode easier. Try them both out and see which works best for you!
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Tambourines and Cowbells
During long lyric-less sections (such as guitar solos), you will often be
given the option to play along (and it is completely optional) with a special
"Tambourine" part, or "Cowbell" part as in Blue Oyster Cult's classic.
For these times, you can just lightly tap on the microphone, snap or clap in
front of the microphone, hit the mic against your leg, or even blow into the
microphone when the beat passes the target bar.
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Playing the RockBand Guitar
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Bass or Guitar?
Harmonix chose to abandon the idea of solo bass careers in Rock band. The only
way to choose bass when playing alone is Practice mode or Quickplay. Otherwise
you have to pick Multiplayer to play Bass.
Bass is easier. Guitar gets you more points with those lead solos.
Bass is easier. Guitar can be really really fun.
Bass is easier.
Okay, if you're going to try singing and playing at the same time, I recommend
Bass. Otherwise, try out guitar for a while. It will help you get GOOD at
playing, and prepare you for 'advanced bass techniques'. What's that? There's
a Hidden Bass Solo? Don't tell them I told you!
Anyhow, if you do attempt this, I can't stress a trip to Guitar Center enough.
(There's an unlockable Guitar Center tee, so I guess that's who Harmonix
would recommend.) Get a mic stand. It will work a lot better than your weird
"dangling microphone hat" idea.
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How to play in Rockband (vs GuitarHero, etc)
Guitars from the PS2 and PS3 versions work the same way, and as such, you can
use both with either console. XBox version guitars are not wireless. I still
have no confirmation as to whether the XBox guitars will work on PS2 or PS3.
RockBand Guitars for XBox WILL NOT work with Guitar Hero games, however, all
Guitar Hero guitars work with RockBand for XBox. (However, there is a distinct
lack of an 'effects switch', which may alter your gameplay experience.)
For the most part, this guitar has the same scheme as the Guitar Hero guitar.
Like Guitar Hero, the fret buttons themselves have indicators, but they are
much less pronounced, and barely noticable.
Notice that you can hold down any color "Fret Button" at any time, and it will
not count against you. To play a note, hold down the proper color *before* the
note enters the target area. Then hit the Strum bar as soon as the note hits
the target line, and you will play it.
The game will give you certain notes (especially if you do guitar as opposed
to bass) that you can hold for extra points. This is optional, but necessary
if you want five stars. Just hold the fret after strumming. As long as the
fret is held down, you'll get those points. Press on the whammy bar, and you
can even bend the notes! (To use the whammy bar, also known as a Tremolo Arm,
Vibrato bar, or "Wang Bar", press it inwards, toward you, while holding a long
note. Notice that the bar only "down-bends", or pushes notes down in pitch.
You cannot use the bar for "up-bends", or pulling notes up in pitch.
To go into overdrive, tilt the guitar neck upwards. Pretend you're Slash or
Jimi Hendrix or something. This sometimes doesn't work. Try tilting the guitar
neck downwards first, and then pulling upwards.
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Lefty Mode?
About one out of three, one out of four people are left handed. Lefty mode
would likely be good for you. Strap on the guitar upside down and go at it.
Some people who are "lefties" prefer playing right handed. And vice versa.
It's worth a good go-through, in the other fashion, just to see where you
stand on playing guitar. You never know, you could be the next Rock God!
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Solos, Hammerons, Pulloffs, and other advanced tricks
During solos, your area of the screen will turn blue, and a percentage will
appear. When you get into a solo, thank your lucky stars, because you don't
even have to STRUM those parts. Just switch to the five keys that are high
up on the neck (closest to the strummer... the small ones.)
When a note passes the target, just press the fret at the right time. This
will break open the note capsule, and release all those tiny little notes.
Sometimes, during a song, you will see note capsules that are smaller than
the others, and they will be very close to the other notes that come before
them. You can do something similar with these notes! These are called
"Hammer-on" and "Pull-off" notes, depending on the time of day.
Just strum the first note, and when the second one hits, while you're still
holding the first fret, hit the second one. Alternatively, press the second
fret in advance, and let go of the first one. If you can get the hang of it,
this will help out in a LOT of songs. Especially Freezepop's "Brainpower"!
Oops, Spoiler. What, you didn't think Freezepop was going to be in this game?
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Drumming Basics
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It's just a game, right?
It is. However, the designers of RockBand designed the Drum pads in such a
fashion that once you get good at playing drums in RockBand, you can go to
any music store, pick up a pair of drum sticks, and start playing your
favorite song... And it will sound authentic! So, you should think of this
game as less of a game, and more of a Drum Simulator. The military uses flight
simulators to help new pilots "learn to fly" without crashing. This game will
help you learn drums, so you can PLAY "learn to fly" without making a fool of
yourself in public.
That way, if you want to make a fool of yourself in public, it's all you! ;)
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How the drums work in RockBand
The drum can be used as a controller, with the high blue and yellow 'toms'
as the up and down buttons, the left red pad as 'cancel' and the right green
pad as 'accept'. In addition, the drum pads also have actual controller
buttons in the middle of the drum kit, if you ever get tired of doing a drum
roll to quickly scroll through a menu, and you want to do it the
old-fashioned (slow) way.
Once in a song, the drums are arranged in the same orientation that you see
on the screen: Red on left, Green on right, Yellow and blue in the middle.
When the song starts to play, you can do a complimentary drum roll; hit the
pads and you will see explosions on the screen. They are coming from the
"Target Area". Keep this in mind.
The part you play will flow down the screen toward the target area. You have
to hit the right pads with the sticks whenever a note of the corresponding
color passes through. If you do so successfully, it will play the drum part
that goes along with that note. On expert level, each note only stands for
one drum beat, so you have to hit everything properly, or else the drums
won't play.
Also: When you see an orange bar under the notes that spans the whole width
of the track, that means you should step down on the Kick Pedal to activate
the Bass Drum. There are many different techniques to do this. Unfortunately,
most people get turned off from drums because they're doing it wrong.
I take that back. There's no wrong way, really. It's whatever's comfortable
for you. But let me introduce your alternatives before you give up on your
career in drums...
Gas Pedal Method:
This is the way most people play the bass kick. This also tires out your foot
the quickest. Keep your heel down, and your toes up, leaving your full foot
on the pedal at all times. Drop your toes when you play the kick, like you're
flooring the accellerator in a car. I bet you wouldn't be able to get through
half of Maps on Expert playing like this. But, to each his own, I guess.
Full Leg Stomp Method:
A lot of professional drummers play this way, I'm sure. Keep your foot
parallel to the ground, toes touching the tip of the pedal. Drop your foot
straight down when you want to play the kick. This method requires practice,
and you might get tired of it early on, but it's worth the effort. You might
also look into getting a shock-enabled "Bouncy" drum throne to help you out
here. They run upwards of 150$ though, so there you go.
High Heel Method:
This is the method I use, despite the girly-sounding name. It just means you
keep your heel in the air at all times, and drop your toes to play the kick.
It uses less muscles than the Full Leg Stomp, simply working out your ankle.
Plus, you can cheat at this method by putting a phone book or hardcover novel
under your heel when playing. Make sure it's not a book you need anymore, in
case anything bad happens to it from all that stepping.
Reverse Gas Pedal Method: (or that's what I'd call it)
A friend of mine plays like this. Basically like the Full Leg Stomp, except
you keep the pedal pressed down halfway. You drop your heel to play the kick.
This method relies on the fact that dropping your heel will actually cause
the electronic pedal to register a kick, so if you like tapping with your
heel, it's worth some experimentation.
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Drum fills
In order to activate your overdrive, you need to play two or three hits during
the overdrive sequence (represented by the special bars that take up all four
pads). You can hit the kick, or do a drum roll. This will activate the final
cymbal crash target. Hit that crash, and your overdrive goes into effect!
Fun, right? You just did a fill! Congrats!
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That crazy kick pedal
Seriously! Well, it's made of plastic, and some people have complained that
it breaks way too easily. Snaps right in half! If you don't want this to
happen to you, and you have an extra hundred dollars to spend on a video game
controller, go out to a drum store. Pick up a metal guitar pedal for use with
MIDI drum sets. You'll also need a 1/4" to 1/8" audio jack adapter. You can
pick one up at Radioshack for about $3. Once everything's hooked up; Instant
impervious drum pedal!
Another option is called "Pedal Metal", and you can look it up on Ebay. For
about 15$, you get a diamond-plate slab of metal shaped just like your pedal,
7 screws, and bond strips if you don't want screw-holes in your pedal.
(Thanks to Chris McCloud on yahoo (mccc2345) and Mario on aim (goldengoal91)
for pointing out the name of this 1/4-1/8 adapter, and Cloud again for telling
me about pedal metal...)
There are also some neat ideas out there on the forums about silencing your
drum kit. Keep in mind, if you employ these methods, you may have to hit the
drums a little harder than you normally would to get them to register right.
The difference is still noticable; You hear the drums coming from the TV more
than you hear the clack of the sticks on the pads. You'll also save your pads
some wear and tear! And all for much less than buying that pedal. ;)
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Track List
What follows is a list of songs that you can unlock through a normal
playthrough of the game, bonus songs that you can only unlock in solo mode,
and a list of all the songs you can download for an additional fee, on PS3 and
XBox360.
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Main Tracks (Sorted Alphabetically by Song)
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
Hole - Celebrity Skin
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
Radiohead - Creep
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
Fallout Boy - Dead on Arrival
Kiss - Detroit Rock City
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear)The Reaper
The New Pornographers - Electric Version
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Faith No More - Epic
Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster
Boston - Foreplay / Long Time
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Queens of the Stone Age - Go With the Flow
The Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides
OK Go - Here It Goes Again
Deep Purple - Highway Star
Garbage - I Think I'm Paranoid
Nirvana - In Bloom
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly
The Hives - Main Offender
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Mountain - Mississippi Queen
The Police - Next To You
R.E.M. - Orange Crush
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
The Strokes - Reptilia
Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
David Bowie - Suffragette City
Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Aerosmith - Train Kept a Rollin'
Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive
The Pixies - Wave of Mutilation
Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home
The Killers - When You Were Young
The WHO - Won't Get Fooled Again
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Bonus Tracks (Sorted Alphabetically by Band)
* Acro-brats "Day Late Dollar Short"
* Anarchy Club "Blood Doll"
* Bang Camaro "Pleasure (Pleasure)"
* Crooked X " Nightmare"
* Death of the Cool "Can't Let Go"
* Flyleaf "I'm So Sick"
* Freezepop "Brainpower"
* Honest Bob "I Get By"
* The Konks "29 Fingers"
* The Mother Hips "Time We Had"
* Timmy & The Lords of the Underworld - 'self titled song'
* Tribe "Outside"
* VAGIANT "Seven"
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Downloadable Tracks (Sorted by Release Date)
Downloadable tracks are a completely optional part of the game, and are only
critical for achieving XBox360 accomplishments. They are for entertainment
purposes only.
"Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Juke Box Hero" Foreigner
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" T.Rex
"My Sharona" The Knack
"Cherry Bomb" The Runaways
"Joker & the Thief" Wolfmother
"Ride the Lightning" Metallica
"Blackened" Metallica
"...And Justice For All" Metallica
"3's & 7's" Queens of the Stone Age
"Little Sister" Queens of the Stone Age
"Sick, Sick, Sick" Queens of the Stone Age
"Can't Stand Losing You" The Police
"Synchronicity II" The Police
"Roxanne" The Police
"Heroes" David Bowie
"Moonage Daydream" David Bowie
"Queen Bitch" David Bowie
"N.I.B." Black Sabbath
"Sweet Leaf" Black Sabbath
"War Pigs" Black Sabbath
"Ever Fallen in Love?" Buzzcocks
"I Fought the Law" The Clash
"Rockaway Beach" Ramones
"My Iron Lung" Radiohead
"Brass in Pocket" The Pretenders
"Buddy Holly" Weezer
"Attack"' 30 Seconds to Mars
"KillThe Kill" 30 Seconds to Mars
"Dirty Little Secret" The All-American Rejects
"Move Along" The All-American Rejects
"Song with a Mission" The Sounds
"Gimme Three Steps" Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Hard to Handle" The Black Crowes
"Limelight" Rush
"Die, All Right!" The Hives
"Interstate Love Song" Stone Temple Pilots
"The Number of the Beast" Iron Maiden
"Action" Sweet
"Last Train to Clarksville" The Monkees
"All the Small Things" Blink-182
"Don't Look Back in Anger" Oasis
"Live Forever" Oasis
"Wonderwall" Oasis
"Siva" Smashing Pumpkins
"Working Man" Rush
"Ten Speed" Coheed and Cambria
"Roam" The B-52's
"We Care a Lot" Faith No More
"Calling Dr. Love" Kiss
"Complete Control" The Clash
"Truth Hits Everybody" The Police
"Teenage Lobotomy" Ramones
"Sex Type Thing" Stone Temple Pilots
"El Scorcho" Weezer
"Why Do You Love Me?" Garbage
"March of the Pigs" Nine Inch Nails
"The Collector" Nine Inch Nails
"The Perfect Drug" Nine Inch Nails
XBOX360 ONLY:
Included in the February 2008 edition of "Official XBox Magazine":
"Rock Rebellion" Bang Camaro
"Shake" Count Zero
"Sprode" Freezepop
Everyone on the forums seems to be pulling for No Doubt. Only time will tell.
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Purchasing new gear
In the in-game store, you can change your character's hairstyle and instrument
however you like. The singer may even choose a different colored microphone!
NOTE: I have recently moved the Gear List to a different FAQ. I will upload
this FAQ to both the PS3 and XBox360 sections, as they are both basically the
same as far as customizable content goes.
Something interesting to note: You can also purchase new RockBand gear in
REAL LIFE. Go to Harmonix's website http://www.rockband.com and check out the
store. You can get yourself a Drummer's throne (which will actually help out
your game), RockBand guitar stickers, some sweet clothes, and suggestions for
stylists and transportation suitable for real life rock bands!
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Solo Mode vs Multiplayer Mode
Solo Mode is the way to unlock Bonus songs, which you may then play in the
multiplayer band mode. If you haven't tried multiplayer mode with a few of
your friends yet, I highly suggest it. It's great! And "Rezzing" (saving) your
bandmates can be fun too. To save your bandmates, just build up your meter and
activate your overdrive! This will bring your bandmember back into the green,
and improve your score as well. One Rezzing tactic I've learned can help out
sometimes, if you're doing good; Wait five seconds before you Rez. This allows
a little bit of time to pass, and perhaps, it will get them out of a rough
section. There is no way to Resurrect yourself in Solo mode, but activating
your overdrive should be enough to get your score back in the green!
Two other Multiplayer Modes exist, beside Co-operative "World Tour" mode.
These are called "Tug-of-war" and "Score Duel". In Tug-of-war, you both play
alternating pieces of the song, with certain parts played together. In Score
Duel, you each take turns playing the whole song, to achieve a more accurate
score. Tug-of-war is more fun, but if you really want to know who's better,
pick Score Duel.
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Online Multiplayer Mode
XBox360 and PS3 can not communicate with eachother. As far as I know, this
is not a bug and will not be patched in any way. Please contact me if you know
otherwise.
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Cheats and Unlockables
In order to unlock all the bonus songs, play this sequence on the drums;
X360: Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Red, Yellow, Blue
Note; this disables the ability to save your game.
In order to unlock Clear, Golden, or Silver instruments, complete solo mode
using that instrument type, complete solo mode's bonus tour, or complete the
hall of fame concert for that instrument type.
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Achievements
Solo Tour Achievements (450 points) ------------------------------------------
10- Breakthrough Act - Unlock a Big Club in Solo Tour on any difficulty
10- Hot Artist - Unlock a Theater in Solo Tour on any difficulty
10- Top Artist - Unlock an Arena in Solo Tour on any difficulty
20- String Shredder - Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Easy
30- Fret Ripper - Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Medium
40- Axe Assassin - Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Hard
50- Lord of the Strings - Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Expert
20- Rhythm Rocker - Finish Drum Solo Tour on Easy
30- Groove Technician - Finish Drum Solo Tour on Medium
40- Heavy Hitter - Finish Drum Solo Tour on Hard
50- AN-I-MAL!!! - Finish Drum Solo Tour on Expert
20- Howler - Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Easy
30- Screamer - Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Medium
40- Crooner - Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Hard
50- Virtuoso - Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Expert
Band World Tour Achievements (395 points) ------------------------------------
20- Got Wheels - Unlock the Van in Band World Tour
20- Open Road - Unlock the Bus
20- Jet Setter - Unlock the Jet
10- One Million Fans - Reach 1 million fans
100- Hall of Fame Inductee - Finish the Hall of Fame Induction
10- Vinyl Artist - Finish the Endless Setlist at Medium
20- Gold Artist - Finish the Endless Setlist at Hard
25- Platinum Artist - Finish the Endless Setlist at Expert
10- Big In London - Finish the last remaining gig in London
10- Big In Paris - Finished Paris
10- Big In Amsterdam - Finish Amsterdam
10- Big In Berlin - Finish Berlin
10- Big In Stockholm - Finish Stockholm
10- Big In Rome - Finish Rome
10- Big In Boston - Finish Boston
10- Big In NYC - Finish NYC
10- Big In Chicago - Finish Chicago
10- Big In LA - Finish LA
10- Big In Seattle - Finish Seattle
10- Big In San Francisco - Finish San Francisco
10- Big In Japan - Finish Japan
10- Big In Sydney - Finish Sydney
10- Big In Reykjavik - Finish Reykjavik
10- Big In Rio de Janeiro - Finish Rio de Janeiro
10- Big In Moscow - Finish Moscow
Online Match Achievements (100 points) ---------------------------------------
30- Tug of War Champ - Win 20 ranked Tug of War matches
20- Tug of War Streak - Win 5 ranked Tug of War matches in a row
30- Score Duel Champ - Win 20 ranked Score Duel Matches
20- Score Duel Streak - Win 5 ranked Score Duel Matches in a row
Miscellaneous Achievements (55 points) ---------------------------------------
10- Killer Performance - Five Star a song on any difficulty
10- Flawless Drumming - Score 100% as a drummer on Expert
10- Flawless Fretwork - Score 100% as a guitarist on Expert
10- Flawless Singing - Score 100% as a vocalist on Expert
10- Flawless Groove - Score 100% as bassist, up-strums only, on Expert
(This means that you cannot hit the strum bar in a downward direction. Even
accidentally. You can still score 100% if you "add notes". I don't know
whether you can still earn the achievement however.)
5- Riding on Coattails - Play with a "Platinum Artist"
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