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daeyeth
Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 295
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: How do you practice? |
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How do you practice when you're specifically trying to improve your skills on Guitar Hero? Do you play a series of specific songs? Or play one select song that best helps you develop the particular skill (alt.strum, accuracy, HOs, etc.) you're trying to develop? Or do you have some other method?
And I'm not talking about the people trying to reach that 7* on that one song. I mean before you were at that level, when you were still trying to consistantly get 5* on the Fret-Burner/Face-Melter songs. |
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HylianHero
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 4673 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Well, AS one of those people who is trying to consistently 5-star the Face-melters, I can say that the easiest way to practice a skill would probably go under these.
Accuracy
Texas Flood
Lots of chords/chord changes
I Wanna Be Sedated
Unsung
Alt Strumming
The Breaking Wheel
Bark at the Moon
Cowboys from Hell
HO's/PO's
Frankenstein
Texas Flood
...So yeah...this is what I do. _________________
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IEatGlue
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 769 Location: Waterford, Michigan
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:58 am Post subject: |
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when i'm haveing troble on a song on medium i go to hard and play the song, and after i get my ass handed to me about 5 times i can usualy do REALY good on medium
EDIT: and when i want to relax i just play All of this by Shaimus _________________
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HylianHero
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 4673 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:04 am Post subject: |
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IEatGlue wrote: | when i'm haveing troble on a song on medium i go to hard and play the song, and after i get my ass handed to me about 5 times i can usualy do REALY good on medium
EDIT: and when i want to relax i just play All of this by Shaimus |
Ditto for AoT. It's just such a happy song..I love listening to it. _________________
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ES942
Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 3445 Location: Snalbans
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:35 am Post subject: |
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i think that a great song for learning how to alternate strum is take me out. it may not be the easiest to listen to, but its got some pretty easy changes. _________________
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SThorpe
Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 2500
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:38 am Post subject: |
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My relax song is 'Sail your ship by', is it just me that gets reminded of the old sonic games (or some sort of old game) near the end of that song?
edit: ES, current number of peanut butter sandwiches eaten (to my knowledge) - 0 (I guess I'm not average) |
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HylianHero
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 4673 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:58 am Post subject: |
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It actually reminds me of the Electric Light parade at Disneyland, but maybe that's just me. _________________
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tacorrenti
Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 131 Location: Belleville, IL
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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HylianHero wrote: | Well, AS one of those people who is trying to consistently 5-star the Face-melters, I can say that the easiest way to practice a skill would probably go under these.
Accuracy
Texas Flood
Lots of chords/chord changes
I Wanna Be Sedated
Unsung
Alt Strumming
The Breaking Wheel
Bark at the Moon
Cowboys from Hell
HO's/PO's
Frankenstein
Texas Flood
...So yeah...this is what I do. |
What difficulties? Do you play the songs on hard to practice medium or vice versa? |
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Squirrel
Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 4828 Location: Wyano, PA (Come visit! My gameroom is always open.)
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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I play trippolette on expert a few times, to see how long i can last.
From there, I'm usually warmed up for anything. _________________
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quackadilly
Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1078 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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Cheat on the Church is a great way to practice everything.
It has.....
the technique section at the beginning.
Some really fast chord changes.
A wicked solo that no one can get yet.
a nice little part for HO's PO's.
and the section towards the end that needs 2x strumming.
Everything you need. |
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HylianHero
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 4673 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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tacorrenti wrote: | What difficulties? Do you play the songs on hard to practice medium or vice versa? |
I actually normally play on Hard to warm up for Hard, but if I have a big GH day ahead of me, I'll more than likely practice on Expert then move back. _________________
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COBW3BB
Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 1278 Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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quackadilly wrote: | Cheat on the Church is a great way to practice everything.
It has.....
the technique section at the beginning.
Some really fast chord changes.
A wicked solo that no one can get yet.
a nice little part for HO's PO's.
and the section towards the end that needs 2x strumming.
Everything you need. |
Yeah, it would be a perfect way to practice if not for the 40 seconds it takes to start _________________
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Nytwolf
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 586 Location: Kansas City, KS
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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I have to agree with quackadilly on this one. COC is one of the best songs to practice on. Plus, the extra practice makes you look even cooler for that song.
I've gotten to the point that I can hit every note in the intro section every time. _________________
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Mordred
Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 249 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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IEatGlue wrote: | when i'm haveing troble on a song on medium i go to hard and play the song, and after i get my ass handed to me about 5 times i can usualy do REALY good on medium | This is a really good tip and one I use in regular guitar practice too. When I can't nail a section on guitar I'll just bump the tempo up 20-30 bpm try that 3 or 4 times, then drop it down to regular tempo and it seems a lot easier.
I really only have trouble with the Expert songs now, but my wife had a lot of trouble 5-starring some of the medium songs. I'd tell her to go try some of the Hard songs and then come back, but she was resistant thinking she would suck on the hard. Finally after a lot of bitching I convinced her to do several Hard songs. She 3 and 4 starred them all, then went back to medium and 5 starred the song she was trying to get. I'd then I looked like a genius ;) |
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IEatGlue
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 769 Location: Waterford, Michigan
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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haha yeah same her after i 3 star everything i can 5 star any medium song, LOLIE!!!!!!! _________________
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