The Psychobilly Help Thread (Hard & Expert)

**Rikuthemaster** · Last edited by Rikuthemaster on Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:19 pm; edited 1 time in total

Well I saw one for Jordan, and decided to do one for Psychobilly Freakout. I noticed a lot of people have trouble iwth this song, and I want to help you guys out on your journey to Logdum/Eyeballdum

Note Charts:

PS2:
Hard - http://www.scorehero.com/images/notecharts/gh2/psychobilly_guitar_hard.png
Expert - http://www.scorehero.com/images/notecharts/gh2/psychobilly_guitar_expert.png

360:
Hard - http://www.scorehero.com/images/notecharts/gh2-360/psychobilly_guitar_hard.png
Expert - http://www.scorehero.com/images/notecharts/gh2-360/psychobilly_guitar_expert.png

Key: 1-2-3-4-5 = fingering
1/2 chord fingering

First off, we've got the...

INTRO

Part 1:
Hard:

(etc.)

Expert:

(Etc.)

Hard Strategy: The strumming pattern isn't that normal, it's a lilttle weird, but with some practice you'll get it. It's along the lines of rock this town on expert. The fingering I use for this is 3---1-2---2-1-4---1-3---2.

Expert Strategy: This is a huge pain for most people, but compared to some parts, it doesn't seem that bad. I mostly use HO/PO for this part. The fingering I use is 3-2-1-2-1-2-1---4-2-1-3-2.

Part 2:
Hard:

Expert:

Hard Strategy: Does this really need a strategy? Just a down strumed 1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3 fingering.

Expert: Even as easy on Expert. Also downstrummed 1-2/3-1-2/3-1-2/3-1-2/3

Part 3:
Hard:

Expert:

Hard Strategy: Another Simple part. I use a 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4 fingering, with downstrumming.

Expert: A little more difficult on Expert. I use a 1-1-2-2-3-3-4-1-1-2-2-3-3-4 fingering, and I highly recommend alt strumming here.

VERSE 1

Hard Strategy: Any fast part you need to alt strum, because it's complicated to strum down the hwole time. The Fingering is pretty simple, just some shifty work you need to do from the G-R-Y-B to R-Y-B-O fingering.

Expert: Defenately a bigger pain on expert. One of the Hardest riffs on this song I believe. Like hard, I recommend alt strumming for the incredibly fast parts, and fretting as fast as you can. THere realy isn't a good strategy, but to practice on expert mode.

CHORUS

Hard Strategy: For the

I use a 1-2/3-1-2/3-1-2/3-1-2/3 fingering for this.

Expert: I had trouble with this:

for the Longest time. I got some help on this part by various people, but most people use a 1/3 slide fingering for this part, or some even use Star Power on this, but I don't recommend it, because you'll for sure lose the

star power phrase. If you want the

SP Phrase, I don't recommend using Star Power on the chorus. It's also been said that hopping is just as affective as sliding, but whatever makes you feel comphertable.

Gtr Solo 1

Hard Strategy: I activate SP right at the beginning of this part, but that's just me. But strategy wise. It's mostly fast chords, and HO/POs. For the super fast

I would Alt Strum, becuase I think it's impossible to hit that part with just a downstrum.

Expert: Same strategy as above

LOW MELODY

Overall Strategy for this part: Come on. Do you really need a strategy for this part?

GTR SOLO 2

Hard Strategy: I can hardly ever get a combo on the

which means, No SP.

, The only strategy I can give is Alt strum your butt off. Then for the

All I can recommend is Pull offs. Then Alt strum the rest, except the last

It's like a suped up Intro. Same pattern about half of it, but there's the RTT expert pattern that they do to throw ya off.

Expert Strategy. Same goes for the

Pattern = alt strum. I'd practice this part in practice mode to be sure you got it down. For the next part:

, It's really similar to the HO/PO section of Freebird. So if you got that part down, this part is really easy.
Alt strum the parts up to the suped up intro part. But it's the same strategy basicially as Hard mode.

OUTRO
Hard: Easy up until the series of

. Then you altstrum, but be sure to pay attention to your strum pattern. You go to fast and you'll screw up your combo. Same goes for if you don't strum fast enough. So you need to be sure that you've got the strum pattern perfect.

Expert: It's basicially the same as the end of the Outro on Hard mode. Same strum pattern, but the same chord progression. So take it to practice mode, and you'll be fine.

Well I hope I've helped you out, and please don't flame me, or this guide, because I put a lot of effort into helping people, so yet again, please don't flame.
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**Straubert** · Joined: 18 Jun 2007 Posts: 58

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**Banopr** · Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 921

Expert: It's basicially the same as the end of the Outro on Hard mode. Same strum pattern, but the same chord progression. So take it to practice mode, and you'll be fine.

I feel this part is a little wrong. Did you mean different strum pattern, same chord progression?

**Rikuthemaster** · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject:

Well it's the same strum pattern as the ending of har dmode. THe rapid

Notes.
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**wolfrog** · Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

**Xibdicli** · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 166 Location: MPLS, MN

wolfrog is damn right about hopping being superior to sliding, not to mention it's a lot more fun. It's like your hands are all hopped up on blow and just goin' CRAZY jumpin' around like that. Besides, sliding makes me feel like I'm doing something dirty to the guitar...

**Killoff** · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject:

For the Y Y B B B Y repeating, just strum 6 times each time and try to get the fingerings and the 2 SP phrases are yours.

**BenPierce** · Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 470

Riku, you're a genius. This is just as good as the Jordan thread. Sticky please?
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32nd.Degree wrote:

Ah yes, I've done that many times also. Another method I use [but don't recommend] is filling in the bubble sheets with Guitar Hero note charts.

Yes, chances are your going to fail the test if you do, but hey,
my high score for BubbleHero is 68%!

**mtaylor2k2** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 714 Location: penn state

awesome post, PF is coming up on my expert 5* list, and ill be referring back to this. Thank you.

**kballa422** · Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 73

When you hop do you still use 1-3 fingering technique, but just come off the fret board completely and tap down RB then YO really quick? I've just never seen the term hopping.

**Rikuthemaster** · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:

Yes, you still use the 1-3 fingering. Because most people can't alternate from a 1-3 to a 2-4 fingering. And thank you for your positive comments. I just want to help you guys get your Log/Eyeball.

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**kballa422** · Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 73

Wow, i just went from 3 stars to 5 stars in 4 tries. That hopping helped out tremendously, I nailed every chorus. Thanks for the help guys, I'm a little closer to the log now!

**Galvnayr** · Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 1098 Location: Mass

Good thread, but what you said about the chorus should be changed for people who are trying to 5 star it. Most of the points in the song when trying to 5 star it are in the chorus and ending.

**Rikuthemaster** · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject:

I'mtrying to get the best of both worlds here. I'm the ending

chords on hard, is the same speed as the whole entire ending on expert. And for the chorus, once you get the hopping/sliding technique down, it comes pretty easy to 5 star from there.
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