Bark At The Moon

**JCirri** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 4576

**MLafer** · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 464 Location: Canton, MI

Has anyone 5-starred this song without using alternate picking? I swear I can do this but everytime i get to the six green notes in a row my hand just gives out on me on the last one and i can't get the streak going. I would just do alternate picking but I have problems in areas where i need to both move my left hand on the frets and alter the tempo in my alternate strumming (I know, I suck). Oh well, back to practicing.
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**2hsBacardi** · Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 5

Ya I've done it...for the most part...the only time I alternate pick in the song is the fast part after the main riff where it goes GGBGGGRGGGYGGGBGGG...

**CrackerRiley** · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 3085

i have the same problem with alternate picking, i wish i could do it better, but when the notes come at me at a different tempo i completely lose my streak

**MLafer** · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 464 Location: Canton, MI

Well I did end up getting the five star. I only alternate picked that one part (the part with 6? green notes in a row) and then switched back to regular for the rest of the song. After that, the only thing that was holding me back was how tired my hands would get.
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**catfish7** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 927 Location: North Florida

Wow I can't imagine playing this with straight down picking. I don't even alternate pick that much but I've gotten good at it for this song.

Is there a good SP path out there so I can 5 star this bad boy?

**ES942** · Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 3445 Location: Snalbans

you can use the same strategy that is in the expert thread

**GibsonGuy100** · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 86

I'm having problems with the GGRGGYGGB i juust cant nail it and the final solo is going haywire for me.

**catfish7** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 927 Location: North Florida

Is there any trick to nailing that fast GGRGGYGGB... part? All I get is a few correct notes and a bunch of bleeps.

I've got most of the solos down, it's just this part and the part where Ozzy sings "Bark at the Moon".

**catfish7** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 927 Location: North Florida

Woohoo! Finally 5* it today with a whopping score of 197,xxx points.

**dspoonrt** · Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 2449 Location: Columbus, OH

Nice job. Feels good, doesn't it?

There's not really a trick to nailing that GGBGGRGGYGGB... part. You just have to work the timing out and make sure you're hitting all the notes (alternate strumming is a must here). You've heard it before and you'll hear it again. You just need to practice. But you don't even really need that part perfect every time. I can get over 300000 points nailing that part only 50% of the time. So master the easier parts instead if you choose. It works for me.
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**catfish7** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 927 Location: North Florida

Man this song keeps getting easier. I played it at my friends today on his career and got 225,000. It seems so hard to 5* until it finally happens and you realize it was no big deal.

**metsabbth10965** · Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 39

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**b3nz0r** · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 972 Location: Harker Heights, TX

**catfish7** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 927 Location: North Florida