Tattooed Love Boys

[Barbaloot]

Here's the star power path for this song. I got 5th with it last night without any squeezes, so it has to be right.




No need to wait for the third SP phrase - you should already have a full bar from the first two. Also, using SP immediately after the first phrase is a bad idea. Yes, you get an extra activation, but that extra activation contains a whopping 13 notes (and you don't even have a 4x when it starts). Then you can only have about 6 measures of SP during the refrain instead of 8, which is a loss of 24 notes. The holds aren't enough to cover this gap.
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LIBERTY

[Barbaloot]

Here's the star power path for this song. I got 5th with it last night without any squeezes, so it has to be right.




No need to wait for the third SP phrase - you should already have a full bar from the first two. Also, using SP immediately after the first phrase is a bad idea. Yes, you get an extra activation, but that extra activation contains a whopping 13 notes (and you don't even have a 4x when it starts). Then you can only have about 6 measures of SP during the refrain instead of 8, which is a loss of 24 notes. The holds aren't enough to cover this gap.
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LIBERTY

[catfish7]

Thanks barbaloot, looks good.

[catfish7]

Thanks barbaloot, looks good.

[Jikkir]

Barb, why did you use SP over the 3rd phrase?

Surely it would be better to wait until you go those three, then activate immediately after the 3rd, so you can get all of the chorus?
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[Jikkir]

Barb, why did you use SP over the 3rd phrase?

Surely it would be better to wait until you go those three, then activate immediately after the 3rd, so you can get all of the chorus?
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[PriestMLH]

You get a full bar from the 1st two phrases...
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I'm alive I promise.

[PriestMLH]

You get a full bar from the 1st two phrases...
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I'm alive I promise.

[thekovinc]

Barbaloot, you're path is correct, but just in case people were wondering, you can squeeze all the way to the B on the second to the last activation, and I am relatively positive you can squeeze another G on the last activation.

(figured I'd try to make things fun for league)
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[thekovinc]

Barbaloot, you're path is correct, but just in case people were wondering, you can squeeze all the way to the B on the second to the last activation, and I am relatively positive you can squeeze another G on the last activation.

(figured I'd try to make things fun for league)
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[adzicents]

[adzicents]

[Barbaloot]

The only thing I can figure you are trying to say is that you get extra points for hitting notes that are part of a SP phrase (and still star-shaped). This is not the case - test it on the beginning of YYZ.
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LIBERTY

[Barbaloot]

The only thing I can figure you are trying to say is that you get extra points for hitting notes that are part of a SP phrase (and still star-shaped). This is not the case - test it on the beginning of YYZ.
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LIBERTY

[popemobile]

[popemobile]

[B12ad]

I Friggin' hate this song!! No matter what I do I just can't get the rythem going on the chorus and I tried alt-strumming, and regular strumming, and missing several notes eslewhere doesn't help either I get like 85% and no where near a 5*. I'm screwing this song off for a while and going after other 5*'s.
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Lolwot?

[B12ad]

I Friggin' hate this song!! No matter what I do I just can't get the rythem going on the chorus and I tried alt-strumming, and regular strumming, and missing several notes eslewhere doesn't help either I get like 85% and no where near a 5*. I'm screwing this song off for a while and going after other 5*'s.
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Lolwot?

[Barbaloot]

Another technical note about the SP path: If you can squeeze from the first RB chord in measure 26 to the third GY chord in measure 32 with just the previous 2 SP phrases, then it is in fact better to use the first SP phrase separately.

Normal activation (including one chord squeeze): 19600 pts (including multiplier)

Split activation:
First activation (yellow in m12 to orange in m16): 3609 pts (it may be possible to get the green in m12 also, for 3759 pts)
Second activation (first RB in 26 to third GY in m32): 16000 pts
for a total of 19609 pts.

Hitting this squeeze would require getting 10 beats of SP out of the 8.5 beats of SP holds in the second phrase (through a combination of early whammying and squeezing). At this BPM, it may be possible. (However, it may also be possible to squeeze a second chord into the original full-bar activation, effectively getting 8 measures and half a beat in one activation. This would eliminate any hope for the split activation once and for all).
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LIBERTY

[Barbaloot]

Another technical note about the SP path: If you can squeeze from the first RB chord in measure 26 to the third GY chord in measure 32 with just the previous 2 SP phrases, then it is in fact better to use the first SP phrase separately.

Normal activation (including one chord squeeze): 19600 pts (including multiplier)

Split activation:
First activation (yellow in m12 to orange in m16): 3609 pts (it may be possible to get the green in m12 also, for 3759 pts)
Second activation (first RB in 26 to third GY in m32): 16000 pts
for a total of 19609 pts.

Hitting this squeeze would require getting 10 beats of SP out of the 8.5 beats of SP holds in the second phrase (through a combination of early whammying and squeezing). At this BPM, it may be possible. (However, it may also be possible to squeeze a second chord into the original full-bar activation, effectively getting 8 measures and half a beat in one activation. This would eliminate any hope for the split activation once and for all).
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LIBERTY

[debr5836]

spopt.pl optimized path for tattooedloveboys.mid

File: tattooedloveboys.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-3-1-1
Estimated Base score 64342
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 253002
Estimated SP Score 78600
Estimated Total Score 331602
Activations:
From meas 24.2500 (GY note) to meas 32.3750 (GY note) Score: 20000 ((100.0 + 0.0) * 200 )
From meas 58.2500 (GY note) to meas 66.3750 (GY note) Score: 20000 ((100.0 + 0.0) * 200 )
From meas 99.3750 (RB note) to meas 107.5000 (RB note) Score: 17400 ((87.0 + 0.0) * 200 )
From meas 122.0000 (RB note) to meas 126.2857 (B note) Score: 10400 ((51.0 + 1.0) * 200 )
From meas 147.0000 (G note) to meas 151.3750 (GY note) Score: 10800 ((54.0 + 0.0) * 200 )

[debr5836]

spopt.pl optimized path for tattooedloveboys.mid

File: tattooedloveboys.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-3-1-1
Estimated Base score 64342
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 253002
Estimated SP Score 78600
Estimated Total Score 331602
Activations:
From meas 24.2500 (GY note) to meas 32.3750 (GY note) Score: 20000 ((100.0 + 0.0) * 200 )
From meas 58.2500 (GY note) to meas 66.3750 (GY note) Score: 20000 ((100.0 + 0.0) * 200 )
From meas 99.3750 (RB note) to meas 107.5000 (RB note) Score: 17400 ((87.0 + 0.0) * 200 )
From meas 122.0000 (RB note) to meas 126.2857 (B note) Score: 10400 ((51.0 + 1.0) * 200 )
From meas 147.0000 (G note) to meas 151.3750 (GY note) Score: 10800 ((54.0 + 0.0) * 200 )

[debr5836]

spopt2.pl results for "Tattooed Love Boys" (gh2-ps2/expert) generated on 07/20/2007

lazy-whammy (326002) PNG TXT
no-squeeze (328622) PNG TXT
big-squeeze (331402) PNG TXT
nearly-ideal (332142) PNG TXT
upper-bound (332202) PNG TXT

KEY
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Lazy Whammy ---- No squeezing, all whammys start 0.5 beats late
No Squeeze ---- No squeezing, no early whammying
Big Squeeze ---- 80% of the max possible squeeze, no early whammying
Nearly Ideal ---- 80% of the max possible squeeze, 80% of the max possible early whammying
Upper Bound ---- 100% of the max possible squeeze, 100% of the max possible early whammying

big-squeeze path details
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File: tattooedloveboys.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-3-1-1
Estimated Base score 64295
Estimated 4* cutoff 128590
Estimated 5* cutoff 180026
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 253002
Estimated SP Score 78400
Estimated Total Score 331402
Activations:
#1 From meas 24.2500 (GY note) to meas 32.3750 (GY note) ( 24.3089- 32.3089) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#2 From meas 58.2500 (GY note) to meas 66.3750 (GY note) ( 58.3089- 66.3089) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#3 From meas 99.3750 (RB note) to meas 107.5000 (RB note) ( 99.4349-107.4349) Score: 17400 (87.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 122.0000 (RB note) to meas 126.1429 (Y note) (122.0656-126.1323) Score: 10200 (50.0+ 1.0)*200
#5 From meas 147.0000 (G note) to meas 151.3750 (GY note) (147.0422-151.3089) Score: 10800 (54.0+ 0.0)*200

nearly-ideal path details
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File: tattooedloveboys.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-3-1-1
Estimated Base score 64295
Estimated 4* cutoff 128590
Estimated 5* cutoff 180026
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 253002
Estimated SP Score 79140
Estimated Total Score 332142
Activations:
#1 From meas 24.2500 (GY note) to meas 32.3750 (GY note) ( 24.3089- 32.3089) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#2 From meas 58.2500 (GY note) to meas 66.3750 (GY note) ( 58.3089- 66.3089) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#3 From meas 99.3750 (RB note) to meas 107.5000 (RB note) ( 99.4349-107.4349) Score: 17400 (87.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 122.0000 (RB note) to meas 126.4856 (B sust) (122.0656-126.4856) Score: 10540 (51.0+ 1.7)*200
#5 From meas 150.7500 (RB note) to meas 155.2500 (GY note) (150.7749-155.1844) Score: 11200 (56.0+ 0.0)*200

upper-bound path details
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File: tattooedloveboys.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-3-1-1
Estimated Base score 64295
Estimated 4* cutoff 128590
Estimated 5* cutoff 180026
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 253002
Estimated SP Score 79200
Estimated Total Score 332202
Activations:
#1 From meas 24.2500 (GY note) to meas 32.3750 (GY note) ( 24.2922- 32.2922) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#2 From meas 58.2500 (GY note) to meas 66.3750 (GY note) ( 58.2922- 66.2922) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#3 From meas 99.3750 (RB note) to meas 107.5000 (RB note) ( 99.4182-107.4182) Score: 17400 (87.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 122.0000 (RB note) to meas 126.5745 (B sust) (122.0823-126.5745) Score: 10600 (51.0+ 2.0)*200
#5 From meas 147.2500 (GY note) to meas 151.7500 (GY note) (147.2490-151.6945) Score: 11200 (56.0+ 0.0)*200

Please post any bugs/questions about these auto-generated paths HERE.

[debr5836]

spopt2.pl results for "Tattooed Love Boys" (gh2-ps2/expert) generated on 07/20/2007

lazy-whammy (326002) PNG TXT
no-squeeze (328622) PNG TXT
big-squeeze (331402) PNG TXT
nearly-ideal (332142) PNG TXT
upper-bound (332202) PNG TXT

KEY
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Lazy Whammy ---- No squeezing, all whammys start 0.5 beats late
No Squeeze ---- No squeezing, no early whammying
Big Squeeze ---- 80% of the max possible squeeze, no early whammying
Nearly Ideal ---- 80% of the max possible squeeze, 80% of the max possible early whammying
Upper Bound ---- 100% of the max possible squeeze, 100% of the max possible early whammying

big-squeeze path details
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File: tattooedloveboys.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-3-1-1
Estimated Base score 64295
Estimated 4* cutoff 128590
Estimated 5* cutoff 180026
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 253002
Estimated SP Score 78400
Estimated Total Score 331402
Activations:
#1 From meas 24.2500 (GY note) to meas 32.3750 (GY note) ( 24.3089- 32.3089) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#2 From meas 58.2500 (GY note) to meas 66.3750 (GY note) ( 58.3089- 66.3089) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#3 From meas 99.3750 (RB note) to meas 107.5000 (RB note) ( 99.4349-107.4349) Score: 17400 (87.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 122.0000 (RB note) to meas 126.1429 (Y note) (122.0656-126.1323) Score: 10200 (50.0+ 1.0)*200
#5 From meas 147.0000 (G note) to meas 151.3750 (GY note) (147.0422-151.3089) Score: 10800 (54.0+ 0.0)*200

nearly-ideal path details
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File: tattooedloveboys.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-3-1-1
Estimated Base score 64295
Estimated 4* cutoff 128590
Estimated 5* cutoff 180026
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 253002
Estimated SP Score 79140
Estimated Total Score 332142
Activations:
#1 From meas 24.2500 (GY note) to meas 32.3750 (GY note) ( 24.3089- 32.3089) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#2 From meas 58.2500 (GY note) to meas 66.3750 (GY note) ( 58.3089- 66.3089) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#3 From meas 99.3750 (RB note) to meas 107.5000 (RB note) ( 99.4349-107.4349) Score: 17400 (87.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 122.0000 (RB note) to meas 126.4856 (B sust) (122.0656-126.4856) Score: 10540 (51.0+ 1.7)*200
#5 From meas 150.7500 (RB note) to meas 155.2500 (GY note) (150.7749-155.1844) Score: 11200 (56.0+ 0.0)*200

upper-bound path details
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File: tattooedloveboys.mid
Solution Path: 2-S1-3-3-1-1
Estimated Base score 64295
Estimated 4* cutoff 128590
Estimated 5* cutoff 180026
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 253002
Estimated SP Score 79200
Estimated Total Score 332202
Activations:
#1 From meas 24.2500 (GY note) to meas 32.3750 (GY note) ( 24.2922- 32.2922) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#2 From meas 58.2500 (GY note) to meas 66.3750 (GY note) ( 58.2922- 66.2922) Score: 20000 (100.0+ 0.0)*200
#3 From meas 99.3750 (RB note) to meas 107.5000 (RB note) ( 99.4182-107.4182) Score: 17400 (87.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 122.0000 (RB note) to meas 126.5745 (B sust) (122.0823-126.5745) Score: 10600 (51.0+ 2.0)*200
#5 From meas 147.2500 (GY note) to meas 151.7500 (GY note) (147.2490-151.6945) Score: 11200 (56.0+ 0.0)*200

Please post any bugs/questions about these auto-generated paths HERE.

[SaNTeeZY]

This is my least favorite song in the entire game. I can't stand the lyrics, I hate the guitar, it's not fun to play I can barley get to 100k, I hate it. Once i 5 star I wont play this song again, at least not on mute with my Zune on.
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EXPERT GUITAR STATS WITH DLC (ALL GAMES EXCEPT GHOT)

Total - 254 5 stars - 29 100%s

[SaNTeeZY]

This is my least favorite song in the entire game. I can't stand the lyrics, I hate the guitar, it's not fun to play I can barley get to 100k, I hate it. Once i 5 star I wont play this song again, at least not on mute with my Zune on.
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EXPERT GUITAR STATS WITH DLC (ALL GAMES EXCEPT GHOT)

Total - 254 5 stars - 29 100%s

[zenzizenzizenzic]

[zenzizenzizenzic]

[hockeymaster57]

I hate this song, I 5* raining blood but i cant get this ?

[hockeymaster57]

I hate this song, I 5* raining blood but i cant get this ?