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[Rocksmith 2014] Light your fire with 12 Hendrix songs. Next Gen is here! steam sale
Tommatt
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CHECK OUT THE 2ND POST FOR A LOT OF GUITAR INFO FOR BEGINNERS AND IMMEDIATE PLAYERS ALIKE. YOU WILL GET WHAT YOU PUT INTO THIS GAME, JUST LIKE WITH ANY GUITAR LEARNING METHOD. IT'S BEST USED AS AN AUGMENT ALONG WITH OUTSIDE PRACTICE SESSIONS.
UBI soft is answering my wish and making a sequl to Rocksmith! I loved the original, although it had many flaws, and hoped they'd make one with what they learned. They are, and the game is a huge step up over the original. While not perfect, it addresses every issue with the original, and is so good I find the flaws nitpicky. Bottom line is: If you have ever played guitar, or wanted to and will dedicate the time, then this game is for you.
IMO it has far exceded expectations. Gamespot gives it an 8.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KNo1wNwj0w
Introducing rocksmith 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaXQLYS8kL4
Official Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARNpfTdjbIg
Whats new
http://youtu.be/CrRTHQr9TFI
"rocksmith 2014 kicks the shit out of rocksmith"
Demo of session mode. This looks pretty awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWRfbd2ebEs
Heres another video of session mode playing some blue grass. I can dig this session mode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmofic_wFA
Video Tutorial of Session mode from one of the designers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mAehvLEzL0
So what is rocksmith? Rocksmith is a rhythm game like rockband, but not really. It has a cable that allows you to plug in a guitar, any guitar (or bass) and play along to songs. There are various game elements, but its actually designed to teach you songs and the guitar. Songs will start very simple, and as you progress, you will unlock the whole song. It is flowing tab basically. It also has mini games, and lessons, designed to teach you various aspects of guitar. One nice thing about Rocksmith compared to Rockband 3 Pro mode, is any guitar works, and it actually listens to the sound. Which means you can use different fingerings on cords, or say play an open string or on the 5th fret on the string above it, as it is the same note. It's all personal preference. Another awesome feature is you can improvise when there's nothing on screen, and not lose points for it.
Whats confirmed so far
Over 50 new songs (Confirmed songs spoilered , 20 songs unanounced as of yet)
*= newly revealed
Aerosmith – Walk This Way
Alice Cooper - No more mr Nice guy *
Alice in Chains – Stone
Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?
Avenged Sevenfold – Bat Country
B'z - Ultra Soul
Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Boston - Peace of mind *
Bush - Machinehead *
Def Lepard - Pour some sugar on me
Deftones - My own summer
EarlyRise - Wasteland
Fang Island - Chompers *
Foo FIghters - Everlong *
Gold MOtel - Brand new Kind of blue *
Green Day - Kid X
Iron Maiden – The Trooper
Jack White – Sixteen Saltines
JAWS - Stay in *
Joe Sariani - Satch Boogie *
Kiss – Rock And Roll All Nite
La Sera – Love That’s Gone
Magic Wands - Black magic *
Mastodon – Blood and Thunder
Minus the bear - Cold COmpany *
Monster truck - Sweet MOuntain River *
Muse - Knights of Cydonia*
Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
Pantera – Cemetery Gates
Paramore – Now
PAWS - Sore Tummy *
Queen - WE are the champions *
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop *
Ratt - Round and round
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
Radiohead – Paranoid Android
Red Fang – Wires
Rise Against – Savior
Rush - Spirit of the radio
Screaming Females – Rotten Apple
Slayer – War Ensemble
Splashh – All I Wanna Do
Sytem of a Down - Hypnotize *
Tak Matsumoto - Go Further *
The Dear huner - Stuck on a Wire Out on a Fence *
The Kinks – You Really Got Me
The Police - Every Breath you Take *
The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black
The Shins – For A Fool
The Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock (pre-order bonus)
The Smashing Pumpkins – The Chimera
The Who – My Generation
Tom Petty- Mary Janes last dance
Weezer – Say It Ain’t So
White Zombie – Thunder Kiss ‘65
Video of iron maiden to see the interface
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nb2M4rcjEs
And say it so, something slower, shows how it shows what finger to use on the fretboard, and master mode kicking in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bJmMJng2Jw
And lets add something to give us nightmares
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY7MHSnxvEU
All existing DLC will work, and many songs from rocksmith 1 will import over for a licensing fee ala rock band
List of dlc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_downloadable_songs_for_Rocksmith
list of songs in rocksmith http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocksmith
Whats confirmed new?
More than 85 lessons
"There's also a handy finger position guide on the interface now, which is one of the most helpful learning tools added to the 2014 edition. This is a huge improvement to the game as it teaches new users how to form chords in the most efficient way possible to easily move to other shapes."
Unlock full song from the start and various levels
Master mode (no chart ) fades in and out notes depending on how you're doing
Missions depending on what your weak on
New guitarcade modes (Guitarcade is a collection of mini games teaching you various things. Typing of the dead with chords, scales in a temple run type game, space invaders style fret familiarization)
Guitarcade video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi2Tm5LU_fE
Session mode "One of the more interesting new features is session mode, where you can set a key, pick a scale and start jamming with a band that plays along to your rhythm. This is great for both the beginner who wants to learn scales in a more dynamic environment as well as for more experienced guitarists who want to try out new riffs with a full band."
Looking at the video, it looks like it fixes a lot of my complaints about the first game. I love that you can go in, set all the songs to 100%, except the solo's. Plus I hope the learning /leveling up is better/quicker, as it appears to be. I think it looks pretty awesome as I loved the first one.
I'm sure many are wondering if you can use this to learn guitar. The simple answer is yes. You could and can learn from just this, and it should be a fun experience. But, like with any instrument, it's going to come down to the time and practice you put into it. If you're serious about learning, I'd highly recommend these games, along with a lesson or two at the least to learn proper form, youtube videos, and practicing in your spare time. I'm an intermediate player and I love this game. I picked up the first one as I was really learning all my scales, and it was amazing to be able to practice them so fluidly. Sight reading a song really depends on you having a understanding and muscle memory of where you're fingers should be.
Wait, check this out. Proof of somebody learning through rocksmith. You're not going to let a little girl do better than you are you? C'mon big man (or woman), learn to shred and take her candy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M01R_XTue8
OUT NOW
So you got rocksmith on PC and want to play with the settings? Here's a guide by Banzai5150 from the forums
Weekly Rocksmith challenge. Every week we pick a song, and all try to learn it and post our scores! There are different brackets and people playing at all difficulties so don't be shy, jump right in! Banzai5150 is organizing it, so @ him to be added, or just post in the thread!
Here is where we post our scores. Usual PA PW
http://newtzgames.com/rocksmith/login
Also add what DLC you own to this fine document here and we can start adding that to available songs to choose from if we all have it
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Auljgz0LOPw9dDN0NmtPa0I0RHhfRG1wcWg1RmQzSHc&usp=sharing
Message @banzai5150 to get access to edit it.
Results -
Week 1 Winners - Song Choice Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
Week 2 Winners - Song choice Hypnotize - System of a Down
Week 3 Winners - Song - Wire - Red Fang
Week 4 Winners - Song - My Generation (Rhythm) - The Who
UBI soft is answering my wish and making a sequl to Rocksmith! I loved the original, although it had many flaws, and hoped they'd make one with what they learned. They are, and the game is a huge step up over the original. While not perfect, it addresses every issue with the original, and is so good I find the flaws nitpicky. Bottom line is: If you have ever played guitar, or wanted to and will dedicate the time, then this game is for you.
IMO it has far exceded expectations. Gamespot gives it an 8.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KNo1wNwj0wIntroducing rocksmith 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaXQLYS8kL4Official Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARNpfTdjbIgWhats new
http://youtu.be/CrRTHQr9TFI"rocksmith 2014 kicks the shit out of rocksmith"
Demo of session mode. This looks pretty awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWRfbd2ebEsHeres another video of session mode playing some blue grass. I can dig this session mode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmofic_wFAVideo Tutorial of Session mode from one of the designers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mAehvLEzL0So what is rocksmith? Rocksmith is a rhythm game like rockband, but not really. It has a cable that allows you to plug in a guitar, any guitar (or bass) and play along to songs. There are various game elements, but its actually designed to teach you songs and the guitar. Songs will start very simple, and as you progress, you will unlock the whole song. It is flowing tab basically. It also has mini games, and lessons, designed to teach you various aspects of guitar. One nice thing about Rocksmith compared to Rockband 3 Pro mode, is any guitar works, and it actually listens to the sound. Which means you can use different fingerings on cords, or say play an open string or on the 5th fret on the string above it, as it is the same note. It's all personal preference. Another awesome feature is you can improvise when there's nothing on screen, and not lose points for it.
Whats confirmed so far
Over 50 new songs (Confirmed songs spoilered , 20 songs unanounced as of yet)
*= newly revealed
Aerosmith – Walk This Way
Alice Cooper - No more mr Nice guy *
Alice in Chains – Stone
Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?
Avenged Sevenfold – Bat Country
B'z - Ultra Soul
Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Boston - Peace of mind *
Bush - Machinehead *
Def Lepard - Pour some sugar on me
Deftones - My own summer
EarlyRise - Wasteland
Fang Island - Chompers *
Foo FIghters - Everlong *
Gold MOtel - Brand new Kind of blue *
Green Day - Kid X
Iron Maiden – The Trooper
Jack White – Sixteen Saltines
JAWS - Stay in *
Joe Sariani - Satch Boogie *
Kiss – Rock And Roll All Nite
La Sera – Love That’s Gone
Magic Wands - Black magic *
Mastodon – Blood and Thunder
Minus the bear - Cold COmpany *
Monster truck - Sweet MOuntain River *
Muse - Knights of Cydonia*
Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
Pantera – Cemetery Gates
Paramore – Now
PAWS - Sore Tummy *
Queen - WE are the champions *
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop *
Ratt - Round and round
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
Radiohead – Paranoid Android
Red Fang – Wires
Rise Against – Savior
Rush - Spirit of the radio
Screaming Females – Rotten Apple
Slayer – War Ensemble
Splashh – All I Wanna Do
Sytem of a Down - Hypnotize *
Tak Matsumoto - Go Further *
The Dear huner - Stuck on a Wire Out on a Fence *
The Kinks – You Really Got Me
The Police - Every Breath you Take *
The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black
The Shins – For A Fool
The Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock (pre-order bonus)
The Smashing Pumpkins – The Chimera
The Who – My Generation
Tom Petty- Mary Janes last dance
Weezer – Say It Ain’t So
White Zombie – Thunder Kiss ‘65
Video of iron maiden to see the interface
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nb2M4rcjEsAnd say it so, something slower, shows how it shows what finger to use on the fretboard, and master mode kicking in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bJmMJng2JwAnd lets add something to give us nightmares
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY7MHSnxvEUAll existing DLC will work, and many songs from rocksmith 1 will import over for a licensing fee ala rock band
List of dlc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_downloadable_songs_for_Rocksmith
list of songs in rocksmith http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocksmith
Whats confirmed new?
More than 85 lessons
"There's also a handy finger position guide on the interface now, which is one of the most helpful learning tools added to the 2014 edition. This is a huge improvement to the game as it teaches new users how to form chords in the most efficient way possible to easily move to other shapes."
Unlock full song from the start and various levels
Master mode (no chart ) fades in and out notes depending on how you're doing
Missions depending on what your weak on
New guitarcade modes (Guitarcade is a collection of mini games teaching you various things. Typing of the dead with chords, scales in a temple run type game, space invaders style fret familiarization)
Guitarcade video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi2Tm5LU_fESession mode "One of the more interesting new features is session mode, where you can set a key, pick a scale and start jamming with a band that plays along to your rhythm. This is great for both the beginner who wants to learn scales in a more dynamic environment as well as for more experienced guitarists who want to try out new riffs with a full band."
Looking at the video, it looks like it fixes a lot of my complaints about the first game. I love that you can go in, set all the songs to 100%, except the solo's. Plus I hope the learning /leveling up is better/quicker, as it appears to be. I think it looks pretty awesome as I loved the first one.
I'm sure many are wondering if you can use this to learn guitar. The simple answer is yes. You could and can learn from just this, and it should be a fun experience. But, like with any instrument, it's going to come down to the time and practice you put into it. If you're serious about learning, I'd highly recommend these games, along with a lesson or two at the least to learn proper form, youtube videos, and practicing in your spare time. I'm an intermediate player and I love this game. I picked up the first one as I was really learning all my scales, and it was amazing to be able to practice them so fluidly. Sight reading a song really depends on you having a understanding and muscle memory of where you're fingers should be.
Wait, check this out. Proof of somebody learning through rocksmith. You're not going to let a little girl do better than you are you? C'mon big man (or woman), learn to shred and take her candy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M01R_XTue8OUT NOW
So you got rocksmith on PC and want to play with the settings? Here's a guide by Banzai5150 from the forums
Banzai5150 wrote: »Banzai5150 wrote: »The first line you want to fiddle with is "LatencyBuffer=", I believe it defaults to 4, the fastest machines can run it on 1 supposedly, but I can only muster a 2. How to tell? Turn it down to 1, start up RS14, does it make bad noises then quit, change to 2, and retry till you hear it normally and clear.
Next "MaxOutputBufferSize=" is defaulted to 0, which really means 1024. Try cutting it in halves. 512, 256, 128, etc... when you're to low of a value the sound will distort and sound like crap. Basic methodology is start at 512, sound ok? Halve it, sound ok? keep halving till it sound bad, then go back up to last good number, and then halve that integral, etc. Or just go down to doing it by 2's.
Once that's all set, then you will need to play around with the in game Setting, and that's just a pain in the ass. I've left mine at 50.
Here's my current file:[Audio] EnableMicrophone=0 ExclusiveMode=1 LatencyBuffer=2 ForceDefaultPlaybackDevice= ForceWDM=0 ForceDirectXSink=0 Win32UltraLowLatencyMode=1 DumpAudioLog=0 MaxOutputBufferSize=148 [Renderer.Win32] ShowGamepadUI=0 ScreenWidth=1920 ScreenHeight=1080 Fullscreen=2 VisualQuality=2 RenderingWidth=0 RenderingHeight=0 EnablePostEffects=1 EnableShadows=1 EnableHighResScope=1 EnableDepthOfField=1 EnablePerPixelLighting=1 MsaaSamples=4 DisableBrowser=0 [Net] UseProxy=1
Banzai5150 wrote: »Banzai5150 wrote: »The first line you want to fiddle with is "LatencyBuffer=", I believe it defaults to 4, the fastest machines can run it on 1 supposedly, but I can only muster a 2. How to tell? Turn it down to 1, start up RS14, does it make bad noises then quit, change to 2, and retry till you hear it normally and clear.
Next "MaxOutputBufferSize=" is defaulted to 0, which really means 1024. Try cutting it in halves. 512, 256, 128, etc... when you're to low of a value the sound will distort and sound like crap. Basic methodology is start at 512, sound ok? Halve it, sound ok? keep halving till it sound bad, then go back up to last good number, and then halve that integral, etc. Or just go down to doing it by 2's.
Once that's all set, then you will need to play around with the in game Setting, and that's just a pain in the ass. I've left mine at 50.
Here's my current file:[Audio] EnableMicrophone=0 ExclusiveMode=1 LatencyBuffer=2 ForceDefaultPlaybackDevice= ForceWDM=0 ForceDirectXSink=0 Win32UltraLowLatencyMode=1 DumpAudioLog=0 MaxOutputBufferSize=148 [Renderer.Win32] ShowGamepadUI=0 ScreenWidth=1920 ScreenHeight=1080 Fullscreen=2 VisualQuality=2 RenderingWidth=0 RenderingHeight=0 EnablePostEffects=1 EnableShadows=1 EnableHighResScope=1 EnableDepthOfField=1 EnablePerPixelLighting=1 MsaaSamples=4 DisableBrowser=0 [Net] UseProxy=1
Weekly Rocksmith challenge. Every week we pick a song, and all try to learn it and post our scores! There are different brackets and people playing at all difficulties so don't be shy, jump right in! Banzai5150 is organizing it, so @ him to be added, or just post in the thread!
Here is where we post our scores. Usual PA PW
http://newtzgames.com/rocksmith/login
Also add what DLC you own to this fine document here and we can start adding that to available songs to choose from if we all have it
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Auljgz0LOPw9dDN0NmtPa0I0RHhfRG1wcWg1RmQzSHc&usp=sharing
Message @banzai5150 to get access to edit it.
Results -
Week 1 Winners - Song Choice Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
Week 2 Winners - Song choice Hypnotize - System of a Down
datac0re 1,214,923 98.46% 212 Gold 0 Strikes
Hard
Endaro 1,022,127 98.32% 281 Platinum 0 Strikes
Medium
mcdermott 364,215 98.90% 102 Platinum 0 Strikes
Easy
webguy20 80,622 100.00% 68 Platinum 0 Strikes
Hard
Endaro 1,022,127 98.32% 281 Platinum 0 Strikes
Medium
mcdermott 364,215 98.90% 102 Platinum 0 Strikes
Easy
webguy20 80,622 100.00% 68 Platinum 0 Strikes
Week 3 Winners - Song - Wire - Red Fang
Master
none
Hard
Dissociater 1,429,583 98.61% 223 Platinum
Medium
Darkewolfe 724,297 97.61% 370 Platinum
Easy
None
none
Hard
Dissociater 1,429,583 98.61% 223 Platinum
Medium
Darkewolfe 724,297 97.61% 370 Platinum
Easy
None
Week 4 Winners - Song - My Generation (Rhythm) - The Who
Master
Endaro 786,336 97.71% 108 Platinum 0
Hard
Dark Raven X 430,865 96.56% 265 Gold 0
Medium
None
Easy
Anti-Sean 89,425 97.16% 65 Platinum
Endaro 786,336 97.71% 108 Platinum 0
Hard
Dark Raven X 430,865 96.56% 265 Gold 0
Medium
None
Easy
Anti-Sean 89,425 97.16% 65 Platinum
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Just added Guitar Buyers guide 11/24 One of the best guide's I've seen for beginners on how to purchase a guitar
First things first. This is the pentatonic scale
If you learn nothing else, learn this first form of it. Use it to warm up. This pattern will be used a lot in music.
Here's a good video of it by marty (who has a great channel for learning songs on youtube)
And here is a resource with all 5 patterns in tab form
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/major_and_minor_pentatonic_scales.html
And another resource on it
http://www.theorylessons.com/pent002positions.php
Edit Actually this whole lesson is worth reading I think.
http://www.theorylessons.com/pentatonic_scales.php
added 11/24
I think this may be the simplest and easiest to understand video I've seen on the different modes, and how they work, and basically how simple they truly are
And part 2
And a little bit more. Lets touch on the major scale and modes. In session mode, you'll notic you have the major and minor pentatonic, and then 7 of them with funny names. This is the major scale, and each mode that it contains. There are 7, so you can learn the fancy names or the positions and 1-7. 1 is the major scale, 6 is the minor scale.
Here is a resource on the major scale
http://endofthegame.net/2012/03/17/majorscale/
Here are my thoughts I gave in reply to a poster if it helps
Not sure which of these images will help you visualize it better
Right here is the whole C major scale. Look at the 5th fret, you can see the minor pentatonic shape. Look at fret 8. Do you see the major pentatonic shape? So the minor shape comes before the major. So if you wanted to play in A major, you played the pentatonic shape on the 2nd fret (It'd be Gb minor) Once you learn the shapes, it's just applying them to the positions. If you know all 5 of the pentatonic, you're not far from the full scale, and you'll be able to tell by ear by what sounds good and what doesn't sound good as well.
One other things about scales, so you have your first position, C major, it's on 8 of the E string. Now, you know to turn it into C minor. Simply play the minor scale. Which is the 6th position of the major Scale. It is also known as the 6 mode, or the Aeolian mode. This may sound confusing. But what this means is, all those fancy names and complicated looking scales? They are just the major scale, with a different position of the scale, or mode, being played on the root. Again, look at the major and minor. The major is the first mode. Minor is the 6th. (theres 7 in the full major scale, 5 shapes in the pentatonic)
Now lets look at the 2nd position.
* EDIT WRONG PICTURE. I SUCK Maybe this will explain it all better http://endofthegame.net/2011/07/28/modesmajorscale/ *edit
That's the shape you'd play at the 10th fret in the major scale. Now, if you were to play that shape starting at 8, the root (C), and made that your first position, you'd now be playing in C major 2nd mode, or C Major Dorian mode. (I might have the terms slightly wrong) but it'd be the dorian mode of C major. It's just moving that shape, it's all it is. Once youlearn it up and down the neck, it's just a matter of positioning it where you want it.
Hopefully I didn't et any of the pictures mixed up, and this helped.
Edit ok the pictures are all messed up. That's not c major in there at the end. Grrr I had them all I thought.
And here is a site that probably explains it well
http://endofthegame.net/2011/07/28/modesmajorscale/
And here's an explanation by our very own @Roz that I think does a great job of explaining it as well. You ever know what keyword or phrase is going to help you understand it
A
A#/Bb (this is the exact same note, but is referred to differently depending on the situation)
B
C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab
A
As you can see, once you finish the Octave it loops back around and starts over again. This series of notes is called the "Chromatic Scale". This particular version of the chromatic scale is achieved on a guitar (in standard E tuning), by starting with the 5 string open (open A), and playing each note from the first fret, to the 12th fret. However, you can pick any string and play the notes sequentially along that string and you are playing a version of the Chromatic Scale.
Each of the frets on your guitar corresponds to a new note, often referred to as "1/2 steps". Each fret going down the neck is a half of a step above the previous fret. Thus going from A to A#/Bb is going up a half step. Going up a whole step is double the distance, or going from A to B (Open A on 5th string to 2nd Fret 5th string).
Thus we can say that the Chromatic Scale is composed of 12 half steps, and if you prefer you can even call it the master scale as it is composed of all possible notes.
All of this is critical to understanding the next portion: non-chromatic scales. Non-Chromatic Scales (and there are many types and kinds) are nothing more than a sequence of notes that follow a pattern. The default pattern for Major Scales is the following form:
Whole Step
Whole Step
Half Step
Whole Step
Whole Step
Whole Step
Half Step
This is sometimes written as w, w, 1/2, w, w, w, 1/2. for simplicity.
Lets apply this to the simplest major scale - C. So starting with C we have:
C
D (1 whole step above C)
E (1 whole step above D)
F (1/2 step above D)
G (1 whole step above F)
A (1 whole step above G)
B (1 whole step above A)
C (1/2 step above
You can see how we'e constructed a loop from C to C avoiding every sharp and flat in the Chromatic Scale. C Major is unique, in that it is the only major scale which has no sharps or flats (there are other types of scales with no sharps or flats).
Note that for our example, we choose C as our "root". However, we could have chosen any of the notes in the chromatic scale as our root, performed the same process (w,w,1/2,w,w,w,1/2) and achieved a new major scale.
Learning guitar
This site seems really good, and has a lot of videos. It seems they have stuff for sale, but all the videos are free.
http://www.guitarlessons.com/guitar-lessons/
Gibson has a pretty useful site with some great video lessons
http://www2.gibson.com/Lessons.aspx
about.com actually has a bunch of lessons, here is the begginers page
http://guitar.about.com/library/blguitarlessonarchive.htm
This youtube channel has some good videos
So you just got your first guitar, or a new guitar, and you have the beginners worst enemy. The TREMOLO Bridge! These can be awesome, but also suck for beginners. Here's an entertaining fellow who will tell you how to turn it into a normal locked bridge, and be able to reverse it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xkj8p4Z3Rjg
Over all learning and learning songs Marty is the man! He has great lessons and lessons on learning songs for all levels. From basic strumming stuff to solo's.
http://www.youtube.com/user/martyzsongs
Alt picking. Learn it, Love it, Live it.
There are many types of picking. Some more complicated types are sweep and economy, and are good to learn. But you must learn alt picking. Just like you have to learn to use your pinky, and other fingers besides your index, you cannot pick all downstrums. You'll want to when you start, and hell, James in Metalica played the whole rhythm part of Master of Puppets (and pretty much everything else) with just down strokes, but you need to learn to alt strum to get speed and endurance. Here's a great video on some concepts.
Just learning to play lead? Venturing into session mode but not sure what to do? Just working on bends? Here's a video with some basic licks in the pentatonic scale. Around 1:55 in there's a nice tip on keeping unwanted strings from ringing out while bending. And at 7 minutes there's a nice little lick that is great to warm up with, and it sounds cool
Here's another one that does a really good job of showing how this simple little box can be used to create so many different cool sounds. Depending on where you're at, he may lost you at some point, but again, all he's playing is the pentatonic scale showed up top, and it's the shapes you'll see in most solo's in this game.
And one more. Some very basic concepts, then accelerated to sound harder than they are.
If you're diving into scales and or chord theory, this explains chord theory pretty well and seems easy to understand. I think it'll help with the understanding of scales to, as how their formed, and their different modes play with each other. Check it out
http://www.museweb.com/ag/chord_form.html
I'll add more stuff to this, but this should be some decent resources to get people started, back into it, and/or the right direction.
3 useful videos on learning the notes all up and down the fretboard.
This video contains a nifty little trick to quickly identify any note on the fly, by knowing the notes on just the 6th, and 5th string (for the most part) L Shape trick
This one combines the scales you know/are learning/should be learning and a basic amount of theory (Mentions 3rds, 4ths, stuff like that, ) and goes about how to learn all the notes on the guitar. So far I'm thinking this is really good. Although my ears are ringing and it's making it hard to actually digest.
And, if you're more of a learn by doing drills and such, here is a video with 3 drills that if you did every day, you would memorize it pretty quickly. It wouldn't be fun or pretty though
And a video of Joe Walsh talking about setting up a guitar, in which you learn nothing, but it's just awesome to watch
And brain worms, just because
Just about the only game I'm still thinking of buying for 360 before I fully migrate to Xbox One, I was going to play Rocksmith tonight but curry & wine I totally fell asleep, going to have a massive sesh tomorrow!! First game is so good but so flawed, I still don't understand the black magic which makes it work but work it does! Those menus though, damn... The new one looks so much more streamlined, can't wait to see what other songs get announced
Sadly my save got corrupted during a patch and all my song status reset to day one. I had to go through the whole "I can't get no satisfaction" 4 not introduction. I couldn't take going back to one note every three seconds, and put the game down. Would like to fire it up again but I have 0 AA batteries in the house right now heh.
As for this sequel, it seems like they've done some impressive work. Almost everything I could complain about it looks like they've tweaked it and made it better. And session mode makes it seem amazing.
They've mentioned better sound recognition, but say the old cable works, so it seems they've improved their software tone recognition. Also, did you see it said No loading times? I'm thinking of stocking up on some old DLC, and am definatetely going to pick my guitar back up to build up some calluses and get that muscle memory back (Due to personal shit fucking with my head I haven't played guitar in over a year)
Also, I reserved the second post, I think I'm going to compile a list of websites, youtube channels, and other resources on guitar in it for beginners and returning guitar players who are picking up this game and checking out this thread. Although I'm really curious how the lessons in game will be, think they said 172 this time?
They're resolving my two big beefs: Better learning guides for people who are still teaching themselves and better tone sensing.
The big thing I hope they've improved is their charting. I know they go for a more learn the guitar approach. That could be why the Rhythm section is just rhythm, and lead is just lead, but even their combo charts seemed lacking at time. Compare to RB3 pro mode. You tend to play all the parts of a song, but seem to always be playing something interesting and fun. Sometimes in Rocksmith you find yourself wanting to be playing the other guitar part. So hopefully their charts are better this time around.
Today's announced tracks include Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me," Deftones' "My Own Summer," Green Day's "X-Kid," Queen's "We Are The Champions," Ratt's "Round and Round," Rush's "The Spirit Of Radio, and "Mary Jane's Last Dance" from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.
"GO FURTHER" from B'z guitarist Tak Matsumoto rounds out today's setlist announcement, joining the game's previously announced B'z track "ultra soul." A full list of songs featured in Rocksmith 2014 Edition is after the break below.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
Blue note is diminished fifth (Standard Am Pent. 5-8 5-7 5-7 blues scale would be 5-8 5-6-7 5-7 the 6 being the diminished 5th)
http://12bar.de/cms/tutorial/scales/
All that I know is that a PC release is confirmed. Not sure about presale on steam and all that (Does UBI have its own service they push?) There should be something as the Preorder song should be available for PC as well.
Look at 2:14 in this video. They have them
I went and pre-ordered my copy last night from amazon. I'm probably going to fire up rocksmith tonight and drop some money on DLC I've been meaning to pick up in anticipation of it. Also, I'm pretty sure the first thing I'm doing is firing up session mode in this.
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Also, if you are going to get this or have rocksmith, look at the store now. There are many free song packs with some good songs. At least there was. I'm about to recheck myself to see if there's any new ones.
*EDIT* For example the mega death pack is free. Which includes Hangar 18, Public Enemy No1 and Symphony of Destruction. 3 songs, by megadeath, free. ****EDIT 2*** I'm an idiot those are videos
Speaking of DLC, and gems people have downloaded and played? I think my favorite download so far has to be Alive by Pearl jam.
Also, here's a nifty write up on how awesome session mode is. I guess Jerry Cantrell had a lot of fun with it.
http://gamerant.com/rocksmith-2014-studio-preview/
Alice Cooper - No more mr Nice guy *
Boston - Peace of mind *
Bush - Machinehead *
Fang Island - Chompers *
Foo FIghters - Everlong *
Gold MOtel - Brand new Kind of blue *
JAWS - Stay in *
Joe Sariani - Satch Boogie *
Magic Wands - Black magic *
Minus the bear - Cold COmpany *
Monster truck - Sweet MOuntain River *
Muse - Knights of Cydonia*
PAWS - Sore Tummy *
Queen - WE are the champions *
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop *
Sytem of a Down - Hypnotize *
Tak Matsumoto - Go Further *
The Dear huner - Stuck on a Wire Out on a Fence *
The Police - Every Breath you Take *
I like what they've done with the UI, but this is going to be a jumbled mess on screen during the tapping runs.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
There are some songs where I'm not sure how clean you can make it no matter how hard you try. I am curious about how many songs will feature tapping. And lets be fair, by the time you get to a point where you can play the jumbled mess it throws at you, you'll probably know what to do by instinct for a lot of it.
I've stressed learning scales to people in the old RS thread and the RB3 thread for people who are new to guitar or picking it back up. I never bothered to learn them until right before I got RS I believe, having played RB3 with the fender. The difference was night and day, especially on sight reading. Because I had an idea on where to go by instinct and muscle memory. For the most part, it really is just patterns you're playing on the guitar in any given song. So by the time you get to the skittles of 100% solo Satch Boogie, I think you'll have an idea of where to go at any time and not have to see every note.
Although I am curious how it looks
also I can't believe I'll be playing this at this time next week. Gonna play some songs/riffs I've always screwed around with in session mode and see what the AI band thinks it should do
Most definitely, I'm all for learning as many scales as you can, in as many places on the neck as you can. Knowing what notes are under your fingers is the key to being able to improv and improve, and it's something that IME is very difficult to do if you're self learning and/or using non-interactive things like books and tab charts. Me personally, I like using lots of diatonic and harmonic minor scales, rather than pentatonic, cause I like to get my Richie Blackmore (pre-Blackmore's Night) on.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
It remains to be seen, but according to the game makers, there is no loading at all in the game once you boot it up. The totally redid the UI and menu system.
Ya I"m self taught since I was in HS. I learned the first form of the Am Pent scale, but had no clue how or why to use it. Improvise? Just keep hitting notes until you find what sounds good. It wasn't until shortly before this game that I learned the entire major scale (not sure i know it all the way up the neck any more) and then focused on the pentatonics. My improv definately improved, but to me the amazing thing was when I was playing this game as mentioned. I kind of had a feel on where to go in any given song, by the patterns, and more importantly, it helps you use the correct finger for each note. You know when to use your ring/pinky, or when to slide your index finger down and change where your root is.
Even if you just do it for 5 minutes for a warmup, and 5 minutes as you end a session, you will learn it, and it will help your guitar playing and your video game guitar playing.
This is so f'ing important right here. Too many companies release colorbased games which completely decreases a colorblind person's ability to play them sufficiently. I am colorblind on red, green and blue and I couldn't play Mirror's edge based on its coloring scheme (I never got the "flow" feel because I couldn't see where I was supposed to go).
This piece of news makes me more interesting in picking up Rocksmith 2014. I skipped on the first one because I didn't have time for learning to play guitar (noob here).
I'm not sure what type or percentile you are in with your color blindness, but they said there's a small percentage that it still won't work for. Also, it seems to me that there's very little footage of color blind mode in that video. So all we have is a guy who is colorblind saying it works for him. Basically, I'd definately rent this if you can before buying (Although is there any way to get the game to play without a guitar hooked up? Just to see the charts) or watch some videos to make sure it works for you. Although with enough phone calls I'm sure ubisoft would refund you directly if it was unplayable for you.
As a non color blind person, color blind mode in stuff like League of Legends, I really don't notice any difference.
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Also somebody in the video game deals thread said best buy (or bestbuy.com ) had RS1 with the cable for $10.
But yeah, rule of thumb is to rent the game first and test it out. I didn't have trouble playing the Guitar Hero games so I won't expect having trouble playing this (played for 5 minutes a year ago).
Audio was direct to headphones and video was a low latency BenQ monitor. In other words a pretty ideal setup.
Lag wasn't horrible but just enough to make me put the game down.