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Once again I'm out.  Beginner song too difficult for me on lead and has no rhythm section.  Think I might be out for good this time, don't think I'm cut out for guitar.  Good luck guys.

D standard tuning for the beginner song again!  Are there no beginner songs in E standard anymore?

Looks like I'm giving it a miss this week.

@ It's not a bad song, but the lack of sections makes it hard to learn the parts you are not getting right.  I've played it half a dozen times and I got a pretty good score but I don't want to play through the whole song at 70 or 80% speed just to nail it!

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I wont make a new suggestion for a song because I'm a beginner.  I think it would be more beneficial if intermediate or advanced players suggested the songs for beginners :)

 Within Temptation - Stand My Ground without RR for beginner,  :mrgreen:  . (And have terrible tone.)

(Accept  too without any tone) 

Yes, no sections in the beginner song, you have to RR the whole song :( (I agree about the tone also).

My first time out of beginner section, I would of liked to make it past 90% but the cold beers on a warm night might prevent that :)

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@@Smile Get well soon too my friend...I wondered where you were this week :)

@ take it easy for a while and allow your body to repair itself!  I took your advice and have been trying intermediate this week but it isn't going well :(  If I achieve over 85% I will post a score :)

Once again beginner song is not for me this week for 2 reasons:

• 1.  D Standard Tuning.  You can't do anything else in Rocksmith without tuning back to E.  I (like most beginners probably) only have 1 guitar and constantly retuning is a real pain.
• 2.  I've played through the lead and rhythm a couple of times and I already hate this song :)

Suppose I better post my score for the week because I don't want to come back to this song.

http://s29.postimg.org/rnrd4mcqv/rocksmith1.jpg

I know...if I put as much effort in to playing as I did to complaining I would be in masterclass by now :)

Very difficult song for me this one, I had to try rhythm this week.

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Is this really a beginner song or do I have no hope with guitar?  Nobody else has posted a score!  Maybe I should have stuck to power chords :)

Lead

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Rhythm

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I'm not going to learn anything new as a beginner with another week of power chords, I got to 98% doing that last week (even though the leaderboard wasn't updated :) )

I'll try and find something I like to play for this week :)

@@Smile If I can get out of going shopping I might be able to have another try tomorrow  :)

@ I do that finger stretch right after those harmonics too,I guess rocksmith isn't detecting mine or I'd be on 100% too ;)

Some good scores for beginners song, I'm getting there :)  My fingers are cramping up really fast tonight, probably because I haven't played for a few days!

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You guys in the beginner section better slow down lol....I'm working till 10pm every night this week so doubt I can contribute much.  It's looking like I'll have to make 100% on Saturday to keep up :D

A little improvement on percentage but not getting a good streak like yesterday (maybe that was down to the beer lol).  I only realised tonight that the notes on the 5th and 7th fret on d and g string are harmonics, I'd never came across these before, something new to learn!

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@@diddie17 It's good to know that I'm not the only old fart on here trying to learn :)  It's all about fun at our age right, we've already done all the hard work ;)

@@Smile Nice video, how did you record that?  You play really smooth, I would like to record myself playing to see how I look...I think I am a lot more tense!

@@diddie17 I've only played for 4 months so I really am a beginner.  At 43 years old I think I have lost most of the dexterity in my left hand which is why I prefer songs without solos :)  Doubt I could give you any tips :)

@ I always keep playing previous weeks songs, I've had 100% on working class hero and today I got 43 streak on Sgt Pepper but when I look at intermediate songs they always look far too difficult for me!  One week I might take the armbands off and jump in the deep end :)

I know I'm usually the first person to spit the dummy because the beginners songs are too hard :) .... but after a few plays I actually believe this week I could get 100% (work permitting).

http://s29.postimg.org/u10knrlp3/rocksmith.jpg

And before anybody suggests it, no I won't be trying The Wind Cries Mary.  My fingers will not go that fast :)

I decided to follow this guide from http://www.justinguitar.com in the end.  Seemed to make sense and was very easy to follow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgVAhI8PqPU

 

90th play through this song and still can't put it all together...maybe by Friday!!!

 

 

@@Collision - So close though!  Come on, you can do it :smile:

 

Which bit are you struggling with?

 

It's the last 4 notes on the e string that get me every time!  I've managed a 41 streak a few times today but those bends just don't register for me :)

@ I've heard enough of this song to last me a lifetime, I don't want to try learning the rhythm section on it :)  Maybe next week I'll try rhythm section also.

90th play through this song and still can't put it all together...maybe by Friday!!!

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I'm about to re-string my guitar for the first time and as a beginner I was going to follow the video that is in Rocksmith 2014.  However, after looking on youtube there seems to be more than one way to re-string a guitar!

So my question is how do you do yours?  If possible an instructional video would be welcomed :)

Thanks.

@@Collision Just make sure to put the correct strings in the correct places, lol I have done that many times where I will put the B string where the High E string goes without noticing and then have to remove and replace them. Take your time and make sure you understand what you're doing. Also look up videos online of how to change the strings. There are a lot of videos online that are very helpful. 

Maybe if I re-string it wrong my playing would sound a whole lot better :D

I was going to follow the guide in Rocksmith 2014, or is there a better way?  After a quick look on youtube there are loads of videos showing different ways which makes it more confusing lol.  Think I'll start a new topic about this and see what the general consensus is.

Finally cracked the 90% mark, might make it to 100% by the weekend !!!  Going to change the strings on my guitar tomorrow as it still has the original ones that came with it and they don't look too good :)  Will be my first attempt at changing strings so I might not get to post another score this week :D

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@@diddie17 don't be sorry for finding it easy, I hope to find it easy by the end of the week :)

@@natasftw thanks for the tips, I'll definitely take them on board.  I also have a problem with bends and RS, when I'm in RR it only registers maybe 1/4 bend even though I'm close to snapping the string!  Any tips for the 8-6 hammer ons on the B string part welcomed :)

@ "Leaderboard Updated"

I hope this score is high enough to go on the leader board seeing as my previous attempts weren't logged ;)

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@@Collision don't feel bad dude I have been playing guitar for over 20 years on and off. I just wanted to test the song to see how it was. Just take your time and you will get it man. 

 

Leaderboard Updated

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Thanks for the encouragement @ but after another hour I don't improve much!  Guess I should quit this competition until I can actually play.  I guess I am too much of a beginner to compete with the "beginners" here!

wanted to make sure i wasn't seeing things so I tried it out and low and behold 

 

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Well that's it....I'm off to buy a tambourine!