Rocksmith 2014 Championship week 150

[Mortalo]

I was able to play today!

http://i.imgur.com/yy9za2K.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/PxcX4XE.jpg

I've never seen Rocky Horror Picture Show but this song is growing on me. Fast and stretchy.

 

http://i.imgur.com/8s4wn1T.jpg

Yes, so good. Though I made way too much misses at the end.

 

I'm one of those Metallica fans who values Master the least from their 1st four albums.

http://i.imgur.com/p1FInnq.jpg

I didn't had any problems here. I felt that all misses were fair.

http://i.imgur.com/M7DjStY.jpg?1

With my fingers! Usually I play with pick so fast songs, so I'm proud of myself.

[NoonyDeloony]

Just Pastor of Muppets for me today. Hand is still a tad painful. I did try Deep Purple and red X'd the shit out of it. Think I need more time in LAS for Time Warp... couldn't quite grasp it in SA and gave up halfway through because I got bored of feeling tired and uncomfortable while playing it. Pistols doesn't work for me (as much as I like them I kinda don't care atm. If I feel a bit better I might try fixing it and trying it) rocksmith crashed as I was about to try Iron Man so I just switched it off... defeated by overall crappiness.

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=758258643

[fripponomic]

that's a little bit fast

http://up.picr.de/26725283fi.jpg

[fripponomic]

and Metallica 1st try

http://up.picr.de/26725473gm.jpg

a bunch of wrong notes in every chorus detected, but who cares

[Gamut]

Wow, it's been forever since #2. I think we're overdue for...

 

Gamut Wisdoms #3: Be Energy Efficient

 

"Stay loose." I'm always saying that, at the end of each Gamut Wisdoms. Why? Because I think it is a very key piece of wisdom!

 

When I started playing the drums, there was a distinctly rigid feel to my playstyle. Check out this video of Kid Gamut playing drums, when he was less wise:

 

 

Look at my stance. I am not relaxed. I am tense all over, pushing each note out of me. I'm putting more work into playing that beat than I have to. And it comes out in the playing, kind of! I always felt like it was punk music - it was supposed to feel like that.

 

When you start out playing drums, guitar, or any other instrument really, there is a common expectation that it is much harder than it 

actually is. You may even imagine that it's supposed to feel like it's a struggle, that it takes a lot of energy to create the music. But in 

actuality, if you're careful about your movements, you can drastically decrease how much work your fingers have to do to create the 

same sounds. Being relaxed and energy efficient can increase your stamina, and improve your tone.

 

That's kind of vague, though... What kinds of things like this can you do on guitar for better scores and better sounds?

 

- Don't slam your fingers into the frets. It takes a surprisingly small amount of energy to fret. Try resting your finger against a string without using any energy. Start playing notes on that string, and they will come out as muted plucks. Ever so slowly, while still playing, start applying pressure to the string. How much push did it take before it changed from muted plucks to the note ringing? Less than you thought, I wager!

 

- When moving your fingers, don't take your fingers too high off the frets. Every bit of distance you lift your fingers when moving them is distance you have to travel back down again. This is kind of the inverse of the last idea - Just as you should not fret harder than you have to, you should not UNfret harder than you have to!

 

- When dealing with a riff that looks complex, it's often worth a minute to pause it and look at it, and see if you're moving your fingers needlessly. Often, there'll be a time in the riff you're picking up your index... but upon review, if you bar the string below it, you can keep your index still throughout. That's a lot of energy saved that can be put elsewhere!

 

As ever, until next time... stay loose!

[Gamut]

http://i.imgur.com/f5CAq0m.jpg

 

Figured out the chorus on this play and did an admirable job at pretending I can play the solo.

 

@@NoonyDeloony Rest that hand and get strong again! I had some RSI like symptoms for a while - I spend a lot of time playing guitar, typing, and gaming, and it was starting to cause some pain in my arms. But after a few months of them getting worse I started doing hand/finger stretches daily and my problems have thankfully vanished.

[Nick K.]

@@Gamut "Stay loose." Thanks dude, I jumped almost 2 points on master of puppets! Turns out i was putting too much pressure! Now i force myself to not do that and it really does sound better

 

http://oi64.tinypic.com/20ap3mg.jpg

[MonstaS4]

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/40xmpbjtb86n4v9/20160905204313_1.jpg?dl=0

[Mortalo]

and Metallica 1st try

[bass Score/]

a bunch of wrong notes in every chorus detected, but who cares

Those who can hear it :lol: Though I'll admit that something felt wrong to me too, but I didn't knew what :D

[Mortalo]

http://i.imgur.com/ZHgOcmp.jpg?1

Some random misses.

 

http://i.imgur.com/NKZm7Bl.jpg

One miss at that 10th fret E played with pinky. I hate those.

 

http://i.imgur.com/wJowAr1.jpg

I was doing very well but after the tap-dancing part I just got all messed up.

[MaZtoR]

Got the right path this time.   Also found my old screenshot from week 33.  it was 70%.  Its nice to see numbers on your improvements from time to time.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Welcome%20to%20the%20jungle%20Rhythm%2091_zpsbsevqzae.jpg

 

And another small bump on Iron man

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Iron%20Man%209239_zpssuwoavya.jpg

[Nick K.]

Did one more run and managed to squeeze in another 0.7% http://oi64.tinypic.com/2d9xrt2.jpg

[Rodman]

better

 

http://i67.tinypic.com/2s8pfk0.jpg

[Motive]

Very nice song. Love to play this. Some score:

http://i.imgur.com/plsXyis.jpg

[Motive]

Cool RnR, very fun to play. The great song again. Some score:

http://i.imgur.com/mZAiDo8.jpg

[fripponomic]

I'm enjoying this one

http://up.picr.de/26736131ql.jpg

[Nick K.]

Where did all my awards go ? o.0

[Mortalo]

Where did all my awards go ? o.0

You didn't won any last week. Only Die Hard and Leaderboard awards stay for few weeks without action.

[Nick K.]

@@Mortalo Ohhhh, i thought they were permanent. Ok, i get it now :)

[iminashi]

It's been a while since I played these (different versions):

 

http://i.imgur.com/6SV8o3M.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/T4xMdRL.jpg

[MaZtoR]

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/The%20time%20warp%209921_zps0u3eoyzq.jpg

[missis sumner]

I have just played "Dancing Queen" with no holds barred.  I think I'm good to go...

[Hughmonty]

Maybe GnR ant my thing

[Hughmonty]

Maybe GnR ant my thing

 

 

 

[missis sumner]

I'm back!

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49Qq-EFnmrKUFNXeHNBM25VYTA/view?usp=sharing

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49Qq-EFnmrKWVljZWxwMHBMZE0/view?usp=sharing

 

I played in the dark, lost my position and it had the nerve to down level me, after a week away!

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49Qq-EFnmrKRkJCNHhQTUctNTQ/view?usp=sharing

 

So I had to give it another go with the lights on.  Playing without fear of return of pain, so far… :)

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49Qq-EFnmrKNDR3WUVDQjVnSnM/view?usp=sharing

 

And last one for the evening (my plucking fingers are sore, can't win, can I? :D):

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49Qq-EFnmrKZkRnbE1TWnF5Mkk/view?usp=sharing