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Let's start week 53.
 
READ THIS FIRST =>>  How and Why to Join the Championships
Read this second   =>>     Rocksmith 2014 Championship Rules
 
Last weeks winners:

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Lead
Beginner:  @@punchyrumble
Intermediate: @@kronokel
Advanced: @@then3verend
Masterclass: @@Nacholede

Rhythm
Beginner: N/A
Intermediate: @@MaZtoR
Advanced: N/A
Masterclass: @@Dennis430
 
Bass
Beginner: N/E
Intermediate: N/E
Advanced: @@then3verend
Masterclass: @@Dennis430
 
Congrats to all the winners, especially from MasterClass, as DT song was tough one. We've got few 100% this week:
- on Lead Beginner- @@Smile
- on Bass Beginner - @, @@Kaijin and @
- on Bass Intermediate - @@Kaijin
- on Bass Advanced - @

Minute of applause for @@Smile for scoring 100% in Master Mode. @@Nacholede should also get some fame, thanks to 98.51% in Master Mode. Both scores on Beginner Lead. Great work!
And here goes videos: this one by @@Smile,

by @,

by @@Kaijin,

is @@NoonyDeloony and @ to

everything.

Ahh, I would forget - if you want to see happy man check

out :)
  
The songs for this week are:

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Beginner:  Ska-P - Como Me Pongo (Chosen by @ )

(recommended - frippchen's version)
Intermediate: The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) (Chosen by @@MonstaS4 )
 
Advanced: N/A
 
Masterclass: Metallica - Creeping Death (Chosen by @@Joey )
 
Rhythm Path:
 
Beginner:    Ska-P - Como Me Pongo

(recommended - frippchen's version)
Intermediate: The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
Advanced:  Fishbone - Jack Ass Brigade (Chosen by @ )
Masterclass: Metallica - Creeping Death
 
Bass Path:
 
Beginner: Metallica - Creeping Death
Intermediate: Ska-P - Como Me Pongo

(recommended - frippchen's version)
Advanced: The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
Masterclass: Fishbone - Jack Ass Brigade
 
Share with us your opinion on this weeks songs difficulty scores (1-10).

Honorable list Diehard men, playing in their class 5 weeks in row without pass (they have little more preference when choosing a song from song selection list for next week):

• @Azrael in Int lead path
• Dennis430 in Adv lead, MC rhythm, bass paths
• frippchen in MC bass path
• HohyCZ in Int rhythm path
• MaZtoR in INT lead path
• MilkmanDan in MC bass path
• Nacholede in MC lead path
• Num14 in MC lead path
• punchyrumble in Beg lead, rhythm paths
• Rodman in Beg rhythm, Adv bass paths

P.s. Please, see changes in Championship Class Lists!
 
Have fun!

@@MaZtoR A song for beginners much easy then offspring. There only 3 simple chords and enough slow changing. Try clear see it in RR.

I had Creeping Death and Pretty Fly in my DLC folder already, with some number of plays on each that got lost last time my profile died.  But, not surprisingly, my best scores are on those songs:

 

Beg Bass:

I like this one.  I'd say it is fast for a beginner song, but the changeups and fretwork are the simplest of the 4 songs so it probably fits there for this week.  I'll consider things fully and post my difficulty ratings on all later though.

 

Int Bass:

Never heard of this song (or band) before, but the mix of reggae and ska is quite fun!  Kinda like Voodoo Glow Skulls, although they are more punk/ska.  Not gonna have a lot of time this week, but might spend most of my time on this song.

 

Adv Bass:

Fun song with a bit more finger dexterity required than your average Offspring song; kinda jumps around quite a bit and has a good amount of moving up and down the strings.  Good fit for advanced.

 

MC Bass:

I'm on a bad run of disliking the MC songs, and it will continue this week.  I think once through was enough on this one...  Since I won't play it again, I'll give a gut-difficulty rating of 9, because it clearly isn't as hard as the tapping-fest Dream Theater song last week.  But, all of the string skipping makes it quite tough.

@@MilkmanDan Waiting your 100% at Ska-p for fight in Score attack :) Another track  Ska-p in SSl yet more fun in bass path :) Could wait when it will choiced by Mortalo. 

Hmm.  My previous best accuracy (before this week) on the Offspring song was 99.5% (by Mastery, which should be equal to accuracy for me since I turn off Master Mode).  I thought "well, no way that I'll get 100% in that one without some refresher practice", so I decided to play it again in Learn A Song instead of Score Attack:

 

 

Oops.  Should have done SA for the score, although it probably wouldn't have been great -- I was flailing a bit, but I'll take the 100 anyway!

@@MilkmanDan Waiting your 100% at Ska-p for fight in Score attack :) Another track  Ska-p in SSl yet more fun in bass path :) Could wait when it will choiced by Mortalo. 

 

Challenge accepted!

 

...although 100% could be a stretch for me, I find the song pretty challenging.  And so far I am cheating by playing straight eighth notes instead of doing the rests as charted in some sections -- that rhythm pattern is throwing me off.

 

BUT, I've made good improvements in 3 plays so far.  96 -> 97 -> 99:

So, maybe I'll make it!  And I'll try to do the rests properly.  :)

 

--EDIT--

Ahh, I figured out the beat pattern by playing the whole song at 90% speed.  I think I can do it the right way at full speed now.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Comomepongo45_zpsa76abe63.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/CreepingDeath79_zps80c07c3c.jpg

 

The chords in the beginner song is kinda impossible for me. My fingers are to fat (and I'm not even fat). I cant even play the chords outside of the song whit all the time in the world to fret them. 

Hey, that went better than expected:

 

Never played the song before today.  First try was fun but rough.  Second try, small improvement.  Third try, 99.5ish.  Fourth try was in Riff Repeater with the whole song at 90% speed, which let me figure out the proper beat pattern, then fifth try was that ^^^.

 

Now we can spend the week jockeying for best SA score!  B)

Just noticed that i had a lot of misses i did not deserve. Checked my guitar and see that the volume and tone was turned down. :angry:

Maxed them and did a calibration.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Prettyflyforawhiteguy89_zps8bbc047e.jpg

 

Stupid last bar.  But it looks like i don't suck as much as i just thought i did.

Hm, not so easy improve my score for my, only +1000 points

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

Enough for my :) http://i.imgur.com/da8ywna.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Prettyflyforawhiteguy8926_zpsf821ba2d.jpg

 

This might be the worst score even in hard SA without any strikes. But at lest its valid.

Hm, not so easy improve my score for my, only +1000 points

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

 

I think you're going to outclass me in score...  I improved on my last score also, but only by 4,000 points:

I /salute your groove @ -- gonna be tough for me to give you a run for your money score wise, but I'll see what I can do!

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

http://i58.tinypic.com/2hicdmp.png

If anybody wants a mutlitrack version of the Offspring song (without guitars in backing track), here it is.

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

This song pisses me off so much. Recognition is a toss up and god this song gives me cramps on my left hand. I missed only 4 chords this run which should have registered as I played them correctly but am not going to bother trying to get the 100.

 

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/546386103827274422/3A50920592A8FE4E08A4A97B394170E87CEE4DEE/

 

And here are my Creeping Death scores. This song I have been practicing for a while already. 

 

 

Creeping Death Lead 93.47 / 770 streak

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/546386103828077029/25DF521B43B8139363D7B467F3381F4F087F5FA4/

 

Creeping Death Rhythm 99.57 / 507 streak

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/546385847075985820/81C956FA5B2D303F3EA7EC3418F1518330E97E5D/

some to do over here, but only first real try...

gonna be fun - finally chord practice again, oh yeah

 

http://i60.tinypic.com/e03804.jpg

Bass 1st try - think thats gonna improve well over the week ...

 

http://i59.tinypic.com/2yx1vt0.jpg

argh this would´ve been a nice one - WITHOUT CRAMP :)

 

http://i59.tinypic.com/3509kbm.jpg

Recorded raw version Ska-P lead, (for compare) in the end week make much better record ( i hope) 

Need more strong left hand, i get one in the end week. :)

(im sorry youtube blocked video in germany ) (next version will upload to vimeo)

First time in my life that i try a bass arrangement on the emulated bass

http://i.imgur.com/mvi5gma.jpg

@@Nacholede Now you will end up with buying real bass :P

@@Nacholede Now you will end up with buying real bass :P

hahaha yes i have plans for that, but first i want a new guitar D:

Besides here in Argentina, the prices are more expensive than other countries, so i have to wait and save money

And here's a little improvement :D

http://i.imgur.com/G6Oai1a.jpg