-= Building a Guitar from Scratch with Absolutely No Woodworking Experience =-

Prepare yourself for...

Rocksmith 2014 Championship

-= Week 204 =-

 

READ THIS FIRST =>> How and Why to Join the Championships

Read this second =>> Rocksmith 2014 Championship Rules

 

Last week's winners:

Beginner:        @@RSjeffH

Intermediate:  @@MellonFarmer

Advanced :     @@Mortalo

MasterClass:  @@Nick K.

GoG:              @

• Rhythm:

Beginner:        @@RSjeffH

Intermediate:  N/A

Advanced:      @@Mortalo

Masterclass:   @

• Bass: 

Beginner:          @@Shocked Mind

Intermediate:     @@Telboy

Advanced:         @@Fraggle Baggle

Masterclass:     @

 

 

Congrats to all winners. Well done!

 

 

 

This week's songs are:

 

 

Lead Path:

Beginner:         Superbus - Lola (E Std) (2) as chosen by @@firekorn

Intermediate:  Ghost - If You Have Ghosts   (D Std) (4)  as chosen by @@guijappe

Advanced:       Dark Tranquility - ...of Melancholy Burning   (Eb Std) (7) as chosen by @@Anwyn

MasterClass:    Blue Oyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll  (E Std) (9) as chosen by @@Nick K. (as played Week 86)

 

The gods rest this week...

 

 

Rhythm Path:

Beginner:         Superbus - Lola (E Std) (2)

Intermediate    Ghost - If You Have Ghosts   (D Std, capo 2 (or just play it in E Std)) (4)

Advanced:        Dark Tranquility - ...of Melancholy Burning   (Eb Std) (7)

Masterclass:     Blue Oyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll  (E Std) (8)

 

Bass Path:
Beginner:         Shivaree - Goodnight Moon (as played week 85)

Intermediate :  Ghost - If You Have Ghosts   (D Std) (4) 

Advanced:        Dark Tranquility - ...of Melancholy Burning   (Eb Std) (7)

Alt Advanced:  Superbus - Lola (E Std) (6)

Masterclass:     Blue Oyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll  (E Std) (8) 

 

Share with us your opinion on this weeks songs difficulty scores (1-10).

 

Exercise Challenges:

1st Exercise: Blues Comping 1 in A major shuffle
2nd Exercise: Blues Comping 2 in A major - straight 8ths
3rd Exercise: Blues Comping 3 in G major (funky)
4rd Exercise: Blues Comping 4 in E major (shuffle)
5th Exercise: Blues Comping 5 in E major (dirty Texas Blues style, shuffle) (more challenging lead guitar (adv), rhythm and bass more intermediate with a real audio track (no GP RSA converted)

Everyone can bring up new scores that will be added to the  exercises scoreboards
  
Honorable list Diehard Member:

 

• Fraggle Baggle
• Gamut
• klaw
• macjm
• MaZtoR
• missis sumner
• MonstaS4
• Mortalo
• Nick K.
• Ponzy
• Poutzy
• Rodman
• RSjeffH
• Shocked Mind
• stijnw2000
• sushicat2112
• Telboy13
• Tonedef

Classless, Fearless FreeBird Members in their endless battle with the fb police:

• 2groggy
• NoonyDeloony
• fripponomic

 

Rock on!

@@Kryptaker_Lead_Guitarist it's loading. welcome aboard :)

Lola:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1137857155 So close... I did a recording but there was an audible "Feck !" when I missed a note :D can't even edit it out, you can clearly read my lips too  :angry:  will do a video tomorrow.... tis a jolly song :) It's probably about someone dieing though, I don't speak french, though I think I know this practically word for word. Just no clue what I'm saying when I sing it :D

Here's the initial attempt. I might try to get 100% on this one. Doesn't seem too difficult

 

I love this week's songs so much it's almost like I rigged it. But nope, I really rolled three 1s on random.org, and that's what came out!

 

Let's get started with some Ghost! Like most Ghost songs, I know this one in and out. :D

 

 

Got walked in on halfway through this - will record a video of this tomorrow!

Beginner bass players! A new pick has arrived for you guys that's more difficulty-appropriate:

 

Shivaree - Goodnight Moon (as played week 85)

 

Good luck!

-= weekly leaderboard update =-

 

leader changes:

@@Nick K. takes back the lead at MC lead!

 

Great Playing Everyone!!!

 

http://up.picr.de/30391922mj.jpg

Rock On!!!

Happy with a 90's start:

 

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/u216xhamdol4l62/221680_20170918201310_1.png?dl=0

@@NoonyDeloony Here is a rough translation of the lyrics :

 

Allo lola, it's me again

I thought a lot about you, lola

Allo lola, don't hang up

Do not stop there, lola, oh there

 

Allo lola, like a boy

My heart is beating and the long hair

Allo lola, like a boy

It's the first time for me that your eyes makes me

Boum Boum Boum oh there, lola it's...

Boum Boum Boum lola that's bold

 

Allo Lola, yes it's me

I haven't slept for you

I don't believe it

Allo Lola, don't hang up

Lola reads in the afterlife, my pretty lola

 

The overall subtext is not about anyone dying but forbidden love though the translation makes most of the interesting rhyme with "lola" disappear so the text might seems a bit weird like this.

Getting a 100% on my first try on this one really made me happy.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Lola%20100_zpsoboup08s.jpg

 

 

Tried to play this in E std,  it was confusing when shifting around.  Ill try it later in D.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/If%20you%20have%20ghosts%20Rhythm%2090_zpsbxzycaij.jpg

 

 

I normally hate Dark tranquillity.   I had friends that liked them back in the days but i never did.   But if i just listen to the guitar part and ignore the guy screaming its actually a nice song,  and on top of that its really fun to play.  Might turn the audio down a bit more and listen just to my guitar.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Of%20melancholy%20burning%2094_zps5djlzl99.jpg

 

 

 

Got 96,52% last time we played this.  I would rate it at 5 or 6 in difficulty.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Cities%20on%20flame%20with%20rock%20and%20roll%20second%20time%20Rhythm%2098_zpsilnqoep0.jpg

Not getting any higher on this one.  There are a few bends that i don't understand.  I can see the arrows but there is no sustain and no time to bend.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/If%20you%20have%20ghosts%209968_zpssovkoof8.jpg

 

 

 

and rhythm in D.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/If%20you%20have%20ghosts%20Rhythm%209688_zpsanas03yu.jpg

And some bass

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Lola%20Bass%2096_zpsypbhdbms.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Cities%20on%20flame%20with%20rock%20and%20roll%20Bass%2097_zpsvrhsnuoq.jpg

Ghost Rhythm:

 

 

and a slight improvement for DT.

 

This is definitely easier:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49Qq-EFnmrKMXZsM0dKUHU4UU0/view?usp=sharing

 

No improvement on the BOC, 'cos I've spent most of the evening chatting with a 19 year old, on Steam.  I didn't know, and I feel slightly dirty now.

 

/hoping if he reads this he'll see the funny side of talking to "saggy naggy" for an hour or so.  :lol:

BOC Rhythm 

http://steamcommunity.com/id/MorgageSurfer/screenshot/871867161401348248

 

A couple of parts at the end through me off.   Still struggling with the lead arrangement...

This is definitely easier:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49Qq-EFnmrKMXZsM0dKUHU4UU0/view?usp=sharing

 

No improvement on the BOC, 'cos I've spent most of the evening chatting with a 19 year old, on Steam.  I didn't know, and I feel slightly dirty now.

 

/hoping if he reads this he'll see the funny side of talking to "saggy naggy" for an hour or so.  :lol:

 

It wasn't @@Gamut was it? :D

Ghost : http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1138449001

 

Haven't improved Lola (yet) I had an hour long conversation with my mum on the phone and I have triggered a slight case of tennis elbow from holding the phone up to my ear. I did try to play it but no video yet, not without the "face" happening every time I make a mistake :D.

 100% Lola escapes me.

 

 

Now I have Ghosts...in my head.

BOC Lead Very Slight Improvement

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1138598445

 

 

 

 

It wasn't @@Gamut was it? :D

 

 

No.  I think he's already figured me out.  :lol:

Vijo!... not Lola... lola later... Ghost... Woooo ooohh oo!  :unsure:

 

and the screenie:http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1138674041

Edited September 19, 20178 yr by NoonyDeloony

BOC <3

(Also, yes, I forgot to fix 100% mastery bug. Go ahead, shame me...)http://oi68.tinypic.com/mwvfa8.jpg

Tough one, an 8.

 

I'm not happy with this performance, it's not that difficult and I made some sloppy mistakes.

BOC Rhythm

http://steamcommunity.com/id/MorgageSurfer/screenshot/871867161404671763

 

Dark T Lead

http://steamcommunity.com/id/MorgageSurfer/screenshot/871867161404672142

 

Had a pretty good run with this one then started tensing up...oh well.

@Mortalo It might not be that difficult but there are lots of places where you can fuck up in that 6min 16sec

 

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Of%20melancholy%20burning%209877_zps2stur11x.jpg