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i got too many versions.... think i played the wrong one...

 

 

 

Bass

I admit I heard this recently thanks to Spotify and this immediately caught my ear so I checked if CDLC was there. Technically difficult chart, I tried to play it as much as it should be but it came out poorly, score can be misleading.

On the CDLC website there are videos on how to play this chart, it may be useful.

3 hours ago, Rodman said:

i got too many versions.... think i played the wrong one...

yea metallica always has tones of charts. I saw a couple made for this song after nacholedes version..wonder what was wrong with nachos but i still havent played any of them

Even if I'm learning the piano now (so that's why I play guitar less) I can't miss this one!! Only one rusty run, I've never played it on Rocksmith but a lot before

I've never reach the downpicking speed though and never learnt the solo as usual 😅

 

Is rhythm guitar more difficult in general? From what i gather i get better scores in Bass, then Lead, then Rhythm tracks. 
I expected the Lead path to be trickier and the rhythm to be “easy” with just strumming the same chords over and over but really I struggle transitioning between chords…

 

Ha since @ cacahuate51 and @ Rodman  have provided links to VST plugins, here is for those interested a free plugin from sound toys: https://www.soundtoys.com/product/spaceblender/

i have't used it but they are known so... maybe it's good?

 

7 hours ago, Willyam said:

Is rhythm guitar more difficult in general? From what i gather i get better scores in Bass, then Lead, then Rhythm tracks. 
I expected the Lead path to be trickier and the rhythm to be “easy” with just strumming the same chords over and over but really I struggle transitioning between chords…

Think It all depends really on what you are more used to playing, I have always played rhythm and shied away from Lead that Is why I now struggle with It. But I believe out of the three rhythm would by most be considered the easiest .

.... yay here we go.

Well - my belief is that you cannot butcher a top song to death any easily and on the other hand you cannot bring a bad one to life - in other words you will not bring a Ricky Martin song to glory whatever you do and as we have one of the greatest written songs of all time on the table - any cover will bring the vibe.... So ... i wanted to make that the smallest version possible - acoustic guitar and voice only, i stripped it to a 4 chord song 🙂 - i swear, and not even the chord intervals are exact, only verse-chord, no pauses, no extras. I think i´m right.

Rod.

1 hour ago, Daz40 said:

Think It all depends really on what you are more used to playing, I have always played rhythm and shied away from Lead that Is why I now struggle with It. But I believe out of the three rhythm would by most be considered the easiest .

I agree and would  also say difficulty also depends on the genre for example Bass for punk or metalcore may be easy but for disco and jazz its usually harder than the rhythm guitar. 

I never learnt to solo and honestly dont plan on learning cause the music i like doesnt usually shred, its just basic stuff. So for me, lead is usually the hardest (if it has a solo and doesnt do octaves cause octaves paths are usually simpler for me atleast) then rhythm and then bass.

48 minutes ago, Rodman said:

.... yay here we go.

Well - my belief is that you cannot butcher a top song to death any easily and on the other hand you cannot bring a bad one to life - in other words you will not bring a Ricky Martin song to glory whatever you do and as we have one of the greatest written songs of all time on the table - any cover will bring the vibe.... So ... i wanted to make that the smallest version possible - acoustic guitar and voice only, i stripped it to a 4 chord song 🙂 - i swear, and not even the chord intervals are exact, only verse-chord, no pauses, no extras. I think i´m right.

Rod.

i think this one is my favorite of the ones you made so far! Im always a sucker for 4 chord songs lol. Never would've imagined this song to be simplefied to that extent or without the main piano melody but it works! goes to show that a song with good lyrics and melody can carry itself.

very nice work Rod and your daughter. (btw does she play gtr/ participate in rocksmith championship?)
 

tonight scores

 

I think that Is all.?? I should upload as a play I get so lost

Went to a concert last week! ...but I got really sick afterwards.... I am doing a lot better though still feeling a little rusty right now 





Feel like I can improve this a lot but the BOC song wiped me out 

6 hours ago, cacahuate51 said:

i think this one is my favorite of the ones you made so far! Im always a sucker for 4 chord songs lol. Never would've imagined this song to be simplefied to that extent or without the main piano melody but it works! goes to show that a song with good lyrics and melody can carry itself.

very nice work Rod and your daughter. (btw does she play gtr/ participate in rocksmith championship?)
 

Thank you mister!

Well - when i showed her the arrangement she was let´s say the opposite of happy - she went "argh, that´s slow.... ah, and are we into metal or what - that´s a ballad, Dad.... ah... and what´s that playing - even i can play like that, and when do i even start, i don´t wanna sing to that!" (exact words) 🙂 In the end i asked again.. she said: "Its not metal, but it´s no ballad at all, it´s good, it was fun" pfeew... the brilliance of that song kept me alive 😉

Well - she had some guitar lessons in primary school and now from tome to time fires up Yousician, but no - she doesnt really play guitar, never tried RS.

Rod

Will have to be a quick post from myself this week. I actually have tons of suggestions for all 4 bands but I'm heading to the airport this morning so I'm afraid I don't have the time!

Great choices this week, best of luck everyone!

 

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Brrrrr

On 4/28/2025 at 1:26 PM, Daz40 said:

I thought I wrote out a whole routine for you.
You want better technique I guess
you need a metronome and get your timing down . there Is no instant gratification as satinuke said You have to enjoy and endure the boring stuff to get better 

I don't know what level you are at but I was 20 years In when I thought F!!! this time to get serious .
I went completely back to basics and rebuilt my whole technique 
A good teacher Is always going to help you progress faster but they are hard to find especially in these days of Every other person on youtube Is trying to sell you their bullshit!

I would start here
I use to spend 6 hours a day doing this stuff

Start with downstrokes 1 note per click maybe 60BPM  try to get the metronome click to disappear. then 2,3,4,5,6 notes per click
do this also with upstrokes  start slow and after a time speed it up

do the same with alternate picking on single string up to 10 notes per click
Practice this on all strings everyday 

Trill with the left hand single finger and all finger combinations 
try for 1 minute on each do a few different combo's a day 

I run through chromatics most days, I will run though spider exercises when my hands feel stiff 
Ladders on bass everyday
I will run through some scale shapes on most days
if  I'm really on It I will go through all Interval and numeric combinations, and scale triads seventh's, forwards backwards, up and down Then coils 
I actually find grinding exercises fun (sick I Know)
Oh and I am finally after years starting to crack sweeping, 

But mainly I'm trying to up my time On RS my sight reading sucks!!
my RS plan
1. Championship
2.play through all old Championship songs
3.play all RS1 songs sorted by difficulty all paths
4. Play all bands in collection with over 10 songs and rate by difficulty
5.Play all odlc and dlc from 2014 by difficulty.

For your last part i just wanted to point out / make sure you know there is a list with all all all all all all ever ever played songs in the CS with difficulty rating.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HzgY90kLwyGqzJ-R64v8lmpeQMMhhxwGwUlenepIgms/edit?pli=1&gid=714157890#gid=714157890

nicely sortable by diff class or diff rating each class, updated every week

 

Most important points yes - to point out - you will not progress in days or single weeks, it´s multi-months - so you gotta fond a routine that is FUN also while practicing or you will stop. So - playing the Championships plus downloading and doing an hour of Shred excercises from here:

-= Rodmans Shred Course =-

(i am also trying to collect other charters files there, hope i will update that weekend thx @ Daz40  )

... is a very good start or even routine forever. Youtube might help as well as distract you (there is a flood out there), a teacher might help but does not take away the practice you gotta do every day.
You need to make the way your goal.

Rod.

Have a nice weekend!

 

19 hours ago, Rodman said:

.... yay here we go.

Well - my belief is that you cannot butcher a top song to death any easily and on the other hand you cannot bring a bad one to life - in other words you will not bring a Ricky Martin song to glory whatever you do and as we have one of the greatest written songs of all time on the table - any cover will bring the vibe.... So ... i wanted to make that the smallest version possible - acoustic guitar and voice only, i stripped it to a 4 chord song 🙂 - i swear, and not even the chord intervals are exact, only verse-chord, no pauses, no extras. I think i´m right.

Rod.

What a vibeee 👏  but I have to say I do love a good ballad!!

 Y'all really made it your own here, always impressed with your ability to understand a song beyond the tabs and get creative, I think Izz is on to something though I think there is room for a little more razzle dazzle on the guitar 😉

1 hour ago, drand said:

What a vibeee 👏  but I have to say I do love a good ballad!!

 Y'all really made it your own here, always impressed with your ability to understand a song beyond the tabs and get creative, I think Izz is on to something though I think there is room for a little more razzle dazzle on the guitar 😉

😉 No doubt about that!

8 hours ago, Rodman said:

For your last part i just wanted to point out / make sure you know there is a list with all all all all all all ever ever played songs in the CS with difficulty rating.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HzgY90kLwyGqzJ-R64v8lmpeQMMhhxwGwUlenepIgms/edit?pli=1&gid=714157890#gid=714157890

nicely sortable by diff class or diff rating each class, updated every week

Most important points yes - to point out - you will not progress in days or single weeks, it´s multi-months - so you gotta fond a routine that is FUN also while practicing or you will stop. So - playing the Championships plus downloading and doing an hour of Shred excercises from here:

-= Rodmans Shred Course =-

(i am also trying to collect other charters files there, hope i will update that weekend thx @ Daz40  )

... is a very good start or even routine forever. Youtube might help as well as distract you (there is a flood out there), a teacher might help but does not take away the practice you gotta do every day.
You need to make the way your goal.

Rod.

long way to go yet

ok... definitely a few big lessons learned....

LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK - BAD RECORDING!

So... i only share this because it holds important educational info for me, and i spent 10 hours or so that week trying to somehow get things together there. Failed.
Well, that song caught me, and after spending those hours competing on it i could play the riff, the rhyrthm, the bass quite well, everything except the solo (which does in no way matter here). So before going to sleep i just hit record, did 2 or 3 takes on lead, 2 on rhythm, 2 on bass playing along with RS and sang some bad lyriclines for fun.... and was happy.
When i sat down that changed 🙂 .... Recording without starting clicks makes it a pain pain pain to sync the START of each track - when things start late (bass, vocals) and you have a song that has no (like here) clear 1-beats to hold on you are out in the shit from the beginning... i think it was 2 hours until i THOUGHT i had the tracks matched up.... then i added drums and was very very unhappy how not in tempo my guitar lines and even more the bass were thats because there was NO METRONOME while recording .... playing along RS made me think i am quite well following the rhythm, and as i am playing over my amp with hearable volume all the time - live it sounded really ok - but matched with any 2nd track it´s unusable to have a synced recording. Brrrrrr.
So i tried everything - low volume bass, rhythm, with any of the lead tracks - no decent result whatsoever possible. Sometimes i´m late, sometimes i am way earlier than the other track... ok - so to close the file i downmixed (no effects, no mastering or whatever) 2 lead guitar lines with vocals and drums, (and a bit brass at the end) to always remember

RECORD WITH METRONOME
START YOUR RECORDING WITH WHATEVER CLICK OR NOISE SO THE TRACKS CAN EASILY BE MATCHED

Rod.