Welcome to the CF Rocksmith 2014 Championship!

-= Week 675 =-

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Previous' week Winners are:

Lead:
- Beginner: @iQu3so (92.85)
- Intermediate: @jimmy655 (91.19)
- Advanced: @Mikson (96.35)
- Masterclass: @shaggy_malagy (98)
- God of Guitar: Leader after week 2 is @PlanetFinesse (98), 1 week left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Rhythm:
- Beginner: @Mitcho (96)
- Intermediate: @ALSRC (93)
- Advanced: @robolechuga (89)
- Masterclass: @Rodman (98.6)
- God of Rhythm: Leader after week 2 is @LuZifeR (96), 1 week left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Bass:
- Beginner: @Mitcho (97)
- Intermediate: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (96)
- Advanced: @Daz40 (99.33)
- Advanced Bonus: @ALSRC (97.47)
- Masterclass: @pedropmf (99.7)
- God of Bass: Leader after week 2 is @Nomgoose (99.15), 1 week left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Congrats to all winners. Well done!

This week's songs are:

Lead Path:
Beginner: Silverstein - The Afterglow (3.5^) (D Drop C) selected by drand
Beginner Bonus: The Weeknd - Starboy (3*) (E Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate: Chevelle - Young Wicked (4) (C# Drop B) selected by cacahuate51
Intermediate Bonus: Alice Cooper - It's the Little Things (4) (Eb Drop Db) selected by drand
Advanced: Between the Buried and Me - Desert of Song (7*) (C# Standard) selected by Nomgoose
Advanced Bonus: Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) (6) (E Standard) selected by Daz40
Masterclass: Phinehas - Crowns (9*) (D Drop C) selected by drand
God of Guitar: The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal (Full Album) (10) (C Standard) selected by Nomgoose [Week 3 of 4]

Rhythm Path:
Beginner: Silverstein - The Afterglow (3*) (D Drop C) selected by drand
Beginner Bonus: The Weeknd - Starboy (2.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate: Chevelle - Young Wicked (4) (C# Drop B) selected by cacahuate51
Intermediate Bonus: Alice Cooper - It's the Little Things (4) (Eb Drop Db) selected by drand
Advanced: Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) (7*) (E Standard) selected by Daz40
Advanced Bonus: Between the Buried and Me - Desert of Song (6.5) (C# Standard) selected by Nomgoose
Masterclass: Phinehas - Crowns (8.5) (D Drop C) selected by drand
God of Rhythm: The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal (Full Album) (9) (C Standard) selected by Nomgoose [Week 3 of 4]

Bass Path:
Beginner: Chevelle - Young Wicked (4^) (C# Drop B) selected by cacahuate51
Beginner Bonus: Silverstein - The Afterglow (3*) (D Drop C) selected by drand
Intermediate: Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) (5*) (E Standard) selected by Daz40
Intermediate Bonus: Phinehas - Crowns (4) (D Drop C) selected by drand
Advanced: Between the Buried and Me - Desert of Song (6) (C# Standard) selected by Nomgoose
Advanced Bonus: The Fearless Flyers - Patrol Acrobatique (6) (E Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass: Dirty Loops - Just Dance (9*) (E Standard) selected by drand
God of Bass: The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal (Full Album) (8) (C Standard) selected by Nomgoose [Week 3 of 4]

(N) - difficulty rating
(N*) - highest difficulty rating for the class (promotion to higher class possible)
(N^) - difficulty rating higher than the highest for the class (promotion possible)

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improvements

On 9/28/2026 at 9:36 PM, drand said:

Acrylic resins are my jam so I use superglue 😂 (originally used during the Vietnam War to quickly patch injured soldiers)

I gotta agree here in about the superglue for gluing cracked fingers, but you have to be super careful when you hold the crack closed while the glue dries. You can wrap the finger in wax paper so you can gently squeeze with your other hand without getting your other hand stuck. And you have to be careful to keep the fumes out of your eyes, doing this with a small fan keeps the fumes clear and speeds up the drying. But also keep in mind that you should never take medical advice from some rando without a medical degree on the internet...

PS The superglue gel is a lot less runny and easier to work with.

PPS I thought superglue was initially developed to make transparent plastic for military use (airplane canopies, gun sights, etc) but was too damn sticky to work with.

50 minutes ago, jimmy655 said:

PPS I thought superglue was initially developed to make transparent plastic for military use (airplane canopies, gun sights, etc) but was too damn sticky to work with.

yeah initially developed but rejected for that use then eureka, works really well for something entirely different and becomes a household item. I think teflon also had a similar story 🤔

i have one of those degrees 😄 if the cut is so big you gotta pinch it closed probably better off taking a break ngl & don't forget to disinfect ☺️

aah its the last week and i hadnt tried it out yet! was fun, harder than i expected some of those riffs at the start were nice

note to self... make sure no alarms are set while playing albums. one started halfway and it was across my room

15 hours ago, Mikson said:

I'm adding screenshots from Steam for the first time; I hope it works 😬

@cacahuate51 Thanks for the guide!

If you middle click the pictures you want to upload it opens them all in tabs in a new browser just makes things a little quicker

Really enjoyed these two picks this week - Joe Dart's style is right up my alley and I'd not yet learnt any of the Fearless Flyers parts so this was a nice surprise 👍

Also I'd never heard any Between The Buried and Me tracks before and I really liked the song, and the bassline which is nicely melodic (that I feel needs a fretless to truly do it justice)... and deceptively tricky given the key, tunings and chord changes 👍

Now to spend the rest of the week with Henrik Linder😂

🎶🎸🌘 CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT!!!! 🍻

YEEAAHHH!!! ✌😎✌🤩✌😎✌🤩
Thank you  @drand for an exciting week with a great variety of songs!!! 🎶🎸

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I wouldn't choose this song to play, but I do really enjoy the jazz chords!

Still need to practice a lot, but I feel my left hand is a little bit less clumsy and it hurts less than before...

After an intense practice, for today I am happy I survived the score attack...

sightread for the lolz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2JB2thxV7E

more bass scores

I would mark this a little lower 5

8 hours ago, JokerTheAnarchist said:

sightread for the lolz

Bro won the game 👏👏🤯

not sure who set this to last 3 weeks instead of 2, i like the idea!

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rare chord challenge on this one vs the usual champ songs

6 minutes ago, drand said:

not sure who set this to last 3 weeks instead of 2, i like the idea!

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i did cause it was a full album/ep instead of a song so its more likely for people to play it. tbh not sure if full albums are supposed to be a month.. but i guess this one is half of an album anyways

On 9/29/2026 at 2:06 AM, MaltaSoron said:

By the way, I have a small cut in my left index finger, but I didn´t really know what to do about it, so I just suffered through it. Do you guys have any tips for those kind of problems?

Yes.... i suppose your question aims for a solution that´s keeps you playing and not for the optimal healing....
Well there is like always a quick and a good way - the good way is go to the pharmacy/drug store and check if they have skin glue - nowadays cuts can be glued as good as stitched up with even less scaring... the quick is ... yes superglue does the job. BUT either way - i am a doctor, so i´ve seen what can happen - the most important thing is.. before you glue a scar - make sure you disinfect the hell out of it, take your time. Disinfectant is widely available - bless Covid, so handy - again the quick fix if unavailable use any spirit with alc 40%+ - in either case clean the wound, wet it with disinfectant - let dry for 2 minutes, repeat disinfectant 2 times, glue.

Rod.

On 9/30/2026 at 5:32 AM, jimmy655 said:

I gotta agree here in about the superglue for gluing cracked fingers, but you have to be super careful when you hold the crack closed while the glue dries. You can wrap the finger in wax paper so you can gently squeeze with your other hand without getting your other hand stuck. And you have to be careful to keep the fumes out of your eyes, doing this with a small fan keeps the fumes clear and speeds up the drying. But also keep in mind that you should never take medical advice from some rando without a medical degree on the internet...

PS The superglue gel is a lot less runny and easier to work with.

PPS I thought superglue was initially developed to make transparent plastic for military use (airplane canopies, gun sights, etc) but was too damn sticky to work with.

or at least make sure you keep your second hand unattached so you can grab your phone and send us a selfie with your finger glued to your nose!

20 hours ago, Daz40 said:

If you middle click the pictures you want to upload it opens them all in tabs in a new browser just makes things a little quicker

are you opening them in a browser steam instead of desktop and have copy urls or linkclump and thats why its benficial for you opening them with the middle button?
cause that would make sense to me (didnt know bout the middle button)

also while searching i found method 1 kinda useful. Maybe itll help you @kayteck in case you are still having issues with pasting. Just make sure to hit the blue arrow / insert line each time you paste a new image with windows v / probably paste images first then comment.

Method 1: Use Windows Clipboard History (No Downloads Needed)

Windows has a built-in tool that saves a history of everything you copy (up to 25 items), allowing you to copy multiple Steam screenshot links in a row without stopping to paste them one by one.

1. Turn it on: Press the Windows Key + V. A small pop-up will appear. Click Turn on.

2. Copy your links: Go through your Steam screenshots, right-click each one, and select Copy Page URL one after the other.

3. Paste them all: Go to your chat, browser, or document. Press Windows Key + V instead of Ctrl + V. A menu will pop up showing all the links you copied. Click the ones you want to paste.
   
   edit: the paste will be one by one though here, dont know why theres no paste all option.
   Apparently you can download something called autohotkey and with it you can program a paste all option but I'm too lazzy honestly xD
   edit edit: oh wait a second, maybe thats why daz mentioned the middle mouse button ...you could probably program it to copy all the urls with it

Method 2: Use a Browser Extension (Fastest for Web Browsers)

If you are managing your Steam screenshots through a web browser like Google Chrome instead of the Steam desktop app, you can copy dozens of links simultaneously using an extension.

• Linkclump: You can download Linkclump on the Chrome Web Store. It allows you to hold down a key (like Z) and drag a selection box over a whole grid of screenshots. It will instantly grab and copy every single link inside that box to your clipboard at the exact same time.

• Copy All URLs: Another option is Copy All URLs on Chrome. If you middle-click your screenshots to open them all in separate browser tabs, clicking this extension's icon will instantly copy the URL of every open tab into a clean list.
  

kinda reminds me of killswitch engage, tempted to play my curse now
this song is too fast for me though

15 hours ago, drand said:

not sure who set this to last 3 weeks instead of 2, i like the idea!

15 hours ago, cacahuate51 said:

i did cause it was a full album/ep instead of a song so its more likely for people to play it. tbh not sure if full albums are supposed to be a month.. but i guess this one is half of an album anyways

In the past, full albums for GoG were scheduled for four weeks (this can be seen in the songs played sheet), while individual GoG songs were scheduled for two weeks.

Rhythm

2.5

Really easy 1.5/2

4/4.5

4

Poor chords recognition... 6

More chords I have trouble fingering... 6.5/7

8.5

Improvements

16 hours ago, Rodman said:

or at least make sure you keep your second hand unattached so you can grab your phone and send us a selfie with your finger glued to your nose!

Oh no, I may have made a horrible mistake...

This one was a blast to play

Also very fun for me

What is the name of this club?

🎶🎸🌘 CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY NIGHT!!!! 🍻🪩🍻🪩

YEEAAHHH!!! ✌😎✌🤩✌😎✌🤩

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Definetely not the song I would choose to play but I am hooked playing this jazz chords!

This try went better than expected!! 🤟🤩