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Rocksmith 2014 Championship Week 679 - Haunted Riffs & Halloween Hits: Monster Grooves & Supernatural Shredding 🎃

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-= Week 679 =-

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Previous' week Winners are:

Lead:
- Beginner: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (98)
- Beginner Bonus: LOST TROPHY
- Intermediate: @Vodka (97)
- Intermediate Bonus: @jimmy655 (94.87)
- Advanced: @cacahuate51 (97.87)
- Advanced Bonus: @Mikson (97.08)
- Masterclass: @shaggy_malagy (85)
- Masterclass Bonus: @LuZifeR (99)
- God of Guitar: Leader after week 1 is @shaggy_malagy (91), 3 weeks left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Rhythm:
- Beginner: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (99)
- Beginner Bonus: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (96)
- Intermediate: @ALSRC (91)
- Intermediate Bonus: @ALSRC (98.23)
- Advanced: @aNDESmASAMUNE (95.99)
- Advanced Bonus: @aNDESmASAMUNE (96.49)
- Masterclass: @LuZifeR (95)
- Masterclass Bonus: @cacahuate51 (84)
- God of Rhythm: Leader after week 1 is @drand (93), 3 weeks left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Bass:
- Beginner: @MotivatedCF (92.3)
- Beginner Bonus: @MotivatedCF (100)
- Intermediate: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (92)
- Intermediate Bonus: @MaltaSoron (95)
- Advanced: @ALSRC (98)
- Advanced Bonus: @drand (98.32)
- Masterclass: @Nomgoose (99.86)
- Masterclass Bonus: @Nomgoose (100)
- God of Bass: Leader after week 1 is @Nomgoose (97.2), 3 weeks left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Congrats to all winners. Well done!


This week's songs are:


Lead Path:
Beginner: Gerard Way - Baby You're a Haunted House (3*) (E Standard) selected by drand
Beginner Bonus: Powerwolf - Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend ft. Alissa White-Gluz (2.5) (Eb Drop Db) selected by jimbobmccecil
Intermediate: Michael Jackson - Thriller (5.5^) (E Standard) selected by cacahuate51
Intermediate Bonus: Tame Impala - Dracula (4.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Advanced: Riot City (feat. Ty Gogal) - Halloween at Midnight (7.5^) (Eb Standard) selected by Zoutje
Advanced Bonus: Donovan - Season Of The Witch (6) (E Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass: Helloween - Halloween (9*) (E Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass Bonus: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon (8.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
God of Guitar: Death - The Sound of Perseverance Full Album (10) (D Standard) selected by poll [Week 2 of 4]

Rhythm Path:
Beginner: Gerard Way - Baby You're a Haunted House (2.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Beginner Bonus: Powerwolf - Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend ft. Alissa White-Gluz (2.5) (Eb Drop Db) selected by jimbobmccecil
Intermediate: The Tragically Hip - I'm A Werewolf, Baby (4.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate Bonus: Alice Cooper - Keepin' Halloween Alive (4) (E Standard) selected by Sinomod
Advanced: Donovan - Season Of The Witch (6) (E Standard) selected by drand
Advanced Bonus: Tame Impala - Dracula (4.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass: Helloween - Halloween (8) (E Standard) selected by drand
God of Rhythm: Death - The Sound of Perseverance Full Album (10) (D Standard) selected by poll [Week 2 of 4]

Bass Path:
Beginner: Tame Impala - Dracula (3*) (E Standard) selected by drand
Beginner Bonus: Donovan - Season Of The Witch (2.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate: Michael Jackson - Thriller (5*) (E Standard) selected by cacahuate51
Intermediate Bonus: Alice Cooper - Keepin' Halloween Alive (2.5) (E Standard) selected by Sinomod
Advanced: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon (6) (E Standard) selected by drand
Advanced Bonus: The Tragically Hip - I'm A Werewolf, Baby (4) (E Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass: Helloween - Halloween (8) (E Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass Bonus: Michael Jackson - Thriller (5) (B Standard) - Bonus Rhythm path!!!! selected by cacahuate51
God of Bass: Death - The Sound of Perseverance Full Album (10) (D Standard) selected by poll [Week 2 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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    Happy FRIDAY everyone!
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    ⏳ Streaks at stake

    Active streaks with no score yet this week · 1 day left

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    Click here or image above to open the championship companion site! Claim your profile to get your own banner, vote on ratings, or sign up to host if you have joined the hosting team!

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    13 hours ago, drand said:

    That was great 🤣 & fresh off the press too thanks for sharing

    I second this, thanks for sharing @Knippenburg ! Nice guitar on that video but no bass in sight... 🤔 And they are sponsored by the Sequential Prophet-6 synths 😅

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

    YEEAAHHH!!! ✌😎✌🤩✌😎✌🤩

    Oh my god! Already friday!!! Dont have much time left!!!
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    Donovan - Season Of The Witch (Rhythm)

    This path is not so hard, but it is difficult for me to get every single stroke recognized!!! 😅

    Dont know if I will have time to learn the Lead... 😅

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    Helloween lead was 93%. 94,5% is my record I have played before. I dont know does it count.

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    Needs so much work, but, found a weird way to get around that ending (I think)

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    Ok, that felt much better still needs much work...

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    Bass

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    This is definitely more than 2.5. Generally easy, but towards the end there are some rather odd, quick jumps to the G string, so I’d give this a 4.

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    A rather repetitive but fun chart - 5.

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    Some sections are fast skipping across the strings so more 5 for me.

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    This riff doesn't look hard in the screenshot, but it's very fast - too fast for me. I’d give it a 7, but the rest of the chart is easier, so maybe 6.5.

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    I've been away from Rocksmith for a while lately and the amount of new stuff has gotten a little overwhelming. Where are you all getting those signatures with the medals? Also, I’ve noticed quite a few new participants joining recently - that’s great, but where did they all come from? I guess word about the championships must have reached some new corners! 😉

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    I started working at a new job this week so I wasn’t really sure about how much time I could play compared to before, it’s not going to be too much less time.

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    17 minutes ago, Mikson said:

    I've been away from Rocksmith for a while lately and the amount of new stuff has gotten a little overwhelming. Where are you all getting those signatures with the medals? Also, I’ve noticed quite a few new participants joining recently - that’s great, but where did they all come from? I guess word about the championships must have reached some new corners! 😉

    New companion website! Just need to sign up with an e-mail and I will send you a message here on CustomsForge to confirm you claimed your profile! Anyone can do this and head to the FORUM BANNER tab for instructions on how to add it to your own signature, it will update on its own when each week ends.

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    It's all based on @Rodman's spreadsheets and we're still coming up with new ideas for it, love to hear any feedback!

    Also you can put your ratings on there and we can automatically generate the new ratings at the end of the week on the sheet, I have been putting yours in for now would be great if you signed up!

    Also made a post on reddit that seems to have gotten some eyes! Very happy week 😄 hope y'all newcomers stick around and ROCK with us!!

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    Just post a screenshot showing BOTH accuracy % and streak in current week's forum post to play! 🤘😎

    How to post a screenshot

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    Click View on my Profile once it opens the screenshot in the community page

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    Don't forget to make new posts, not edit posts or it will not show up on scoreboard!! 🚨

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    Went ahead and did the 5 string path real quick, like others here have said I can never get used to reading bass charts like this 😅
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    Coming along nicely. Forgot to take a screenshot after doing Baby You're a Haunted House. Probably happens to everyone...
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    Almost got it... incredibly fun in any case. It's unusual for my guitar score to beat my bass score on a song.

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    I mistakenly thought I had a higher previous score on this one - but that was on the rhythm - so I was disappointed and didn't repeat on SA to try to milk a fraction of a percent more. I played this one on my relatively new PRS which has much lighter strings, so bends are easier, but I haven't yet figured out how to hold the body of the guitar steady..

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    PS I posted a 5-string bass score for Thriller (99.38%) but it didn't get picked up on the scoresheet.

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    On 10/26/2026 at 12:16 PM, cacahuate51 said:

    I have over 3k hours in dbd and more time than id like to admit on rs so i know that feeling 😅 do think its important to spend focused time trying to remember what you played aswell/try it without rocksmith for actual learning

    I'm just about to reach 3K hours on Rocksmith. (And I don't even know what dbd is). Wasn't sure if that was a lot or a little compared to other players here. Malcolm Gladwell says mastery of something requires 10K hours of practice, don't think I've put in 7K hours on guitar and bass away from Rocksmith but don't really know.

    BTW, I plan to play Stairway to Heaven to pass the 3K mark....

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    11 minutes ago, jimmy655 said:

    I'm just about to reach 3K hours on Rocksmith. (And I don't even know what dbd is). Wasn't sure if that was a lot or a little compared to other players here. Malcolm Gladwell says mastery of something requires 10K hours of practice, don't think I've put in 7K hours on guitar and bass away from Rocksmith but don't really know.

    BTW, I plan to play Stairway to Heaven to pass the 3K mark....



    Practicing, not sure all of those hours hitting squares counts 😅

    iirc the player with the highest amount of hours was emmy in double digits area

    However, it sounds like you do quite a bit offscreen which is fantastic and 3k hours is still great progress ! Congrats on almost reaching it! 🎉

    I actually had november rain on the list to go for next week. Stairway doesnt sound like a bad idea either.. ill go check it out since ive never played it, see which one is better

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    ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END,

    https://www.tickcounter.com/countdown/12189505/week-679-ends

    BUT YOU STILL HAVE TIME (9PM CET) TO GIT GUD!
    MAKE SURE TO BEAT YOUR COMPETITORS OR YOUR OWN SCORE WHILE YOU STILL CAN :)

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    Ps @drand i just noticed, top bands nickelback doesnt appear I think this is rigged 😤

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    Current     Championship Song Selection Submissions + 2025 and Guidelines here
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    Ultra late start to that awesome week

    i started with @emu

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    -= Building a Guitar from Scratch with Absolutely No Woodworking Experience =-
    -= Rodmans Shred Course =-
    -= ROCK - Rodmans Course for Kids and Beginners =-
    VI I
    -= Use your DLC library on multiple PCs w. autoupdate =- 

    -= Join the Championship - cause the Championship is good for you =-
    -= What´s my RANK again??? - check the 10-weeks Leaderboard and PLAYER Level =-
    -= Put the Songs you want to be played into     SONG SELECTION LIST =-

     

    On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

    I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

    UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

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    Damn what a banger!

    I love Halloween songs. That´s straight to #1 of my favs. Insane. Praise the CS!

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    -= Building a Guitar from Scratch with Absolutely No Woodworking Experience =-
    -= Rodmans Shred Course =-
    -= ROCK - Rodmans Course for Kids and Beginners =-
    VI I
    -= Use your DLC library on multiple PCs w. autoupdate =- 

    -= Join the Championship - cause the Championship is good for you =-
    -= What´s my RANK again??? - check the 10-weeks Leaderboard and PLAYER Level =-
    -= Put the Songs you want to be played into     SONG SELECTION LIST =-

     

    On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

    I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

    UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

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    that´s better a bit

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    -= Building a Guitar from Scratch with Absolutely No Woodworking Experience =-
    -= Rodmans Shred Course =-
    -= ROCK - Rodmans Course for Kids and Beginners =-
    VI I
    -= Use your DLC library on multiple PCs w. autoupdate =- 

    -= Join the Championship - cause the Championship is good for you =-
    -= What´s my RANK again??? - check the 10-weeks Leaderboard and PLAYER Level =-
    -= Put the Songs you want to be played into     SONG SELECTION LIST =-

     

    On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

    I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

    UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

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    Oh played that well... pity i butchered the 2nd solopart completely, even Xed it. Could have been the lead ...

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    -= Building a Guitar from Scratch with Absolutely No Woodworking Experience =-
    -= Rodmans Shred Course =-
    -= ROCK - Rodmans Course for Kids and Beginners =-
    VI I
    -= Use your DLC library on multiple PCs w. autoupdate =- 

    -= Join the Championship - cause the Championship is good for you =-
    -= What´s my RANK again??? - check the 10-weeks Leaderboard and PLAYER Level =-
    -= Put the Songs you want to be played into     SONG SELECTION LIST =-

     

    On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

    I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

    UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

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    and this one has been my fav until today.

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    ftl

    -= Building a Guitar from Scratch with Absolutely No Woodworking Experience =-
    -= Rodmans Shred Course =-
    -= ROCK - Rodmans Course for Kids and Beginners =-
    VI I
    -= Use your DLC library on multiple PCs w. autoupdate =- 

    -= Join the Championship - cause the Championship is good for you =-
    -= What´s my RANK again??? - check the 10-weeks Leaderboard and PLAYER Level =-
    -= Put the Songs you want to be played into     SONG SELECTION LIST =-

     

    On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

    I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

    UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

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