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Rocksmith 2014 Championship Week 681 - Friday the 13th: Black Cats, Bad Luck and Superstitious Strings 🐈‍⬛

Welcome to the CF Rocksmith 2014 Championship!

-= Week 681 =-

=> How and Why join the Championships?
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Previous' week Winners are:

Lead:
- Beginner: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (96)
- Beginner Bonus: @ModestMonk (98.9)
- Intermediate: @Vodka (98)
- Intermediate Bonus: @Andru (99.71)
- Advanced: @Rodman (98.13)
- Masterclass: @CraigDengate (96.07)
- Masterclass Bonus: LOST TROPHY
- God of Guitar: Leader after week 3 is @TrevyMetal (93), 1 week left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Rhythm:
- Beginner: @ModestMonk (96.89)
- Beginner Bonus: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (99)
- Intermediate: @ALSRC (92.85)
- Intermediate Bonus: @ALSRC (93.48)
- Advanced: @Vodka (97)
- Advanced Bonus: @Andru (97.16)
- Masterclass: @cacahuate51 (95.9)
- God of Rhythm: Leader after week 3 is @LuZifeR (97), 1 week left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Bass:
- Beginner: @MotivatedCF (99.73)
- Beginner Bonus: @ModestMonk (91)
- Intermediate: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (94)
- Intermediate Bonus: @MaltaSoron (95)
- Advanced: @Mikson (97)
- Advanced Bonus: @ALSRC (98.36)
- Masterclass: @Nomgoose (93.25)
- Masterclass Bonus: @Nomgoose (100)
- God of Bass: Leader after week 3 is @Nomgoose (98), 1 week left... KEEP ROCKING!!!

Congrats to all winners. Well done!


This week's songs are:


Lead Path:
Beginner: We Came As Romans - bad luck (3.5^) (D Drop C) selected by drand
Beginner Bonus: Keyboard Cat / Charlie Schmidt - Fatso's Theme aka Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! (2.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - You Got Lucky (4.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate Bonus: Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (4) (E Standard) selected by drand
Advanced: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Superstition (6) (Eb Standard) selected by drand
Advanced Bonus: Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's in the Cradle (6) (Eb Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass: Megadeth - Good Mourning / Black Friday (8.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass Bonus: Periphery - Luck As A Constant (8.5) (D Drop C) selected by drand
God of Guitar: Death - The Sound of Perseverance Full Album (10) (D Standard) selected by poll [Week 4 of 4]

Rhythm Path:
Beginner: Misfits - Dig Up Her Bones (3*) (E Standard) - Lead path!!!! selected by drand
Beginner Bonus: Keyboard Cat / Charlie Schmidt - Fatso's Theme aka Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! (2.5) (E Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - You Got Lucky (4) (E Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate Bonus: Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (4) (E Standard) selected by drand
Advanced: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Superstition (6) (Eb Standard) selected by drand
Advanced Bonus: Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's in the Cradle (6) (Eb Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass: Megadeth - Good Mourning / Black Friday (8) (E Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass Bonus: Periphery - Luck As A Constant (8) (D Drop C) selected by drand
God of Rhythm: Death - The Sound of Perseverance Full Album (10) (D Standard) selected by poll [Week 4 of 4]

Bass Path:
Beginner: Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (3.5^) (E Standard) selected by drand
Beginner Bonus: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - You Got Lucky (2) (E Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Superstition (4.5) (Eb Standard) selected by drand
Intermediate Bonus: Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's in the Cradle (4) (Eb Standard) selected by drand
Advanced: Megadeth - Good Mourning / Black Friday (6) (E Standard) selected by drand
Masterclass: Dirty Loops - Bitten By The Kitten (8) (E Standard) selected by drand
God of Bass: Death - The Sound of Perseverance Full Album (10) (D Standard) selected by poll [Week 4 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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Head to the newest week on https://customsforge.com/forum/38-rocksmith-championship/

Play either Score Attack (Hard) or Learn A Song (with all sections maxed). 😎

Post a screenshot of results showing BOTH accuracy % and streak in current week's forum post to play! 🤘

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

How to post a screenshot

On Steam: Press F12 to take a screenshot in the game then find it in Steam → View → Recordings & Screenshots

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How to get your own championship banner and vote on difficulty ratings

Click here or image above to open the championship companion site and claim your profile to get your own banner, vote on ratings, or sign up to host if you have joined the hosting team! Banners update periodically to show changes to your difficulty classes, weeks played, wins, player level, and season rankings.

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    Play either Score Attack (Hard) or Learn A Song (with all sections maxed). 😎

    Post a screenshot of results showing BOTH accuracy % and streak in current week's forum post to play! 🤘

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

    How to post a screenshot

    On Steam: Press F12 to take a screenshot in the game then find it in Steam → View → Recordings & Screenshots

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    @CraigDengate I noticed you played Masterclass Rhythm & not Advanced, would you like me to change your Rhythm class to Masterclass also to match your new Lead class?

    Also congratulations @CraigDengate, @daijoubu, & @ModestMonk you've reached your first 3-week play streak! 🔥

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    @ModestMonk · Triple crown: won a challenge on Lead, Rhythm and Bass in the same week

    @daijoubu · Bronze medal: Lead · finished 3rd on a Lead challenge
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    🏁 Season XX (Oct–Dec 2026) leaders after Week 680 (week 5 of 13):
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    Masterclass: @shaggy_malagy (118 pts) · most improved @shaggy_malagy (+0.3 lvl)
    Advanced: @cacahuate51 (96 pts) · most improved @aNDESmASAMUNE (+1.7 lvl)
    Intermediate: @Vodka (105 pts) · most improved @jimmy655 (+5.7 lvl)
    Beginner: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (118 pts) · most improved @EmbraceTheAbsurd (+1.7 lvl)
    Rhythm:
    Masterclass: @cacahuate51 (98 pts) · most improved @cacahuate51 (+1.8 lvl)
    Advanced: @aNDESmASAMUNE (108 pts) · most improved @robolechuga (+5.2 lvl)
    Intermediate: @ALSRC (93 pts)
    Beginner: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (111 pts)
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    Masterclass: @Nomgoose (118 pts) · most improved @Knippenburg (+10.3 lvl)
    Advanced: @ALSRC (102 pts) · most improved @drand (+4.0 lvl)
    Intermediate: @EmbraceTheAbsurd (111 pts)
    Beginner: @MotivatedCF (125 pts)

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    How to play the championship

    Head to the newest week on https://customsforge.com/forum/38-rocksmith-championship/

    Play either Score Attack (Hard) or Learn A Song (with all sections maxed). 😎

    Post a screenshot of results showing BOTH accuracy % and streak in current week's forum post to play! 🤘

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

    How to post a screenshot

    On Steam: Press F12 to take a screenshot in the game then find it in Steam → View → Recordings & Screenshots

    Click on the image and find Share → Share on Steam, then select Unlisted and click Upload

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

    Right click the image and select Copy link address and paste it onto your forum reply editor box or drag and drop

    On other image hosting sites: Drag and drop is the best way to get the image to load

    How to get your own championship banner and vote on difficulty ratings

    Click here or image above to open the championship companion site and claim your profile to get your own banner, vote on ratings, or sign up to host if you have joined the hosting team! Banners update periodically to show changes to your difficulty classes, weeks played, wins, player level, and season rankings.

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    4 minutes ago, drand said:

    @CraigDengate I noticed you played Masterclass Rhythm & not Advanced, would you like me to change your Rhythm class to Masterclass also to match your new Lead class?

    That’s fine with me. As long as there are no finger picking songs :D

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    8 minutes ago, CraigDengate said:

    That’s fine with me. As long as there are no finger picking songs :D

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    🤣 Okay you got it! Good luck 🤘

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    How to play the championship

    Head to the newest week on https://customsforge.com/forum/38-rocksmith-championship/

    Play either Score Attack (Hard) or Learn A Song (with all sections maxed). 😎

    Post a screenshot of results showing BOTH accuracy % and streak in current week's forum post to play! 🤘

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

    How to post a screenshot

    On Steam: Press F12 to take a screenshot in the game then find it in Steam → View → Recordings & Screenshots

    Click on the image and find Share → Share on Steam, then select Unlisted and click Upload

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

    Right click the image and select Copy link address and paste it onto your forum reply editor box or drag and drop

    On other image hosting sites: Drag and drop is the best way to get the image to load

    How to get your own championship banner and vote on difficulty ratings

    Click here or image above to open the championship companion site and claim your profile to get your own banner, vote on ratings, or sign up to host if you have joined the hosting team! Banners update periodically to show changes to your difficulty classes, weeks played, wins, player level, and season rankings.

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