rock band 3 guitar pro mode: where to start?

[primusumirp]

Would it be better to learn on expert difficulty as that's how you would learn real guitar, not just 20 notes from the song.

Agreed. I think it might be rewarding first to try to learn a few of the easiest songs on expert, and learn them properly so that you can play them without too much struggle before moving on more challenging songs. If you're a beginner don't jump right away to play those more difficult songs, you'll just get frustrated.

[Derrek42]

google for a chord chart. Play the game and find the chords that you use alot. Reference the chord chart to see finger positions. Practice. Also, learn the basic chords (A C D E F G, and B, if you can) and power chords(fairly simple) and practice more. It takes time, but well worth it.

Starting on easy/medium is good to get a grasp on reading the on screen note highway and getting up to speed, but the chords tend to be "truncated". You don't play the full chord and it makes it confusing later when switching to hard/expert. If you start learning the full chords, it makes the transition to expert much easier.

[NOT_Travis]

Agreed. I think it might be rewarding first to try to learn a few of the easiest songs on expert, and learn them properly so that you can play them without too much struggle before moving on more challenging songs. If you're a beginner don't jump right away to play those more difficult songs, you'll just get frustrated.

This, 100 times over. I learned "The Hardest Button to Button" through RB3, which is the exact same chord shape all through the song. I can play it (badly) on my Squier. But that was indescribably rewarding. TtFatF? Hell, no. I bought that for teh lulz only. And to show people the video of the Expert Pro chart to blow their minds.

[Theturtleking]

I bought that for teh lulz only. And to show people the video of the Expert Pro chart to blow their minds.

I think that's the only reason I upgraded TTFAF.

[mikeyts]

If you can find a set of songs that has you principally strumming open chords for common major chord progressions, like G major (G, C, D, the first full open chords that the game's pro guitar lessons teach you), with no fast picking of single notes, those would be ideal to try in expert mode. Lots of guitar courses start with you strumming the chord changes for simple songs like "Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore" and "Kumbaya".

Some guitar teacher should create a course around RB3's tutorials and available pro chart .

[primusumirp]

If you can find a set of songs that has you principally strumming open chords for common major chord progressions, like G major (G, C, D, the first full open chords that the game's pro guitar lessons teach you), with no fast picking of single notes, those would be ideal to try in expert mode. Lots of guitar courses start with you strumming the chord changes for simple songs like "Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore" and "Kumbaya".

"We Belong" is a good song for beginner to learn those G, D, C open chords

[KillerPooks]

This is the method I use for learning a song:

If you play the songs on easy, then medium using your index finger only, your hand and arm will get used to hitting the right positions. Also, stand up every time you play. I've noticed that when I sit down, my elbow cramps and makes it difficult to continue. Use the song trainers on Hard difficulty after you can 5 star them on medium. Hard forces you to learn the real chords instead of just the fifths. when you can 5 star on hard, use the trainer for expert to learn to hit all of the notes correctly. Also make good use of the practice mode because it can help with your transitions between sections and learning whole solos.

[snowblind6771]

I use the method KillerPooks talks about, I went through and 5 starred every song in the catalog on medium first, now I use the trainer to 5 star on hard starting with the easiest songs, then I learn the song on expert through the trainer until I can 5 star and 90%+ it.

In the approximate year I have been using Rock Band to learn guitar (never played before), I have also spent a lot of time at justinguitar.com (free - but asks for donations), start with his easy stuff, he will teach you how to do every chord and has some great practice suggestions that have really helped with things like chord changing and how to sound it out.

Guitar can be very frustrating but incredibly rewarding as well, it takes practice practice practice outside of the game (not just playing the rock band songs). To give an idea of what it has taken me to get where I am, I play/practice most nights for 30 minutes to several hours for the last year and can play about half the songs in the first 2 tiers on expert pretty well (5 stars and 95%+). My planis to work on the rest of the tier 1 and 2 songs before moving on to tier 3. I have only gold starred a few songs, but that is my ultimate goal, to keep adding gold stars.

So many songs are just so vastly different, its like you are learning something new with most songs. I know (hope) that one day it will get to a point where I can pick up the guitar and learn something new without so much struggling, I'm just not there yet, but I am having fun working at it.

[Theturtleking]

I use the method KillerPooks talks about, I went through and 5 starred every song in the catalog on medium first, now I use the trainer to 5 star on hard starting with the easiest songs, then I learn the song on expert through the trainer until I can 5 star and 90%+ it.

In the approximate year I have been using Rock Band to learn guitar (never played before), I have also spent a lot of time at justinguitar.com (free - but asks for donations), start with his easy stuff, he will teach you how to do every chord and has some great practice suggestions that have really helped with things like chord changing and how to sound it out.

Guitar can be very frustrating but incredibly rewarding as well, it takes practice practice practice outside of the game (not just playing the rock band songs). To give an idea of what it has taken me to get where I am, I play/practice most nights for 30 minutes to several hours for the last year and can play about half the songs in the first 2 tiers on expert pretty well (5 stars and 95%+). My planis to work on the rest of the tier 1 and 2 songs before moving on to tier 3. I have only gold starred a few songs, but that is my ultimate goal, to keep adding gold stars.

So many songs are just so vastly different, its like you are learning something new with most songs. I know (hope) that one day it will get to a point where I can pick up the guitar and learn something new without so much struggling, I'm just not there yet, but I am having fun working at it.

That was my intention when I first got the pro guitar on release day but when I realised it was soooooooo hard I just put it to the side. It was also frustrating only having 90 songs to play instead of the 800 + I have on plastic. I've tried it every now and then to try and get better and can manage the first two tiers on medium. I think I might try the way Killer and Snow suggested and let you know how the progress going in about a years time :P

[Doom878]

RB3 trainers and songs + Rocksmith games, riff repeater, songs, and amp mode is a great training.