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Here is a list of every gig, the requirements to get Diamond, and the best or easiest way to get Diamond.

 

This is to compliment my achievement guide. If you find any errors or have better tips please reply so I can make the proper revisions.

 

General Tips

-You CAN use cheats, this will not disable achievements. Have No Fail and Auto Kick On always. Use the All HOPO's and Always Slide cheats when needed, or if you feel it can help you get more points.

 

-If possible, get help. Either have 3 extra bandmates help you by filling their SP meters all the way up (with any extra spilling over and feeding into your meter), or have a more experienced player try the challenge via Xbox Live. The challenges unlock for everyone in the band/lobby. They make challenges easier, but are of course not required. Your bandmates can consist of mic(s) playing on Beginner in front of a fan which helps for Points/SP refilling challenges (see next tip)

 

-You cannot play challenges on Beginner, but for Single Instrument challenges, your bandmates CAN. Band Challenges CANNOT have anyone on Beginner.

 

-Band challenges where you must maintain a 2x multiplier for "xxx" amount of seconds can be easily done with only two people, but if you have 3 or 4 that can keep a streak on Easy it helps in case someone happens to mess up. Everyone use Star Power if you miss a note to bring the Band Multiplier back up

 

-You can use your DLC or Imported songs for the Your Choice challenges. "Band on the Run" is pretty easy and "Freebird" is a nice long song

 

-For Whammy challenges, it will be impossible to get Diamond using the Xplorer guitar. Use or get access to a different guitar for these challenges, otherwise you can settle for Gold/Platinum for now

 

-The songs are in order of their listing in career. Use the "Find" feature on your browser to get to what your looking for quicker

 

-A great tip for chord challenges; turn on Always Slide. Since chords can't be "tapped", they will stick out compared to the dim single tap notes.

 

 

The 13th Rail

 

Blur - "Song 2"

Band, 2,000,000 Points

Expert Guitar on this song is pretty easy, try getting four people to play Guitar.

 

Scars On Broadway - "They Say"

Drums, 245 Snares

Turn on No Fail and strictly concentrate on snares

 

Beck - "Gamma Ray"

Bass, 695 Up Strums

Must be done on Expert

 

Coldplay - "In My Place"

Guitar, Whammy 80 secs

Can be done on Medium difficulty with the Always Slide cheat on

 

Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc."

Vocals, 120 secs w/ 4x mutiplier

Play on Easy

 

Bob Dylan - "All Along The Watchtower"

Drums, 325 snares

Play on Expert+, turn on No Fail, and concentrate strictly on snares

 

The Rolling Stones - "Sympathy For The Devil"

Band, Secs w/ 2X Mutiplier

Play on Easy, recommended with two or more guitarists

 

ESP Guitar Challenge

Guitar, 400 Chord Strums

Pick “Song 2” by Blur on Expert or "All Along The Watchtower" by Bob Dylan. They are repeitive and mostly chords.

 

Club Boson

 

The Raconteurs - "Steady As She Goes"

Drums, 390 Kicks

Play on Expert+ with the Auto Kicks cheat on.

 

Darker My Love - "Blue Day"

Bass, 60,000 Star Power Points

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Beastie Boys - "Gratitude"

Guitar, 35 Slide Taps

Play on Hard and turn on the Always Slide cheat

 

Brand New - "Sowing Season (Yeah)"

Bass, 475 Up Strums

Must be done on Expert, can only miss about 2-5 notes.

 

Garbage - "Only Happy When It Rains"

Vocals, Refill SP Meter 135%

Play on Easy with No Fail, and use your star power as often as possible. Have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power. Three other vocalists on beginner in front of the fan should do the trick even if you can't earn SP by yourself.

 

The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"

Drums, 300 Kicks

Play on Expert+, and turn on the Auto Kick cheat

 

John Mellencamp - "Hurts So Good"

Guitar, 35 Whammy Secs

Can be done on Medium difficulty with the Always Slide cheat on

 

Audio Technica Challenge

Vocals, 150 secs w/ 4x multiplier

Two easy ways of doing this: 1) Download the FREE Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack and play "On Broken Glass" or 2) Import the World Tour songs and play "No Sleep Til' Brooklyn." For both songs place your mic in front of a fan on any difficulty. Although tempting, "Gratitude" by Beastie Boys won't earn Diamond, so don't try.

 

Rags to Riches Guitar Challenge

Guitar, 175,000 Points

"They Say" by Scars of Broadway on Medium should provide enough points

 

Sideshow

 

Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music"

Guitar, 200 Secs w/ 4x Multiplier

Play on easy. Also unlocks the Wormhole Venue

 

David Bowie - "Fame"

Vocals, 24 Desending “Fame” Notes

Play on Easy, turn all but the vocals down in the audio mixer in the Pause Options and turn up the TV. Hold the mic close and you'll get 24 of the 25 "Fames".

 

No Doubt - "Ex-Girlfriend"

Guitar, 70 Whammy Secs

Can be done on Easy actually, with all HOPO's cheat on.

 

Band Of Horses - "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands"

Bass, 90,000 SP Pts

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Deep Purple - "Woman From Tokyo ('99 Remix)"

Band, 1,250,000 SP Pts

The more band members the better, and Guitar/Drums net you big pts.

 

Queen & David Bowie - "Under Pressure"

Vocals, 115,000 Points

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire"

Band, Refill SP meter 800%

Use your SP as often as possible and everyone should play on Easy.

 

EMG Guitar Challenge

Guitar, 150,000 pts.

Oddly, you need less pts. than the last Your Choice challenge so pick whatever song you picked there.

 

Zildjian Drum Challenge

Drums, Refill SP 250%

Use your SP as often as possible and hit every phrase on Easy. However, this is made even easier if you have beginner vocalists feeding you SP.

 

Angel's Crypt

 

3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite"

Drums, 300 Note Streak

Have Auto Kick on and play on Easy or harder

 

The Duke Spirit - "Send A Little Love Token"

Vocals, 80,000 pts.

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Love and Rockets - "Mirror People"

Drums, 315 Tom/Snare Combo

Play on Expert+ with No Fail on. Concentrate strictly on Tom/Snare combos

 

Bush - "Comedown"

Vocals, 44 Phrase Streak

Play on Easy

 

Kaiser Chiefs - "Never Miss A Beat"

Guitar, 400 Note Streak

Must be done on Hard or Expert

 

Billy Idol - "Dancing With Myself"

Guitar, 400 Note Streak

Play on Medium or Higher

 

Kiss - "Shout It Out Loud"

Band, 150 secs w/ 2x multiplier

Everyone play on Easy

 

Schecter Bass Challenge

Bass, 200,000 pts.

Play on long song on Expert. Import songs help and have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

O'Connell's Corner

 

Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"

Band, 3,500,000 pts.

The more people the better, as you can get higher multipliers.

 

Spacehog - "In The Meantime"

Bass, 380 HOPO’s

Turn on the All HOPO's cheat and play on Expert

 

Attack! Attack! UK - "You And Me"

Drums, 60,000 SP Pts

Try on Hard or higher with Auto Kick, and have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Elliott Smith - "L.A."

Bass, 95 HOPO’s

Play on Expert and turn on the All HOPO’s cheat

 

Queens Of The Stone Age - "Make It Wit Chu"

Drums, 315,000 pts.

Play on Expert+ with Auto Kick, and have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Muse - "Plug In Baby"

Band, Refill SP meter 700%

Everyone play on Easy, hit every phrase and use your SP as often as possible. 700% is quite a bit, you will most likely need 4 people

 

Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"

Guitar, 580 Slide Taps

Play on Expert with Always Slide on

 

Dire Straits - "Sultans Of Swing"

Guitar, 610 Chord Strums

Must be done on Expert. Turn on No Fail and concentrate strictly on chords as you will likely need to hit most or all of the chords

 

Paul Reed Smiths Bass Challenge

Bass, 300 Note Streak

Pick “Sultans of Swing” and play on Easy

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The Aqueduct

 

Weezer - "Why Bother?"

Guitar, 345 alternate up/down strums

Must be done on Expert

 

Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"

Band, Refill SP Meter 1000%

Everyone play on Easy, hit every SP phrase, and use your SP as often as possible. Your going to need 4 people for this one. An easy solution if you got all the mics/headsets is to just place them all in front of a fan on EASY.

 

Blink-182 - "The Rock Show"

Drums, 150 Note Streak

Play on Easy, and turn on Auto Kick

 

Jimmy Eat World - "Bleed American"

Band, 165 Secs w/ 2x multiplier

Everyone play on Easy

 

Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"

Vocals, 100,000 pts

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Motley Crue - "Looks That Kill"

Guitar, 800 Alt. Up and Down Strums

Must be done on Hard or Expert. Medium/Easy doesn't have enough notes.

 

Daisy Rocks Ladies Night Bass Challenge

Bass, 80,000 SP pts.

Play on Expert, pick “Sultans of Swing”, and have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Mmmmmm….Pork Pie Drum Challenge

Drums 350,000 pts.

Play on Expert+ with Auto Kick on. Have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power. Obviously, long songs=big points usually. "Sultans of Swing" is yet again one of the go-to songs for this gig. Also try "Freedbird" from the import tracks.

 

Guitarhenge

 

Billy Squier - "Lonely Is The Night"

Guitar, 65 Whammy Secs

Play on Expert with Always Slide On

 

Eagles Of Death Metal - "Wannabe In L.A."

Bass, Refill SP meter 126%

Play on Easy, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Screaming Trees - "Nearly Lost You"

Drums 60,000 SP Pts

Play on Expert+ with Auto Kick, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Guitar, Refill SP 350%

Play on Easy, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Nirvana - "Lithium (Live)"

Vocals Refill SP Meter 290%

Play on Easy with No Fail. Have up to 3 other instruments, like beginner vocalists in front of a fan, feeding you star power

 

The Killers - "All The Pretty Faces"

Band, 240 secs. w/ 2x multiplier

Everyone play on Easy

 

Tama Sponsorship Invitational Drum Challenge

Drums, 300 Note Streak

Pick a long song on Easy, like Sultans of Swing w/ Auto Kick on

 

Neon Oasis

 

T. Rex - "20th Century Boy"

Guitar, 135 secs. w/ 4x multiplier

Play on Easy

 

Sublime - "What I Got"

Vocals, 45 Phrase Steak

Play on Easy

 

Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"

Bass, Refill SP meter 135%

Play on Easy, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Sunny Day Real Estate - "Seven"

Drums, 300 Note Streak

Play on Medium, with Auto Kick On

 

Public Enemy - "Bring the Noise 20XX"

Vocals, 75 Phrase Streak

Play on Expert, and place your mic in front of a fan.

 

Rammstein - "Du Hast"

Guitar, 295 Slide Taps

Play on Hard, and turn on the Always Slide cheat

 

Ibanez Jackpot Jam Guitar Challenge

Guitar, 500 Note Streak

Pick “Sultans of Swing” on Easy

 

Electric Honky Tonk

 

Johnny Cash - "Ring Of Fire"

Vocals, 40,000 SP pts.

Play on Expert. Have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Face To Face - "Disconnected"

Guitar, 600 Note Streak

Play on Medium or higher

 

Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

Bass, 200 secs. w/ 4x multiplier

Play on Easy

 

My Morning Jacket - "One Big Holiday"

Guitar, 480 HOPO's

Play on Expert, turn on All HOPO’s cheat

 

Grand Funk Railroad - "We're An American Band"

Drums, Refill SP Meter 250%

Play on Easy, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Seymour Duncan Pickup Match Guitar Challenge

Guitar, 40 Whammy Secs.

Pick “Im my place” by Coldplay and play on Hard or Expert. With No Fail and Always Slide on, concentrate strictly on sustains

 

Calavera Square

 

Sonic Youth - "Incinerate"

Drums, 760 Kicks

Play on Expert+, and turn on No Fail/Auto Kick

 

The Sword - "Maiden, Mother & Crone"

Bass, 200 secs. w/ 4x Multiplier

Play on Easy

 

TV On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me"

Guitar, 1,600 alternating up and down strums

Must be done on Expert

 

The Police - "So Lonely"

Vocals, 120,000 pts.

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Santana - "No One To Depend On (Live)"

Guitar, 160 secs w/ 4x multiplier

Play on Easy

 

Tom Petty - "Runnin' Down A Dream"

Guitar, 80 Whammy secs

Turn on Always Slide so you don't have to strum too often

 

Ernie Balls String Set Bass Challenge

Bass, 250,000 pt.

You have a larger selection of songs to pick now. Try “Sultans of Swing” on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Cario Bazaar

 

Elton John - "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"

Band, 6,000,000 pts.

The more people the better, as you can get higher multipliers. Try for a combination of drummers/guitarists

 

The Derek Trucks Band - "Younk Funk"

Guitar, 225,000 pts.

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other (non-vocal) instruments feeding you star power

 

Rose Hill Drive - "Sneak Out"

Drums, 42,500 SP pts

Play on Expert+, with Auto Kick, and have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Gov't Mule - "Streamline Woman"

Guitar, 160 secs. w/ 4x multiplier

Play on Easy

 

Wolfmother - "Back Round"

Bass, 190 secs w/ 4x multiplier

Play on Easy

 

AFI - "Medicate"

Vocals, 50,000 points

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Getting Ahead Drum Challenge

Drums, Refill SP meter 275%

Pick a long song on Easy, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

Golden Gate

 

The Bronx - "Six Days A Week"

Bass, 850 Up Strums

Must be done on Expert

 

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "American Girl"

Guitar, 650 Note Streak

Play on Medium or higher

 

A Perfect Circle - "Judith"

Band 2,000,000 SP pts.

Will likely need 4 people on Expert

 

Thrice - "Deadbolt"

Bass, 164 Open Notes

Must play on Expert and hit every single open note. Turn No Fail on and spam the open notes like mad, you don’t get penalized for over-strumming open notes

 

Arctic Monkeys - "Brainstorm"

Drums, 460 Toms

Play on Expert+, with No Fail On and concentrate only on Toms. Good luck

 

Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes To Midnight"

Vocals, 58 Phrase Streak

Play on Easy

 

McSwain Custom Guitar Challenge

Guitar, 250,000 pts.

“Sultans of Swing” again? :)

 

Fjord of Swords

 

Iggy Pop - "Lust For Life (Live)"

Guitar, 600 Note Streak

Can be done on Easy

 

Megadeth - "Sweating Bullets"

Band, 110 secs w/ 2x multiplier

Play on Easy

 

Peter Frampton - "Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)"

Guitar, 1,160 HOPO's

Play on Expert, turn on No Fail and All HOPO’s cheats

 

Darkest Hour - "Demon(s)"

Bass, 339 open notes

Must play on Expert and hit every single open note. Turn on No Fail and spam the purple notes again, over-strumming is allright

 

Jeff Beck - "Scatterbrain (Live)"

Guitar, 190 secs. w/ 4x multiplier

Play on Easy

 

Children Of Bodom - "Done With Everything, Die For Nothing"

Guitar, 600 Note Streak

There are 635 notes on Easy. Play on Easy or harder

 

Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio (Live)"

Band, 1,750,000 pts.

The more people you got, the higher the multipliers you can get

 

Hypersphere

 

King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man"

Guitar, 290 Slide Taps

Play on Expert, with No Fail and Always Slide On

 

The God of Rock's Final Test Your Choice

Band, 10,000,000 pts.

“Do You Feel Like We Do” is likely your best bet

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Coldplay - "In My Place"

Guitar, Whammy 80 secs

Can only be done on Expert, as lower difficulties dont have as many sustains (not 100% on this)

 

Can actually be done on medium with all sliders cheat enabled.

 

John Mellencamp - "Hurts So Good"

Guitar, 35 Whammy Secs

(Need Tip)

Same as above.

 

3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite"

Drums, 300 Note Streak

Have Auto Kick on and play on (what difficulty?)

 

Got mine on easy

 

Dire Straits - "Sultans Of Swing"

Guitar, 610 Chord Strums

Must be done on Expert (?). Turn on No Fail and concentrate strictly on chords

Has to be done on expert as I got 99% and only just got diamond at the very end.

 

Motley Crue - "Looks That Kill"

Guitar, 800 Up Strums

Must be done on (?)

Must be done on hard or expert as medium and easy do not have enough notes.

 

Billy Squier - "Lonely Is The Night"

Guitar, 65 Whammy Secs

(need tip)

 

Got mine on expert with no trouble, might be able to be completed on medium or hard with all sliders cheat enabled.

 

Children Of Bodom - "Done With Everything, Die For Nothing"

Guitar, 600 Note Streak

Can be done on Easy

 

Actually this can't be done on easy, as I missed one note and only ended up with a 556 note streak

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Children Of Bodom - "Done With Everything, Die For Nothing"

Guitar, 600 Note Streak

Can be done on Easy

 

Actually this can't be done on easy, as I missed one note and only ended up with a 556 note streak

 

where did you miss the note? i have it written down in my notes that i did it in easy. i changed it, but will have to see who was right here.

 

thanks for the help with the rest!

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Band Of Horses - "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands"

Bass, 90,000 SP Pts

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

That's a bit extreme, you can do it really easily on your own, just activate after every 2 phrases, and whammy as much as possible. It's not hard at all.

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Ilike it good guide. But I think it might be more helpful to have them ordered by Bass, Guitar, Drums & Vocals rather than gig. I just think if you are sitting there playing Guitar career and then want to find the challenges easiest, you will have to read the whole list. Where as if it was instrument organised you just go to the instrument and the read a smaller list ;).

 

You could have it:

Bass

13th Rail

challenges

Sideshow

challenges

 

Guitar

13th Rail

challenges

Sideshow

challenges

 

 

You know it is just an idea to keep in mind maybe ;)

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Ilike it good guide. But I think it might be more helpful to have them ordered by Bass, Guitar, Drums & Vocals rather than gig. I just think if you are sitting there playing Guitar career and then want to find the challenges easiest, you will have to read the whole list. Where as if it was instrument organised you just go to the instrument and the read a smaller list

 

You know it is just an idea to keep in mind maybe ;)

 

i was debating between listing by gig or by instrument. maybe i could color code it or something. i especially wanted to separate the band ones out, since their is an achievement for that. its something i am considering.

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Band Of Horses - "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands"

Bass, 90,000 SP Pts

Play on Expert, have up to 3 other instruments feeding you star power

 

That's a bit extreme, you can do it really easily on your own, just activate after every 2 phrases, and whammy as much as possible. It's not hard at all.

 

they are made easier though with people helping, but i understand that many of them are obtainable on your first try with a moderate amount of skill, by yourself. i guess when i say "have up to 3 other instruments helping", i mean between 0-3 others. maybe i can mention in the "General Tips" that 3 people help but by no means required

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Oh my god. I was actually happy when I completed the Diamond challenge for Gratitude (Tap all 35 slider notes). And now you tell me you can use a cheat. Guitar Hero was finally going to be more challenging. Wait, it's not.

 

Doesn't mean that you have to use a cheat. You can make it more challenging by not using the cheats.

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Anyone??? ...

 

At the end of the song on vocals he sings the word 'Fame' starting really high pitched and slowly getting lower, 24 times. Nail all 24 and the diamond is yours.

 

Also,

Motley Crue - "Looks That Kill"

Guitar, 800 Up Strums

Must be done on Hard or Expert. Medium/Easy doesn't have enough notes.

 

I believe it is for alternate strumming, not up strumming.

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Thrice - "Deadbolt"

Bass, 164 Open Notes

Must play on Expert. Turn No Fail on and spam the open notes like mad, you don’t get penalized for over-strumming open notes

 

 

Darkest Hour - "Demon(s)"

Bass, 339 open notes

Must play on Expert. Turn on No Fail and spam the purple notes again, over-strumming is allright

 

Just thought I'd point out that for both of these you can't miss one open note. I FC'ed both and got Diamond on the last open note. Might be helpful to know in case you miss, then you know you have to restart.

 

Great list BTW. Definitley will come in handy when I'm ready to go for 808 stars and further.

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Yeah, the guide is good, but it really needs more decriptions. As Garbar05 has said, you can't miss any open notes in those songs, so you need to add that into the guide.

 

Maybe add in what instrument combination would be good for the Band Score achievements, or tell people who do not know what a snare and a tom is. I'm one of those people, but I figured out that a snare is Red and a tom is Green.

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