Tips for the Struggling Guitar Hero

Here is a list of tips for people who are having troubles playing Guitar Hero.

• Take the tutorial! You may feel like a "noob" taking it, but it helps.
• Relax. You can't play when you're all tense, loosen up.
• I know you've heard this one before, Feel the Music. All that means is to just go with the flow of the song. Sing if you have to.
• It helps if you listen to the music when you're not playing the game. Personally I have every song from Guitar Hero III on my mp3.
• Don't play songs that you can't play. Don't play songs that you keep failing it'll just make your more frustrated, play songs that your good at, master those, then the other songs will seem easier.
• When playing on hard or expert try to slide your hand down the neck rather then stretching your pinky, you will save yourself many cramps in the future.
• Exercise your pinky whenever possible. If you're sitting at school or work, start tapping your pinky on your desk. Do this in every possible situation.
• Use Star Power. Some people don't like to use it.... USE IT!
• If you play standing up use the strap to help hold the guitar up.
• If you are one of those people who absolutely hate rock music, then maybe you shouldn't be playing this game.
• Don't take it so seriously, it's meant to be fun.
• Use hammer-ons and pull-offs. They help on the harder songs.Rather than pushing the strummer down with your thumb, hold it like a pick and strum both up and down.
• If you're having trouble hitting notes try calibrating audio and video lag. It might be the game not you.
• Try to blink when you play, I know it's hard but when your eyes dry out your vision gets blurry and you can't see the note. I like to blink one eye at a time, don't do it if people are watching.
• When you get to a long break in the song, use that time to stretch out any sore muscles, scratch any itches, blink, etc.
• Try to minimize other sounds. This may mean turning off the radio or TV.
• Whenever moving up a level play the easy songs first.
• The most important tip is to HAVE FUN, it is just a game after all.