A Local Headline Act playing Bass

If only real life was as easy as computer games: if it was possible to become a headline act after a week and not playing any song more than three times, I think the world would be a much better (and more musical) place.

It's not hard to get a new high score when you haven't played a song before, the trick is to improve every time you play. That's the difficult bit.

I'd not played any of these songs before tonight on the Bass, and am really pleased that not only did I achieve the qualifier score for nine of them, and if I'd been paying attention to the notes on screen I may well have qualified with I Can't Hear You (I was playing the wrong string on a couple of sections).

Playing the third set I even managed to get an encore to play Gobbledigook as well. This is the song my partner used to call "the tune up song" when trying to get a high enough score to qualify on the electric guitar.

Tonight I played 10 songs for 38 minutes. I have played for 1 hours 38 minutes in total with 9998 hours 21 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity. Over the last 5 days I have played through all of the songs I have been practicing. It will take 1 hours 6 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Rebel Rebel, Me and the Bean, House of the Rising Sun, In Bloom, Vasoline, Gobbledigook, Sunshine of Your Love, Breed, I Can't Hear You and Well OK Honey.

Unlocks

I unlocked several items in the game today, including Bends, Syncopation, Octaves and Fifths, and Palm Mutes from the techniques gallery. Tones unlocked were Bass4Slide and a Compressor. I even got a new virtual guitar - the Epiphone Flying Bass.

Lessons learned

I tried out the following 

Technique	Score	Description
Syncopation	14721	Syncopation is playing 'out of the beat'
Octaves and Fifths	10700	Octaves and Fifths are the distance between notes
Hammer On/Offs	14834	Hammer Ons and Pull Offs are used to get more notes played without picking the note. A Hammer On is where you fret another note firmly while another note is playing. A Pull Off is when you lift off after playing a note

Playlist

Rebel Rebel by David Bowie: Beaten previous high score of 20781 with 24946.

Me and the Bean by Spoon: Beaten previous high score of 44332 with 50994.

House of the Rising Sun by The Animals: Beaten previous high score of 34394 with 58155.

In Bloom by Nirvana: Beaten previous high score of 26350 with 50665.

Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots: Beaten previous high score of 78092 with 96570.

Gobbledigook by Sigur Rós: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 56889.

Sunshine of Your Love by Cream: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 41472. Qualified on the first attempt (but only just).

Breed by Nirvana: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 19781. Qualified on the first attempt.

I Can't Hear You by The Dead Weather: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 24380.

Well OK Honey by Jenny O: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 29469. Qualified on the first attempt.

Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	84584	84584	54	91
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	43107	43107	42	89
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	74156	74156
Islands	The xx	66148	66148
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	97722	97722	52	95
Next Girl	The Black Keys	101000	101000	64	85
Do You Remember	The Horrors	109014	109014	87	96
I Miss You	Incubus	127158	127158
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	24946	24946	36	80
Me and the Bean	Spoon	50994	50994	43	85
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	58155	58155	21	80
In Bloom	Nirvana	50665	50665	43	88
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	96570	96570	84	88
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	56889	56889
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	41472	41472	27	77
Breed	Nirvana	19781	19781	12	77
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	24380	24380	25	72
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	29469	29469	45	87