Last bass practice of the month

Bass

Quite happy with how I played today. I have achieved the qualification scores for all of the songs on the current set. I achieved Master mode with Gobbledigook which means I can play in master mode - in other words without the notes appearing on screen.

I played 10 songs for 29 minutes. I have played for 14 hours 15 minutes in total with 9985 hours 44 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 35 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practicing. It will take 3 hours 28 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Islands, I Miss You, Next Girl, Space Ostrich, Vasoline, Ricochet, Gobbledigook

Playlist

Islands by The xx: Beaten previous high score of 84950 with 94407. Qualified (but only just).Beaten last percentage of notes right with 87%.

I Miss You by Incubus: Beaten previous high score of 127158 with 133824. Beaten last streak with a streak of 25 notes. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 91%.

Chimney by The Yellow Moon Band: Scored 99347.

Next Girl by The Black Keys: Beaten previous high score of 103408 with 111302. Beaten last streak with a streak of 177 notes. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 97%.

Space Ostrich by Disonaur: Beaten previous high score of 24610 with 30157. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 81%.

Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots: Beaten previous high score of 95744 with 98894. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 88%.

High and Dry by Radiohead: Scored 61423.

Ricochet by Brian Adam McCune: Scored 33864.

Gobbledigook by Sigur Rós: Beaten previous high score of 100363 with 109655.

Where is My Mind? by Pixies: Equalled previous high score of 100813.

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Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Islands	The xx	94407	94407	80	87
I Miss You	Incubus	133824	133824	25	91
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	101481	99347	148	97
Next Girl	The Black Keys	111302	111302	177	97
Space Ostrich	Disonaur	30157	30157	29	81
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	98894	98894	83	88
High and Dry	Radiohead	62034	61423	45	79
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	34404	33864	14	66
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	109655	109655	63	91
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	100813	100813	119	93
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	53433	53433
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	61100	61100	45	80
Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz	39520	39520
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	58204	50646	36	76
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	66157	66157	69	86
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	23787	17378	17	60
Breed	Nirvana	63878	63876	61	86
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	132442	132442	22	90
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	46936	30674	53	84
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	66211	66211	48	87
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	47630	45551	30	77
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	95574	90482	37	76
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	40240	40240	40	84
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	57563	57563	65	80
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	89733	88233	116	87
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	63089	56813	85	81
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	97160	97160	57	88
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	45582	42145	47	82
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	31567	31567	33	77
Pour Some Sugar on Me	Def Leppard			48	88
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	38664	38664	56	78
Song 2	Blur	53274	53274	61	89
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	42364	42364	72	86
Under Cover of Darkness	The Strokes	52000	52000	46	81
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	59872	59161	20	81
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	55450	55450	21	75
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	65934	65934	48	88
Slither	Velvet Revolver	54709	48777	105	87
Boss	Chris Lee	26880	26880	32	85
Unnatural Selection	Muse	28930	28785	42	76
Plug In Baby	Muse	42036	42036	45	87
California Brain	RapScallions	55984	55984	119	89
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	58672	58672	45	74
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	104081	103079	146	99
Outshined	Soundgarden	61332	61332	42	77
Slow Hands	Interpol	33467	33467	33	72
Burnished	White Denim	25160	25160	28	74
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	37568	37568	50	76
Jules	Seth Chapla	77159	77159	71	93
In Bloom	Nirvana	56211	56211	51	88
Me and the Bean	Spoon	71649	71649	43	85
Do You Remember	The Horrors	109014	107672	132	96
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	84741	82511	98	86

Last guitar practice of the month

Guitar

Slight improvements made on Higher Ground, but I still haven't quite managed to reach the qualifier score of 90,000 points. More practice needed - and this is the only song that I've improved on today.

I played 11 songs for 42 minutes. I have played for 129 hours 56 minutes in total with 9870 hours 3 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 34 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practising. It will take 3 hours 20 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Higher Ground

Playlist

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Beaten previous high score of 85238 with 86507.

I Want Some More by Dan Auerbach: Scored 71049.

Slow Hands by Interpol: Scored 91853.

Boys Don't Cry by The Cure: Scored 67541.

Jules by Seth Chapla: Scored 24092.

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Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	86507	86507	155	92
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	86629	71049	58	91
Slow Hands	Interpol	97094	91853	233	97
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	92479	67541	79	91
Boss	Chris Lee	10896	7617	20	72
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	64621	61178	90	82
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	55166	49887	126	86
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	45568	42840	63	82
Song 2	Blur	81736	80395	154	97
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	76970	76970	95	90
Jules	Seth Chapla	30147	24092	63	75
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	73745	65556	104	88
Unnatural Selection	Muse	53483	42135	97	86
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	30587	30587	29	80
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	22763	15385	20	71
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	48263	28596	22	72
Do You Remember	The Horrors	103326	79052	23	80
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	58501	43962	78	85
High and Dry	Radiohead	73334	59323	81	90
Burnished	White Denim	29444	25601	74	92
Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz	27378	24088	47	85
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	18547	16877	32	79
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	25830	23678	33	75
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	15980	14812	51	82
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	39300	36259	100	83
California Brain	RapScallions	24917	24917	54	81
Outshined	Soundgarden	50996	47265	54	83
Icky Thump	The White Stripes	57364	53643	79	87
Slither	Velvet Revolver	24683	18316	27	78
Breed	Nirvana	72322	72028	56	87
In Bloom	Nirvana	74179	69679	43	81
Me and the Bean	Spoon	57060	54923	68	87
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	92261	85017	205	97
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	57779	56977	83	83
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	49686	49686	52	85
When I'm with You	Best Coast	41949	39215	76	91
Plug In Baby	Muse	46821	43846	114	93
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	67594	67594	63	88
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	64089	64089	106	84
Play with Fire	The Rolling Stones	38127	36169	30	75
Next Girl	The Black Keys	113578	112679	191	99
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	45842	45842	34	81
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	90167	77864	108	96
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	106878	95809	186	95
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	43953		48	88
I Miss You	Incubus	29963	21522	39	79
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	44550	41974	62	80
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	57428	42878	87	87
Islands	The xx	23519	22254	43	86
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	37943	28976	40	98
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	47327	43675	152	93
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	41508	41508	26	72
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	168515	93459	541	97

Slapping the Bass

Bass

Very pleased with todays session. I started by attempting the Slap and Pop technique. I'm not quite sure if I can explain it, I'm going to have to have another watch of the tutorial again. Slapping the guitar is striking the string with your thumb. Popping is pulling on the string and muting with a twist of the wrist. I think.

I attempted Burnished. Higher Ground, Jules and Run Back To Your Side as a set and played well enough to get a double encore. The encore songs were Are You Gonna Go My Way and  Go With The Flow. I think the bass line for the latter is harder than the guitar version!

A few things unlocked today Avacado Emporium tone, Auto Detune tone and the Space Ostrich song.

 

The new set is at the Pacific Gardens with Islands, Next Girl, Vasoline, I Miss You, Chimney and Space Ostrich. Islands is the only one that I need to qualify with now. I would have given it a try today, as my best score so far is only 6000 points away from qualifying, but I was getting tired.

I played 11 songs for 42 minutes. I have played for 13 hours 50 minutes in total with 9986 hours 9 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 32 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practising. It will take 3 hours 26 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

A More Perfect Union, Are You Gonna Go My Way, Burnished, Jules, Run Back to Your Side, Take Me Out, Space Ostrich

Playlist

A More Perfect Union by Titus Andronicus: Beaten previous high score of 51860 with 66157.

Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 39520.

Burnished by White Denim: Beaten previous high score of 19430 with 25160.

Do You Remember by The Horrors: Scored 107672.

Go With the Flow by Queens of the Stone Age: Scored 82511.

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Scored 17378.

Jules by Seth Chapla: Beaten previous high score of 66262 with 77159.

Run Back to Your Side by Eric Clapton: Beaten previous high score of 34744 with 37568.

Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand: Scored 50646.

Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots: Scored 95738.

Space Ostrich by Disonaur: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 24610.

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Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	66157	66157	69	86
Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz	39520	39520
Burnished	White Denim	25160	25160	28	74
Do You Remember	The Horrors	109014	107672	132	96
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	84741	82511	98	86
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	23787	17378	17	60
Jules	Seth Chapla	77159	77159	71	93
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	37568	37568	50	76
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	58204	50646	36	76
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	95744	95738	83	87
Space Ostrich	Disonaur	24610	24610	29	80
Breed	Nirvana	63878	63876	61	86
In Bloom	Nirvana	56211	56211	51	88
Me and the Bean	Spoon	71649	71649	43	85
Boss	Chris Lee	26880	26880	32	85
California Brain	RapScallions	55984	55984	119	89
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	53433	53433
Outshined	Soundgarden	61332	61332	42	77
Plug In Baby	Muse	42036	42036	45	87
Slither	Velvet Revolver	54709	48777	105	87
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	58672	58672	45	74
Unnatural Selection	Muse	28930	28785	42	76
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	34404	34404
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	104081	103079	146	99
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	132442	132442	22	90
Slow Hands	Interpol	33467	33467	33	72
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	61100	61100	45	80
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	59872	59161	20	81
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	55450	55450	21	75
Under Cover of Darkness	The Strokes	52000	52000	46	81
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	65934	65934	48	88
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	42364	42364	72	86
Song 2	Blur	53274	53274	61	89
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	45582	42145	47	82
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	31567	31567	33	77
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	38664	38664	56	78
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	63089	56813	85	81
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	46936	30674	53	84
High and Dry	Radiohead	62034	60383	45	79
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	57563	57563	65	80
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	95574	90482	37	76
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	97160	97160	57	88
I Miss You	Incubus	127158	116486	24	85
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	89733	88233	116	87
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	40240	40240	40	84
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	47630	45551	30	77
Pour Some Sugar on Me	Def Leppard			48	88
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	101481	101481	148	97
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	100363	100363	63	91
Islands	The xx	84950	84950	80	84
Next Girl	The Black Keys	103408	103408	64	92
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	66211	66211	48	87
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	100813	100813	119	93

Still not achieving the Higher Ground

Guitar

I'm still struggling to get Higher Ground to go right, there are a couple of tricky parts that I can't get anything like right. More practice needed.

I played 11 songs for 42 minutes. I have played for 129 hours 14 minutes in total with 9870 hours 45 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 29 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practising. It will take 3 hours 20 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Ricochet

Playlist

Boss by Chris Lee: Scored 7617.

Boys Don't Cry by The Cure: Scored 90989.

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Scored 82131.

House of the Rising Sun by The Animals: Scored 43675.

I Want Some More by Dan Auerbach: Scored 72898.

Ricochet by Brian Adam McCune: Beaten previous high score of 27165 with 30587. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 80%.

Slow Hands by Interpol: Scored 96458.

Unnatural Selection by Muse: Scored 42135.

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Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Boss	Chris Lee	10896	7617	20	72
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	92479	90989	79	91
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	85238	82131	155	92
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	47327	43675	152	93
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	86629	72898	58	91
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	30587	30587	29	80
Slow Hands	Interpol	97094	96458	233	97
Unnatural Selection	Muse	53483	42135	97	86
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	73745	65556	104	88
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	37943	28976	40	98
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	41508	41508	26	72
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	57428	42878	87	87
Islands	The xx	23519	22254	43	86
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	44550	41974	62	80
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	90167	77864	108	96
I Miss You	Incubus	29963	21522	39	79
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	55166	49887	126	86
Song 2	Blur	81736	80395	154	97
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	76970	76970	95	90
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	106878	95809	186	95
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	45568	42840	63	82
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	64621	61178	90	82
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	168515	93459	541	97
Play with Fire	The Rolling Stones	38127	36169	30	75
Plug In Baby	Muse	46821	43846	114	93
Slither	Velvet Revolver	24683	18316	27	78
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	45842	45842	34	81
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	92261	85017	205	97
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	48263	28596	22	72
When I'm with You	Best Coast	41949	39215	76	91
Do You Remember	The Horrors	103326	79052	23	80
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	43953		48	88
High and Dry	Radiohead	73334	59323	81	90
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	67594	67594	63	88
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	49686	49686	52	85
Icky Thump	The White Stripes	57364	53643	79	87
In Bloom	Nirvana	74179	69679	43	81
Me and the Bean	Spoon	57060	54923	68	87
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	57779	56977	83	83
Next Girl	The Black Keys	113578	112679	191	99
Outshined	Soundgarden	50996	47265	54	83
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	64089	64089	106	84
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	39300	36259	100	83
Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz	27378	24088	47	85
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	58501	43962	78	85
Breed	Nirvana	72322	72028	56	87
Burnished	White Denim	29444	25601	74	92
California Brain	RapScallions	24917	24917	54	81
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	25830	23678	33	75
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	22763	15385	20	71
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	15980	14812	51	82
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	18547	16877	32	79
Jules	Seth Chapla	30147	24694	63	75

I need to slap the bass

Bass

For one of the songs there is a number of slapped notes, so I'm going to have to learn how to slap the bass around a bit.

I played 7 songs for 32 minutes. I have played for 13 hours 8 minutes in total with 9986 hours 51 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 28 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practicing. It will take 3 hours 23 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Playlist

Burnished by White Denim: Equalled previous high score of 19430.

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Equalled previous high score of 23787.

Jules by Seth Chapla: Equalled previous high score of 66262.

Run Back to Your Side by Eric Clapton: Scored 34159.

Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand: Equalled previous high score of 58204.

A More Perfect Union by Titus Andronicus: Equalled previous high score of 51860.

Do You Remember by The Horrors: Scored 106529.

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Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Burnished	White Denim	19430	19430	28	74
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	23787	23787	17	60
Jules	Seth Chapla	66262	66262	71	93
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	34744	34159	50	76
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	58204	58204
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	51860	51860
High and Dry	Radiohead	62034	60383	45	79
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	34404	34404
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	53433	53433
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	61100	61100	45	80
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	46936	30674	53	84
I Miss You	Incubus	127158	116486	24	85
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	66211	66211	48	87
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	47630	45551	30	77
Do You Remember	The Horrors	109014	106529	132	96
Islands	The xx	84950	84950	80	84
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	95574	90482	37	76
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	40240	40240	40	84
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	100363	100363	63	91
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	100813	100813	119	93
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	101481	101481	148	97
Next Girl	The Black Keys	103408	103408	64	92
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	57563	57563	65	80
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	89733	88233	116	87
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	84741	84741	98	86
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	63089	56813	85	81
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	97160	97160	57	88
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	45582	42145	47	82
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	31567	31567	33	77
Pour Some Sugar on Me	Def Leppard			48	88
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	38664	38664	56	78
Song 2	Blur	53274	53274	61	89
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	42364	42364	72	86
Under Cover of Darkness	The Strokes	52000	52000	46	81
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	59872	59161	20	81
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	55450	55450	21	75
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	65934	65934	48	88
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	95744	95744	83	87
Slither	Velvet Revolver	54709	48777	105	87
Boss	Chris Lee	26880	26880	32	85
Unnatural Selection	Muse	28930	28785	42	76
Plug In Baby	Muse	42036	42036	45	87
California Brain	RapScallions	55984	55984	119	89
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	58672	58672	45	74
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	104081	103079	146	99
Outshined	Soundgarden	61332	61332	42	77
Slow Hands	Interpol	33467	33467	33	72
In Bloom	Nirvana	56211	56211	51	88
Me and the Bean	Spoon	71649	71649	43	85
Breed	Nirvana	63878	63876	61	86
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	132442	132442	22	90

Not so much higher ground

Guitar

I still haven't got Higher Ground to the point where I'm happy with it - I had three attempts at the song with steady improvements from first to last. I don't think this will be one of the songs I try memorising.

I played 8 songs for 28 minutes. I have played for 128 hours 31 minutes in total with 9871 hours 28 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 34 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practicing. It will take 3 hours 20 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Slow Hand and Use Somebody.

Playlist

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Scored 85128.

I Want Some More by Dan Auerbach: Scored 73210.

Boys Don't Cry by The Cure: Scored 91328.

Slow Hands by Interpol: Scored 97094. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 97%.

Use Somebody by Kings of Leon: Scored 65556. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 88%.

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Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	85238	85128	155	92
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	86629	73210	58	91
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	92479	91328	79	91
Slow Hands	Interpol	98431	97094	233	97
Boss	Chris Lee	10896	10896	20	72
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	64621	61178	90	82
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	73745	65556	104	88
Unnatural Selection	Muse	53483	41833	97	86
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	55166	49887	126	86
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	45568	42840	63	82
Song 2	Blur	81736	80395	154	97
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	27165	20840	29	77
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	76970	76970	95	90
Jules	Seth Chapla	30147	24694	63	75
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	22763	15385	20	71
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	48263	28596	22	72
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	47327	44741	152	93
Do You Remember	The Horrors	103326	79052	23	80
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	58501	43962	78	85
High and Dry	Radiohead	73334	59323	81	90
Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz	27378	24088	47	85
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	18547	16877	32	79
Burnished	White Denim	29444	25601	74	92
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	39300	36259	100	83
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	15980	14812	51	82
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	25830	23678	33	75
California Brain	RapScallions	24917	24917	54	81
Icky Thump	The White Stripes	57364	53643	79	87
Outshined	Soundgarden	50996	47265	54	83
Me and the Bean	Spoon	57060	54923	68	87
Breed	Nirvana	72322	72028	56	87
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	92261	85017	205	97
In Bloom	Nirvana	74179	69679	43	81
Plug In Baby	Muse	46821	43846	114	93
When I'm with You	Best Coast	41949	39215	76	91
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	57779	56977	83	83
Slither	Velvet Revolver	24683	18316	27	78
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	49686	49686	52	85
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	67594	67594	63	88
Next Girl	The Black Keys	113578	112679	191	99
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	64089	64089	106	84
Play with Fire	The Rolling Stones	38127	36169	30	75
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	90167	77864	108	96
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	45842	45842	34	81
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	106878	95809	186	95
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	43953		48	88
I Miss You	Incubus	29963	21522	39	79
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	44550	41974	62	80
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	57428	42878	87	87
Islands	The xx	23519	22254	43	86
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	37943	28976	40	98
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	41508	41508	26	72
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	168515	93459	541	97

International Support Act

Bass

If only the real life was like computer gaming: the thought that I'm an International Support Act does make me giggle slightly.

I played both the sets I had qualified songs with, and gained an encore with each of them.  The encores were with I Got Mine and Richochet. I also played through the songs on the new set, and qualified for all of them first time.

I gained a new level on the game International Support Act, and unlocked a Gibson RD Bass, the How Swell and Tone Conjurer tones and also the two tutorials: Tremelos and Slap & Pop.

I played 13 songs for 55 minutes. I have played for 12 hours 38 minutes in total with 9987 hours 21 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 25 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practicing. It will take 3 hours 23 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Burnished, Higher Ground, Run Back to Your Side, Jules, Ricochet, I Got Mine, Boss, Plug In Baby, Sweet Home Alabama, Outshined and California Brain.

Playlist

Burnished by White Denim: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 15325.

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers: New song 21825 points.

Run Back to Your Side by Eric Clapton: New song 34744 points.

Jules by Seth Chapla:New song 43965 points.

Ricochet by Brian Adam McCune: New song 34404 points.

I Got Mine by The Black Keys: New song 53433 points.

Boss by Chris Lee: Beaten previous high score of 18821 with 26880.

Unnatural Selection by Muse: Scored 28785.

Plug In Baby by Muse: Beaten previous high score of 41857 with 42036.

Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd: Beaten previous high score of 54412 with 58672.

Outshined by Soundgarden: Beaten previous high score of 56829 with 61332.

California Brain by RapScallions: Beaten previous high score of 40237 with 55984.

Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Burnished	White Denim	15325	15325	23	72
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	21825	21825	21	69
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	34744	34744	50	76
Jules	Seth Chapla	43965	43965	65	93
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	58204	58204
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	51860	51860
High and Dry	Radiohead	62034	60383	45	79
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	61100	61100	45	80
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	34404	34404
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	53433	53433
Me and the Bean	Spoon	64169	64169	43	85
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	59872	59161	20	81
Slow Hands	Interpol	33467	33467	33	72
Boss	Chris Lee	26880	26880	32	85
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	46936	30674	53	84
In Bloom	Nirvana	55601	55601	51	88
I Miss You	Incubus	127158	116486	24	85
Breed	Nirvana	63469	63469	61	86
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	66211	66211	48	87
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	47630	45551	30	77
Do You Remember	The Horrors	109014	106529	132	96
Islands	The xx	84950	84950	80	84
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	95574	90482	37	76
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	40240	40240	40	84
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	100363	100363	63	91
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	100813	100813	119	93
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	101481	101481	148	97
Next Girl	The Black Keys	103408	103408	64	92
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	57563	57563	65	80
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	89733	88233	116	87
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	84741	84741	98	86
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	63089	56813	85	81
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	97160	97160	57	88
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	45582	42145	47	82
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	31567	31567	33	77
Pour Some Sugar on Me	Def Leppard			48	88
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	38664	38664	56	78
Song 2	Blur	53274	53274	61	89
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	42364	42364	72	86
Under Cover of Darkness	The Strokes	52000	52000	46	81
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	55450	55450	21	75
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	65934	65934	48	88
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	95744	95744	83	87
Slither	Velvet Revolver	54709	48777	105	87
Unnatural Selection	Muse	28930	28785	42	76
Plug In Baby	Muse	42036	42036	45	87
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	104081	103079	146	99
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	58672	58672	45	74
Outshined	Soundgarden	61332	61332	42	77
California Brain	RapScallions	55984	55984	119	89
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	132442	132442	22	90

Slow signs of improvement

Guitar

Slow signs of improvement. 

I played 8 songs for 28 minutes. I have played for 128 hours 3 minutes in total with 9871 hours 56 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 28 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practicing. It will take 3 hours 20 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Slow Hands

Playlist

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Scored 84456.

Slow Hands by Interpol: Beaten previous high score of 97483 with 98431.

Boys Don't Cry by The Cure: Scored 87088.

I Want Some More by Dan Auerbach: Scored 72318.

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Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	85238	84456	155	92
Slow Hands	Interpol	98431	98431	233	96
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	92479	87088	79	91
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	86629	72318	58	91
Boss	Chris Lee	10896	10896	20	72
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	64621	61178	90	82
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	55166	49887	126	86
Song 2	Blur	81736	80395	154	97
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	45568	42840	63	82
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	76970	76970	95	90
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	73745	58414	104	86
Unnatural Selection	Muse	53483	41833	97	86
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	27165	20840	29	77
Jules	Seth Chapla	30147	24694	63	75
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	22763	15385	20	71
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	48263	28596	22	72
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	37943	28976	40	98
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	47327	44741	152	93
High and Dry	Radiohead	73334	59323	81	90
Do You Remember	The Horrors	103326	79052	23	80
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	58501	43962	78	85
Icky Thump	The White Stripes	57364	53643	79	87
Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz	27378	24088	47	85
Me and the Bean	Spoon	57060	54923	68	87
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	92261	85017	205	97
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	18547	16877	32	79
Outshined	Soundgarden	50996	47265	54	83
Breed	Nirvana	72322	72028	56	87
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	39300	36259	100	83
Next Girl	The Black Keys	113578	112679	191	99
California Brain	RapScallions	24917	24917	54	81
Burnished	White Denim	29444	25601	74	92
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	15980	14812	51	82
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	25830	23678	33	75
In Bloom	Nirvana	74179	69679	43	81
Plug In Baby	Muse	46821	43846	114	93
When I'm with You	Best Coast	41949	39215	76	91
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	57779	56977	83	83
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	67594	67594	63	88
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	49686	49686	52	85
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	64089	64089	106	84
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	90167	77864	108	96
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	106878	95809	186	95
Slither	Velvet Revolver	24683	18316	27	78
Play with Fire	The Rolling Stones	38127	36169	30	75
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	45842	45842	34	81
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	43953		48	88
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	44550	41974	62	80
I Miss You	Incubus	29963	21522	39	79
Islands	The xx	23519	22254	43	86
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	57428	42878	87	87
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	41508	41508	26	72
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	168515	93459	541	97

Very happy practice

Bass

I'm going to be a bit distracted over the coming months, mainly due to changing jobs and becoming a full time software developer again, first time since I left BT. I'm both excited and nervous about this and have started to build up on my knowledge and skills to get them back up to what I consider a reasonable level.

Harmonic Challenge

The Rocksmith game has a number of tutorials, today I attempted the Harmonics tutorial. They start with a video demonstration and explanation of what the technique involves, followed by a practice session then the technique challenge.

You are scored during the challenges and can earn Bronze, Silver and Gold awards. The point level at which you earn the award varies from challenge to challenge.

You play a harmonic by lightly placing your finger on a string over a fret, but without actually having the string touch the fret. If you get this right, you get a bell-like tone.

I earned a Gold the first time I attempted the challenge, but still had two sections I hadn't reached the maximum difficulty level, and on the second time I maxed out all of the sections and earned just over 145000 points. This unlocked a new venue for me to play, and some extra songs.

New Venue: Atlantic Colisium

On this venue I have three songs to play - Sweet Home Alabama, Boss, and  Unnatural Selection. So as well as the set I unlocked last session, I attempted those songs as well.

Todays Results

I am very pleased with my efforts for today, the only song I didn't improve on my score with was Angela and I was within 1000 points of meeting that.

I'm rapidly catching up with the number of songs I'm practicing on Bass as the number on Guitar (currently I'm practicing 53 songs on the guitar).

I played 11 songs for 47 minutes. I have played for 11 hours 43 minutes in total with 9988 hours 16 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 21 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practicing. It will take 3 hours to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Boss, California Brain, I Can't Hear You, Outshined, Plug In Baby, Slither, Slow Hands, Sweet Home Alabama, The Spider and the Fly, Unnatural Selection

Playlist

Angela by Jarvis Cocker: Scored 103079.

Boss by Chris Lee: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 18821. Qualified on the first attempt.

California Brain by RapScallions: Beaten previous high score of 16634 with 40237. Beaten last streak with a streak of 119 notes. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 89%.

I Can't Hear You by The Dead Weather: Beaten previous high score of 42257 with 132442. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 90%.

Outshined by Soundgarden: Beaten previous high score of 36349 with 56829. Beaten last streak with a streak of 42 notes.

Plug In Baby by Muse: Beaten previous high score of 27734 with 41857. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 87%.

Slither by Velvet Revolver: Beaten previous high score of 38325 with 54709. Beaten last streak with a streak of 105 notes. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 87%.

Slow Hands by Interpol: Beaten previous high score of 27189 with 33467. Qualified.

Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 54412. Qualified on the first attempt.

The Spider and the Fly by The Rolling Stones: Beaten previous high score of 57383 with 61100. Beaten last streak with a streak of 45 notes.

Unnatural Selection by Muse: Beaten previous high score of 0 with 28390. Qualified on the first attempt (but only just).

Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	104081	103079	146	99
Boss	Chris Lee	18821	18821	32	85
California Brain	RapScallions	40237	40237	119	89
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	132442	132442	67	90
Outshined	Soundgarden	56829	56829	42	85
Plug In Baby	Muse	41857	41857	84	87
Slither	Velvet Revolver	54709	54709	105	87
Slow Hands	Interpol	33467	33467	63	85
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	54412	54412	45	74
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	61100	61100	45	80
Unnatural Selection	Muse	28390	28390	42	76
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	51860	51860
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	59872	59161	20	81
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	55450	55450	21	75
Under Cover of Darkness	The Strokes	52000	52000	46	81
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	65934	65934	48	88
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	42364	42364	72	86
High and Dry	Radiohead	62034	60383	45	79
Song 2	Blur	53274	53274	61	89
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	95744	95744	83	87
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	58204	58204
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	45582	42145	47	82
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	31567	31567	33	77
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	38664	38664	56	78
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	63089	56813	85	81
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	46936	30674	53	84
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	57563	57563	65	80
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	84741	84741	98	86
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	95574	90482	37	76
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	97160	97160	57	88
I Miss You	Incubus	127158	116486	24	85
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	89733	88233	116	87
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	40240	40240	40	84
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	47630	45551	30	77
Pour Some Sugar on Me	Def Leppard			48	88
Breed	Nirvana	63469	63469	61	86
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	101481	101481	148	97
Do You Remember	The Horrors	109014	106529	132	96
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	100363	100363	63	91
In Bloom	Nirvana	55601	55601	51	88
Islands	The xx	84950	84950	80	84
Me and the Bean	Spoon	64169	64169	43	85
Next Girl	The Black Keys	103408	103408	64	92
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	66211	66211	48	87
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	100813	100813	119	93

A short practice

Guitar

Just a short practice today, then I got some really good news. Been reading up on USB drivers for Windows. Just a slight change from playing music, and both involve using creativity and logical patterns.

I played 12 songs for 44 minutes. I have played for 127 hours 30 minutes in total with 9872 hours 29 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 37 days since I have played all of the songs I have been practicing. It will take 3 hours 20 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Boys Don't Cry, I Want Some More and Good Enough.

Playlist

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Scored 80519.

Boys Don't Cry by The Cure: Beaten previous high score of 89441 with 92479.

Slow Hands by Interpol: Scored 87951.

I Want Some More by Dan Auerbach: Beaten previous high score of 81305 with 86629.

Rebel Rebel by David Bowie: Scored 42878.

Good Enough by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Beaten previous high score of 37525 with 41508.

Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	85238	80519	155	92
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	92479	92479	79	91
Slow Hands	Interpol	97483	87951	233	96
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	86629	86629	58	91
Boss	Chris Lee	10896	10896	20	72
Song 2	Blur	81736	80395	154	97
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	64621	61178	90	82
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	55166	49887	126	86
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	45568	42840	63	82
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	76970	76970	95	90
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	73745	58414	104	86
Unnatural Selection	Muse	53483	41833	97	86
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	27165	20840	29	77
Jules	Seth Chapla	30147	24694	63	75
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	22763	15385	20	71
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	48263	28596	22	72
Islands	The xx	23519	22254	43	86
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	44550	41974	62	80
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	57428	42878	87	60
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	41508	41508	26	53
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	37943	35428	40	98
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	47327	44741	152	93
Next Girl	The Black Keys	113578	112679	191	99
Icky Thump	The White Stripes	57364	53643	79	87
High and Dry	Radiohead	73334	59323	81	90
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	92261	85017	205	97
Me and the Bean	Spoon	57060	54923	68	87
Breed	Nirvana	72322	72028	56	87
Outshined	Soundgarden	50996	47265	54	83
Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz	27378	24088	47	85
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	90167	77864	108	96
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	58501	43962	78	85
Do You Remember	The Horrors	103326	79052	23	80
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	106878	95809	186	95
Plug In Baby	Muse	46821	43846	114	93
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	18547	16877	32	79
In Bloom	Nirvana	74179	69679	43	81
When I'm with You	Best Coast	41949	39215	76	91
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	39300	36259	100	83
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	67594	67594	63	88
California Brain	RapScallions	24917	24917	54	81
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	57779	56977	83	83
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	49686	49686	52	85
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	15980	14812	51	82
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	25830	23678	33	75
Burnished	White Denim	29444	25601	74	92
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	64089	64089	106	84
Slither	Velvet Revolver	24683	18316	27	78
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	45842	45842	34	81
Play with Fire	The Rolling Stones	38127	36169	30	75
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	43953		48	88
I Miss You	Incubus	29963	21522	39	79
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	168515	93459	541	97