Monday, February 1, 2016

Tarans

Tarans: the little spectres, or souls of unbaptised infants were often seen flitting among the woods and secret places, bewailing in soft voices their hard fate.
Thomas Pennant's A Tour in Scotland, 1769

I have spent 350 hours 4 minutes playing on the Rocksmith games, in this session I played for 59 minutes.

On bass I had a challange to play three new songs, that was easily achieved as most of the songs played today were from the original Rocksmith and had been converted to the new game. I also unlocked a new song Don't Stop by Crimson. I don't think I'd heard it before, so very new to me. I did ok with the song too. Happy Days!

I am learning 221 songs through the game, with 91 on the bass, 19 on rhythm guitar, and 111 on lead guitar (some I'm learning on all three).

It has been 103 days since I played all the song arrangements, and it would take around 31 hours to play them in one session. I don't think that is going to be likely!

Recently Played

These are the songs I have practiced recently.

Original Rocksmith Game Bass

R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys earning 48204 points the first time I have played this song.

Rocksmith 2014 Bass

All I Wanna Do by Splash. I got 86% right. Overall I earned 74.2%.

Between the Lines by Stone Temple Pilots. I got 82% right. Overall I earned 63.7% beating my previous best.

Do You Remember by The Horrors. I got 98% right improving on my previous best attempt. Overall I earned 96.2% beating my previous best.

I Can't Hear You by The Dead Weather. I got 80% right. Overall I earned 50.2% beating my previous best.

In Bloom by Nirvana. I got 8% right. Overall I earned 76.2% beating my previous best.

Mean Bitch by Taddy Porter. I got 91% right. Overall I earned 83.0% beating my previous best.

Outshined by Soundgarden. I got 84% right. Overall I earned 64.4% beating my previous best.

Rebel Rebel by David Bowie. I got 80% right. Overall I earned 70.1% beating my previous best.

Six AM Salvation by VsThem. I got 86% right. Overall I earned 86.6% beating my previous best.

Slither by Velvet Revolver. I got 8% right. Overall I earned 45.1% beating my previous best.

Space Ostrich by Dinosaur. I got 85% right improving on my previous best attempt. Overall I earned 56.7% beating my previous best.

The Spider and the Fly by The Rolling Stones. I got 94% right improving on my previous best attempt. Overall I earned 89.0% beating my previous best.

We Share the Same Skies by The Cribs. I got 79% right. Overall I earned 56.1% beating my previous best.

Well OK Honey by Jenny O. I got 83% right. Overall I earned 76.2% beating my previous best.

All songs played

This is the full list of songs that I have played on the two versions of the Rocksmith game.
The two versions of the game have different methods of calculating the scores. The original version just had the score, streak and percentage. In Rocksmith 2014 the score was dropped from the main results, and a mastery and an overall result was added.

The overall result can be over 100%, this occurs when a song is played in master mode. In Master mode, the game hides the notes you are expected to play, and you earn extra points for playing them correctly. When you manage to successfully play the song in master mode, you have learned the song and should be able to play the song alongside a band or backing track. Although playing alongside a band needs a lot of rehearsal time to sound good.

Bass

SongArtist(s)ScoreStreak%ageMasteryOverallLast Played
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones669987488%66.2%27/12/15
A More Perfect UnionTitus Andronicus9327214493%80.2%10/01/16
All I Wanna DoSplash8510413895%54%90.6%01/02/16
AngelaJarvis Cocker11094030599%92.4%27/12/15
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz652997789%65.7%10/01/16
Between the LinesStone Temple Pilots622266385%01/02/16
Black MagicMagic Wands30898%95%102.9%28/10/15
Blitzkrieg BopRamones36599%105%107.7%28/10/15
Blood and ThunderMastodon4078%51%55.4%30/10/15
BossChris Lee409116793%10/01/16
Boys Don't CryThe Cure425613381%44.2%10/01/16
Brand New Kind of BlueGold Motel3877%55.3%30/10/15
BreedNirvana917486190%32.0%27/12/15
BurnishedWhite Denim284373678%04/11/15
California BrainRapScallions6486318292%23.5%10/01/16
Cemetery GatesPantera5781%48%51.7%02/11/15
ChimneyThe Yellow Moon Band10350027799%83.5%27/12/15
Cold CompanyMinus The Bear15895%81%90.8%22/10/15
Do You RememberThe Horrors11509725897%01/02/16
Don't Look Back In AngerOasis9291%88%98.8%30/10/15
Every Breath You TakeThe Police23494%85%92.8%11/01/16
For A FoolThe Shins9196%84%86.8%22/10/15
GO FURTHERTak Matsumoto6558.8%29/10/15
Go With the FlowQueens of the Stone Age9729316097%35.3%11/01/16
GobbledigookSigur Rós1147936497%73.6%11/01/16
Good EnoughTom Petty and the Heartbreakers1116467993%74.6%27/12/15
High and DryRadiohead818344989%78.1%27/12/15
Higher GroundRed Hot Chilli Peppers377015478%04/11/15
House of the Rising SunThe Animals1104559796%68.2%11/01/16
I Can't Hear YouThe Dead Weather609976789%01/02/16
I Got MineThe Black Keys932478990%61.7%10/01/16
I Miss YouIncubus1338243391%87.1%27/12/15
I Want Some MoreDan Auerbach822853885%04/11/15
In BloomNirvana8479713890%01/02/16
IslandsThe xx10193112790%86.8%27/12/15
JulesSeth Chapla11107217794%10/01/16
Knights of CydoniaMuse24492%77%78.1%10/01/16
Knockin' On Heavens DoorBob Dylan6197%86%88.2%23/10/15
Losing My ReligionREM6093%79%85.9%20/11/15
Love That's GoneLa Sera8495%91%95.5%02/11/15
MachineheadBush5484%69.7%29/10/15
Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty and the Heartbreakers9494%82%88.2%10/01/16
Me and the BeanSpoon965298395%03/11/15
Mean BitchTaddy Porter1054888192%01/02/16
My GenerationThe Who15393%79%85.6%23/10/15
Next GirlThe Black Keys11198319997%04/11/15
Number ThirteenRed Fang455926682%41.6%27/12/15
OutshinedSoundgarden750204389%01/02/16
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones13394%76%77.7%02/11/15
Panic SwitchSilversun Pickups6622111283%57.8%10/01/16
Paranoid AndriodRadiohead5998%54%60.0%30/10/15
Peace of MindBoston6583%45%51.7%30/10/15
Plug In BabyMuse537159491%53.1%10/01/16
Pour Some Sugar on MeDef Leppard78828107100%96%104.0%28/10/15
R U MineArctic Monkeys6790%80%54.7%01/02/16
Rebel RebelDavid Bowie613094286%01/02/16
RicochetBrian Adam McCune794024087%03/11/15
Rotten AppleScreaming Females7282%76.6%28/10/15
Run Back to Your SideEric Clapton547575378%04/11/15
Satch BoogieJoe Satriani13090%67%79.3%23/10/15
Say It Aint SoWeezer5082%53%53.7%29/10/15
Self TrapPlayground Kings6588%54%54.0%02/11/15
Six AM SalvationVsThem981169191%01/02/16
Sixteen SaltinesJack White13999%81%98.7%02/11/15
SlitherVelvet Revolver6084713189%01/02/16
Slow HandsInterpol366365289%26.9%27/12/15
Song 2Blur1002138294%68.1%27/12/15
Sore TummyPaws18487%72%77.2%26/10/15
Space OstrichDinosaur638985181%01/02/16
Stay InJaws25897%99%101.1%30/10/15
Step Out of the CarThe Boxer Rebellion470335384%41.7%27/12/15
Stuck On A Wire Out On A FenceThe Dear Hunter9386%82.1%02/11/15
Sunshine of Your LoveCream795287590%21/10/15
Surf HellLittle Barrie690647593%64.6%10/01/16
Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd676947085%71.5%10/01/16
Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand919819097%04/11/15
The Spider and the FlyThe Rolling Stones923588490%01/02/16
The Spirit Of RadioRush12190%67%73.4%22/10/15
The TrooperIron Maiden9186%67.7%28/10/15
Thunder Kiss '65White Zombie7292%68%76.0%23/10/15
Under Cover of DarknessThe Strokes823917788%04/11/15
Unnatural SelectionMuse549009588%33.0%10/01/16
Use SomebodyKings of Leon10612319194%03/11/15
VasolineStone Temple Pilots11451111695%87.6%27/12/15
Walk This WayAerosmith3873%54.0%30/10/15
We Are The ChampionsQueen7190%78.1%10/01/16
We Share the Same SkiesThe Cribs7881110290%01/02/16
Well OK HoneyJenny O804154887%01/02/16
Where is My Mind?Pixies11301434199%88.6%11/01/16
X-KidGreen Day14294%96%97.7%27/12/15
You Really Got MeThe Kinks17198%97%100.2%02/11/15

Rhythm

SongArtist(s)ScoreStreak%ageMasteryOverallLast Played
Brand New Kind of BlueGold Motel2683%19%25.5%21/01/16
Cold CompanyMinus The Bear2878%41.7%23/01/16
Don't Look Back In AngerOasis6069%8%39.5%21/01/16
EverlongFoo Fighters4279%20%22.9%22/01/16
For A FoolThe Shins1288%15.3%21/01/16
Go With the FlowQueens of the Stone Age16851560499%85.7%31/01/16
Knights of CydoniaMuse4888%45.1%22/01/16
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob Dylan2390%15%22.8%31/01/16
Losing My ReligionREM5894%23%52.2%21/01/16
Love That's GoneLa Sera4592%45%50.2%25/12/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones5593%21%56.3%22/01/16
Pour Some Sugar on MeDef Leppard4089%61.9%21/01/16
R U MineArctic Monkeys6394%38%48.2%25/12/15
Round and RoundRatt3988%30.6%25/12/15
Sea to SwallowDinosaur3378%27.8%22/01/16
Sixteen SaltinesJack White3085%49.5%21/01/16
Thunder Kiss '65White Zombie4582%44.7%21/01/16
WastelandEarlyRise3379%22%22.6%31/01/16
You Really Got MeThe Kinks5090%23%24.3%25/12/15

Lead

SongArtist(s)ScoreStreak%ageMasteryOverallLast Played
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones9016715298%88.4%17/01/16
A More Perfect UnionTitus Andronicus4629311488%49.0%17/01/16
All I Wanna DoSplash421895084%20%22.1%16/01/16
AngelaJarvis Cocker14221029998%90%90.8%22/01/16
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz374244785%40.9%17/01/16
Bat CountryAvenged Sevenfold19286%21%48.4%24/01/16
Between the LinesStone Temple Pilots643589487%63.8%03/01/16
Black MagicMagic Wands255045689%30%34.0%31/01/16
Blitzkrieg BopRamones15926513195%93%100.5%31/01/16
Blood and ThunderMastodon3179%21%24.1%17/01/16
BossChris Lee180694384%29/12/15
Boys Don't CryThe Cure9813211094%91%88.2%31/01/16
Brand New Kind of BlueGold Motel597419992%64%76.2%31/01/16
BreedNirvana8243112689%78.5%16/01/16
BurnishedWhite Denim434437492%26.0%25/12/15
California BrainRapScallions318955486%17.0%28/12/15
ChimneyThe Yellow Moon Band304095384%21.1%28/12/15
ChompersFang Island7682%22%80.0%31/01/16
Cold CompanyMinus The Bear8385%19%20.1%04/01/16
Desolate MotionKarawan2579%15.0%31/01/16
Do You RememberThe Horrors10560013293%74.2%22/01/16
Don't Look Back In AngerOasis2482%19%25.4%27/12/15
EverlongFoo Fighters8790%78%31.6%24/01/16
Every Breath You TakeThe Police6388%33%34.9%22/01/16
For A FoolThe Shins1980%28%45.4%06/01/16
GO FURTHERTak Matsumoto3578%14%17.2%24/12/15
GobbledigookSigur Rós4708312992%61.2%29/12/15
Good EnoughTom Petty and the Heartbreakers653004976%29.5%25/12/15
Heart Shaped BoxNirvana5190%28%31.5%29/12/15
High and DryRadiohead733348190%34%54.1%31/01/16
Higher GroundRed Hot Chilli Peppers8869815594%38.2%25/12/15
House of the Rising SunThe Animals4732715293%11%13.0%22/01/16
HypnotizeSystem Of a Down2786%13%26.4%24/12/15
I Can't Hear YouThe Dead Weather797647394%73.0%25/12/15
I Got MineThe Black Keys660485893%73%75.7%31/01/16
I Miss YouIncubus326676696%84.0%03/01/16
I Want Some MoreDan Auerbach8662910295%56.6%26/12/15
Icky ThumpThe White Stripes637908091%49.7%25/12/15
Impossible DreamsVersus Them6269%40%42.6%04/01/16
In BloomNirvana865329591%63.5%31/01/16
IslandsThe xx261174386%28.9%29/12/15
JulesSeth Chapla357256367%03/01/16
Knights of CydoniaMuse21396%58%59.6%28/12/15
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob Dylan413364596%21%24.1%16/01/16
Losing My ReligionREM7292%59%60.8%31/01/16
Love That's GoneLa Sera200144093%25%28.2%27/12/15
MachineheadBush5594%23%56.4%26/12/15
Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty and the Heartbreakers2678%31%31.6%06/01/16
Me and the BeanSpoon938299391%72.7%06/01/16
Mean BitchTaddy Porter6825210788%71%79.0%31/01/16
My GenerationThe Who13393%73%74.2%11/01/16
My Own SummerDeftones5690%42%43.5%31/01/16
Next GirlThe Black Keys418258270100%102%102.6%30/01/16
NowParamore5588%19%32.6%24/01/16
Number ThirteenRed Fang7681813891%73.7%04/01/16
OutshinedSoundgarden609768390%70.4%25/12/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones716368998%58%89.7%31/01/16
Panic SwitchSilversun Pickups8492815986%55%71.7%17/01/16
Paranoid AndroidRadiohead5489%27%48.2%17/01/16
Peace of MindBoston7489%25%27.1%28/12/15
Play with FireThe Rolling Stones449893380%35.2%25/12/15
Plug In BabyMuse5466415097%46.8%02/01/16
Pour Some Sugar on MeDef Leppard20195%64%88.3%31/01/16
R U MineArctic Monkeys10570010699%56%63.5%31/01/16
Rebel RebelDavid Bowie594198787%55.0%04/01/16
Rebel Rebel (Chord version)David Bowie742562994%03/01/16
RicochetBrian Adam McCune773812584%24.3%31/01/16
Rock and Roll All NiteKiss2383%22%24.1%25/12/15
Rotten AppleScreaming Females3489%24%36.1%26/12/15
Round and RoundRatt7282%19%20.3%17/01/16
Run Back to Your SideEric Clapton268582678%02/01/16
Satch BoogieJoe Satriani3272%11%12.9%26/12/15
SaviorRise Against6087%21%21.4%04/01/16
Say It Aint SoWeezer8294%35%35.8%03/01/16
Sea to SwallowDinosaur3663%21%22.1%03/01/16
Self TrapPlayground Kings5896%34.5%26/12/15
Six AM SalvationVsThem626557088%61%63.4%31/01/16
Sixteen SaltinesJack White3692%34%41.3%06/01/16
SlitherVelvet Revolver252643381%19.0%26/12/15
Slow HandsInterpol9987923397%37.0%26/12/15
Song 2Blur9767415797%69.0%31/01/16
Sore TummyPaws7487%25%53.0%06/01/16
Space OstrichDinosaur326115085%26.3%29/12/15
Stay InJaws589345687%17%21.2%31/01/16
Step Out of the CarThe Boxer Rebellion559296084%49.8%27/12/15
StoneAlice in Chains2982%22%24.6%28/12/15
Stuck On A Wire Out On A FenceThe Dear Hunter5188%51%53.0%02/01/16
Sunshine of Your LoveCream647357392%02/01/16
Surf HellLittle Barrie607656388%69.0%31/01/16
Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd278678597%31.0%26/12/15
Sweet Mountain RiverMonster Truck6691%33%44.0%17/01/16
Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand7753811694%51.6%04/01/16
The ChimeraThe Smashing Pumpkins3982%23%26.9%28/12/15
The Spider and the FlyThe Rolling Stones379434098%52%58.7%17/01/16
The Spirit Of RadioRush8088%26%29.1%02/01/16
The TrooperIron Maiden7384%30%31.2%02/01/16
Thunder Kiss '65White Zombie5191%28%44.6%25/12/15
Ultra SoulB'z2689%22%24.5%28/12/15
Under Cover of DarknessThe Strokes392395582%36.5%26/12/15
Unnatural SelectionMuse6610411188%39.6%24/01/16
Use SomebodyKings of Leon1001517292%66.1%23/01/16
VasolineStone Temple Pilots9226125097%65.0%02/01/16
Walk This WayAerosmith3979%19%24.5%31/01/16
WastelandEarlyRise7085%20%20.6%31/01/16
We Are The ChampionsQueen2388%29%32.2%27/12/15
We Share the Same SkiesThe Cribs263654493%45.8%23/01/16
Well OK HoneyJenny O482632288%39.4%04/01/16
When I'm with YouBest Coast485347691%31%42.9%30/01/16
Where is My Mind?Pixies8696814596%80%85.2%31/01/16
WiresRed Fang7191%59%59.5%26/12/15
X-KidGreen Day4983%46%47.6%17/01/16