587 A short session

A relatively short session today, although I was playing reasonably well, I wasn't enjoying the practice. Probably a good idea to stop.

The session did last for 23 minutes, taking my total to 587:49 hours. I've just remembered that I forgot to log the songs my son and I were playing, but it's not that important.

I did get a run through on the Score Attack mini-game with Blitzkrieg Bop on Hard. I got a score of 680,252 which is my best score on the game. A streak of 178 with 98% accuracy playing isn't too bad - it put me in the top 10,000 in the Playstation local area. Sometime I will make the effort to find out what that covers, I suspect it's the European area.

• American Idiot by Green Day
• Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
• Losing My Religion by REM
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley
• Behind Blue Eyes by The Who

587:28 A day off session

Today's session on the guitar lasted for just over an hour, taking my total time logged to 587:28 hours.

The songs attempted were:

• Behind Blue Eyes by The Who

• Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana

• House of the Rising Sun by The Animals

• Song 2 by Blur

• Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Walk This Way by Aerosmith

• We Are The Champions by Queen

• You Really Got Me by The Kinks

• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones

• Slither by Velvet Revolver

• The Seeker by The Who

• Wasteland by EarlyRise

• Wires by Red Fang

• Blood and Thunder by Mastodon

• Cemetery Gates by Pantera

586 Thursday lunchtime cut short

Today's effort involved

• Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
• Where is My Mind? by Pixies
• Use Somebody by Kings of Leon
• My Generation by The Who
• Pinball Wizard by The Who
• Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard

The session was a short one, lasting 23 minutes, taking my total logged to 586:26 hours.

586 hours on a gloomy Wednesday

During this lunchtime's 28 minute session I attempted:

• American Idiot by Green Day
• Drops of Jupiter by Train
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas
• My Generation by The Who
• R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
• Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard

My total logged time playing guitar is now 586:02 hours.

585 Tuesday Lunchtime

I invested 28 minutes playing on the original version of Rocksmith this lunchtime, some of the songs hadn't been attempted on this version since January!.

The following songs were attempted:

• Where is My Mind? by Pixies
• Islands by The xx
• Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups
• Slow Hands by Interpol
• Step Out of the Car by The Boxer Rebellion
• High and Dry by Radiohead
• In Bloom by Nirvana

My total logged time is now 585:34 hours, it looks like I should easily get past 600 hours by Christmas!

585 A wet Monday evening

As it was cloudy and a bit rainy, I didn't bother trying to watch tonight's partial eclipse, and got the guitar out instead, attempting the following songs:

• American Idiot by Green Day
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas
• Drops of Jupiter by Train
• I Want You Back by Jackson 5
• Next Girl by The Black Keys
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
• R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys
• Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
• Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
• Use Somebody by Kings of Leon
• You Really Got Me by The Kinks

I used the riff repeater on part of California Dreaming and did quite well, improving from 48% of the notes to 100% at 90% of full speed.

This session lasted for 48 minutes, excluding time being tortured by the riff repeater, taking my total logged time to 585:06 hours.

584 A Sad Monday

Last Friday we said goodbye to two of our colleagues from work. Today has been a strange day.

In this lunchtime's 29 minute practice, I attempted the following:

• We Are The Champions by Queen
• You Really Got Me by The Kinks
• American Idiot by Green Day
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas
• My Generation by The Who
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
• Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard
• R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys

I am now at 584:17 hours logged playing the various Rocksmith games.

583:47 A Thursday Evening session

This songs attempted in this session were:

1. American Idiot by Green Day
2. Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz
3. Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
4. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas
5. Don't Stop by Crimson
6. Good Enough by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
7. Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
8. R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys

I'm a little late in updating the blog, but nobody is really following it so :shrugs:. I haven't logged the couple of songs I attempted with the band on Wednesday night either.

This session lasted for 28 minutes, taking my total time played to 583:47 minutes

583:19 More notes from the dusty end

This evenings session was mainly on the Rocksmith game, but I did have an reasonable attempt at Blitzkrieg Bop, and disastrous attempts at California Dreaming and Chasing Cars.

Another 40 minutes spent on the guitar, taking my total to 583:19. I am not counting the last two songs in my totals, as I didn't get very far through the songs.





The songs played were:

• American Idiot by Green Day
• Black Magic by Magic Wands
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
• Brand New Kind of Blue by Gold Motel
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas
• My Generation by The Who
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
• Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard
• R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys
• Sixteen Saltines by Jack White
• Walk This Way by Aerosmith

582:40 A Tuesday lunchtime at the dusty end

This session lasted for 28 minutes, taking my total logged time to 582:40 hours. This was mostly played on the Rocksmith games, although a smattering of "live" practice is also included.

Today's songs included some with a fair few notes at the dusty end of the guitar.

The full set was:

• American Idiot by Green Day
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
• Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
• Chimney by The Yellow Moon Band
• Mean Bitch by Taddy Porter
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
• Peace of Mind by Boston
• R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys

582:11 Monday lunchtime with a dropped D

This lunchtimes 33 minute session takes me to 582:11 hours in total. Mostly played on the Rocksmith games, but some via playing 'for real' into a practice amplifier, and a little on the Yousician learning platform.

A mix of tunings today, with The Chimera, I Miss You, and Outshined played in Dropped D, the others were in E standard.

Today's songs on the Rocksmith 2014 game were:

• The Chimera by The Smashing Pumpkins
• I Miss You by Incubus
• Outshined by Soundgarden
• American Idiot by Green Day
• Love That's Gone by La Sera
• Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Paranoid Android by Radiohead

and on a practice amplifier:

• Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones

581:37 A Steamy Tuesday

Using the Steam version of Rocksmith because someone forgot to pick up the PS3 disks after using them last night.

I need a suitable bag to hold basic kit for the guitar instead of relying on the pouch in the guitar.

Songs practiced today were:

• American Idiot by Green Day
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
• R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys
• Drops of Jupiter by Train
• Losing My Religion by REM
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley
• My Generation by The Who

Taking my total for the day to 33 minutes, and overall 581:37 hours logged playing the guitar and bass, mainly on the Rocksmith games.

580:43 Monday lunchtime again

Today's lunchtime session lasted for 25 minutes, taking my total time played to 580:43.

The songs were all in E standard tuning, apart from Chompers, which was in Drop D tuning.

Both Chompers and Cold Company involved two-handed tapping, with Cold Company also spending time at the dusty end of the fret board.

The songs were:

• Where is My Mind? by Pixies
• Under Cover of Darkness by The Strokes
• Chompers by Fang Island
• Plug In Baby by Muse
• Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots
• Cold Company by Minus The Bear
• Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan

580:17 A Thursday Evening

Tonight I managed to get just over 48 minutes of practice, taking my total to 580:17 hours.

Songs attempted were:

• Unnatural Selection by Muse
• Pinball Wizard by The Who
• Song 2 by Blur
• Use Somebody by Kings of Leon
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
• Breed by Nirvana
• We Share the Same Skies by The Cribs
• American Idiot by Green Day
• Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
• Behind Blue Eyes by The Who
• Round and Round by Ratt
• Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana

579:28 Last Thursday lunchtime session this week

It does make sense, given that we only have one Thursday a week. A days leave tomorrow, so it's unlikely that I'll get a practice in. We'll have to see what Saturday brings though.

Todays 30 minute session involved the following songs, and it takes my total practice time to 579:28 hours.

• You Really Got Me by The Kinks
• We Are The Champions by Queen
• Walk This Way by Aerosmith
• Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
• The Spider and the Fly by The Rolling Stones
• Song 2 by Blur
• Rotten Apple by Screaming Females
• Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers

579 A second short session in a row

This session I played for 25 minutes, taking my total to 579 hours in total.

I did do some practice last night playing accoustically, and haven't had the time to update what I was attempting (mainly Chasing Cars).

Today's songs were House of the Rising Sun by The Animals, Behind Blue Eyes by The Who, Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana, Boys Don't Cry by The Cure, Drops of Jupiter by Train, and Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones.

578:38 Another short session

A shorter than usual session, as I was using the original Rocksmith game to practice against, and it takes a lot longer to switch between songs to practice. Not helped by having to check the tuning before every song!

I played for 24 minutes, taking my total time to 578:38 hours. The songs practiced today were Where is My Mind? by Pixies, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd, House of the Rising Sun by The Animals, Use Somebody by Kings of Leon, Song 2 by Blur, Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol.