10960 and an evening session on the guitar

Today I played for 42 minutes taking my total logged time to 709:21.

All together, I have played 10960 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• Bat Country by Avenged Sevenfold on Alternate Lead
• Mean Bitch by Taddy Porter on Alternate Lead
• Black Magic by Magic Wands on Lead
• Islands by The xx on Lead
• The Spider and the Fly by The Rolling Stones on Lead
• Brand New Kind of Blue by Gold Motel on Lead
• Do You Remember by The Horrors on Lead
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
• Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups on Lead
• Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers on Lead
• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones on Lead

10949 And a session on guitar, mainly playing lead

Today I played for 29 minutes taking my total logged time to 708:39. All together, I have played 10949 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• For A Fool by The Shins on Rhythm
• Black Magic by Magic Wands on Lead
• Angela by Jarvis Cocker on Alternate Lead
• Islands by The xx on Lead
• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones on Rhythm
• I Want You Back by Jackson 5 on Lead
• Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
• For A Fool by The Shins on Lead

10941 A brief session on lead guitar

Today I played for 11 minutes taking my total logged time to 708:10. All together, I have played 10941 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Angela by Jarvis Cocker on Lead
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Lead
• Boys Don't Cry by The Cure on Lead
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead

10937 And a pre-cub session

Today I played for 29 minutes taking my total logged time to 707 hours and fifty nine minutes.

All together, I have played 10937 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Rhythm
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Rhythm
• My Own Summer (Shove It) by Deftones on Rhythm
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Lead
• Cold Company by Minus The Bear on Lead
• Drops of Jupiter by Train on Lead

10929 and a pre-beaver scout session

Today I played for 24 minutes taking my total logged time to 707:30. All together, I have played 10929 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
• Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Rhythm
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Rhythm
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Rhythm
• You Really Got Me by The Kinks on Lead
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Lead
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead

10922 And a bass session

Today I played for 30 minutes taking my total logged time to 706 hours and thirty six minutes.

All together, I have played 10922 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• I Want You Back by Jackson 5 on Bass
• Me and the Bean by Spoon on Bass
• Ultra Soul by B'z on Bass
• Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard on Bass
• Sixteen Saltines by Jack White on Bass
• Hypnotize by System Of a Down on Bass
• My Own Summer (Shove It) by Deftones on Bass
• Stone by Alice in Chains on Bass

10914 A pre-cub session

Today I played for 40 minutes taking my total logged time to 706 hours and thirty six minutes. All together, I have played 10914 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Use Somebody by Kings of Leon
• We Share the Same Skies by The Cribs
• Go With the Flow by Queens of the Stone Age
• Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
• Slow Hands by Interpol
• Next Girl by The Black Keys
• Where is My Mind? by Pixies
• Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots
• Keep Yourself Alive by Queen

10904 And 706 hours total logged!

Today I played for 37 minutes taking my total logged time to 706 hours.
All together, I have played 10904 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• 20th Century Boy by T. Rex on Lead
• Breed by Nirvana on Lead
• Do You Remember by The Horrors on Rhythm
• Gobbledigook by Sigur Ros on Lead
• My Own Summer (Shove It) by Deftones on Rhythm
• My Own Summer (Shove It) by Deftones on Lead
• Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People on Lead
• Stone by Alice in Chains on Lead
• Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand on Lead
• Three Little Birds by Bob Marley on Lead

10894 a pre-cub guitar session

A pre-cub session.

Today I played for 53 minutes taking my total logged time to 705 hours and twenty three minutes.

All together, I have played 10894 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• My Own Summer (Shove It) by Deftones on Lead
• Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
• Cold Company by Minus The Bear on Lead
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead
• American Idiot by Green Day on Lead
• I Want You Back by Jackson 5 on Lead
• Losing My Religion by REM on Lead
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
• London Calling by The Clash on Lead
• Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Lead
• We Are The Champions by Queen on Lead
• For A Fool by The Shins on Lead
• Knights of Cydonia by Muse on Lead
• Three Little Birds by Bob Marley on Lead

10880 A Rocksmith 2014 session on lead guitar

Today I played for 24 minutes taking my total logged time to 704 hours and thirty minutes.

All together, I have played 10880 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• Burnished by White Denim on Lead
• Me and the Bean by Spoon on Lead
• When I'm with You by Best Coast on Lead
• Use Somebody by Kings of Leon on Lead
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Lead
• All I Wanna Do by Splash on Rhythm
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead

10873 and a pre-cub session

Today I played for 23 minutes taking my total logged time to 704:06. All together, I have played 10873 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• Burnished by White Denim on Lead
• Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
• Brand New Kind of Blue by Gold Motel on Lead
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
• Losing My Religion by REM on Lead
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead

10867 And a second practice, this time on bass

Today I played for 39 minutes taking my total logged time to 703 hours and forty three minutes.

All together, I have played 10867 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• Machinehead by Bush on Bass
• Angela by Jarvis Cocker
• High and Dry by Radiohead
• I Want You Back by Jackson 5 on Bass
• Next Girl by The Black Keys
• Love That's Gone by La Sera on Bass
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Bass
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Bass
• Under Cover of Darkness by The Strokes on Bass
• R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys on Bass
• Black Magic by Magic Wands on Bass

10856 A lead session on Guitar

Today I played for 29 minutes taking my total logged time to 703 hours and three minutes. All together, I have played 10856 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Three Little Birds by Bob Marley on Lead
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
• My Own Summer (Shove It) by Deftones on Lead
• Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead
• Losing My Religion by REM on Lead
• Brand New Kind of Blue by Gold Motel on Lead
• I Want You Back by Jackson 5 on Lead

10848 And a pre-cub session

Today I played for 36 minutes taking my total logged time to 702 hours and thirty four minutes. All together, I have played 10848 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Every Breath You Take by Police on Lead
• Blood and Thunder by Mastodon on Rhythm
• Wires by Red Fang on Lead
• Everlong by Foo Fighters on Lead
• London Calling by The Clash on Lead
• For A Fool by The Shins on Rhythm
• Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard on Rhythm
• Brand New Kind of Blue by Gold Motel on Lead
• Three Little Birds by Bob Marley on Rhythm

10839 with five new songs attempted

Today I played for 53 minutes taking my total logged time to 701 hours and fifty eight minutes.

Five new songs on the bass attempted today as well: Middle of the Road, My Hero, 20th Century Boy, Pumped Up Kicks, and Somebody To Love.

All together, I have played 10839 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• All I Wanna Do by Splash on Bass
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Bass
• I Miss You by Incubus on Bass
• Love That's Gone by La Sera on Bass
• Middle of the Road by The Pretenders on Bass
• My Hero by Foo Fighters on Bass
• Rotten Apple by Screaming Females on Bass
• Say It Aint So by Weezer on Bass
• 20th Century Boy by T. Rex on Bass
• Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People on Bass
• Somebody To Love by Jefferson Airplane on Bass
• Stuck On A Wire Out On A Fence by The Dear Hunter on Bass
• Three Little Birds by Bob Marley on Bass
• Use Somebody by Kings of Leon on Bass
• Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots on Bass

10824 A mixed Guitar session on Rocksmith 2014

Today I played for 26 minutes taking my total logged time to 701 hours and four minutes.

All together, I have played 10824 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• Boys Don't Cry by The Cure on Rhythm
• Next Girl by The Black Keys on Lead
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Rhythm
• Drops of Jupiter by Train on Lead
• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones on Lead
• Well OK Honey by Jenny O on Rhythm

10817 and a session on the original Rocksmith

Today I played for 28 minutes taking my total logged time to 700 hours and thirty eight minutes. All together, I have played 10817 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Angela by Jarvis Cocker
• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
• Use Somebody by Kings of Leon
• Where is My Mind? by Pixies
• Slow Hands by Interpol
• Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots
• Roxanne by Police (Single note)
• Roxanne by Police (Chord)

10809 And a double-encore on Rocksmith (guitar)

Today I played for 39 minutes taking my total logged time to 700 hours and ten minutes.

All together, I have played 10809 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

This session was played on the Steam version of the original Rocksmith, I Can't Hear You, In Bloom, and Surf Hell were all played twice, the second attempt in the venue which gave me a double encore playing Boys Don't Cry and  Panic Switch.

Next Girl appears to have 270 notes on lead guitar - I did manage to get 100%, but didn't get my camera ready in time.

Songs attempted were:

• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
• Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
• Next Girl by The Black Keys
• I Can't Hear You by The Dead Weather
• Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups
• In Bloom by Nirvana
• Surf Hell by Little Barrie

10561 A brief pre-Beaver Scout session

I remembered why I leave my Windows laptop on sleep mode: it feels like it takes forever to boot. I think getting a SSD and a clean Windows 10 install might be a big help. When I look at how much it would cost though, I start wondering if a new laptop would be a better investment.

I did have a go at a Yousician track today, but didn't make a note of how long it was. I do remember thinking that it wasn't the song I was expecting, and it was all on the high-e and b strings.

Today I played for 15 minutes taking my total logged time to 681 hours and twenty three minutes.

All together, I have played 10561 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead
• R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys on Lead
• Drops of Jupiter by Train on Lead
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Lead

10557 A session on lead guitar

Today I played for 25 minutes taking my total logged time to 681 hours and twenty three minutes. All together, I have played 10557 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Boys Don't Cry by The Cure on Lead
• Every Breath You Take by Police on Lead
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead
• American Idiot by Green Day on Lead
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Lead
• Breed by Nirvana on Lead
• Use Somebody by Kings of Leon on Lead

10550 A Blast on the Bass

Today I played for 24 minutes taking my total logged time to 680 hours and fifty seven minutes.

All together, I have played 10550 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• Stay In by Jaws on Bass
• Stuck On A Wire Out On A Fence by The Dear Hunter on Bass
• The Trooper by Iron Maiden on Bass
• Ultra Soul by B'z on Bass
• R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys on Bass
• Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Bass
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Bass

10543 Lead and Rhythm guitar

Today I played for 50 minutes taking my total logged time to 680 hours and thirty three minutes. All together, I have played 10543 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Cold Company by Minus The Bear on Lead
• For A Fool by The Shins on Lead
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Rhythm
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Rhythm
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Lead
• We Are The Champions by Queen on Lead
• Peace of Mind by Boston on Lead
• Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Rhythm
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Lead
• Knights of Cydonia by Muse on Lead
• 21 Guns by Green Day on Lead
• Drops of Jupiter by Train on Lead

10531 A double bass session

No, I wasn't playing a double bass, this is my second session on the bass today.

Nothing really worth logging today, apart from I played some more.

Higher Ground is a really challenging song to play, with lots of slap and pop and a very, very fast play speed.

Today I played for 32 minutes taking my total logged time to 679:43. All together, I have played 10531 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Boys Don't Cry by The Cure on Bass
• Islands by The xx on Bass
• High and Dry by Radiohead on Bass
• Angela by Jarvis Cocker on Bass
• I Want Some More by Dan Auerbach on Bass
• We Are The Champions by Queen on Bass
• Losing My Religion by REM on Bass
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Bass
• Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers on Bass

10522 And a blast on the bass

I managed to play every note for Blitzkrieg Bop today. Feeling a little happier that some things are improving.

Today I played for 27 minutes taking my total logged time to 679:10. All together, I have played 10522 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Bass
• My Generation by The Who on Bass
• For A Fool by The Shins on Bass
• Cold Company by Minus The Bear on Bass
• Peace of Mind by Boston on Bass
• Rotten Apple by Screaming Females on Bass
• Sore Tummy by Paws on Bass

10515 and a pre-cubs session on lead guitar

Today I played for 31 minutes taking my total logged time to 678 hours and forty three minutes.

All together, I have played 10515 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Rhythm
• Cold Company by Minus The Bear on Lead
• We Are The Champions by Queen on Lead
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Rhythm
• Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Lead
• For A Fool by The Shins on Lead
• Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
• Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard on Lead

10507 and a short session on Lead playing Rocksmith 2014

Today I played for 21 minutes taking my total logged time to 678 hours and twelve minutes.

All together, I have played 10507 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted were:

• You Really Got Me by The Kinks on Lead
• 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger on Lead
• Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand on Lead
• Where is My Mind? by Pixies on Lead
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
• You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told) by The White Stripes on Lead