The jump from medium to hard is the biggest jump you will make in Guitar Hero. When you are making this jump I think that the first two sections are the hardest because you are getting used to the faster pace of the songs and using the orange button.

If you are losing your fingering during this time, try hard to pay attention to the groove on the yellow button because it can be a lifesaver! At first this is going to be really hard and you will probably just not pay attention to it, but after a while when you have gotten used to it a little more, you will find yourself using it.

Another important thing when you get towards the end of hard is your star power. This is a very important weapon and helps a ton! The best time to use it is when you find a spot that you just can’t get past. Usually this will be towards the end of the song, so you should have full star power by then. When you feel the time is right just pull up on that guitar and try your hardest to hit those notes! Most of the time this will get you through that part and you should be able to finish up the rest of the song.

There is no special exercise or some kind of way to get by a song. The only way is to practice! I know you probably practice and are about to throw your guitar against a wall and maybe yourself as well. Trust me, don’t do it! You just have to use practice or play the song a ton of times in a row. Just take it part by part on slow and keep repeating it until you get 65% accuracy. Then if you haven’t guessed already, just do the same on full speed. Once you’re done with that, move on to the next part and repeat the process.

You will know when you are ready to play the song for real because you can just feel that you can do it. I usually go through the tricky parts in groups after I have gone through the whole song in parts just for a little extra practice. Then I usually end up playing through the song in career mode a few times before I finally pass it, and that is a really good feeling!

Even with all this applied there will still be some songs that are just ridiculously hard and seem like you can’t get past them. I happen to be stuck on Knights of Cydonia at the moment, but I keep trying and getting mad and trying again. Even with all the practice and the star power used at the right time, I still can’t get past it. Sometimes you will come across these kinds of songs and is all I can say is to practice harder! Obviously I haven’t gotten up to the point of practicing hard enough, otherwise I would be past this song.

I want everyone reading this that has guitar hero to be able to participate as well. So if you have guitar hero 3 for ps3, xbox 360, or any other system that has the song “Knights of Cydonia”, I want you to register here if you haven’t already, and leave a comment on this post linking to a video of you trying to beat, or beating Knights of Cydonia on hard. I don’t care where this video is hosted just post the link and maybe a little input on this post.

I really hoped this inspired you to keep practicing until you don’t ever want to hear that song again!

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