Guitar Hero 5 (Nintendo Wii)

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Air Instruments mode in "Extras" menu

Strum at least 340 chords on "Sultans of Swing" at the O'Connel's Corner venue as a guitarist. In this mode, instruments will be almost invisible, however the guitar strings will still be seen.

All HOPOs cheat

Whammy sustain notes on "Hurts So Good" for at least 25 seconds total at the Club Boson venue as a guitarist. When this cheat is activated, almost all notes will be changed into a hammer-on/pull-off note.

All Slider Gems cheat

Hit 230 tap notes on "Du Hast" at the Neon Oasis venue as a guitarist. When this cheat is activated, all single notes are changed into slider/tap notes.

Alternate costumes

Complete the indicated song challenge to unlock the corresponding costumes for the pre-made characters.

CostumeChallenge
Axel Steel's Battle Scar costume"Medicate" challenge.
Axel Steel's Hog Wild costume"Send a Little Love Token" challenge.
Axel Steel's Shoulder Blades costume"Sympathy for the Devil" challenge.
Casey Lynch's Flying Trapeze costume"Superstition" challenge.
Casey Lynch's Monochrome Maiden costume"So Lonely" challenge.
Casey Lynch's Sharpshooter costume"In My Place" challenge.
Clive Winston's Deer Scout costume"Sneak Out" challenge.
Clive Winston's Persuader costume"Blue Orchid" challenge.
Clive Winston's Sugar Daddy costume"Shout It Out Loud" challenge.
Eddie Knox's Casual Wednesday costume"Gamma Ray" challenge.
Eddie Knox's Crusier costume"Make It wit Chu" challenge.
Eddie Knox's Suede Spade costume"Six Days a Week" challenge.
Izzy Sparks' Impresario costume"Feel Good Inc." challenge.
Izzy Sparks' Sideshow costume"Scatterbrain" challenge.
Izzy Sparks' Stiki costume"Jailbreak" challenge.
Johnny Napalm's 1976 costume"Judith" challenge.
Johnny Napalm's Generation Zzyzx costume"Looks That Kill" challenge.
Johnny Napalm's Suburban Snot costume"Fame" challenge.
Judy Nails' Big Knee Pin costume"Gratitude" challenge.
Judy Nails' Mall Chic costume"Runnin' Down a Dream" challenge.
Judy Nails' The Riot Starts Here costume"You Give Love a Bad Name" challenge.
Lars Umlaut's Grendel costume"All Along the Watchtower" challenge.
Lars Umlaut's Soldier of Farce costume"In the Meantime" challenge.
Lars Umlaut's Valhalla costume"We're an American Band" challenge.
Pandora's Gretel costume"Steady, As She Goes" challenge.
Pandora's State of Fluxus costume"Back Round" challenge.
Pandora's Strapped costume"L.A." challenge.

Auto Kick cheat

Hit 200 non-cymbal notes on "Mirror People" at the Angel's Crypt venue as a drummer. Note: Fills do not count towards the total. When this cheat is activated, all kick bass notes are played automatically.

Cheat mode

Enter one of the following code at the "Cheats" menu to unlock the corresponding cheat option.

UnlockableHow to unlock
Absolutely NothingEnter Red(2), Green(2), Blue(2), Yellow(2) as a code.
Air instrumentsEnter Red(2), Blue, Yellow, Green(3), Yellow as a code.
All charactersEnter Blue(2), Green(2), Red, Green, Red, Yellow as a code.
All HOPOsEnter Green(2), Blue, Green(3), Yellow, Green as a code.
Always SlideEnter Green(2), Red(2), Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue as a code.
AutoKickEnter Yellow, Green, Red, Blue(4), Red as a code.
Contest winner 1Enter Green(2), Red(2), Yellow, Red, Yellow, Blue as a code.
Focus modeEnter Yellow, Green, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Green(2) as a code.
HUD Free modeEnter Green, Red, Green(2), Yellow, Green(3) as a code.
Invisible charactersEnter Green, Red, Yellow(3), Blue, (2), Green as a code.
Performance modeEnter Yellow(2), Blue, Red, Blue, Green, Red(2) as a code.

Focus mode in "Extras" menu

Hit 265 tom-tom notes on "Brianstorm" at the Golden Gate venue as a drummer. This mode blacks out the background.

Guest characters

Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding guest.

GuestHow to unlock
Carlos SantanaComplete "No One To Depend On (Live)".
FrankenRockerComplete the Diamond challenge on A-Punk on bass in Career mode.
The Golden GodComplete the Platinum or Diamond challenge on The God of Rock's Final Challenge in Career mode.
Johnny CashComplete "Ring of Fire".
Kurt CobainComplete "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Matt BellamyComplete "Plug in Baby".
Shirley MansonComplete "I'm Only Happy When It Rains".
ShadowGet a 600 note streak on "Lust For Life (Live)" in Career mode.
SkeletonComplete the Platinum or Diamond drum challenge on Brianstorm in Career mode.

HUD-free mode in "Extras" menu

Get "Excellent" on 75 consecutive phrases on "Bring The Noise 20XX" at the Neon Oasis venue as a vocalist. This mode removes the rock meter, star power gauge, and score display.

Performance mode in "Extras" menu

Get a band multiplier with two players for 42 seconds on "Bleed American" at The Aqueduct venue. This mode removes the track and HUD.

Wormhole Quickplay mode venue

Get a 4X multiplier for 50 seconds on "Play That Funky Music" at the Sideshow venue as a guitarist. Note: This venue is required for The Grand Tour.