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.
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.
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.
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.
Enter one of the following code at the "Cheats" menu to unlock the corresponding cheat option.
Absolutely Nothing
Enter Red(2), Green(2), Blue(2), Yellow(2) as a code.
Air instruments
Enter Red(2), Blue, Yellow, Green(3), Yellow as a code.
All characters
Enter Blue(2), Green(2), Red, Green, Red, Yellow as a code.
All HOPOs
Enter Green(2), Blue, Green(3), Yellow, Green as a code.
Always Slide
Enter Green(2), Red(2), Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue as a code.
AutoKick
Enter Yellow, Green, Red, Blue(4), Red as a code.
Contest winner 1
Enter Green(2), Red(2), Yellow, Red, Yellow, Blue as a code.
Focus mode
Enter Yellow, Green, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Green(2) as a code.
HUD Free mode
Enter Green, Red, Green(2), Yellow, Green(3) as a code.
Invisible characters
Enter Green, Red, Yellow(3), Blue, (2), Green as a code.
Performance mode
Enter Yellow(2), Blue, Red, Blue, Green, Red(2) as a code.
Complete the indicated song challenge to unlock the corresponding costumes for the pre-made characters.
| Costume | How to unlock
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- Axel Steel's Battle Scar costume
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- Axel Steel's Hog Wild costume
| - "Send a Little Love Token" challenge.
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- Axel Steel's Shoulder Blades costume
| - "Sympathy for the Devil" challenge.
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- Casey Lynch's Flying Trapeze costume
| - "Superstition" challenge.
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- Casey Lynch's Monochrome Maiden costume
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- Casey Lynch's Sharpshooter costume
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- Clive Winston's Deer Scout costume
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- Clive Winston's Persuader costume
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- Clive Winston's Sugar Daddy costume
| - "Shout It Out Loud" challenge.
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- Eddie Knox's Casual Wednesday costume
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- Eddie Knox's Crusier costume
| - "Make It wit Chu" challenge.
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- Eddie Knox's Suede Spade costume
| - "Six Days a Week" challenge.
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- Izzy Sparks' Impresario costume
| - "Feel Good Inc." challenge.
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- Izzy Sparks' Sideshow costume
| - "Scatterbrain" challenge.
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- Izzy Sparks' Stiki costume
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- Johnny Napalm's 1976 costume
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- Johnny Napalm's Generation Zzyzx costume
| - "Looks That Kill" challenge.
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- Johnny Napalm's Suburban Snot costume
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- Judy Nails' Big Knee Pin costume
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- Judy Nails' Mall Chic costume
| - "Runnin' Down a Dream" challenge.
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- Judy Nails' The Riot Starts Here costume
| - "You Give Love a Bad Name" challenge.
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- Lars Umlaut's Grendel costume
| - "All Along the Watchtower" challenge.
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- Lars Umlaut's Soldier of Farce costume
| - "In the Meantime" challenge.
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- Lars Umlaut's Valhalla costume
| - "We're an American Band" challenge.
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| - "Steady, As She Goes" challenge.
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- Pandora's State of Fluxus costume
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- Pandora's Strapped costume
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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.
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding guest.
| Guest | How to unlock
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| - Complete "No One To Depend On (Live)".
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| - Complete "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
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| - Complete "I'm Only Happy When It Rains".
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Some people use the slider on slider notes and just plain tapping on them. Try both and see what works. I suggest tapping on the short sliding parts (EX Du Hast) and sliding on longer parts. (ex; Do You Feel Like We Do [keyboard solo]).
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.
Play the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Look at the bassist. Notice he is wearing the same outfit Kurt Cobain wore in the music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Also, the drummer bears a strong resemblance to Dave Grohl (the then drummer for Nirvana).
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.
Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 3 trophy rewards.
| Trophy | How to unlock
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- Did You Finish Like We Did? ( Bronze )
| - Get 95% of the way through 'Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)'.
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| - Complete each on-disc song at least once (Career, Competitive, or Quickplay).
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| - Earn over 9000 points in a single Star Power deployment.
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| - Meet all of the celebrity guests.
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- The Traditional ( Silver )
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Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 3 trophy rewards.
| Trophy | How to unlock
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- Above And Beyond ( Bronze )
| - Complete a song with an average individual multiplier above 4x.
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- All Four Bass Are Belong to Us ( Bronze )
| - Play a song with 4 Bass Guitarists.
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| - Play a song with 4 Vocalists.
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| - Complete 100 songs in Quickplay.
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- Challenge of the Supergroup ( Bronze )
| - Complete 5 band challenges at Gold or better.
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| - 5 Star 'Ex-Girlfriend', 'Send A Little Love Token' and 'Only Happy When It Rains' as a Vocalist.
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- Crank It Up To 11 ( Silver )
| - Achieve a maxed out band multiplier as a standard band.
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| - Fill your Rock Meter all the way.
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| - Create a custom instrument.
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| - Play a song with 4 Drummers.
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- Explore the Studio Space ( Bronze )
| - Read 5 Tooltips in GHMix.
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- Fest Quartet Quest ( Bronze )
| - Play 10 4-Player RockFest Mode games of any type.
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| - Complete 50 of the challenges at Diamond.
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| - Complete 50 of the challenges at Gold or better.
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- Going Platinum ( Silver )
| - Complete 50 of the challenges at Platinum or better.
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| - Complete a 25-phrase streak as a Vocalist.
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| - Complete 300 songs in Quickplay.
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| - Play an online match with 8 players, all on the same instrument.
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- No Mistakes Allowed ( Bronze )
| - Streak through the entirety of a song in Quickplay or Career.
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- Our Powers Combined ( Bronze )
| - As a 4 player standard band, all 4 players activate Star Power simultaneously.
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| - Complete 25 Pro Face Off matches online (Win or Lose).
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- Platinum Trophy ( Platinum )
| - Earn all of the Bronze, Silver and Gold Trophies in Guitar Hero 5.
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- Play It To The Bone ( Bronze )
| - Make and complete a setlist which is at least 1 hour long.
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| - Create a music studio song.
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- Quadruple Threat ( Silver )
| - Complete at least one challenge for every instrument at Gold level or better.
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- Representative ( Bronze )
| - Complete a sponsor gig challenge at Diamond level.
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| - Collect 101 Stars in Career.
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| - Make a standard 8-player Band v Band match online, win or lose.
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| - Play at least one song in Quickplay, Career and each Competitive game type.
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| - Earn 500,000 points in a single song as a solo act.
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| - Earn 1,000,000 points in a single song as a solo act or band.
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| - Earn 3,000,000 points in a single song as a band.
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- Senior Commander ( Bronze )
| - Earn 5 or more Stars on a song in Career or Quickplay.
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| - Collect 303 Stars in Career.
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| - Collect 808 Stars in Career.
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- String Quartet ( Bronze )
| - Play a song with 4 Lead Guitarists.
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| - Collect 505 Stars in Career.
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| - Complete 20 Band Moments.
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- The Fabricated Four ( Bronze )
| - Create 4 rockers of your own and play a song with them locally in Career or Quickplay.
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- The Grand Tour ( Silver )
| - Unlock every venue in the world, and then some.
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| - Complete a 1001 note streak.
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| - Complete any tutorial's lesson on a new feature.
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| - Complete 14 songs in Quickplay.
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- You Want More? ( Bronze )
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| - Collect 25 Stars in Career.
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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.
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