How do you use the controller when you play

**SolStalker** · Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 4

im asking cos i seem to be the only person online that plays it like a keyboard, when i first got guitar hero 3 i looked at the controller and thought, 5 buttons... 5 fingers, works for me

. i started the game on the second difficulty instantly and within the first 4 teirs was able to do the first few songs on hard. ive beaten the game with precision mode and as a joke have started playing with

performance mode

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the only trouble i seem to have with this set out is those blasted split doubles like in prayer of the refugee and using star power is difficult if their are oranges cos i hav to tilt my whole body, other wise i just use my thumb.

oh and i can play up to same old song and dance on expert normally.

i just wanna know if their are any other peepol who think they play the game fairly uniquely

**Imryel** · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:44 am Post subject:

This is a fairly common approach for people who have played Beatmania IIDX before guitar hero. However, it is still far in the minority. Using your thumb on orange might help with the chord changes, if you dont already. Its hard to get used to, but IMO worth it
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**A-Dubz** · Joined: 04 Nov 2007 Posts: 272

I've never even thought of playing the controller like a keyboard, nice job in making it that far in the game like that though. I play it normally, except I alternate strum every note of every song, no matter how slow it is. Mainly I do it because I started that right from when I first began playing. I think almost everybody down strums whenever they can, or am I wrong?
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**JoeTheAncientOne** · Joined: 21 Aug 2008 Posts: 223 Location: Maidstone, England

i too play keyboard style, though i only use 3 fingers (well, apart from songs where there are 4 note chords (e.g Joe Perry battle (vault)) or the hammer-on-sustains (that arent all hammerons) in WT. for those i just bring my thumb up if orange is involved, or if its not i use my pinky.

i also upstrum instead of downstrum. a good thing about upstrumming is that if your strumming finger gets tired, you can use another one (e.g, my index gets tired so i switch to using my middle finger for a bit until my index recovers a little and then i switch back).

you can get as good as playing normally through playing keyboard style, that is to say, ability increases the same as playing normally. f4phantom2500 plays keyboard style and he's right up there with the top players.

A-Dubz: yes almost everybody downstrums. Like people who play keyboard style, upstrummers and constant alt strummers are a minority, but one heck of a minority.

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**dede** · Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 47 Location: Las Vegas

upstrum is a good tip but in some sections you get fuc!@# up if you dont stum and upstrum (for example in TDWDTG)
I play guitar hero in the the standard controller to and i can FC most of the songs playing with it

**Loki57** · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 94

Hey man whatever works for you,
One of the best players around here plays keyboard style and always has, f4phantom is and always has played keyboard style, and he has over 200 FC's across GH 1/2/80's/3
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**rodrod** · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Location: Duluth Minnesota

you mean like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoT4xPEHX9M

This vid wins in so many ways

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