- Guitar solos
Hammer Ons and Pull Offs are a great way to nail solos. If you see a note with a smaller note coming up after it, that indicates you can Hammer On.


For guitar solos (where the background for the notes turns blue and a percentage meter appears) on the Fender Stratocaster guitar only, use the solo buttons (the small ones near the body of the guitar). You do not have to strum; just tap the buttons as the notes pass the bar. This makes solos with lots of notes easier. Notice: You may want to use the included guitar strap to keep one hand on the regular fret buttons and the strumming hand on the solo buttons.

- Bonus online icons
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding online icon:

Inverted Colors	Successfully complete the Endless Setlist on the Medium difficulty setting.
Gold	Successfully complete the Endless Setlist on the Hard difficulty setting.
Platinum	Successfully complete the Endless Setlist on the Expert difficulty setting.

- Avoid losing fans after failing a song in Band World Tour mode
If your band fails a song, unplug one of your instruments (it must be a wired instrument). Use a different instrument controller to select the 'Return To Main Menu' option. Once you are back at the main menu, select Band World Tour mode to continue your career without having lost any fans.

- Bonus instruments
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding instrument:


- Achievements
Do the following things to obtain the corresponding Gamerscore points:

5 Points
Riding on Coattails	Play with a 'Platinum Artist'.
10 Points
Hot Artist	Unlock a Theater in Solo Tour on Easy, Medium, Hard or Expert.
Flawless Groove	Realize 100% notes hit as bassist, up-strums only, on Expert.
Killer Performance	Five Star a song on Easy, Medium, Hard or Expert.
Flawless Singing	Realize a 100% rating as a vocalist on Expert.
Top Artist	Unlock an Arena in Solo Tour on Medium, Hard or Expert.
Breakthrough Act	Unlock a Big Club in Solo Tour on Easy, Medium, Hard or Expert.
Vinyl Artist	Finish the Endless Setlist in Band World Tour on Medium.
One Million Fans	Reach 1 million fans in Band World Tour.
Flawless Fretwork	Realize 100% notes hit as a guitarist on Expert.
Flawless Drumming	Realize 100% notes hit as a drummer on Expert.
20 Points
Jet Setter	Unlock the Jet in Band World Tour.
Gold Artist	Finish the Endless Setlist in Band World Tour on Hard Difficult Level.
String Shredder	Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Easy Difficult Level.
Realize Duel Streak	Be victorious in 5 Realize Duel ranked matches sequentially.
Open Road	Unlock the Bus in Band World Tour.
Tug of War Streak	Be victorious in 5 Tug of War ranked matches sequentially.
Got Wheels	Unlock the Van in Band World Tour.
Howler	Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Easy Difficult Level.
Rhythm Rocker	Finish Drum Solo Tour on Easy Difficult Level.
25 Points
Platinum Artist	Finish the Endless Setlist in Band World Tour on Expert.
30 Points
Realize Duel Champ	Be victorious in 20 Realize Duel ranked matches.
Groove Technician	Finish Drum Solo Tour on Medium.
Tug of War Champ	Be victorious in 20 Tug of War ranked matches.
Fret Ripper	Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Medium.
Screamer	Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Medium.
40 Points
Crooner	Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Hard Difficult Level.
Heavy Hitter	Finish Drum Solo Tour on Hard Difficult Level.
Axe Assassin	Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Hard Difficult Level.
50 Points
Lord of the Strings	Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Expert.
Virtuoso	Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Expert.
AN-I-MAL!!!	Finish Drum Solo Tour on Expert.
100 Points
Hall of Fame Inductee	Finish the Hall of Fame Induction in Band World Tour.

- All songs
At the 'Push Begin' screen, press Red, Yellow, Blue, Red(2), Blue(2), Red, Yellow, Blue to unlock all songs. Alternately, press Y, B, X, Y(2), X(2), Y, B, X on a controller. Notice: This code disables saving.

- Easy 'Realize Duel Streak' achievement
You must be able to play on the Hard or Expert difficulty setting. When you play in Multiplayer mode, instead of Hard or Expert, choose the Easy difficulty setting. You will face easier opponents and should be able to get the achievement quickly.