Guitar Hero 3 Cheats: From Access Codes to Glitches

Guitar Hero III was just released to much critical acclaim. With such a recent release, you'd probably think that there aren't any cheat codes for the game. However, you'd be wrong. We've got lots of cheat codes for the Xbox 360, PS2, PS3 and Wii versions of GHIII. You don't have to be a guitar star to unlock many of the hidden features/songs of the game. All you need is a little cheat code magic and you're good to go.

Accessing Cheats

Before you can punch in the below cheats, you must first go to Options>Cheats. Once you are there, you can try out the cheats.

Xbox 360/PS2/PS3/Wii Cheat Codes

Hyper Speed

Ever wanted to see the notes come across the screen extremely fast? Hyper Speed lets you do that. To use Hyper Speed, all you need to do is press and strum the following buttons:

Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow

Performance Mode

Performance mode can be unlocked by strumming the following chords:

Red/Yellow, Red/Blue, Red/Orange, Red/Blue, Red/Yellow, Green/Blue, Red/Yellow, Red/Blue

Unlock Every Song

Can't beat all levels of the game but still want the many songs? No problem, just strum the following chords and notes and all the songs will be playable:

Yellow/Orange, Red/Blue, Red/Orange, Green/Blue, Red/Yellow, Yellow/Orange, Red/Yellow, Red/Blue, Green/Yellow, Green/Yellow, Yellow/Blue, Yellow/Blue, Yellow/Orange, Yellow/Orange, Yellow/Blue, Yellow, Red, Red/Yellow, Red, Yellow, Orange

Precision Mode

Precision mode may be unlocked by playing:

Green/Red, Green/Red, Green/Red, Red/Yellow, Red/Yellow, Red/Blue, Red/Blue, Yellow/Blue, Yellow/Orange, Yellow/Orange, Green/Red, Green/Red, Green/Red, Red/Yellow, Red/Yellow, Red/Blue, Red/Blue, Yellow/Blue, Yellow/Orange, Yellow/Orange

Air Guitar

If you've ever wanted to play Air Guitar on Guitar Hero III, here's your chance to unlock it:

Blue/Yellow, Green/Yellow, Green/Yellow, Red/Blue, Red/Blue, Red/Yellow, Red/Yellow, Blue/Yellow, Green/Yellow, Green/Yellow, Red/Blue, Red/Blue, Red/Yellow, Red/Yellow, Green/Yellow, Green/Yellow, Red/Yellow, Red/Yellow

Unlockables

How to Unlock "Through the Flames"

To unlock this song, all you need to do is beat Lou in the Guitar Battle on Medium, Hard or Expert. Once you unlock it, it will be unlocked for all difficulty levels.

Glitches

Every video game has glitches, and so does GHIII. If you want to unlock the achievement of "Buy a Guitar Already", all you need to do is the following:

1. Complete the career mode on any difficultly level
   
2. Shut the system down after saving
   
3. Plug in a regular Xbox 360 controller and turn on the system
   
4. Load the career that you already completed
   
5. Enter the character select screen and the achievement should unlock

Sources:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/code/939093.html