Need Help with Becoming a Rock Legend in Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero 2?

Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero 2 for the Playstation 2 is a very fun and entertaining game, and looks easy to play, but looks can be deceiving. Many players have become frustrated at the controls and give up too early, the trick is to hang in there until you get really good then you will have much more fun with the game. The following tips will help you understand the basics of the game and teach you some tricks to really up your score.

Remember that this game is not just about mashing button! You have to time your button pressing with strumming the guitar. Many players lack the initial hand eye coordination to get their fingers in the right place, but practice will help you with this. Place your index finger on the green fret button and then line the rest of your fingers accordingly. Now when you're playing, don't ever move your hand that's covering the fret buttons. By keeping your hand in place your teaching yourself muscle control and forcing the use of fingers that you normally don't use, unless you're a really angry driver if you catch my drift.

Play on the Easy difficulty first then move up. This may sound like a basic tip, and it is, but many people, especially those who can actually play the guitar just pick the game up and expect to be able to beat every song with a huge score. Well just like with learning how to play a real guitar you're going to have to start with the basics and move up. Easy mode incorporates on three fret buttons, the green red and yellow, and once you have mastered this move on up to Medium where you'll be using the blue button.

As you move up in difficulty you will be forced to move your hand up and down on the guitar, and that's fine. Once you try Hard you'll be using every fret button on the guitar, so my best advice is to move every finger down one fret button when you encounter a long streak or Orange notes (Orange is the last fret button on the neck). The reason why I do this is because it is easier, and I have more control over my index finger then my pinky, so I have move it further, hitting the green fret button and the red fret button with ease, more so then the blue and orange with my pinky.

Make sure you hold notes out when they appear, this will help to increase your score a lot. Also when you have a very long note be sure to remember the whammy bar! By moving the whammy bar around during a long note will earn you big points, so keep that in mind, but don't go overboard, you don't want to miss upcoming notes by playing with the whammy bar too much.

Star Power is the feature that allows you to get the most points during a song. Once your star meter reaches a certain point you can engage this mode which will double all your points instantly. Try to use the Star power when you're on a x4 multiplier because it will become x8 during your time with the star power. Also using star power when you're low on health can increase your health back to full in and instant, as long as you hit notes. Remember that everything is doubled when you use your star power, including the amount of health you get for each correct note.

Star Power is obtained by hitting special notes, but if one of those is a long note, remember to use the whammy bar! Using the whammy bar on a long note that is part of a star combo will generate extra star power, possibly filling up your gauge. And if you know the song well enough remember to use star power in the larges not clusters because this will maximize the amount of points you receive during a song.

The last tip I have is remember you can strum the guitar up... and down. This will help a whole lot in songs that have very little or no space between note clusters. Just remember to get your timing down and listen to the rhythm and beat, don't just strum the guitar randomly because this will lead to a severe drop in your health.

These tips and tricks will easily earn you a spot on the top of any high score board. By using these tips and tricks you will easily get scores exceeding 100,000 and more often the not 150,000 will seem like no big deal, but only if you stick with the game and practice.