Joker and the Thief expert guitar

**Prodigal** · Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 79

WTF is with this intro? I feel like I'm playing it perfectly but it's not registering it for some reason. They're straight triplets on the beat right? Pretty depressing that I can beat Blackened on my first try then get stuck with this crap...
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**ickiwon** · Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Posts: 221 Location: minnysota

same thing for me, i beat blackened first try and failed joker and the thief a couple times off the bat. however i was using what turned out to be a broken strat that i wasnt sure was broken or not. but i still kinda suck at this song, i started strumming each green and that helped me get a little better.

**Prodigal** · Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 79

I just beat it earlier by playing all the notes except the orange one. For some reason that helped a great deal...
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**JRyder** · Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 1274

They are all HO/POs, if you don't know that already. I didn't really have a problem with it, I even FCed the intro once, although I'll probably never do that again. Practice, practice, practice, I suppose. That timing window can be kind of a bitch with this intro if you're used to sweeping through solos with GH3's timing window.

**mr-apples** · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 963

I noticed I was getting way off track by hopo'ing too fast... can't do that on this engine. Needed more precision.

**Powder** · Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 19 Location: Connecticut

Prodigal,

Yes, they're all triplets. I had to practice it for about 10 minutes before I finally got it. Congrats on the Blackened pass, still haven't done that myself. Good luck with Joker And The Thief!
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**hiddenzombie013** · Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 1766 Location: Tampa, FL

Lol I had to FC the intro to get gold stars on this, and I missed one on the next set. GS'd near the end too, and 100% solo.
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**Toasterfurry** · Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 133

I don't see the issue with this song. 99% on a sightread, FC'd to the second chorus or so.

Then again, I've heard the song hundreds of time beforehand, maybe that's it? =x
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**n4sc4r** · Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 131

I managed to beat this song on sightread, but I can see how it could be challenging. All I can think to do is practice. See if you can hit all but one or two of the notes consistently at the start so you can hit enough to make it through. I am a bit of a n00b, so sorry if I can't help much. By the way, am I the only one whom can not beat Ride the Lightning? I owned Blackened easily, but fail Ride the Lightning late in the solo every time, so inconsistent.

**PeridotWeapon** · Joined: 30 Jun 2007 Posts: 1072 Location: Pittsfield, MA

**ocelot11** · Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 263 Location: Lino Lakes, MN

I started off using 123134 fingering, but I found I did a lot better when using 123234. Once I switched I started combo'ing up a lot. Thats' what worked for me, might not work as well for everyone else.