Roundabout

**jawnintendo** · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 1202 Location: Edinburg, VA

I suck because I haven't 5*d Free Bird yet.

Anyways, I'm shocked this thread has lasted as long as it did.

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Accomplishments | 17/82 Pro Guitar FCs | 70/83 Pro Bass FCs | 55/63 Pro Keys FCs

**3.1415926535** · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 982

**jawnintendo** · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 1202 Location: Edinburg, VA

Well, I just 5*d Free Bird. If anyone wants to congratulate me, the link to my accomps thread is in my sig.
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HellAshes wrote:

CODE RED! CODE RED!

In the event of a code red, please do not orgasm over an accomplishment of an elite player. That is because the player is currently in the zone. You will run of out of jizz before he is finished.
Thank you for listening and please save all orgasms for the end of the ride.

Accomplishments | 17/82 Pro Guitar FCs | 70/83 Pro Bass FCs | 55/63 Pro Keys FCs

**sycocoaster** · Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 567 Location: Utah

I 5*ed it! YAY. Just yesterday. However, I use two hands on the two unison bonuses in the beginning, and on the quick sixtuplet parts that both the keyboard and guitar play. One hand on everything else.
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**shik4maru** · Joined: 30 Dec 2010 Posts: 198

Congrats !

TBH Roundabout is the last song I haven’t 5-starred yet (on expert), but I find it so damn hard I haven’t found motivation to really work on it…

The thing is, I can’t play it one-handed and this proves to be a handicap for me, because I’m often confused when I have to use one or the other finger. Contrary to KM, I’m using only one extra finger from my left hand in the guitar break, just because my hands are too small to spread on a full octave. I think I should try to force myself to play them only with one hand, but my wrist often starts to ache because I use it to compensate.

PI, hope you’ll get it soon, it’s nice to see your analysis, I think it can help a lot of other people, thanks

**blingdomepiece** · Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 4358 Location: Ottawa ON Canada

**3.1415926535** · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 982

Congrats sycocoaster! Very nice accomplishment. Also, thanks for not stealing my potential spotlight just yet - I'm going to try to finish that today, to try to get the first entirely one-handed 5*.

EDIT:
OK, played a lot today, still unsuccessful... highest score about 6K under the cutoff.

And when it gets to a point where you get so unsteady as to breaking combo in the chorus under OD, that's a sign you should stop playing for the day.

For what it's worth, I can often hit both of the first two unison bonus phrases now. I still can't do the Postchorus 1 unison bonus phrase though. So to get my 5*, I kinda need a good run on the Guitar Break.
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Non-weekly, randomly-updated (seemingly) random string of notes:

All my Pro Keys scores are done with only the right hand touching the keys (left hand used for OD and touch strip).
Evidence that it's possible to play the piano line of Roundabout with one hand: 6:45
(She has more crazy piano stuff in her second quiz too!)

OCD: 70/83

**shik4maru** · Joined: 30 Dec 2010 Posts: 198

it would be nice to see a video of a 5-star run only one-handed, do you think you could record it ?

**3.1415926535** · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 982

Unfortunately I don't have video recording devices in this house. I will take a photo of the score screen if necessary, but I won't be able to record my run.
(I have audio recording devices, but that doesn't seem like it would do good here as all you would hear is the song with a bunch of misplayed notes; I normally reserve this for the real piano.)

I do play the piano in real life. When it comes to playing here, I do a lot worse with two hands than with one, because having to constantly switch hands in the middle of a melody is just not natural for me here.
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Non-weekly, randomly-updated (seemingly) random string of notes:

All my Pro Keys scores are done with only the right hand touching the keys (left hand used for OD and touch strip).
Evidence that it's possible to play the piano line of Roundabout with one hand: 6:45
(She has more crazy piano stuff in her second quiz too!)

OCD: 70/83

**yksi-kaksi-kolme** · Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 2803 Location: philly skramzzzz

**3.1415926535** · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 982

The thing about the Guitar Break is that I can easily play arpeggios like that with one hand on a real piano. But when it comes to the really precise timing that's required to play this in RB, it's a whole different story.

EDIT: It's finally done!!!
440,636; 90%; 181 note streak. Will get pic when able.

Now, if you wanted some details:
-I did hit both of the first OD phrases. I missed a note under OD in the first chorus, but ultimately decided to continue anyways because I was tired of restarting.
-I missed the Post-chorus 1 OD phrase, as usual.
-I activated twice in the bridge.
-Here's the crazy part: I hit one of the OD phrases in the Guitar Break. That extended my 8x multiplier for a while, and was probably quite significant to my 5*.
-80% on the first solo, 98% on the second. Wish I could have gotten 100% on the second solo in a real run, but this will do.
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Non-weekly, randomly-updated (seemingly) random string of notes:

All my Pro Keys scores are done with only the right hand touching the keys (left hand used for OD and touch strip).
Evidence that it's possible to play the piano line of Roundabout with one hand: 6:45
(She has more crazy piano stuff in her second quiz too!)

OCD: 70/83

**shik4maru** · Joined: 30 Dec 2010 Posts: 198

**3.1415926535** · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 982

It took a while. I spent roughly 6 hours playing on Friday (and I've never played for this long except for Endless Setlists and that sort of thing), and then I successfully did it on my third run on Saturday.

(And then after getting that, I proceeded to get 100% [not FC] on Crosstown Traffic and got 5* on Free Bird as well. Yay!)
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Non-weekly, randomly-updated (seemingly) random string of notes:

All my Pro Keys scores are done with only the right hand touching the keys (left hand used for OD and touch strip).
Evidence that it's possible to play the piano line of Roundabout with one hand: 6:45
(She has more crazy piano stuff in her second quiz too!)

OCD: 70/83