Roundabout

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

Well, my progress on this song is pathetic. With no-fail on, I've only gotten 150K

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

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

Well, the first thing you could do is work the chorus, you can earn a lot of points just thanks to this section and it’s quite doable, if you manage to do it you can easily go beyond 200k

As far as I’m concerned, I’m very frustrated because I can’t beat my score on hard (293k).
When I do this I think things will be much more interesting

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

Maybe I should post a fingering guide sometime.

But yes, a bulk of the points are in the chorus. If you can get a 4x multiplier on those, it helps significantly.

Even if you can't hit the first two unison bonus phrases, try focusing on the one at the end of the first chorus, and also try to combo as much of the chorus as possible. If you get that phrase, and also one in the second chorus, you can activate in the second chorus, which does help quite a bit.
(This is only if you can play the chorus one-handed, because it's difficult to move your left hand to hit the OD button if you're using your left hand in this pattern of sixteenth notes.)

(Also, one part I have to look down at my keyboard to do is in the bridge, on the OD phrase where it shifts to the top of the keyboard. The note immediately following the A when it shifts is the G# which is almost an octave above. For the most part though, except for that phrase, I'm looking at the screen and not the keyboard.)

(Also, to give a score you may want to work your way towards, the 4* cutoff is a bit below 270K; I don't remember exactly, but it was around there.)
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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

**Iggy-Sparks** · Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:54 pm Post subject:

I did a 5-star path if anyone needs it!

http://ipather.tmullin.net:81/paths/view/306
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**3.1415926535** · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 982

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

No way I'm activating in the middle of note runs. I play 2-Handed.

This'll take a lot of practice and work, but I just might be able to pull a 5* out of this song (it's the only one I need for a FG5*).
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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

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

I guess if you play two-handed, your best bet is to try to practice the Post-chorus 1 unison bonus phrase (with the weird triplet stuff). I can't hit that one with one hand, but I have hit it with two hands in practice mode. (So that means I could have improved my score by using two hands there since there is empty space before and after that section, but I didn't do it because I was specifically going for the first one-handed 5*.) But anyways, if you do have this phrase, this does give you almost a full bar to activate for the second chorus. (If you've seen KrimsunMunkey's 5* video, you'll notice that he always activates a beat before the notes start coming just before moving his left hand back to the keyboard for playing notes.)

(Since you have 62/63 5*s, I'm assuming that you would be able to eventually learn this if you keep practicing...)
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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

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

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

**Iggy-Sparks** · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:25 pm Post subject:

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

It seems that this chart lacks unison bonus markings. Measure 40 is a unison bonus phrase; you can activate in the first chorus if you hit that one.

I can get 95-100% in the second solo fairly consistently, so I usually activate there (on the next note after hitting the OD phrase). I guess you do run over an OD phrase if you use it in Guitar Line 2, but I usually save that phrase and use it during the final chorus.

Also, my bridge activations are a bit different as well; I activate once at measure 126 and once at measure 142 (running over the next OD phrase as well).
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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

**Iggy-Sparks** · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:34 pm Post subject:

It's hard to whammy that phrase so it doens really matter if you do two activations on the two chorus or one big on second chorus.
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**3.1415926535** · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 982

OK, it seems that the lack of unison bonus markings on this chart is a major obstacle here. Let me list every unison bonus phrase in the song, by measure number:
40, 56, 84, 112, 136, 154, 203 [this one is really hard], 217, 235

All of these are unison bonus phrases. Use this to plan your path accordingly.
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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

**Iggy-Sparks** · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:58 pm Post subject:

I know which ones are Unison, this is the right path with the OD I said Rocker could get.
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**RockerSVK** · Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 354