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The 100 easiest Guitar Hero and Rock Band songs on Expert guitar

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Ranked by fretwork’s difficulty D on the Expert guitar chart, one entry per song at its hardest part, from the official charts on the site: the ones matched to a released game or DLC. The tier is Calc Tier, D on a log scale; the percentile is where the chart sits among every Expert guitar chart on the site.

A difficulty list computed from the chart files, not a poll: fretwork reads every note of every chart and scores how busy it is, how much the hands move and how unevenly the work is spread, so two charts of the same song in different games get different numbers, and a custom chart is measured on the same scale as an official one. The pictures are the charts’ own graphs, difficulty over time.

Difficulty graph of I Alone by Live: notes per second, fret changes per second and their sum over time1. I Alone Live, D 0.33Difficulty graph of Basic 2 Playing Notes by You: notes per second, fret changes per second and their sum over time2. Basic 2 Playing Notes You, D 0.63Difficulty graph of StarPower 3 Whammy Bar by You: notes per second, fret changes per second and their sum over time3. StarPower 3 Whammy Bar You, D 0.90

#SongArtistSourcePartDifficulty (D)Calc Tier
1I AloneLiveGuitar Hero 5Lead0.330%0
2Basic 2 Playing NotesYouGuitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80sLead0.630%0
3StarPower 3 Whammy BarYouGuitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80sLead0.900%0
4Basic 4 DurationsYouGuitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80sLead0.990%0
5Basic 5 ChordsYouGuitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80sLead1.910%0
6To Be Where There's LifeOasisGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead1.960%0
7Basic 3 Different NotesYouGuitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80sLead2.170%0
8StarPower 4 WailYouGuitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80sLead3.060%0
9StarPower 2 CombosYouGuitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80sLead3.400%0
10Dream OnAerosmithGuitar Hero - AerosmithRhythm4.650%0
11WannabeSpice GirlsBand HeroLead5.150%0
12Get Up, Stand UpBob Marley and the WailersRock Band 3Lead5.450%0
13Low (Travis Barker Remix)Flo Rida ft. T-PainGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead5.530%0
14'54, '74, '90, 2010Sportfreunde StillerGuitar Hero On Tour - Modern HitsLead5.801%0
15Steal My KissesBen Harper and the Innocent CriminalsBand HeroLead5.841%0
16Stop and StareOneRepublicGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead5.841%0
17'54,'74,'90,2010Sportfreunde StillerGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead6.011%0
18DimensionWolfmotherGuitar Hero On Tour - Modern HitsLead6.091%0
19CenturiesFall Out BoyRock Band 4Lead6.301%0
20They SayScars On BroadwayGuitar Hero 5Lead6.331%0
21Low RiderWARRock Band 3Lead6.401%0
22DimensionWolfmotherGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead6.461%0
23Put Your Records OnCorinne Bailey RaeBand HeroLead6.471%0
24JohnnyDi-RectGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead6.481%0
25Only Happy When It RainsGarbageGuitar Hero 5Lead6.491%0
26What I've DoneLinkin ParkGuitar Hero World TourLead6.501%0
272112 Pt. 5 - Oracle: The DreamRushGuitar Hero - Warriors of RockLead6.531%0
28ABCJackson 5Band HeroLead6.531%0
29Safe European HomeThe ClashGuitar Hero Van HalenLead6.581%0
30FeverThe Black KeysRock Band 4Lead6.621%0
31Que NoDeluxeGuitar Hero On Tour - Modern HitsLead6.641%0
32Pictures of YouThe Last GoodnightBand HeroLead6.651%0
33Monkey Gone to HeavenPixiesGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead6.671%0
34L.E.S. ArtistesSantigoldBand HeroLead6.702%0
35MidLife CrisisFaith No MoreRock Band 3Lead6.722%0
36I Hate Myself For Loving YouJoan Jett and the BlackheartsGuitar Hero - AerosmithRhythm6.742%0
37I Love Rock & RollJoan Jett & the Blackhearts (WaveGroup)Guitar HeroLead6.792%0
38I Think I'm ParanoidGarbageRock Band 1Lead6.812%0
39Violet HillColdplayGuitar Hero III DLCLead6.862%0
40Seven Nation ArmyThe White StripesGuitar Hero - Warriors of RockLead6.882%0
41Do You Really Want to Hurt MeCulture ClubBand HeroLead6.922%0
42Happy TogetherThe TurtlesBand HeroLead6.942%0
43How You Remind MeNickelbackGuitar Hero - Warriors of RockLead6.942%0
44RehabAmy WinehouseRock Band 3Lead6.972%0
45Violet HillColdplayGuitar Hero On Tour - Modern HitsLead7.002%0
46Nine in the AfternoonPanic! At the DiscoRock Band 2Lead7.032%0
47Wave of MutilationPixiesRock Band 1Lead7.042%0
48That's What You GetParamoreRock Band 2Lead7.112%1
49MapsYeah Yeah YeahsRock Band 1Lead7.142%1
50We Are the ChampionsQueenGuitar Hero On Tour - DecadesLead7.152%1
51We Are the ChampionsQueenGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead7.222%1
52Rag DollAerosmithGuitar Hero - AerosmithRhythm7.282%1
53Say It Ain't SoWeezerRock Band 1Lead7.282%1
54In My PlaceColdplayGuitar Hero 5Lead7.313%1
55MonsoonTokio HotelGuitar Hero World TourLead7.343%1
56Cigarettes, Wedding BandsBand Of HorsesGuitar Hero 5Lead7.363%1
57I Love Rock N' RollJoan Jett And The BlackheartsGuitar Hero - Smash HitsLead7.363%1
58Why Bother?WeezerGuitar Hero 5Lead7.363%1
59Warwick AvenueDuffyBand HeroLead7.393%1
60Horse to WaterR.E.M.Guitar Hero World Tour DLCLead7.443%1
61Golden SkansKlaxonsGuitar Hero On Tour - Modern HitsLead7.453%1
62Cool for CatsSqueezeRock Band 2Lead7.513%1
63Obstacle 1InterpolGuitar Hero World TourLead7.573%1
64Go That FarBret Michaels BandGuitar Hero III (Individual Songs)Rhythm7.593%1
65Time We HadThe Mother HipsRock Band 1Lead7.613%1
66She Will Be LovedMaroon 5Band HeroLead7.623%1
67So YesterdayHilary DuffBand HeroLead7.643%1
68Stacy's MomFountains of WayneGuitar Hero Van HalenLead7.653%1
69Losing TouchThe KillersGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead7.663%1
70The Hardest Button to ButtonThe White StripesRock Band 3Lead7.693%1
71King of RockRun-D.M.C.Guitar Hero - AerosmithRhythm7.733%1
72Mr. RobotoStyxBand HeroLead7.763%1
73Free FallingThe WarningRock Band 4Lead7.774%1
74Blue OrchidThe White StripesGuitar Hero 5Lead7.834%1
75StellarIncubus (WaveGroup)Guitar Hero II DLCLead7.834%1
76StellarIncubus (WaveGroup)Guitar HeroLead7.834%1
77TodayThe Smashing PumpkinsGuitar Hero World TourLead7.844%1
78Hello ThereCheap TrickRock Band 2Lead7.854%1
79All Along The WatchtowerBob DylanGuitar Hero 5Lead7.864%1
80All the Young DudesMott the Hoople (WaveGroup)Guitar Hero - AerosmithRhythm7.864%1
81So What'cha WantBeastie BoysRock Band 2Lead7.874%1
82Vinternoll2KentGuitar Hero World TourLead7.874%1
83Consoler Of The LonelyThe RaconteursGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead7.894%1
84HeyHonest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer IncentivesGuitar HeroLead7.924%1
85Love StoryTaylor SwiftBand HeroLead7.924%1
86Mississippi QueenMountain (WaveGroup)Rock Band 1Lead7.924%1
87My Own Worst EnemyLitRock Band 2Lead7.924%1
88Should I Stay or Should I GoThe ClashRock Band 1Lead7.924%1
89All Day and All of the NightThe Kinks (WaveGroup)Guitar Hero - AerosmithRhythm7.944%1
90Pandora's BoxAerosmithGuitar Hero - AerosmithRhythm7.944%1
91Sex Type ThingStone Temple PilotsGuitar Hero - AerosmithRhythm7.954%1
92Song 2BlurGuitar Hero 5Lead7.954%1
93CloserLacuna CoilGuitar Hero III (Individual Songs)Lead7.965%1
94We Got the BeatThe Go-Go'sRock Band 2Lead7.965%1
95When You Were YoungThe KillersRock Band 1Lead7.965%1
96Freak on a LeashKornGuitar Hero World TourLead7.975%1
97SappyNirvanaGuitar Hero World Tour DLCLead7.985%1
98Dirty Little SecretThe All-American RejectsGuitar Hero On Tour - DecadesLead7.995%1
99Gamma RayBeckGuitar Hero 5Lead7.995%1
100Ready, Set, Go!Tokio HotelGuitar Hero On Tour - DecadesLead7.995%1

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